Opening the ayah…
لَا يَرْقُبُونَ فِى مُؤْمِنٍ إِلًّۭا وَلَا ذِمَّةًۭ ۚ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُعْتَدُونَ
Lā yar'qubūna fī mu''minin 'illan walā dhimmatan . wa'ūlā'ika humu l-muʻ'tadūna
In a Believer they respect not the ties either of kinship or of covenant! It is they who have transgressed all bounds.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Those enemies respected neither family ties nor agreements with any believer; they were the ones crossing every limit.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens when someone ignores all the rules?"
Hear the opening minutes of At-Tawbah in Yasser Al-Dosari's voice, from SimpleQuran.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two things did they not respect?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why are family ties and promises important?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Tawbah is surah 9. Find ayah 10. Arab culture valued family ties and agreements, yet these enemies broke both against the believers. The ayah shows they were the ones who crossed limits, not the Muslims.
Fact: What silat ar-rahim, keeping family ties, means in Islam.
Ages 5–8: Family ties. Call or visit a relative this week.
Ages 9–12: Ties that bind. Write why keeping family ties is important.
Finish with: "Keeping family ties is called silat ar-___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will contact a relative I haven't spoken to for a while."
Action: Contact a relative you haven't spoken to for a while.
