Parenting Perspective 

Stories serve as effective educational instruments, particularly when they embody principles and personal development. Utilising age-appropriate stories can assist children in understanding how to handle and change their feelings of anger. Young children benefit from straightforward narratives and pretend play, while older children can reflect on deeper lessons and relate them to their own experiences. 

Use prophetic stories to model self-regulation 

• Share the story of Prophet Yunus (peace be upon him), who in distress called upon Allah Almighty with patience 

• Emphasise how turning to Allah Almighty can restore inner peace 

• For older children, recount how the Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ forgave the people of Taif after being harmed 

• Highlight his self-control and mercy as noble responses to provocation 

Encourage active engagement 

• Ask: What do you think his feelings were? What option did he select rather than expressing anger? 

• Promote imaginative responses through drawing, rewriting, or role-play 

• Show that anger is not a weakness but an opportunity for inner growth and discipline 

By grounding emotional regulation in sacred narratives, children come to see moral strength as part of their personal and spiritual development. 

Spiritual Insight 

Allah Almighty recounts Prophet Yunus’s prayer in Surah Al Anbiyaa (21), Verse 87: 

‘And (Prophet) Zul Noon (AS), when he left in anger (at his people); assuming that We (Allah Almighty) shall not decree anything upon him (as mercy for his people); then he called from the darkness (of the stomach of the whale, saying) that: There is no one worthy of worship except You (Allah Almighty), Glory be to You; indeed, I was lost in the darkness (of my frustration and despair for my people). ‘

This verse teaches that even moments of deep frustration can become turning points for spiritual connection and renewal. 

A Hadith in Jami Tirmidhi, Hadith 2013, narrates: 

‘Whoever was given his share of gentleness, then he has been given a share of good. And whoever has been prevented from his share of gentleness, then he has been prevented from his share of good. ‘

This highlights how prophetic gentleness in thought, word, and action shapes lasting emotional strength. 

Teach your child a reflective phrase: 

‘O Allah, make me gentle like the Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. ‘

Through story, reflection, and practice, children begin to see anger management not as a mere rule, but as an honourable expression of faith and self-mastery.