Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Why are many ancient cities found buried under the ground?"

Watch the Colossal Cranium video Why Are Ancient Ruins Underground?

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

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What will be left of me one day?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Haqqah is surah 69. Find ayah 8. The key words min baqiyah mean any remnant left. The great peoples of the past are gone; only ruins and stories remain. What really lasts is the good we do, which Allah keeps safe.

Fact: How do layers of soil build up over old cities?

Ages 5–8: Dig box. Bury small objects in a tub of sand in layers and dig them up like an archaeologist.

Ages 9–12: Layer jar. Fill a jar with layers of soil, sand and gravel. Which layer is oldest?

Finish with: "I found that old cities get buried because ___."

Talk together:

• What do ruins teach us about life?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What good thing would you like to leave behind?
• Which deeds keep going after we are gone?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one good deed that will keep helping others."

• Do a good deed that lasts.
• Try the dig box.
• Show your layer jar.
• Next time: the next ayah (69:9) mentions Pharaoh and the overturned towns. Explore it together!

Action: Do one good deed that will keep helping others.