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Kindness · suggested ages 5–7

Names that care

About 10 minutes. Use one shared screen or print the prompts. Anyone may pass, and an adult can adapt the vocabulary.

The source reading

Quran 49:11 ↗

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا يَسْخَرْ قَوْمٌ مِّن قَوْمٍ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونُوا۟ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا نِسَآءٌ مِّن نِّسَآءٍ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُنَّ ۖ وَلَا تَلْمِزُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَلَا تَنَابَزُوا۟ بِٱلْأَلْقَـٰبِ ۖ بِئْسَ ٱلِٱسْمُ ٱلْفُسُوقُ بَعْدَ ٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ ۚ وَمَن لَّمْ يَتُبْ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ

O ye who believe! Let not a folk deride a folk who may be better than they (are), not let women (deride) women who may be better than they are; neither defame one another, nor insult one another by nicknames. Bad is the name of lewdness after faith. And whoso turneth not in repentance, such are evil-doers.

Marmaduke Pickthall · Uthmani Hafs Arabic · complete selected ayahs

1Read and notice

Al-Muyassar explains the warnings about ridicule, fault-finding and disliked names. The greeting exercise is an editorial application.

What does the reading warn against?

2Talk it through

How could a nickname feel funny to one person and hurtful to another? Use made-up examples, without naming someone who was hurt.

An open conversation. Several thoughtful answers may fit, and nobody needs to disclose a private experience.

3Try something together

Each person invents a kind greeting for a fictional new neighbor. Everyone may pass if they prefer.

Close with one thought

Choose one greeting to try together. Do not record names or personal stories.

Follow the evidence

Reports are summarized in our own words. This app does not republish modern English hadith translations.

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