Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What makes someone a good friend?"

Watch the Me & Maryam Kids video Maryam Makes a New Friend.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Whose friend is Allah?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do my friends change me?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Jathiyah is surah 45. Find ayah 19. The key words waliyy al-muttaqin mean the protecting friend of the mindful. Wrongdoers stick together, but they cannot help each other against Allah. Believers choose friends who remind them of good, and they have the greatest Friend of all, Allah.

Fact: What does muttaqin mean?

Ages 5–8: Friend recipe. Draw a recipe card listing what makes a good friend.

Ages 9–12: Friend check. Write how your closest friend helps you be better.

Finish with: "I found that muttaqin means ___."

Talk together:

• How do friends influence us?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What does it mean that Allah is our friend?
• How can you be a good friend?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will remind a friend of something good."

• Remind a friend of good.
• Write a friend recipe.
• Share your friend check.
• Next time: the next ayah (45:20) calls the Quran clear insight. Explore it together!

Action: Remind a friend of something good.