Start with bismillah.

Watch the light fade from a window at sunset. Ask: "Where does the daylight go?"

Watch the Cleveroons video Why Do We Have Day and Night?

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

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Where does the night go?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Muddaththir is surah 74. Find ayah 33. The key words wal-layli idh adbar mean by the night as it turns back. As the Earth spins, the night slowly leaves and day arrives. Every night ends, just as every hard time ends.

Fact: How fast is the Earth spinning at the equator?

Ages 5–8: Spin model. Stick a small sticker on a ball. Spin it in front of a lamp. When is the sticker in night?

Ages 9–12: Star trails. Find out why long camera photos show the stars making circles.

Finish with: "I found that the Earth spins at about ___ kilometres an hour."

Talk together:

• What does it feel like when a long night ends?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How is a hard time like the night?
• What do you do when you wake up in the morning?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will say the morning thank-you dua when I wake up."

• Thank Allah when you wake up.
• Show the spin model.
• Tell someone how fast Earth spins.
• Next time: the next ayah (74:34) swears by the dawn as it shines. Explore it together!

Action: Say the morning thank-you dua when you wake up.