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ثُمَّ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ
Thumma yatūbu -llahu min[m] baʻ'di dhālika ʻalā man yashā'u . wa-llahu ghafūrun rraḥīmun
Again will Allah, after this, turn (in mercy) to whom He will: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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After that, Allah accepts the repentance of whoever He wills, for He is Forgiving and Merciful.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is it ever too late to say sorry to Allah?"
Listen together as Mishary Alafasy recites ayat 27–31 of At-Tawbah, a short clip shared by MZG.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two names end the ayah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah keep accepting tawbah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Tawbah is surah 9. Find ayah 27. After Hunayn, many of the defeated tribe of Hawazin became Muslim, and the Prophet returned their families to them. Allah's door of tawbah stayed open.
Fact: What happened to the people of Hawazin after Hunayn.
Ages 5–8: Sorry card. Make a sorry card for someone you upset.
Ages 9–12: Open door. Write why Allah's forgiveness gives hope.
Finish with: "Allah is Forgiving and ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say sorry when I'm wrong."
Action: Say sorry when you're wrong.
