Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How can you say thank you without words?"

Watch the Voice of Deen video of Nouman Ali Khan, Turn Gratitude into Action. Play the first few minutes.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How were the family of Dawud told to show thanks?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why are few people truly grateful?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Saba is surah 34. Find ayah 13. The key words i'malu shukran mean work as thanks. Gratitude is not only words: it is using gifts well. Sulaiman's builders made great arches, figures, basins as big as ponds and heavy cooking pots. Allah reminds us that only a few of His servants are truly grateful, so we should aim to be among them.

Fact: In Surah An-Naml, which prophet thanked Allah when a throne was brought to him in the blink of an eye?

Ages 5–8: Thank-you jobs. Choose one job at home to do as a thank-you to your family.

Ages 9–12: Gift and use. List three gifts you have and how you can use each one to say thank you.

Finish with: "I found that it was ___."

Talk together:

• How can actions say thank you?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why might few people be truly grateful?
• What gift will you use well this week?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one helpful job as my thank-you to Allah."

• Thank Allah with a job.
• Choose a thank-you job.
• Share gift and use.
• Next time: the next ayah (34:14) tells of Sulaiman's staff. Explore it together!

Action: Do one helpful job as your thank-you to Allah.