Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Why do people call names when they cannot win an argument?"

A short part is enough. Let Al-Minshawi's recitation, from Quranic Recitations, set a calm mood.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Pharaoh call Musa?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How did Musa respond to name-calling?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 27. The key word majnun means mad. Out of answers, Pharaoh turned to insults. Name-calling is a sign of a weak argument. Musa did not insult back; he kept teaching.

Fact: Which ayah of Adh-Dhariyat says every earlier messenger was called a magician or madman?

Ages 5–8: No name-calling. Make a poster: 'We use kind words.'

Ages 9–12: Weak arguments. Write why insults are a sign of losing an argument.

Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Adh-Dhariyat."

Talk together:

• Why did Pharaoh insult Musa?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why didn't Musa insult back?
• How can we respond to insults?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will answer an unkind word with a kind one."

• Answer unkindness kindly.
• Make a no name-calling poster.
• Share weak arguments.
• Next time: the next ayah (26:28) is Musa naming Allah Lord of the east and the west. Explore it together!

Action: Answer an unkind word with a kind one.