Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What's the farthest you can see when you look out to sea?"

Watch the SciShow video about the green flash at sunset.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Where did the Prophet ﷺ see the angel?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What was it like to see Jibril?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Takwir is surah 81. Find ayah 23. The key words bil-ufuq al-mubin mean on the clear horizon. Scholars explain that the Prophet ﷺ saw Jibril in his real form, filling the horizon. (We don't draw or picture this.)

Fact: What is the green flash, and when can you see it?

Ages 5–8: Horizon hunt. Find a place where you can see a long, flat horizon. Draw it.

Ages 9–12: Bending light. Find out how the air bends sunlight at the horizon, making the green flash.

Finish with: "I found that the green flash happens because ___."

Talk together:

• Why does it matter that the Prophet ﷺ saw clearly?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How do we know the Quran is true?
• What helps you see things clearly (light, a clear mind, honesty)?
• What would you like to ask an ustaz about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will watch a sunset and remember this ayah."

• Watch a sunset on a clear horizon.
• Show someone your horizon drawing.
• Tell someone about the green flash.
• Next time: the next ayah (81:24) says he does not hold back what he knows of the unseen. Explore it together!

Action: Watch a sunset and remember this ayah.