Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Why would a surah be named after a spider?"

Watch the Quran Weekly video Get to Know Surah Al-'Ankabut, with Nouman Ali Khan.

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: "What can a spider teach us?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-'Ankabut is surah 29, and it has sixty-nine ayat. Al-'Ankabut means the spider. The name comes from ayah 41, which compares false protectors to a spider's fragile house. The surah opens with alif, lam, mim, like the next three surahs after it.

Fact: How many legs and how many eyes do most spiders have?

Ages 5–8: Spider count. Draw a spider and count its legs as you draw them.

Ages 9–12: Surah names. List five surahs named after animals.

Finish with: "I found that most spiders have ___ legs and ___ eyes."

Talk together:

• Why might Allah name a surah after a small creature?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What do you already know about spiders?
• What do you hope to learn in this surah?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn the names of five animal surahs."

• Learn animal surah names.
• Try a spider count.
• Share surah names.
• Next time: the next ayah (29:2) asks if people think they won't be tested. Explore it together!

Action: Learn the names of five animal surahs.