Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Can a statue or idol make anyone do anything?"

Watch the Jellybean Tales video Al-Khaliq.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is being spoken to here?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What power do idols really have?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah As-Saffat is surah 37. Find ayah 161. The key word ta'budun means you worship. This ayah begins a sentence that continues into the next two. It speaks to the idol worshippers and their idols together. Neither the people nor their idols have power over a heart that belongs to Allah, Al-Khaliq.

Fact: How many ayat does it take to complete this sentence?

Ages 5–8: Sentence chain. Read ayat 161, 162 and 163 together as one long sentence.

Ages 9–12: Connected ayat. Find another place in the Quran where one sentence runs across several ayat.

Finish with: "I found that the sentence runs across ___ ayat."

Talk together:

• Who is being addressed here?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why do idols have no power?
• What does it mean for a heart to belong to Allah?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will read three ayat together to understand the full meaning."

• Read ayat together.
• Make a sentence chain.
• Share connected ayat.
• Next time: the next ayah (37:162) says they cannot lead anyone astray. Explore it together!

Action: Read three ayat together to understand the full meaning.