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وَلَقَدِ ٱسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍۢ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ
Wa laqadi (u)s'tuh'zi'a birussulin mmin qab'lika fa'am'lay'tu lilladhīna kafarū thumma 'akhadh'tuhum' . fakay'fa kāna ʻiqābi
Mocked were (many) messengers before thee: but I granted respite to the unbelievers, and finally I punished them: Then how (terrible) was my requital!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Messengers before the Prophet were mocked too; Allah gave the mockers time, then took hold of them, and how severe that punishment was.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How does it feel when someone makes fun of you for doing right?"
Play the short clip from Abu Ibrahim al-Misri of Muhammad Al-Luhaidan reciting ayat 26–35 of Ar-Ra'd.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What happened to messengers before?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Allah give the mockers time?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ar-Ra'd is surah 13. Find ayah 32. The Prophet was comforted: earlier messengers were mocked too. Allah gave the mockers time to change. When they did not, they were punished. The warning is one serious line; the lesson is that mocking the truth never wins.
Fact: Al-An'am 6:10 also says messengers were mocked. Read it.
Ages 5–8: No mocking. Agree a family rule: we never make fun of anyone for doing good.
Ages 9–12: Comfort. Write how this ayah could comfort someone who is teased.
Finish with: "Al-An'am 6:10 tells us ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will stand up kindly for someone who is teased."
Action: Stand up kindly for someone who is teased.
