Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What makes a cheetah the fastest runner on land?"

Watch the Smithsonian Channel video This Is Why You Can't Outrun a Cheetah.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who are the foremost?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I be quick to do good?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Waqi'ah is surah 56. Find ayah 10. The key word as-sabiqun means those who are ahead, who rush first. A cheetah sprints to win its race. The foremost are people who rush to do good: first to help, first to pray, first to forgive.

Fact: How fast can a cheetah run?

Ages 5–8: First to help. Play a game: when someone needs help, who can offer first?

Ages 9–12: Goodness race. Keep a chart for a week of each time you were first to do something good.

Finish with: "I found that a cheetah can run ___ kilometres an hour."

Talk together:

• What does it mean to race in good deeds, not against people?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What slows us down from doing good?
• Which good deed can you be first at at home?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will be first to help when I hear someone ask."

• Be first to help.
• Play first to help.
• Share your goodness race.
• Next time: the next ayah (56:11) says these are the ones brought near. Explore it together!

Action: Be first to help when you hear someone ask.