Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What do you say when someone says nothing has got better?"

Hear the opening minutes of Al-A'raf in Mohammed Abdul Malik's voice, from Mohammed Abdul Malik (Qari & Motivational Speaker).

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Musa say might happen?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Musa say Allah would 'see how you act'?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 129. The people were tired of suffering. Musa gave them hope: Allah might give them the land, but it would be a test of how they behaved.

Fact: In Al-Qasas 28:5, Allah promises to raise the oppressed.

Ages 5–8: Hope. Talk about something you are hoping for.

Ages 9–12: Test of blessings. Write how blessings are also tests.

Finish with: "Allah promised to raise the ___."

Talk together:

• What did they complain about?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What hope did Musa give?
• How are blessings tests?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will stay hopeful in hard times."

• Keep hope.
• Blessings test us.
• Act well.
• Next time: the next ayah (7:130) tells of the drought on Pharaoh's people. Explore it together!

Action: Stay hopeful in hard times.