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وَٱتَّقُوا۟ فِتْنَةًۭ لَّا تُصِيبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنكُمْ خَآصَّةًۭ ۖ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ
Wa -ttaqū fit'natan llā tuṣībanna -lladhīna ẓalamū minkum' khāṣṣatan . wa-ʻ'lamū 'anna -llaha shadīdu l-ʻiqābi
And fear tumult or oppression, which affecteth not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong: and know that Allah is strict in punishment.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Beware of a trouble that will not only hit the wrongdoers among you, and remember how serious Allah's punishment is.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can one person's wrong affect everyone?"
IMAMS OF HARAMAIN has a short Al-Anfal clip of Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais reciting ayat 24–29. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who does this trouble affect?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do we need to stop wrong in our community?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anfal is surah 8. Find ayah 25. When wrong spreads and no one stops it, everyone can be affected. Believers encourage good and gently stop wrong to protect the whole community.
Fact: How one stone thrown in water makes ripples spread across the pond.
Ages 5–8: Ripple test. Drop a pebble in water and watch the ripples spread.
Ages 9–12: Community care. Write how one person's actions affect others.
Finish with: "Ripples ___ across the water."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will gently stop something wrong I see."
Action: Gently stop something wrong you see.
