Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Who looks after you when you are sick?"

Watch the Islamic Lessons Made Easy video Al-Waliy Explained.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What can Allah do that idols cannot?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does Allah bring dead things to life?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shura is surah 42. Find ayah 9. The key word al-wali means the Protecting Friend. Idols cannot help or protect anyone. Allah is the real Friend and Guardian who never leaves us. He gives life to dry, dead land each time rain comes, and He will bring people back to life after death.

Fact: How old was the date palm seed found at Masada that sprouted in 2005?

Ages 5–8: Seed wake-up. Soak some dry beans overnight and see how they change.

Ages 9–12: Life returns. Find three examples in nature where something that seemed dead came back to life.

Finish with: "I found that the seed was about ___ years old."

Talk together:

• What does it mean to have Allah as your Friend?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Where do you see life coming back in nature?
• How can we be close to Allah?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will say a short du'a asking Allah to protect me each morning."

• Ask for protection daily.
• Watch beans wake up.
• Share your life-returns list.
• Next time: the next ayah (42:10) tells us where to take our disagreements. Explore it together!

Action: Say a short du'a asking Allah to protect you each morning.