Start with bismillah.

On a clear night, look up and try to join some stars into a shape. Ask: "What picture can you make?"

Watch the SciShow Kids video about constellations.

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 do stars seem to make patterns?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Buruj is surah 85, and it has twenty-two ayat. Find ayah 1. The surah is named after the key word al-buruj: the great stars and the groups they form, like towers in the sky. Star patterns helped people find their way and know the seasons. (Star-signs that claim to tell the future are not part of Islam.)

Fact: How did travellers use the stars to find their way at night?

Ages 5–8: Star pattern. Stick paper stars on dark card in the shape of a group you can find in the sky. Join them with chalk.

Ages 9–12: Sky map. Find out which star groups you can see from your home this month. Draw a simple sky map and mark north.

Finish with: "I found that travellers used the stars to ___."

Talk together:

• Why do you think Allah swears by the sky full of stars?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How did stars help people long ago?
• Why can only Allah know the future, not the stars?
• What would you like to ask an ustaz or ustazah about this oath?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will find one star group in the sky and say subhanAllah."

• Find a star group with your family.
• Show someone your star pattern card.
• Tell someone how stars helped travellers.
• Next time: the next ayah (85:2) is an oath by the promised Day. Explore it together!

Action: Find one star group in the sky and say subhanAllah.