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قَالَ فَبِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَٰطَكَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ
Qāla fabimā 'agh'way'tanī la'aq'ʻudanna lahum' ṣirāṭaka l-mus'taqīma
He said: "Because thou hast thrown me out of the way, lo! I will lie in wait for them on thy straight way:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Iblis said that because he had been left astray, he would lie in wait for people on Allah's straight path.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Where would a trickster wait to catch you?"
Bashir Bokhari recites ayat 11–25 of Al-A'raf in a short clip on his own channel. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Where does Iblis wait?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Shaytan wait on the straight path?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 16. Shaytan doesn't need to bother people already lost; he waits on the straight path to pull good people away. That's why we keep asking Allah to keep us on it.
Fact: Find Al-Fatihah 1:6: guide us to the straight path.
Ages 5–8: Stay on the path. Draw a straight path and put good deeds along it.
Ages 9–12: Protection. Write how to stay on the straight path.
Finish with: "Shaytan waits on the ___ path."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask Allah to keep me on the straight path."
Action: Ask Allah to keep you on the straight path.
