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قُلْ أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ إِنْ أَتَىٰكُمْ عَذَابُ ٱللَّهِ أَوْ أَتَتْكُمُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ تَدْعُونَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Qul' 'ara'ay'takum' 'in' 'atākum' ʻadhābu -llahi 'aw' 'atat'kumu ssāʻatu 'aghay'ra -llahi tad'ʻūna 'in kuntum' ṣādiqīna
Say: "Think ye to yourselves, if there come upon you the wrath of Allah, or the Hour (that ye dread), would ye then call upon other than Allah?- (reply) if ye are truthful!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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If great trouble or the Hour came upon them, people are asked honestly whether they would call on anyone other than Allah.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who do you call when you are really scared?"
This calm NgajiBareng04 reading covers ayat 31 to 41. Pause it after this ayah and ask who people call on in trouble.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What question is asked?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do people call on Allah in emergencies?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-An'am is surah 6. Find ayah 40. Deep inside, people know Allah is the One who can help. In real danger, even those who forget Him call out to Him.
Fact: In Luqman 31:32, people on a stormy sea call on Allah sincerely.
Ages 5–8: Call Allah. Learn 'Ya Allah, help me' for scary moments.
Ages 9–12: Deep inside. Write why people turn to Allah in hard times.
Finish with: "In danger, people call on ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will call on Allah in good times, not just hard ones."
Action: Call on Allah in good times, not just hard ones.
