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وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ ۚ إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُن فِتْنَةٌۭ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَفَسَادٌۭ كَبِيرٌۭ
Wa -lladhīna kafarū baʻ'ḍuhum' 'aw'liyā'u baʻ'ḍin . 'illā taf'ʻalūhu takun fit'natun fī l-'ar'ḍi wafassādun kabīrun
The Unbelievers are protectors, one of another: Unless ye do this, (protect each other), there would be tumult and oppression on earth, and great mischief.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Those who reject faith support one another, and if the believers do not stand together, there will be great trouble and corruption on the earth.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens when good people don't stick together?"
Play the short Al-Anfal clip of ayat 71–75 from Recitation of Holy Quran.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What happens if believers don't stand together?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why must good people support each other?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anfal is surah 8. Find ayah 73. If believers don't help and support each other, harm spreads. Standing together protects the whole community.
Fact: How bricks together make a strong wall, but one brick alone does not.
Ages 5–8: Brick wall. Build a wall with blocks; take one away and see.
Ages 9–12: Unity. Write how believers can support one another today.
Finish with: "Without unity there is great ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will support a friend who needs help."
Action: Support a friend who needs help.
