Start with bismillah.

A gentle note for parents: keep this short. Remind children that Allah warns us so we can choose well.

Ask: "What's the hottest place you've ever been? How did you keep cool?"

Watch the Smithsonian Channel video about Death Valley.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Where will the wicked be?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I stay with the good people?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Infitar is surah 82. Find ayah 14. The key word al-fujjar means the wicked, those who kept doing wrong. Compare it with al-abrar in ayah 13: two groups, two endings.

Fact: What's the highest temperature ever measured in Death Valley?

Ages 5–8: Two paths. Draw a path that splits in two. Write good deeds along one path and wrong deeds along the other.

Ages 9–12: Desert survival. Find out how plants and animals survive in Death Valley's heat.

Finish with: "I found that the hottest temperature in Death Valley was ___."

Talk together:

• What's the difference between al-abrar and al-fujjar?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why does Allah show us both paths?
• What helps you choose the good path?
• Why is it never too late to change paths while we're alive?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will choose the good path when it's hard."

• Choose the good path in a hard moment.
• Show someone your two-paths drawing.
• Make a dua for protection from the Fire.
• Next time: the next ayah (82:15) says when they will enter it. Explore it together!

Action: Choose the good path when it's hard.