Start with bismillah.

Look at your own fingertips, then a family member's. Ask: "Are any two people exactly the same?"

Watch the SciShow Kids video "Why Do Zebras Have Stripes?".

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who chose your form?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Allah make everyone different?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Infitar is surah 82. Find ayah 8. The key words fi ayyi suratin ma sha'a mean in whatever form He willed. Allah chose your shape, your face and your colour.

Fact: Are any two zebras' stripes exactly the same?

Ages 5–8: Stripe art. Draw two zebras with different stripe patterns. Can a friend tell them apart?

Ages 9–12: Unique patterns. Find three animals whose patterns are unique to each one (zebras, giraffes, whale sharks). How do scientists use this?

Finish with: "I found that every zebra's stripes are ___."

Talk together:

• Why is it wonderful that no two people are the same?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How should we treat people who look different from us?
• What do you like about the way Allah made you?
• Why is it wrong to make fun of how someone looks?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will say something kind about how someone is unique."

• Compliment someone on something that makes them special.
• Show someone your zebra drawings.
• Thank Allah for making you you.
• Next time: the next ayah (82:9) says people deny the Day of reward. Explore it together!

Action: Say something kind about how someone is unique.