Start with bismillah.

Breathe on a cold mirror or window. Ask: "Where did those little drops come from?"

Watch the Met Office video about how rain forms.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does the sky keep doing?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Is the rain today made of the same water as long ago?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Tariq is surah 86. Find ayah 11. The key words dhat ar-raj' mean "which returns". Many scholars explain it as the sky that returns rain again and again.

Fact: How long does a water drop usually stay in the air before falling as rain?

Ages 5–8: Rain in a bag. Draw a sun and cloud on a zip bag, add a little water and tape it to a sunny window. Watch drops form and "rain" down.

Ages 9–12: Cycle diagram. Draw and label the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, rain and collection.

Finish with: "I found that rain forms when ___."

Talk together:

• Why is it a mercy that the rain keeps returning?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What would happen if the rain never came back?
• What good thing can you keep "returning" to every day?
• How can we thank Allah when it rains?

Make a small plan: "This week, when it rains, I will make a dua."

• Make a dua next time it rains.
• Show someone your rain bag.
• Save water at home (turn off the tap while brushing).
• Next time: the next ayah (86:12) is an oath by the earth that splits open. Explore it together!

Action: This week, when it rains, make a dua.