Start with bismillah.

The day before, put one flower in a glass of water and leave another one lying on the table. Ask: "What happened to the flower that was cut off from water?"

Watch the video about how trees in a forest are linked together underground, sharing water and food through tiny threads of fungi.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How do you think this ayah made the Prophet feel?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What keeps me connected to good?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Kawthar is surah 108. Find ayah 3, the last ayah of the shortest surah. Read all three ayat together: what does each one give us?

Fact: How do fungi connect the trees in a forest?

Ages 5–8: Flower test. Draw the two flowers, the one in water and the one without, after one day and after two days. What do you notice?

Ages 9–12: Celery test. Stand a stick of celery in a glass of water with food colouring. Check it after a few hours and again the next day. Where did the colour travel?

Finish with: "I found that the flower without water ___."

Talk together:

• What keeps us connected to good: Allah, family, friends, the masjid?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• When someone is mean to us, how should we respond?
• Why do you think Allah comforted the Prophet with this ayah?
• What question could you bring to your next Quran class?

Make a small plan: "This week, when someone is unkind to me, I will ___."

• Show someone at home your flower or celery test and explain what being "cut off" did.
• Recite the whole of Surah Al-Kawthar to your family. It is the shortest surah of all!
• Next time: Surah Al-Ma'un (107), just before this one, is our next surah. Explore it together!

Action: Practise your plan this week.