Start with bismillah.

Go outside or open a window. Ask: "Can you feel the wind? Where do you think it comes from?"

Watch the SciShow Kids video about where wind comes from.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How are they sent?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does the wind never run out?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mursalat is surah 77, and it has fifty ayat. It is the last surah of Juz 29. Find ayah 1. The surah is named after the key word al-mursalat: those that are sent. Many scholars explain them as winds sent one after another, like a line of gifts.

Fact: What makes air move from one place to another?

Ages 5–8: Wind sock. Tie a long ribbon to a stick and hold it up outside. Which way is the wind blowing today?

Ages 9–12: Wind diary. Check the wind three times a day for a week. Write down its direction and strength.

Finish with: "I found that wind happens when ___."

Talk together:

• Why might Allah begin a surah by swearing by the winds?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What good things does the wind bring us?
• What other gifts from Allah come again and again?
• Do you ever stop to notice the wind?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will say alhamdulillah each time I feel a cool breeze."

• Thank Allah for a cool breeze.
• Show your family the wind sock.
• Tell someone what the surah's name means.
• Next time: the next ayah (77:2) speaks of winds that blow strongly. Explore it together!

Action: Say alhamdulillah each time you feel a cool breeze.