Start with bismillah.

Count the seconds between a lightning flash and its thunder (or imagine a storm). Ask: "Why do we see the flash first?"

Watch the Pants Bear video What Causes Thunder and Lightning?

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How were Thamud destroyed?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How much power is inside one bolt of lightning?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Haqqah is surah 69. Find ayah 5. The key word at-taghiyah means the overwhelming one: a blast that went beyond all limits. Thunder and lightning show us a tiny part of the power Allah placed in nature. No one, however strong, can stand against Allah's command.

Fact: How hot is a bolt of lightning compared to the surface of the Sun?

Ages 5–8: Flash and boom. Clap after a torch flash to show how thunder comes after lightning.

Ages 9–12: Storm distance. Learn how to count seconds between flash and thunder to tell how far away a storm is.

Finish with: "I found that lightning is about ___ times hotter than the Sun's surface."

Talk together:

• What does a thunderstorm make you feel?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why is it foolish to think we are too strong to listen?
• How can storms remind us to turn to Allah?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will remember Allah when I see or hear strong weather."

• Remember Allah in strong weather.
• Do the flash-and-boom game.
• Teach someone the storm-distance trick.
• Next time: the next ayah (69:6) tells what happened to 'Ad. Explore it together!

Action: Remember Allah when you see or hear strong weather.