Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What would your ideal hometown look like?"

Watch the Islamic Inspiration video The Story of Saba, People of Sheba.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What were the people told to do?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How did a desert land have such gardens?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Saba is surah 34. Find ayah 15. The key words baldatun tayyibah mean a good land. The people of Saba lived in southern Arabia, where a great dam stored rainwater so gardens grew on both sides of the valley. Allah told them: eat, be grateful, your Lord is forgiving. It was a land of blessing.

Fact: What was the name of the great dam of Saba?

Ages 5–8: Two gardens. Draw a valley with gardens on both sides and a river in the middle.

Ages 9–12: Dam design. Find out how ancient dams stored water and draw a simple diagram.

Finish with: "I found that the dam was called ___."

Talk together:

• What made Saba a good land?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What blessings does your hometown have?
• How can a town show gratitude?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will name one blessing of where I live each day."

• Name local blessings.
• Draw two gardens.
• Share your dam design.
• Next time: the next ayah (34:16) tells what happened when they turned away. Explore it together!

Action: Name one blessing of where you live each day.