Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How do you know if a website or book is telling the truth?"

Watch the Teaching Without Frills video How to Evaluate Sources for Reliability.

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

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What makes a book trustworthy?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qalam is surah 68. Find ayah 37. The key words kitabun fihi tadrusun mean a book in which you study. Allah challenges them: where is your proof? They had no book from Allah. We have the Quran, the most reliable book of all.

Fact: What questions should you ask to check if a source is reliable?

Ages 5–8: Library visit. Find a non-fiction book at a library and look for the author's name.

Ages 9–12: Source check. Pick two websites on the same topic and compare who wrote them and why.

Finish with: "I found that a reliable source has ___."

Talk together:

• Why do we need reliable sources?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why is the Quran the most trustworthy book?
• How can we check what we hear?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will check where a fact came from before I share it."

• Check where facts come from.
• Visit a library.
• Share your source check.
• Next time: the next ayah (68:38) asks if they'll get whatever they choose. Explore it together!

Action: Check where a fact came from before you share it.