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يَٰقَوْمَنَآ أَجِيبُوا۟ دَاعِىَ ٱللَّهِ وَءَامِنُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍۢ
Yāqaw'manā 'ajībū dāʻiya -llahi wa'āminū bihī yagh'fir' lakum mmin dhunūbikum' wayujir'kum mmin' ʻadhābin 'alīmin
"O our people, hearken to the one who invites (you) to Allah, and believe in him: He will forgive you your faults, and deliver you from a Penalty Grievous.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They urged their people to answer Allah's caller and believe, so that Allah would forgive their sins and save them from a painful punishment.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What do you do when you hear the adhan?"
Watch the Omar & Hana video Adhan.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two gifts come from answering the call?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I answer Allah's call every day?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ahqaf is surah 46. Find ayah 31. The key words ajibu da'iyallah mean answer the one calling to Allah. The jinn urged their people to respond to the Prophet's call. Today the adhan calls us five times a day. Answering it, by stopping and going to pray, is a daily way to say yes to Allah. Forgiveness and protection follow.
Fact: Who was the first person to call the adhan?
Ages 5–8: Adhan pause. When you hear the adhan, stop what you are doing and listen.
Ages 9–12: Five calls. Make a chart of today's five prayer times.
Finish with: "I found that the first to call the adhan was ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will get up for salah as soon as I hear the adhan."
Action: Get up for salah as soon as you hear the adhan.
