Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Is forgiving better than getting even?"

Play the short Al-Baqarah clip of ayat 176–180 from Hilman Afandi Official.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What could the victim's family choose?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does the ayah encourage forgiveness?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 178. Islam set fair rules so no one took revenge too far. It also opened the door to forgiveness, calling it a mercy. Legal details are for scholars to explain.

Fact: Qisas means fair, equal justice set by law, not personal revenge.

Ages 5–8: Forgive. Forgive a sibling for something small.

Ages 9–12: Justice and mercy. Write why the ayah mentions both.

Finish with: "Forgiveness is an ease and ___."

Talk together:

• What was set?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What could families choose?
• Whom will you forgive?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will forgive instead of getting even."

• Be fair.
• Choose forgiveness.
• Allah's mercy.
• Next time: the next ayah (2:179) says justice protects life. Explore it together!

Action: Forgive instead of getting even.