Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Do we see with our eyes or with our brain?"

Watch the SciToons video How does your brain see the world?

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the Prophet's heart do?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Can the heart see things the eyes miss?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Najm is surah 53. Find ayah 11. The key word al-fu'ad means the heart. Our eyes take in light, but our brain makes sense of it. The Prophet's heart fully understood and believed what he saw; there was no trick or mistake. Believers try to see with their hearts as well as their eyes.

Fact: Which part of the brain helps us understand what we see?

Ages 5–8: Look closely. Look at a leaf for one whole minute and describe everything you notice.

Ages 9–12: Eyes and heart. Write the difference between seeing something and truly understanding it.

Finish with: "I found that the part of the brain for seeing is ___."

Talk together:

• What does it mean to see with your heart?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• When did you truly understand something for the first time?
• How can we notice Allah's signs more?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will look closely at one thing in nature and think about Allah."

• Look closely at nature.
• Try look closely.
• Share eyes and heart.
• Next time: the next ayah (53:12) asks whether they argue about what he saw. Explore it together!

Action: Look closely at one thing in nature and think about Allah.