Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Is it better to ask a question to learn, or to make fun?"

Watch the Curious Brains video Why Do We Ask Questions?

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the questioner ask about?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do some people ask questions to mock?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ma'arij is surah 70, and it has forty-four ayat. Find ayah 1. The key words sa'ala sa'ilun mean a questioner asked. Many scholars say he asked mockingly, daring the punishment to come. Questions are wonderful when we ask to learn.

Fact: What are the different kinds of questions (who, what, why, how)?

Ages 5–8: Question jar. Write three "why" questions about nature. Pick one to find out together.

Ages 9–12: Good questions. Turn three mocking questions into kind, curious ones.

Finish with: "I found that a good question is one that ___."

Talk together:

• What's the difference between a curious question and a mocking one?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Who can you ask about the Quran?
• How should we answer people who mock?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask one curious question every day."

• Ask a curious question daily.
• Share your question jar.
• Show your kind questions.
• Next time: the next ayah (70:2) says no one can push it away. Explore it together!

Action: Ask one curious question every day.