Start with bismillah.

With younger children, the message can simply be: say sorry and come back to Allah while there is time.

Ask: "Have you ever been told 'the shop closes at six'? What happens if you get there at five past six?"

Watch the BBC Earth video of the Venus flytrap. Its leaves stay open, then snap shut very fast.

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

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do I make sure I turn back to Allah in time?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Humazah is surah 104. Find ayah 8. It is one of the shortest ayat in the surah. Count its words in the Arabic.

Fact: How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut?

Ages 5–8: Snap game. One person is the flytrap with open hands; the other touches a "trigger hair" (a finger) twice to make it snap. Why do you think it waits for two touches?

Ages 9–12: Find out why the Venus flytrap needs two touches before it closes. What does this protect it from?

Finish with: "I found that a Venus flytrap closes after ___ touches."

Talk together:

• Why is it good to say sorry and change now, not later?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Is Allah's door of forgiveness open to us today?
• What is one thing you'd like to change while there is time?
• What else would you like to learn about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "Today, at ___, I will ask Allah for forgiveness and say sorry to ___."

• Play the flytrap snap game with a younger child.
• As a family, say "astaghfirullah" together before bed one night this week.
• Next time: the last ayah (104:9) mentions columns. Explore it together, gently.

Action: Put your plan into action, then tell someone how it went.