Start with bismillah.

Ask: "If you saw someone being hurt or teased, what would you do?"

Watch the short zoolife video of a meerkat on sentinel duty.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What were the cruel people doing?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why didn't anyone help?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Buruj is surah 85. Find ayah 6. The key word qu'ud means sitting. The cruel people sat and watched, instead of stopping the harm.

Fact: What does a meerkat sentinel do when it spots danger?

Ages 5–8: Lookout game. Take turns being the "sentinel" who watches for a toy "danger" and calls a warning so everyone can hide.

Ages 9–12: Helpers, not watchers. List three ways someone can help when they see something unfair (speak up, get an adult, comfort the person).

Finish with: "I found that a meerkat sentinel ___."

Talk together:

• The meerkat watches to protect. How can we watch out for others?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why is it wrong to sit and watch when someone is being hurt?
• Who can you go to if you see something wrong?
• What would you like to ask an ustaz or ustazah about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will be a helper, not just a watcher."

• Help someone who needs it.
• Play the lookout game with your family.
• Tell an adult if you see something unkind.
• Next time: the next ayah (85:7) says they saw everything they did. Explore it together!

Action: Be a helper, not just a watcher.