Which stories teach gentleness?
Each figure below carries gentleness as one of the things children learn from their story. Start with the short tales, about five minutes each, then read the full story on the figure's page.
Prophet Isa, The Word
A newborn who spoke from the cradle by the will of Allah.
- The Baby Who Spoke (7 min): A newborn speaks from his mother's arms: I am the servant of Allah.
- The Little Clay Bird (7 min): A small bird shaped from clay wakes into life, by Allah's permission.
- The Table from the Sky (7 min): The disciples ask for a feast, and a table descends from heaven.
- The Helpers of Allah (7 min): Who will be the helpers of Allah? The disciples answer with one voice.
- Raised to the Sky (6 min): Unkind men made a plan, but Allah raised His prophet up, safe and honored.
Prophet Yahya, The Pure
A boy given a whole Book from Allah, and told: take it with strength.
- A Name Nobody Had Carried (6 min): Before he is even born, Allah gives good news of a boy with a name nobody in the whole world has ever carried.
- Take the Book With Strength (6 min): In a quiet room, a child is handed something enormous: a whole Book from Allah, to hold on to with both hands.
- Kind to His Parents (6 min): Allah lists the treasures inside one remarkable boy, and among them is this: he was gentle and good to his mother and father.
- Peace Be Upon Him (6 min): Allah Himself says peace over Yahya on three days: the day he was born, the day he dies, and the day he is raised up alive.
Prophet Salih, The She-Camel
When the mountain split open, a living she-camel walked out of the solid rock by Allah's command.
- The Camel from the Rock (6 min): The mountain cracks open before a waiting crowd, and out of the solid stone walks an enormous, gentle she-camel: Allah's own sign.
- A Day for Her, a Day for You (6 min): The town learns a new kind of fairness: one day the spring belongs to the she-camel, the next day to everyone, and there is enough for all.
- Three Days to Come Back (6 min): After the worst choice is made, Prophet Salih gives his people three days, and one last gentle chance to turn back to Allah.
- The Ones Who Were Saved (6 min): On the quietest morning the valley has ever known, the few who listened walk out with Prophet Salih into a new beginning.
More stories by trait
These are children's retellings drawn from the Quran and classical tafsir. The sourcing and editorial policy explains how Sukun Kids approaches the material, and the full story library lists every figure.