Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Can words change how someone feels all day?"

Watch the Kind Words Are Cool video Power of Words.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What good gift can we give with our mouths?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do kind words feel so good?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ar-Rahman is surah 55. Find ayah 71. The key word ala' means favours. Earlier the surah said Allah taught us clear speech. A kind word can cheer someone up, calm a fight or make a new friend. The ability to speak kindly is one of His favours.

Fact: How does hearing kind words affect our mood?

Ages 5–8: Kind word jar. Write kind words on slips and give one to each family member.

Ages 9–12: Word swap. List five unkind phrases people use and a kind phrase to say instead.

Finish with: "I found that kind words make people feel ___."

Talk together:

• What kind words do you love to hear?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• When is it hard to speak kindly?
• How can we fix unkind words we've said?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will say three kind things to someone every day."

• Say three kind things daily.
• Fill a kind word jar.
• Share your word swap.
• Next time: the next ayah (55:72) mentions companions in pavilions. Explore it together!

Action: Say three kind things to someone every day.