Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What happens if someone is rude to you and you are kind back?"

Watch the Islamic Cartoon By Tara video Speak with Kindness.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What can an enemy become?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can kindness change an enemy?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Fussilat is surah 41. Find ayah 34. The key word idfa' means push back or repel. When someone is unkind, our first feeling may be to hit back. Allah teaches a better way: answer with something good, like a smile, a kind word or help. Often this melts the other person's heart, and an enemy can become a close friend.

Fact: Which ayah in Surah Al-Mu'minun also says to repel bad with what is better?

Ages 5–8: Kindness swap. Practise three kind replies to rude words, like are you okay?

Ages 9–12: Melting hearts. Write about a time kindness changed someone's mood or behaviour.

Finish with: "I found that the ayah is Al-Mu'minun ___."

Talk together:

• Why is answering bad with good so powerful?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Who could you be kind to, even if they were unkind?
• What makes this hard?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

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

• Practise kind replies.
• Share melting hearts.
• Next time: the next ayah (41:35) says this needs patience. Explore it together!

Action: Answer unkindness kindly.