Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What helps people keep going when others laugh at them?"

Watch the One4kids video The Story of Prophet Nuh with Zaky.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did each nation try to do to its messenger?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How did Nuh stay patient for so long?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ghafir is surah 40. Find ayah 5. The key word kadhdhabat means they denied. The people of Nuh were the first of many nations who rejected their messengers and even plotted against them. They used false arguments to fight the truth. In the end, the truth stayed and their plans failed. Messengers stayed patient and kept calling to Allah.

Fact: For how many years did Nuh call his people, according to the Quran?

Ages 5–8: Build an ark. Build a simple boat from a box or paper and talk about Nuh's patience.

Ages 9–12: Patience timeline. Draw a timeline of Nuh's long years of calling his people.

Finish with: "I found that Nuh called his people for ___ years."

Talk together:

• Why did people fight against the messengers?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How did the messengers stay patient?
• What can we learn from Nuh?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will keep doing one good thing even if others don't."

• Keep doing good.
• Build a paper ark.
• Share your patience timeline.
• Next time: the next ayah (40:6) says Allah's word comes true. Explore it together!

Action: Keep doing one good thing even if others don't.