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إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ عِبَادٌ أَمْثَالُكُمْ ۖ فَٱدْعُوهُمْ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
'Inna -lladhīna tad'ʻūna min dūni -llahi ʻibādun 'am'thālukum' . fa-d'ʻūhum' fal'yas'tajībū lakum' 'in kuntum' ṣādiqīna
Verily those whom ye call upon besides Allah are servants like unto you: Call upon them, and let them listen to your prayer, if ye are (indeed) truthful!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Those you pray to besides Allah are servants just like you, so call on them and see if they respond, if what you say is true.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can a servant answer prayers?"
Know Your Creator (Allah) has the whole of Al-A'raf by Yasser Al-Dosari. Play just the first stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What are idols compared to?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why can't created things answer prayers?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 194. Everything other than Allah is His servant, even powerful beings. Servants can't answer prayers; only Allah can.
Fact: Find Maryam 19:93: everyone in the heavens and earth comes to Allah as a servant.
Ages 5–8: All servants. Name things that serve Allah: sun, trees, rain.
Ages 9–12: Servants. Write why only Allah answers prayers.
Finish with: "All come to Allah as ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will remember everything serves Allah."
Action: Remember everything serves Allah.
