At the park, Yusuf watched a bigger kid push little children off the swings. He wanted to speak up — but he froze. Now he feels terrible. Baba tells him about Prophet Musa, who struggled with his speech and was terrified when Allah asked him to confront the most powerful tyrant on earth: Pharaoh. Musa asked Allah for help, and Allah gave him strength, his brother Harun, and miracle after miracle. A story about finding courage even when your hands are shaking.

The lesson: Being brave does not mean you are never afraid. It means you ask Allah for help and then you go anyway.

Sources: 20:9–48 (Musa at the burning bush; the staff miracle; prayer for courage; Harun appointed; command to go to Pharaoh); 26:16–33 (Musa and Pharaoh’s dialogue; the staff and shining hand before Pharaoh’s court); 28:15–35 (Musa flees; his fear; ‘We will strengthen your arm with your brother’); Stories of the Prophets by Ibn Kathir, Ch. 16 (Musa’s birth, flight to Midian, the fire on the mountain, the confrontation with Pharaoh)

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