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وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَآ أَشْرَكُوا۟ ۗ وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًۭا ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍۢ
Wa law' shā'a -llahu mā 'ash'rakū . wamā jaʻalnāka ʻalay'him' ḥafīẓan . wamā 'anta ʻalay'him biwakīlin
If it had been Allah's plan, they would not have taken false gods: but We made thee not one to watch over their doings, nor art thou set over them to dispose of their affairs.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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If Allah had willed, they would not have set up partners, and the Prophet was not made their keeper or put in charge of them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Are you in charge of everyone else's choices?"
Put on the recitation of ayat 102–110 from USRAH ILMU STUDIO. While the reciter recites, everyone stays still and just listens.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is the Prophet not?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is each person free to choose?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-An'am is surah 6. Find ayah 107. Allah gave people free choice. The Prophet shared the message but did not force anyone. Each person answers for themselves.
Fact: Al-Baqarah 2:256 says there is no compulsion in religion.
Ages 5–8: My choice. Talk about good choices you make yourself.
Ages 9–12: No force. Write why faith can't be forced.
Finish with: "There is no compulsion in ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make a good choice without being told."
Action: Make a good choice without being told.
