Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Can a dry, empty desert suddenly fill with flowers?"

Watch the AFP video The flowering desert.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do the disbelievers claim?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How will Allah raise everyone again?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Taghabun is surah 64. Find ayah 7. The key words wa dhalika 'alallahi yasir mean and that is easy for Allah. Seeds can lie in dry desert sand for years, then burst into flowers after rain. Bringing people back to life is easy for the One who made them first.

Fact: How long can desert seeds wait before they sprout?

Ages 5–8: Seed wake-up. Put dry beans on wet cotton wool and watch them wake up.

Ages 9–12: Desert bloom. Find out where and why "flowering deserts" happen.

Finish with: "I found that desert seeds can wait ___."

Talk together:

• Why is bringing people back easy for Allah?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How do flowers in the desert remind us of the Hereafter?
• What would you like to have done when you're raised again?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one good deed I'd be happy to see again."

• Do a deed you'd love to see again.
• Try the seed wake-up.
• Share your desert bloom facts.
• Next time: the next ayah (64:8) asks us to believe in the light Allah sent down. Explore it together!

Action: Do one good deed you'd be happy to see again.