Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What helps you feel ready and safe for a big day?"

Watch the Practical Islam video The Day of Resurrection. You can stop after the first part.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is compared in this ayah?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I be among the safe ones?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Az-Zumar is surah 39. Find ayah 24. The key words bi-wajhihi mean with his face. On the Last Day, some people will have nothing to protect them, while believers will be safe. The difference comes from what people earned in this life. Good deeds today are like a shield for tomorrow.

Fact: Which ayah in Surah Abasa describes some faces on that Day as bright and laughing?

Ages 5–8: Shield of deeds. Make a paper shield and write good deeds on it.

Ages 9–12: Earn it now. Write five good deeds you can earn this week.

Finish with: "I found that the ayah is Abasa ___."

Talk together:

• How are good deeds like a shield?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What can we earn today for that Day?
• How can we feel hopeful about the Last Day?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will add one good deed to my shield each day."

• Add to your shield daily.
• Make a shield of deeds.
• Share earn it now.
• Next time: the next ayah (39:25) recalls peoples taken by surprise. Explore it together!

Action: Add one good deed to your shield each day.