Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How many stars do you think there are?"

Watch the Curiously Kids video "How Big Is the Universe?".

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah compare us with?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "If Allah made the sky, is bringing us back hard?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nazi'at is surah 79. Find ayah 27. The key words a-antum ashaddu khalqan am as-sama' mean "are you harder to create, or the sky?" The sky is far bigger than us, so bringing us back is easy for Allah.

Fact: How many galaxies are there in the universe?

Ages 5–8: Star jar. Fill a jar with rice. Each grain is a star. There are more stars than all the rice in the world!

Ages 9–12: Size steps. Make a chart from you, to Earth, to the Sun, to the galaxy, to the universe.

Finish with: "I found that there are about ___ galaxies."

Talk together:

• What does the size of the sky teach us about Allah?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why does Allah ask this question to people who doubt?
• How small do you feel when you look at the night sky?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will look at the night sky and say Allahu akbar."

• Make your star jar.
• Show someone your size chart.
• Next time: the next ayah (79:28) says how He raised the sky. Explore it together!

Action: Look at the stars and say Allahu akbar.