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بَلْ إِيَّاهُ تَدْعُونَ فَيَكْشِفُ مَا تَدْعُونَ إِلَيْهِ إِن شَآءَ وَتَنسَوْنَ مَا تُشْرِكُونَ
Bal' 'iyyāhu tad'ʻūna fayak'shifu mā tad'ʻūna 'ilay'hi 'in shā'a watansaw'na mā tush'rikūna
"Nay,- On Him would ye call, and if it be His will, He would remove (the distress) which occasioned your call upon Him, and ye would forget (the false gods) which ye join with Him!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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In real trouble you would call on Allah alone, He would remove the hardship if He willed, and you would forget the partners you set up.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What do you forget about when you're scared?"
Play the short Al-An'am clip of ayah 41 from Ummah Muslim.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do they forget?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do false gods disappear from minds in a crisis?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-An'am is surah 6. Find ayah 41. A crisis shows what is real: only Allah can help. Believers try to remember this in calm times too, with thanks.
Fact: Al-'Ankabut 29:65 is about people sincere at sea and forgetful on land.
Ages 5–8: Thank you after. After something scary passes, say Alhamdulillah.
Ages 9–12: Calm and crisis. Write how to remember Allah when things are easy.
Finish with: "Only Allah removes ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will thank Allah after a problem is solved."
Action: Thank Allah after a problem is solved.
