Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How does a potter turn a lump of clay into a pot?"

Watch the Tinker & Think video Make Any Shape on the Potter's Wheel.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which three names begin the ayah?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How did Allah shape every creature so differently?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hashr is surah 59. Find ayah 24, the last ayah. The key words al-khaliqul-bari'ul-musawwir mean the Creator, the Maker, the Shaper. A potter shapes clay that already exists; Allah creates from nothing and gives every creature its form, like the patterns on a butterfly's wing.

Fact: What makes the colours on a butterfly's wing?

Ages 5–8: Clay shapes. Shape something from play dough and think of Al-Musawwir.

Ages 9–12: Three names. Explain the difference between creating, making and shaping.

Finish with: "I found that butterfly colours come from ___."

Talk together:

• What does it mean that Allah is the Shaper?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What creature's shape amazes you most?
• What has Surah Al-Hashr taught you?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn the meanings of three names of Allah."

• Learn three names of Allah.
• Recite the last three ayat of Surah Al-Hashr with someone at home.
• Share three names.
• Next time: the next surah, Al-Mumtahanah (60), begins with advice about choosing close allies. Explore it together!

Action: Learn the meanings of three names of Allah.