Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What's the loudest sound you've ever heard?"

Watch the NHS 24 video "How loud is too loud?".

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will come on that Day?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What will the Blast sound like?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah 'Abasa is surah 80. Find ayah 33. The key word as-sakhkhah means the Deafening Blast, a sound so great it will start the events of the Day of Judgement.

Fact: What is a decibel, and how loud is thunder?

Ages 5–8: Sound scale. List sounds from quietest to loudest: a whisper, talking, a dog barking, thunder.

Ages 9–12: Protect your ears. Find out how loud sounds damage hearing and how to protect it.

Finish with: "I found that thunder can be about ___ decibels."

Talk together:

• What does this ayah tell us about the start of that Day?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How can we be ready, calmly?
• Why is it wise to protect our ears now?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will keep my headphones at a safe volume."

• Keep headphones at a safe volume.
• Show someone your sound scale.
• Thank Allah for the gift of hearing.
• Next time: the next ayah (80:34) says people will run from their own brothers. Explore it together!

Action: Keep your headphones at a safe volume.