Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Why do people repeat the same insults?"

Only the start is needed. Try a few minutes of Mahmoud Ali Al-Banna, posted by QURAN IS LIFE.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they call Shu'ayb?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why the same insult as Thamud used?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 185. The key word al-musahharin means the bewitched. The people of the wood used the same insult as Thamud. People who reject truth often say the same things. Their words show a pattern, not a reason.

Fact: How many prophets in this surah are called bewitched?

Ages 5–8: Same words. Find the two places this insult appears.

Ages 9–12: Pattern of rejection. Write why rejecters repeat the same excuses.

Finish with: "I found ___ prophets were called bewitched."

Talk together:

• Why repeat insults?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What pattern do you see?
• How should we respond?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will answer an insult with silence or kindness."

• Answer insults kindly.
• Find same words.
• Share pattern of rejection.
• Next time: the next ayah (26:186) is their claim that he is only human and a liar. Explore it together!

Action: Answer an insult with silence or kindness.