Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How did travellers find their way before GPS?"

For a few quiet minutes, listen to a reciter reciting Al-An'am, shared by NgajiBareng04.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What are the stars for?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can stars show the way?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-An'am is surah 6. Find ayah 97. Sailors and desert travellers used the stars to navigate. The Pole Star stays nearly still in the north. As a sign to ponder, Muslim astronomers wrote many books on star navigation.

Fact: Which star stays almost still in the northern sky? Polaris, the Pole Star.

Ages 5–8: Star map. Draw the Big Dipper and find the Pole Star.

Ages 9–12: Navigation. Write how travellers used stars to find direction.

Finish with: "The Pole Star is also called ___."

Talk together:

• What are stars for?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How did travellers use them?
• What guides you in life?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will look for the Pole Star or a bright star at night."

• Stars guide.
• Allah made them.
• The Qur'an guides too.
• Next time: the next ayah (6:98) says we came from a single soul. Explore it together!

Action: Look for the Pole Star or a bright star at night.