Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Have you ever climbed a very steep hill? How did your legs feel?"

Watch the BBC clip of an ibex climbing a dam wall.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will he face?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does a proud heart make life harder?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Muddaththir is surah 74. Find ayah 17. The key word sa'uda means a steep, tiring climb. Many scholars explain it as great hardship. The easy life he was given turned hard because of his pride.

Fact: How do ibex grip steep rock without slipping?

Ages 5–8: Slope test. Roll a ball up a gentle ramp and a steep ramp. Which is harder?

Ages 9–12: Climbers. Find three animals that climb steep places and what helps them.

Finish with: "I found that ibex grip rock using ___."

Talk together:

• How can pride make life harder?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What makes a hard climb easier?
• How can we thank Allah when things are easy?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will say alhamdulillah on easy days and hard days."

• Thank Allah on easy and hard days.
• Show the ramp test.
• Tell someone how ibex climb.
• Next time: the next ayah (74:18) says he thought and planned. Explore it together!

Action: Say alhamdulillah on easy days and hard days.