Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What's the most important book in your home?"

Watch the TED-Ed video The hidden treasures of Timbuktu.

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

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is the Quran the message to believe?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mursalat is surah 77. Find ayah 50, the last ayah. The key words hadithin ba'dahu mean a message after it. The surah ends with a question. If someone won't believe the Quran, with all its signs, what could convince them? Muslim scholars in Timbuktu loved books and kept the Quran's light of learning alive.

Fact: What did the scholars of Timbuktu write about?

Ages 5–8: Book corner. Make a special shelf for your mushaf and favourite books.

Ages 9–12: Old learning. Find two subjects the Timbuktu manuscripts cover.

Finish with: "I found that Timbuktu's manuscripts are about ___."

Talk together:

• Why does the surah end with a question?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Which sign from this surah touched your heart most?
• How can we show love for the Quran?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will read or listen to part of the Quran every day."

• Read or listen to the Quran daily.
• Show your family your book corner.
• Recite Surah Al-Mursalat (or part of it) with someone at home.
• Next time: the next surah, An-Naba (78), begins by asking what people are questioning. Explore it together!

Action: Read or listen to part of the Quran every day.