Start with bismillah.

Blow a dandelion clock, or shake some flour over a tray in front of a fan. Ask: "How far did it go?"

Watch the National Geographic video about African dust reaching the Amazon.

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

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can desert dust help a rainforest?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mursalat is surah 77. Find ayah 3. The key word an-nashirat means those that spread out. Winds spread clouds, seeds and even dust right across the world.

Fact: How does dust from the Sahara feed plants in the Amazon?

Ages 5–8: Seed fliers. Collect seeds that fly, like sycamore or dandelion. Drop them and watch how they travel.

Ages 9–12: Map it. On a world map, draw the path dust takes from the Sahara to the Amazon. How far is it?

Finish with: "I found that desert dust helps the rainforest because ___."

Talk together:

• Why is it amazing that a desert helps a rainforest?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How does Allah connect places that are far apart?
• What good thing could you spread far and wide?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will spread one kind word to someone far away by message or letter."

• Send a kind message to a relative far away.
• Show someone the flying seeds.
• Tell your family how the Sahara helps the Amazon.
• Next time: the next ayah (77:4) speaks of separating one thing from another. Explore it together!

Action: Spread one kind word to someone far away by message or letter.