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ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ ۚ وَلَوْ أَشْرَكُوا۟ لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
Dhālika hudā-llahi yah'dī bihī man yashā'u min' ʻibādihī . walaw' 'ash'rakū laḥabiṭa ʻan'hum mmā kānū yaʻ'malūna
This is the guidance of Allah: He giveth that guidance to whom He pleaseth, of His worshippers. If they were to join other gods with Him, all that they did would be vain for them.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This is Allah's guidance, which He gives to whom He wills, and even these prophets' deeds would have been lost if they had associated others with Him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why is tawhid so important?"
Listen together as Mishary Alafasy recites ayat 82–90 of Al-An'am, a short clip shared by MZG.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What would happen to deeds with shirk?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does shirk undo good deeds?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-An'am is surah 6. Find ayah 88. Tawhid is the foundation. Even the prophets, the finest of people, needed it for their deeds to count. It shows how serious shirk is.
Fact: Az-Zumar 39:65 says the same to the Prophet.
Ages 5–8: Foundation. Build a tower and talk about needing a strong base.
Ages 9–12: Foundation of faith. Write why tawhid is the base of all deeds.
Finish with: "Tawhid is the ___ of faith."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do my deeds only for Allah."
Action: Do your deeds only for Allah.
