Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How did people tell the time before clocks?"

Watch the Kidobotica video How Humans Learned to Tell Time.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will happen on that Day?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why don't we know when the Last Day will come?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Haqqah is surah 69. Find ayah 15. The key words waqa'atil-waqi'ah mean the Event will happen. People invented sundials, water clocks and watches to measure time, but only Allah knows when the Last Day will come. Our job is to be ready.

Fact: How did a water clock work?

Ages 5–8: Shadow clock. Put a stick in the ground and mark its shadow at three times in one day.

Ages 9–12: Clock timeline. Make a timeline from sundial to smartwatch.

Finish with: "I found that a water clock worked by ___."

Talk together:

• Why is it good that we don't know the exact time?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How can we use our time well?
• What would you like to do more of before that Day?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will use five spare minutes each day for something good."

• Use spare minutes for good.
• Make a shadow clock.
• Show your clock timeline.
• Next time: the next ayah (69:16) says the sky will split and be frail. Explore it together!

Action: Use five spare minutes each day for something good.