Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What's the highest a bird can fly?"

Watch the Creature Claws video about the bar-headed goose, which flies over the Himalayas.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Where is the record of the righteous kept?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What is 'Illiyyin?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mutaffifin is surah 83. Find ayah 18. The key word 'illiyyin is part of the unseen. Many scholars explain it as a high, honoured place where the records of good people are kept. Compare it with Sijjin in ayah 7!

Fact: How high can bar-headed geese fly, and how do they breathe up there?

Ages 5–8: High and low. Draw a picture with two halves: something very high and something very low. Write 'Illiyyin and Sijjin.

Ages 9–12: High flyers. Find the three highest-flying birds. How do their bodies cope with thin air?

Finish with: "I found that bar-headed geese fly as high as ___."

Talk together:

• Why do you think good records are kept somewhere high?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What's the difference between ayah 7 and ayah 18?
• What good deeds would you like in your record?
• How does it feel to know good deeds are honoured?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will add one special good deed to my record every day."

• Do one special good deed each day.
• Show someone your high-and-low picture.
• Tell someone about the geese that fly over Everest.
• Next time: the next ayah (83:19) asks what 'Illiyyin is. Explore it together!

Action: Add one special good deed to your record every day.