Opening the ayah…
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍۢ فَأَسْكَنَّٰهُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ ذَهَابٍۭ بِهِۦ لَقَٰدِرُونَ
Wa 'anzalnā mina ssamā'i mā'an[m] biqadarin fa'as'kannāhu fī l-'ar'ḍi . wa'innā ʻalā dhahābin bihī laqādirūna
And We send down water from the sky according to (due) measure, and We cause it to soak in the soil; and We certainly are able to drain it off (with ease).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah sends down rain in just the right amount, stores it in the earth, and could take it away if He willed.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Where does rain go after it soaks into the ground?"
SG Productions has a short clip of Mishary Alafasy reciting ayat 1–22. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Where does Allah settle the water?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What if the rain stopped?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mu'minun is surah 23. Find ayah 18. A sign to ponder: rain soaks into soil and rock and is stored underground as groundwater. Wells and springs draw on it. Allah sends it in measure, not too much and not too little.
Fact: What is an aquifer? Find out how groundwater is stored.
Ages 5–8: Sponge soil. Pour water onto a sponge and see how much it holds.
Ages 9–12: Water cycle. Draw the water cycle, including groundwater.
Finish with: "I found an aquifer is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will save water by ___."
Action: Save water.
Wipe up spills to avoid slipping.
