Start with bismillah.

Look at a patterned rug or prayer mat at home. Ask: "Who do you think made it? How long might it take?"

Watch the SABC News report about Namaqualand, where the desert is covered by a carpet of flowers after rain. (People appear.)

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is spread out in the Garden?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can a dry desert suddenly turn into a carpet of flowers?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ghashiyah is surah 88. Find ayah 16. The key words zarabiyyu mabthuthah mean fine carpets spread out. Read ayat 10 to 16 together: what a beautiful picture!

Fact: What makes the Namaqualand flowers bloom all at once?

Ages 5–8: Flower carpet. Make a "carpet" picture using petals, leaves or coloured paper scraps.

Ages 9–12: Bloom science. Find out how desert seeds can wait years for rain. Why do they all bloom together?

Finish with: "I found that Namaqualand blooms after ___."

Talk together:

• If flowers on Earth can be this beautiful, what will Jannah be like?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Which part of ayat 10 to 16 would you most like to see?
• How can we make our homes beautiful and welcoming?
• What good deed could you "spread out" like a carpet?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will spread ___ around our home."

• Show someone your flower-carpet picture.
• Make a dua for Jannah with your family.
• Next time: ayah 88:17 (look at the camels) is already in the app, and then 88:18 asks us to look at the sky. Explore them together!

Action: Spread kindness: one kind act every day.