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سَآءَ مَثَلًا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَأَنفُسَهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يَظْلِمُونَ
Sā'a mathalan l-qaw'mu -lladhīna kadhdhabū bi'āyātinā wa'anfussahum' kānū yaẓ'limūna
Evil as an example are people who reject Our signs and wrong their own souls.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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How bad an example is that of people who deny Allah's signs; they only wrong themselves.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who gets hurt when someone ignores Allah's signs?"
Play the short Al-A'raf clip of ayat 172–181 from The Quran DVD.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Whom do they wrong?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does denying signs hurt ourselves?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 177. Those who deny Allah's signs are a poor example and only hurt themselves. Allah loses nothing.
Fact: Find Yunus 10:44: Allah does not wrong people at all.
Ages 5–8: Good example. Be a good example for a younger child.
Ages 9–12: Self-harm. Write how denying signs hurts us.
Finish with: "Allah does not ___ people at all."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will be a good example."
Action: Be a good example.
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