Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Why did people long ago build walls around gardens?"

Watch the Apley Walled Garden video on the history of the walled garden.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is inside and outside the wall?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why can't anyone borrow someone else's light?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hadid is surah 57. Find ayah 13. The key words naqtabis min nurikum mean let us borrow from your light. On that Day no one can lend their light; each person's light comes from their own faith and deeds. Walled gardens kept the warmth and good things inside.

Fact: Why did old walled gardens help fruit grow?

Ages 5–8: My own lamp. Draw a lamp with your own good deeds as its light.

Ages 9–12: Walled garden. Find out how walls protected gardens from wind and cold.

Finish with: "I found that walls help gardens because ___."

Talk together:

• Why must each person build their own light?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What's inside the wall, according to the ayah?
• How can we help others build their own light now?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one good deed only for my own light with Allah."

• Build your own light.
• Draw my own lamp.
• Share the walled garden facts.
• Next time: the next ayah (57:14) tells how they were fooled. Explore it together!

Action: Do one good deed only for your own light with Allah.