Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What makes a story worth hearing again and again?"

Nouman Ali Khan introduces this surah in an episode of the Quran Weekly series on getting to know each surah.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which letters open the surah?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why are true stories so powerful?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qasas is surah 28, and it has eighty-eight ayat. Al-Qasas means the stories, or following a trail step by step. Most of the surah tells the life of Musa, from a baby in a basket to a messenger facing Pharaoh. It opens with ta, sin, mim, the same letters as Surah Ash-Shu'ara.

Fact: How many times is the name Musa mentioned in the Quran?

Ages 5–8: Story map. Draw a river, a palace and a mountain, three places in Musa's life.

Ages 9–12: Surah openers. List four surahs that begin with ta and sin.

Finish with: "I found that Musa is mentioned about ___ times."

Talk together:

• Why might Allah tell one life story in such detail?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What do you already know about Musa?
• What do you hope to learn from this surah?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will tell someone one thing I know about Musa."

• Tell a Musa fact.
• Draw a story map.
• Share the surah openers.
• Next time: the next ayah (28:2) describes the Book that makes things clear. Explore it together!

Action: Tell someone one thing you know about Musa.