Start with bismillah.

Ask: "If something stayed hidden underground for seventeen years, would you expect it to come back?"

Watch BBC Earth's video of periodical cicadas filling the forest.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do these people forget to think about?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do people forget about the Hereafter?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mutaffifin is surah 83. Find ayah 4. The key word mab'uthun means raised up, brought back to life. If cheaters truly remembered this, they would stop cheating.

Fact: How long do some cicadas live underground before they come out?

Ages 5–8: Time capsule. Bury a small box with a note in the garden (or hide it in a cupboard). Write the date you'll open it.

Ages 9–12: Cicada maths. Find out why cicadas come out after 13 or 17 years. What's special about those numbers?

Finish with: "I found that some cicadas stay underground for ___ years."

Talk together:

• How would remembering the Hereafter stop someone from cheating?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• If the cicadas come back after so long, is it hard for Allah to bring us back?
• What do you want to be raised with?
• What would you like to ask an ustaz about being raised again?

Make a small plan: "This week, before I make a choice, I will ask: will I be happy to see this on that Day?"

• Make your time capsule with your family.
• Tell someone about the 17-year cicadas.
• Next time: the next ayah (83:5) calls it a mighty Day. Explore it together!

Action: Ask yourself the "that Day" question before choices.