Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What do you know about the moon?"

Watch the National Geographic video Moon 101.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two things does this ayah tell us?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Allah show people such a big sign?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qamar is surah 54, and it has fifty-five ayat. The surah is named after al-qamar, the moon (ayah 1). The key word inshaqqa means it split. Many scholars explain that the people of Makkah saw the moon split as a sign in the Prophet's time. The moon is a huge rock in the sky, and only Allah controls it.

Fact: How far away is the moon from Earth?

Ages 5–8: Moon model. Make a moon from a ball of foil or clay and press craters into it.

Ages 9–12: Moon facts. Write five facts about the moon, including its size compared with Earth.

Finish with: "I found that the moon is about ___ kilometres away."

Talk together:

• Why might Allah show people a sign in the sky?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What signs of Allah do you see in the night sky?
• What does it mean that the Hour has come close?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will look at the moon one evening and say subhanAllah."

• Look at the moon and say subhanAllah.
• Make a moon model.
• Share moon facts.
• Next time: the next ayah (54:2) says some people turn away from signs. Explore it together!

Action: Look at the moon one evening and say subhanAllah.