Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Is it always right to do what the most important people say?"

Watch the IQRA Cartoon video Boycott and the Year of Sadness.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the chiefs tell their people to do?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did the leaders feel worried by the message?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Sad is surah 38. Find ayah 6. The key word al-mala means the chiefs or leading people. The leaders of Makkah walked out of a meeting with the Prophet and told everyone to stick with their idols. They worried they would lose their power. Later they even stopped trading with the Muslims for a long time. Still, the believers stayed patient.

Fact: Which uncle protected the Prophet in Makkah even though he did not accept Islam?

Ages 5–8: Follow the right leader. Play follow the leader, but stop whenever the leader does something unkind.

Ages 9–12: Brave choice. Write about a time when doing right meant not following the crowd.

Finish with: "I found that his uncle was ___."

Talk together:

• Why did the chiefs walk away?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How can you tell whether a leader is guiding you well?
• What gives a believer courage when many people disagree?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will choose what is right even if my friends choose something else."

• Choose right over the crowd.
• Play the follow game.
• Share your brave choice.
• Next time: the next ayah (38:7) calls the message made up. Explore it together!

Action: Choose what is right even if your friends choose something else.