Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Should we do something just because others always did it?"

IMAMS OF HARAMAIN shares Bandar Baleela reciting ayat 69 to 104.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What excuse did they give?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why copy without thinking?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 74. The key word aba'ana means our fathers. They had no answer except habit. Good traditions are precious, but copying wrong ones blindly is not. Faith needs thinking, not just copying.

Fact: Which ayah of Al-Baqarah criticises following fathers who did not understand?

Ages 5–8: Good habit, bad habit. Sort family habits into good ones to keep.

Ages 9–12: Think, don't copy. Write why we should check habits we inherit.

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

Talk together:

• Why copy fathers blindly?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Which traditions are good?
• How can we check our habits?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask 'why do we do this?' about one habit."

• Question one habit.
• Sort good and bad habits.
• Share think, don't copy.
• Next time: the next ayah (26:75) is Ibrahim asking them to look at what they worship. Explore it together!

Action: Ask 'why do we do this?' about one habit.