Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What's the most special night of the year for you? Why?"

Watch the timeanddate video explaining moon phases with animations and time-lapses.

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

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Which ten nights are these?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Fajr is surah 89. Find ayah 2. The key words layalin 'ashr mean ten nights. Many scholars explain them as the first ten nights of Dhul-Hijjah; others say the last ten of Ramadan. Ask your teacher.

Fact: How many days are in an Islamic month, and why?

Ages 5–8: Ten-night chart. Draw ten moons in a row. Colour them in as you count ten nights.

Ages 9–12: Calendar compare. Find this year's dates for Ramadan and Dhul-Hijjah. Why do they move earlier each year in the solar calendar?

Finish with: "I found that an Islamic month has ___ or ___ days."

Talk together:

• Why might some nights be more special than others?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What good deeds could you do on special nights?
• How does the moon help Muslims all over the world know the dates?
• What would you like to ask an ustaz or ustazah about these ten nights?

Make a small plan: "On the next special ten nights, I will ___ every night."

• Look at the moon tonight and work out where we are in the Islamic month.
• Show someone your ten-moon chart.
• Next time: the next ayah (89:3) is about even and odd. Explore it together!

Action: Write your plan for the next ten special nights.