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يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا
Yaw'ma yudaʻʻūna 'ilā nāri jahannama daʻʻan
That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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On that Day they will be pushed towards the Fire.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can you think of a choice you made that led to something you didn't expect?"
Watch the Read Well video The Choices I Make. (It has music.)
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What happens to those who kept denying?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah warn us before the Day comes?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Tur is surah 52. Find ayah 13. The key word yuda''una means they will be pushed. This ayah is serious. It reminds us that choices have results. Allah warns us now, in kindness, so we can choose well while there is still time, and His door of forgiveness is always open.
Fact: What is one way to stop and think before making a choice?
Ages 5–8: Stop, think, choose. Act out a choice with a friend, pausing to think before you decide.
Ages 9–12: Choice map. Draw one choice with two paths and write what might happen on each path.
Finish with: "I found that before choosing I can ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will stop and think before one hard choice each day."
Action: Stop and think before one hard choice each day.
