بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ
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Bal' ʻajib'ta wayas'kharūna
Truly dost thou marvel, while they ridicule,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ
Bal' ʻajib'ta wayas'kharūna
Truly dost thou marvel, while they ridicule,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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In fact you are filled with wonder, while they make fun.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you feel when you share something amazing and someone laughs?"
Watch the Islam for Kids video Islamic Lessons: Mocking Others.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What were the two different reactions?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do some people mock amazing things?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah As-Saffat is surah 37. Find ayah 12. The key word yaskharun means they mock or ridicule. The Prophet was amazed by Allah's power and the beauty of the message, but some people only laughed. A wonder-filled heart learns and grows; a mocking heart stays closed. We choose which kind of heart to have.
Fact: Which ayah in Surah Al-Hujurat says a group should not mock another group?
Ages 5–8: Wonder walk. Walk outside and say "wow" about five things Allah made.
Ages 9–12: Two hearts. Write how a wondering heart and a mocking heart react to a sunset.
Finish with: "I found that the ayah is Al-Hujurat ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say something kind instead of laughing at someone."
Action: Say something kind instead of laughing at someone.
