Yusuf is drowning in homework - math, reading, a science report - and he doesn't see the point of any of it. Why can't he just play video games? Baba tells him about Prophet Idris, the first person in human history to write with a pen, who studied the stars and taught people to pray, fast, and give charity. Idris had a saying: "The real joy of life is to have wisdom." Allah honored him by raising him to a high station - not because he was rich or powerful, but because he never stopped learning. A story about curiosity, the value of knowledge, and why every book you open follows in the footsteps of a prophet.

The lesson: Learning is never a waste of time. Every time you learn something, you are building something inside yourself that nobody can ever take away.

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Sources: 19:56–57 (Idris: ‘He was a saint, a prophet. And We raised him to high station.’); 21:85 (Ishmael, Idris, and Dhu’l-Kifl: ‘All were of the steadfast.’); Stories of the Prophets by Ibn Kathir, Ch. 2 (Idris in Babylon; first to write with a pen; studied the stars; called people to justice, prayer, fasting, and charity)

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Quran translation graciously provided by Clear Quran, with permission from Talal Itani.