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ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۗ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Ittabiʻū mā 'unzila 'ilay'kum mmin rrabbikum' walā tattabiʻū min dūnihī 'aw'liyā'a . qalīlan mmā tadhakkarūna
Follow (O men!) the revelation given unto you from your Lord, and follow not, as friends or protectors, other than Him. Little it is ye remember of admonition.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Follow the guidance your Lord has sent down, and take no other protectors besides Him, though people remember very little.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Whose directions do you follow when you don't know the way?"
Play the short clip of Mehtab Ahmad reciting ayat 1–10 of Al-A'raf, from his own channel.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who should we not follow?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do people forget to follow Allah's guidance?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 3. Allah sent guidance to help us. Following others instead of Allah leads us off the path. The ayah gently notes how little people remember.
Fact: How many times a day Muslims ask for guidance in Al-Fatihah? At least seventeen.
Ages 5–8: Follow the leader. Play follow the leader and talk about good guides.
Ages 9–12: Guidance. Write why Allah's guidance is worth following.
Finish with: "We ask for guidance at least ___ times a day."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will think about 'guide us' when I recite Al-Fatihah."
Action: Think about 'guide us' when you recite Al-Fatihah.
