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وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُوَلِّى بَعْضَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ بَعْضًۢا بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
Wa kadhālika nuwallī baʻ'ḍa ẓẓālimīna baʻ'ḍan[m] bimā kānū yak'sibūna
Thus do we make the wrong-doers turn to each other, because of what they earn.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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In this way, Allah lets wrongdoers be close friends with one another because of what they used to earn.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do people with similar habits group together?"
MUSLIM BOOK posted a short recitation of ayat 121–130 of Al-An'am. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who are made allies?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do friends shape us?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-An'am is surah 6. Find ayah 129. People drift towards friends like themselves. Good people gather with good, and wrongdoers with wrongdoers. Choosing good friends helps us become better.
Fact: The saying of the Prophet that a person is on the way of their close friend, so look at whom you befriend (Abu Dawud).
Ages 5–8: Friend circle. Draw your friends and one good thing about each.
Ages 9–12: Friend effect. Write how friends influence our choices.
Finish with: "People follow the way of their ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will be a good influence on a friend."
Action: Be a good influence on a friend.
