Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Have you ever wished you'd listened to a warning?"

Watch the Nat Geo Animals video about the prairie dog alert system.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will this person call out?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah warn us now?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Inshiqaq is surah 84. Find ayah 11. The key word thubura means ruin. This person will wish to disappear because of their regret. Allah tells us now so we never have to feel that.

Fact: How do prairie dog calls tell others what kind of danger is coming?

Ages 5–8: Warning signals. Make up three different whistle or clap signals for "stop", "come here" and "look up". Practise them.

Ages 9–12: Animal alarms. Find three animals that give alarm calls (prairie dogs, meerkats, birds). How do others respond?

Finish with: "I found that prairie dogs warn each other by ___."

Talk together:

• The prairie dogs listen to warnings and stay safe. Why is it wise to listen?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why is a warning from someone who loves you a gift?
• How can we avoid regret?
• What would you like to ask an ustaz or ustazah about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will listen when someone warns me kindly."

• Thank someone who warns you kindly.
• Practise your family warning signals.
• Make dua to be among the happy ones.
• Next time: the next ayah (84:12) mentions the blazing Fire. Explore it together!

Action: Listen when someone warns you kindly.