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قُلْ فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْحُجَّةُ ٱلْبَٰلِغَةُ ۖ فَلَوْ شَآءَ لَهَدَىٰكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
Qul' falillahi l-ḥujjatu l-bālighatu . falaw' shā'a lahadākum' 'aj'maʻīna
Say: "With Allah is the argument that reaches home: if it had been His will, He could indeed have guided you all."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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To Allah belongs the decisive argument, and if He had willed, He would have guided all of you.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What makes an argument decisive?"
Play the short Al-An'am clip of ayat 141–150 from mohdazmi10.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Whose is the decisive argument?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why didn't Allah force everyone to be guided?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-An'am is surah 6. Find ayah 149. Allah's proofs are complete and clear. He gave people choice so that faith would be sincere, not forced.
Fact: Yunus 10:99 says if Allah willed all on earth would believe.
Ages 5–8: Clear proof. Talk about how clear the signs of Allah are.
Ages 9–12: Choice and proof. Write why Allah gives clear proof and free choice.
Finish with: "Allah's argument is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will share one clear sign of Allah with someone."
Action: Share one clear sign of Allah with someone.
