Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What happens to a fallen leaf over time?"

Watch the Point Source Science video Nature's Hidden Heroes: The Incredible World of Decomposers!

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will happen to everything on earth?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "If everything passes, what should I care about most?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ar-Rahman is surah 55. Find ayah 26. The key word fan means passing away. Leaves fall and break down, toys wear out and buildings crumble. Decomposers turn old things into new soil. Nothing in this world lasts forever, which helps us focus on what matters to Allah.

Fact: How long does it take a fallen leaf to break down?

Ages 5–8: Leaf watch. Put a leaf in a jar of damp soil and check it every few days.

Ages 9–12: Lasting things. List five things that wear out and five deeds whose reward lasts.

Finish with: "I found that a leaf takes about ___ to break down."

Talk together:

• How does knowing things pass help us stay calm when we lose something?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What lasts longer than toys or money?
• How can we invest in what lasts?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one good deed whose reward lasts, like teaching or sharing."

• Do a lasting good deed.
• Start a leaf watch.
• Share lasting things.
• Next time: the next ayah (55:27) says the Face of your Lord remains. Explore it together!

Action: Do one good deed whose reward lasts, like teaching or sharing.