Start with bismillah.

Watch the sky after sunset this evening (or look at a photo). Ask: "What colours do you see? Where did the blue go?"

Watch the ABC Australia video "Why is a sunset or sunrise never blue or green?".

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah swear by here?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is the sky red after sunset?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Inshiqaq is surah 84. Find ayah 16. The key word ash-shafaq means the red glow that stays in the sky just after the sun has set. It's around the time of Maghrib.

Fact: Why does sunlight look red and orange at sunset?

Ages 5–8: Sky colours. Draw the sky three times in one day: at lunchtime, at sunset, and just after sunset. Use the real colours you see.

Ages 9–12: Prayer times. Find out how the red glow (shafaq) is linked to the times of Maghrib and Isha.

Finish with: "I found that sunsets look red because ___."

Talk together:

• Why do you think Allah swears by the sunset glow?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What prayer do we pray around sunset?
• How does watching the sky change your mood?
• What's the most beautiful sunset you've ever seen?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will pray Maghrib on time and look at the sky afterwards."

• Pray Maghrib on time.
• Show someone your three sky drawings.
• Watch a sunset together as a family.
• Next time: the next ayah (84:17) is an oath by the night and what it gathers. Explore it together!

Action: Pray Maghrib on time and look at the sky afterwards.