Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What does good listening look like?"

Watch the Twinkl USA video Listening and Following Directions.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What question does Allah ask about the Quran?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I listen to the Quran with my heart?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Waqi'ah is surah 56. Find ayah 81. The key word mudhinun means treating something lightly, not taking it seriously. Some people heard the Quran but didn't really listen. Good listening means stopping, looking, thinking and then doing what we heard.

Fact: What are the steps of active listening?

Ages 5–8: Listening game. Play a game where someone gives three instructions and you follow them in order.

Ages 9–12: Listening plan. Make a checklist for listening to the Quran: quiet place, translation, one question to think about.

Finish with: "I found that active listening means ___."

Talk together:

• What is the difference between hearing and listening?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What distracts us when the Quran is recited?
• How can we listen better as a family?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will put away screens when the Quran is being recited."

• Put screens away during Quran.
• Play the listening game.
• Share your listening plan.
• Next time: the next ayah (56:82) asks how we give thanks. Explore it together!

Action: Put away screens when the Quran is being recited.