Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Can a mountain of sand move?"

Watch the University of Colorado video about how sand dunes move.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will happen to the mountains?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can solid mountains disappear?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Naba is surah 78. Find ayah 20. The key word saraba means a mirage, something that looks real but isn't there. The mountains that seem so solid will vanish.

Fact: How fast can a sand dune move?

Ages 5–8: Dune maker. Make a sand pile in a tray and blow on it gently with a straw. Watch it move.

Ages 9–12: Moving dunes. Find out how far some dunes travel in a year.

Finish with: "I found that sand dunes move by ___."

Talk together:

• If mountains can vanish, what in this world lasts?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What should we rely on instead of things that pass?
• How does this make us think about the Hereafter?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one deed that lasts forever (a kind word, a prayer)."

• Do a lasting deed.
• Make your moving dune.
• Look at pictures of the Sahara's dunes.
• Next time: the next ayah (78:21) is a warning about the Fire. Explore it together!

Action: Do one deed that lasts forever (a kind word, a prayer).