Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Can a made-up name have real power?"

Begin Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary's Yusuf on Daily Deen and listen for a few minutes.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Yusuf say false gods are?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is worshipping Allah alone the right way?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 40. Idols are just names people invented. They have no real power. Only Allah commands, and He told us to worship Him alone. This is the straight religion, though many don't know it.

Fact: An-Najm 53:23 also says false gods are only names. Read it.

Ages 5–8: Real or not? Talk about the difference between a toy lion and a real lion.

Ages 9–12: The upright way. Write what 'worship none but Allah' means in daily life.

Finish with: "An-Najm 53:23 says they are ___."

Talk together:

• What are false gods?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Who commands everything?
• How do you worship Allah alone?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will remember that only Allah can help me."

• Worship Allah alone.
• Talk about real and not.
• Share your writing.
• Next time: the next ayah (12:41) tells the meaning of the dreams. Explore it together!

Action: Remember that only Allah can help you.