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وَلَوْ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًۭا لَّأَسْمَعَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ أَسْمَعَهُمْ لَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ
Wa law' ʻalima -llahu fīhim' khay'ran lla'as'maʻahum' . walaw' 'as'maʻahum' latawallaw wwahum mmuʻ'riḍūna
If Allah had found in them any good. He would indeed have made them listen: (As it is), if He had made them listen, they would but have turned back and declined (Faith).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Had Allah seen goodness in them, He would have let them truly hear; yet even then they would have turned away.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can you help someone who doesn't want to listen?"
Play the short clip from Islam official146 of Syed Saleem reciting ayat 21–30 of Al-Anfal.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What would Allah have done if He saw good in them?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah look at the heart?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anfal is surah 8. Find ayah 23. Allah knows every heart. He guides people who have even a little goodness and sincerity. Those who are determined to turn away stay away. So we keep our hearts sincere.
Fact: Find Al-Anfal 8:70 later, where Allah looks for good in people's hearts.
Ages 5–8: Good seed. Plant a seed and talk about growing goodness in the heart.
Ages 9–12: Heart check. Write how to keep goodness in the heart.
Finish with: "Allah knows the good in our ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do something good only Allah sees."
Action: Do something good only Allah sees.
