Start with bismillah.

Put rice on a drum or tin lid and tap nearby. Ask: "Why does the rice jump?"

Watch the Curiously Kids video How Does Sound Travel?

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How many blasts are mentioned?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How could one sound reach everyone at once?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Haqqah is surah 69. Find ayah 13. The key words nafkhatun wahidah mean a single blast, and as-sur is the Trumpet. Sound travels as vibrations. One blast by Allah's command will be enough to begin the Last Day.

Fact: Does sound travel faster through air, water or steel?

Ages 5–8: Dancing rice. Put rice on stretched cling film over a bowl and make sounds nearby.

Ages 9–12: String phone. Make a cup-and-string phone. Does sound travel better when the string is tight?

Finish with: "I found that sound travels fastest through ___."

Talk together:

• How does it feel to know the Day begins with one sound?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What would you like to be doing when that Day comes?
• How can we get ready without being scared?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will start each morning by remembering Allah."

• Start each morning remembering Allah.
• Make the rice dance.
• Try your string phone.
• Next time: the next ayah (69:14) says the earth and mountains will be lifted and crushed. Explore it together!

Action: Start each morning by remembering Allah.