Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Can a small group be strong?"

A video titled Qur'an shows ayat 52 to 68 with the text.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How did Pharaoh describe the believers?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Pharaoh mock their size?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 54. The key word shirdhimah means a small band. Pharaoh looked down on the believers because they were few. But Allah was with them. Small groups with Allah are strong.

Fact: Which ayah of Al-Anfal reminds believers they were once few and weak?

Ages 5–8: Small but strong. Show how a few sticks tied together are hard to break.

Ages 9–12: Few with Allah. Write about a small group that did great things.

Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-Anfal."

Talk together:

• Why mock their size?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What makes a group strong?
• How does Allah help the few?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will join a small good effort."

• Try small but strong.
• Share few with Allah.
• Next time: the next ayah (26:55) says they claimed the believers enraged them. Explore it together!

Action: Join a small good effort.