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وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِى نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌۭ
Wa qālū yā'ayyuhā -lladhī nuzzila ʻalay'hi dhdhik'ru 'innaka lamaj'nūnun
They say: "O thou to whom the Message is being revealed! truly thou art mad (or possessed)!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The deniers mocked the Prophet, calling him mad because the Quran was coming to him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How should we react when someone calls us names?"
Play the short clip from Daily listen Quran of Mishary Alafasy reciting ayat 1–18 of Al-Hijr.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they call the Prophet?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How did the Prophet stay patient?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hijr is surah 15. Find ayah 6. People called the Prophet unkind names, but he kept going with patience. Name-calling doesn't change the truth.
Fact: Find the ayah where Allah says the Prophet is not mad (Al-Qalam 68:2).
Ages 5–8: Calm reply. Practise answering an unkind word with a calm voice.
Ages 9–12: Patience. Write how to stay calm when someone is rude.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will answer unkind words calmly."
Action: Answer unkind words calmly.
