Start with bismillah.

For younger children, the message can simply be: "We ask Allah to protect us, and we do good."

Ask: "Do you know what to do if there's a fire at home? Where would you go?"

Watch the London Fire Brigade's safety session for children about escaping from a fire.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What answer does this ayah give?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do I ask Allah to protect me?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qari'ah is surah 101. Find ayah 11, the last ayah. Read all eleven ayat in the translation. How does the surah begin, and how does it end?

Fact: What does a smoke alarm do, and how often should we test it?

Ages 5–8: Escape plan. Draw a map of your home and mark two ways out of every room, and a safe meeting place outside.

Ages 9–12: Home safety check. With an adult, test the smoke alarm, find the fire extinguisher (if you have one) and check the exits are clear.

Finish with: "I found that our safe meeting place is ___."

Talk together:

• Why do we make plans to stay safe from danger?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How can we ask Allah to protect us from the Fire?
• What good deeds from this surah do you want to do more of?
• What would you like to ask a teacher about the whole of Surah Al-Qari'ah?

Make a small plan: "Every night this week, I will ask Allah for protection and remember one good deed I did today."

• Practise your family's fire escape plan together.
• Recite or read all of Surah Al-Qari'ah as a family.
• Next time: Surah Al-'Adiyat (100), just before this one, starts with galloping horses. Explore it together!

Action: Do your plan daily, and notice how it feels.