Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What makes the colourful lights called auroras?"

Watch the TED-Ed video What is an aurora?

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How does Allah protect the Earth from the sun's strong winds?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What would happen without Earth's invisible shield?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ar-Rahman is surah 55. Find ayah 36. The key word tukadhdhiban means you both deny. The sun sends out a wind of tiny charged particles. Earth's magnetic field turns most of them away, and some glow near the poles as auroras. An invisible shield we never asked for protects all life.

Fact: Where on Earth can you see auroras most often?

Ages 5–8: Magnet play. Use a magnet to move paper clips through paper without touching them.

Ages 9–12: Shield diagram. Draw the Earth, its magnetic field and the solar wind bending around it.

Finish with: "I found that auroras are seen most near ___."

Talk together:

• What other invisible protections has Allah given us?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How do auroras show beauty and protection together?
• How can we protect people who are weaker than us?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will stand up for someone who is being left out."

• Stand up for someone left out.
• Try magnet play.
• Share your shield diagram.
• Next time: the next ayah (55:37) says the sky will split and turn red. Explore it together!

Action: Stand up for someone who is being left out.