Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Why don't the planets bump into each other?"

Watch the Brainy Bites For Kids video Why Do Planets Orbit the Sun?

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How is the sky described?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who keeps every planet on its path?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Adh-Dhariyat is surah 51. Find ayah 7. The key words dhat al-hubuk mean full of paths or beautifully woven. Scholars explain it as the sky's tracks and its fine patterns. Planets, moons and stars move along set paths called orbits. It is a sign to ponder.

Fact: How long does Earth take to travel once around the sun?

Ages 5–8: Orbit walk. One person is the sun; walk around them slowly as the Earth.

Ages 9–12: Orbit draw. Use a string and two pins to draw an oval orbit.

Finish with: "I found that Earth goes around the sun every ___."

Talk together:

• What keeps the planets on their paths?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What patterns do you notice in the night sky?
• How is our life like an orbit that keeps coming back to Allah?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will look for the moon each night and notice how it changes."

• Watch the moon each night.
• Do the orbit walk.
• Show your string orbit.
• Next time: the next ayah (51:8) says people disagree. Explore it together!

Action: Look for the moon each night and notice how it changes.