Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What happens when two people are too stubborn to give way?"

Watch the Infants Stories video Two Stubborn Goats.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What kind of person is described here?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is stubbornness against the truth so harmful?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Qaf is surah 50. Find ayah 24. The key word 'anid means stubborn, refusing on purpose. This ayah is a serious warning about people who kept refusing the truth even when it was clear. Being stubborn about small things causes quarrels; being stubborn against the truth causes great harm. Allah tells us now so we can soften our hearts.

Fact: What is the lesson of the two goats on the bridge?

Ages 5–8: Give way game. Act out two goats meeting on a bridge. How can both cross?

Ages 9–12: Soft heart list. Write three ways to soften your heart when you feel stubborn.

Finish with: "I found that the goats' lesson is ___."

Talk together:

• What is the difference between being firm and being stubborn?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• When do you find it hard to give way?
• How can we keep our hearts soft to the truth?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will let someone else go first in an argument."

• Let someone else go first.
• Play give way.
• Share your soft heart list.
• Next time: the next ayah (50:25) describes people who block good. Explore it together!

Action: Let someone else go first in an argument.