Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How many Arabic letters can you say?"

Watch the Super Muslim Kids video Arabic Alphabet Song, sung with voices only.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which letters open this surah?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Allah choose letters we already know?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Jathiyah is surah 45, and it has thirty-seven ayat. Its name means the kneeling, from ayah 28, which describes every community kneeling on the Day of Judgement. Like the surah after it, it opens with ha and mim. The letter ha is said from the middle of the throat, and mim from the lips. The Quran is made of these simple sounds, yet it is unlike any other speech.

Fact: How many letters are in the Arabic alphabet?

Ages 5–8: Sound check. Say ha and mim slowly and feel where each sound comes from.

Ages 9–12: Sound map. Draw a side view of a head and mark where five Arabic letters are said.

Finish with: "I found that the Arabic alphabet has ___ letters."

Talk together:

• What does it feel like to say the letters of the Quran?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why might the surah be named after kneeling?
• Which Arabic letter is hardest for you to say?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will practise saying three Arabic letters clearly each day."

• Practise three letters daily.
• Do the sound check.
• Share your sound map.
• Next time: the next ayah (45:2) speaks of the Book being sent down. Explore it together!

Action: Practise saying three Arabic letters clearly each day.