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وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Wa kadhālika nufaṣṣilu l-'āyāti walaʻallahum' yar'jiʻūna
Thus do We explain the signs in detail; and perchance they may turn (unto Us).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This is how Allah explains the signs in detail, so that they may return to Him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why does Allah explain things so clearly?"
Al-Husary reads ayat 171 to 178 in this Hoor Academy clip. Sit comfortably and let the slow recitation settle your heart.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Why are the signs explained?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do signs help people return?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 174. Allah explains signs clearly because He wants people to come back to Him. His explanations are an invitation.
Fact: Find Al-An'am 6:105: thus We vary the signs.
Ages 5–8: Come back. Talk about how good it feels to come back to Allah.
Ages 9–12: Invitation. Write how signs invite us back.
Finish with: "So that they may ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will turn back to Allah after any mistake."
Action: Turn back to Allah after any mistake.
