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وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَىٰ رَسُولِنَا ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ
Wa 'aṭīʻū -llaha wa'aṭīʻū rrassūla . fa'in tawallay'tum' fa'innamā ʻalā rassūlinā l-balāghu l-mubīnu
So obey Allah, and obey His Messenger: but if ye turn back, the duty of Our Messenger is but to proclaim (the Message) clearly and openly.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Obey Allah and obey the Messenger; if you turn away, the Messenger's only duty is to deliver the message clearly.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What's the job of a postal worker?"
Watch the Postal Museum video Journey of a Letter.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is the Messenger's duty?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is delivering a message clearly so important?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Taghabun is surah 64. Find ayah 12. The key words al-balaghul-mubin mean the clear delivery. A postal worker's job is to deliver every letter safely; they can't make people read it. The Prophet delivered Allah's message completely clearly; each person chooses whether to follow.
Fact: How many letters does a postal service deliver in a day?
Ages 5–8: Letter journey. Write a letter to a relative and follow its journey.
Ages 9–12: Message relay. Pass a message along five people. Was it delivered clearly?
Finish with: "I found that the post delivers about ___ letters a day."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will follow one sunnah habit carefully."
Action: Follow one sunnah habit carefully.
