Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What do you do when you hear the adhan?"

Watch the My Salah Mat video Let's Learn the Adhan.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Whose call should we answer?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do I answer Allah's call each day?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shura is surah 42. Find ayah 47. The key word istajibu means answer or respond. Allah calls us to good many times a day, for example through the adhan. Answering His call now is easy. A Day will come that no one can delay, so it is wise to answer while we still can.

Fact: How many times is the adhan called each day?

Ages 5–8: Adhan stop. When you hear the adhan, stop playing, listen quietly, then get ready to pray.

Ages 9–12: Adhan meanings. Learn the English meaning of each line of the adhan and explain it to someone.

Finish with: "I found that the adhan is called ___ times a day."

Talk together:

• How does the adhan call us to Allah?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What makes it hard to stop what we are doing?
• What other calls of Allah can we answer?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will stop what I am doing when I hear the adhan."

• Stop for the adhan.
• Play adhan stop.
• Share the adhan meanings.
• Next time: the next ayah (42:48) speaks of thankful and unthankful people. Explore it together!

Action: Stop what you are doing when you hear the adhan.