Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What were people's lives like thousands of years ago?"

Watch the Happy Learning English video The Ancient Age.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which three are named in this ayah?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did powerful peoples still refuse the truth?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Qaf is surah 50. Find ayah 13. The key word ikhwan means brothers, here meaning the people of Lut. 'Ad were strong builders, Pharaoh ruled a great kingdom, and Lut's people lived in thriving towns. Power and wealth did not stop them from making the wrong choice.

Fact: Which ancient people built huge cities in the deserts of Arabia?

Ages 5–8: Then and now. Draw one thing people used long ago and what we use today.

Ages 9–12: People list. Add these three peoples to your chart with one fact each.

Finish with: "I found that an ancient desert people were ___."

Talk together:

• Why didn't power protect these peoples?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What can wealth and strength never buy?
• How can we stay humble when we do well?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will thank Allah whenever I do well at something."

• Thank Allah when you succeed.
• Draw then and now.
• Add to your people list.
• Next time: the next ayah (50:14) completes the list. Explore it together!

Action: Thank Allah whenever you do well at something.