Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Why do some people worship the sun?"

Watch the Smile and Learn video The Sun and the Moon.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "To whom should we prostrate?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why worship the Maker and not what He made?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Fussilat is surah 41. Find ayah 37. The key word wasjudu means and prostrate. The sun and moon are amazing, but they are creations that rise and set as Allah commands. It makes sense to bow only to the One who made them. Many mushafs mark a place of prostration near here, and readers often make a sajdah.

Fact: About how many times wider is the sun than the moon?

Ages 5–8: Torch and ball. Shine a torch on a ball in a dark room to see how the moon is lit by the sun.

Ages 9–12: Sun and moon facts. Make a fact card comparing the sun and the moon.

Finish with: "I found that the sun is about ___ times wider."

Talk together:

• Why is it a mistake to worship creation?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How do you feel in sujud?
• What signs of Allah do the sun and moon show?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will make my sujud slow and calm in every salah."

• Make sujud slow.
• Try torch and ball.
• Share your fact card.
• Next time: the next ayah (41:38) tells of those who glorify Allah day and night. Explore it together!

Action: Make your sujud slow and calm in every salah.