Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How do you feel when someone insults a person you love?"

Watch the Zaytuna College video How the Prophet Muhammad Responded to Insults.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What happens to those who offend?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How should I respond when someone mocks my faith?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ahzab is surah 33. Find ayah 57. The key word yu'dhuna means they hurt or offend. Allah cannot be harmed, but people who mock Him and His Messenger harm themselves and move away from mercy. Believers respond to mockery with dignity, patience and good character, as the Prophet did.

Fact: Which surah tells the Prophet that Allah is enough for him against those who mock?

Ages 5–8: Dignity pose. Practise standing tall and calm and saying "That is not kind" when someone mocks.

Ages 9–12: Respond with character. Write how to reply calmly and respectfully if someone mocks Islam.

Finish with: "I found that it is surah ___."

Talk together:

• Why does mocking harm the mocker?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How did the Prophet respond to insults?
• How can you respond with dignity?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will answer unkindness with calm good manners."

• Answer with good manners.
• Practise a dignity pose.
• Share respond with character.
• Next time: the next ayah (33:58) warns about hurting believers with lies. Explore it together!

Action: Answer unkindness with calm good manners.