Start with bismillah.

Show a packet of seeds. Ask: "These seeds are alive. Why aren't they growing yet?"

Watch the Free Animated Education video Dormancy: The Sleeping Seed.

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

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why has Allah set a Day and not told us when?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mursalat is surah 77. Find ayah 12. The key word ujjilat means delayed until a set time. The ayah asks a question to make us think. The answer comes in the next ayah.

Fact: How long can a seed wait before it grows?

Ages 5–8: Wake a seed. Put dry beans on wet cotton wool. Check each day. When do they wake up?

Ages 9–12: Seed record. Find the oldest seed that has ever grown into a plant. How old was it?

Finish with: "I found that seeds wait until ___."

Talk together:

• Why might Allah give people time before that Day?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How can we use the time we've been given?
• Is it hard to wait? What helps you?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will use my waiting times to say dhikr."

• Say dhikr while you wait.
• Show someone your sprouting beans.
• Tell your family about the oldest seed.
• Next time: the next ayah (77:13) gives the answer: the Day of Decision. Explore it together!

Action: Use your waiting times to say dhikr.