Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What makes a true friend?"

Keep this one short. Sit quietly and hear Abu Bakr Al-Shatri from the Daily Deen - Quran Recitations channel.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What else will they lack?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why will friends be missing?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 101. The key word hamim means a close, warm friend. Friends built on wrongdoing will be gone. Friendships built on faith last into the Hereafter. Choose friends who help you towards Allah.

Fact: Which ayah of Al-Ma'arij says no close friend will ask about another on that Day?

Ages 5–8: Friendship tree. Draw a tree with your good friends as leaves.

Ages 9–12: Lasting friends. Write what makes a friendship last forever.

Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-Ma'arij."

Talk together:

• Why will some friends be missing?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What friendships last?
• Who are your good friends?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will do something kind for a good friend."

• Be kind to a good friend.
• Draw a friendship tree.
• Share lasting friends.
• Next time: the next ayah (26:102) is their wish to return. Explore it together!

Action: Do something kind for a good friend.