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ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَأَلْقِيَاهُ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلشَّدِيدِ
Alladhī jaʻala maʻa -llahi 'ilāhan 'ākhara fa'al'qiyāhu fī l-ʻadhābi shshadīdi
"Who set up another god beside Allah: Throw him into a severe penalty."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Who set up another god beside Allah; cast them into the severe punishment.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can you say in your own words why Allah is One?"
Watch the Tiny Muslims Club video Allah Is One.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What was the worst wrong these people did?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is worshipping anything besides Allah so serious?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Qaf is surah 50. Find ayah 26. The key words ilahan akhar mean another god. Setting up partners with Allah is the greatest wrong, because it gives His rights to others. Believing in one God, tawhid, is the most important belief in Islam.
Fact: Which short surah is all about Allah being One?
Ages 5–8: One badge. Make a badge with the words "Allah is One".
Ages 9–12: Tawhid in life. Write three ways believing in one God changes how we live.
Finish with: "I found that the surah about Allah being One is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will recite Surah Al-Ikhlas every morning."
Action: Recite Surah Al-Ikhlas every morning.
