Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Why do you think some surahs begin with letters?"

Nouman Ali Khan reflects on the opening of Ta-Ha in a Bayyinah talk. Parents, watch it first and share one thought about the opening letters.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which two letters do you hear?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What do the letters Ta-Ha remind me of?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ta-Ha is surah 20. Find ayah 1. Ta-Ha is one of the surahs that begins with separate letters. Scholars have shared ideas about them, but their full meaning is with Allah. The surah goes on to tell the long story of Musa.

Fact: How many surahs begin with separate letters like Ta-Ha?

Ask your teacher.

Ages 5–8: Letter hunt. Find the letters ta and ha in your mushaf's first page of this surah.

Ages 9–12: Surah map. Skim the translation and list the stories in this surah.

Finish with: "I found ___ surahs begin with letters."

Talk together:

• Why might Allah begin with letters?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What do you hope to learn in Ta-Ha?
• Whose story fills most of this surah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will read the meaning of a few ayat of Ta-Ha each day."

• Read a little each day.
• Show your letter hunt.
• Share your surah map.
• Next time: the next ayah (20:2) says the Quran was not sent to make the Prophet miserable. Explore it together!

Action: Read the meaning of a few ayat of Ta-Ha each day.