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وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ
Wa lā taj'ʻalū maʻa -llahi 'ilāhan 'ākhara . 'innī lakum mmin'hu nadhīrun mmubīnun
And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Do not set up any other god with Allah; I am a clear warner to you from Him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How would you explain who Allah is to a younger child?"
Watch the Islamic Kids National video Who is ALLAH?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What should we never do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is worshipping only Allah so important?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Adh-Dhariyat is surah 51. Find ayah 51. The key word ilahan akhar means another god. The ayah repeats "I am a clear warner" from the ayah before, to show how important this is. Worshipping Allah alone is the heart of Islam. Nothing and no one shares His power.
Fact: What does the word tawhid mean?
Ages 5–8: One poster. Make a poster with a big number 1 and the words "Allah is One".
Ages 9–12: Repeat spot. Find another place in this surah where words are repeated, and say why repeating helps.
Finish with: "I found that tawhid means ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will remind myself each morning that Allah is One."
Action: Remind yourself each morning that Allah is One.
