Start with bismillah.

Build the tallest tower you can with blocks or cups. Ask: "What makes a tall tower stand? What makes it fall?"

Watch the video about how wind, water and ice carved the rock towers (hoodoos) of Bryce Canyon.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What were these people known for?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Can anything people build last forever?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Fajr is surah 89. Find ayah 7. The key words dhat al-'imad mean "with pillars". Scholars explain Iram in different ways. Ask your teacher.

Fact: How do ice and water carve rock into pillars?

Ages 5–8: Ice test. Fill a small plastic bottle to the top with water, put the lid on loosely and freeze it. What happens? That's how ice cracks rock!

Ages 9–12: Tower test. Build two towers: one wide at the bottom and one thin. Which is steadier? Why?

Finish with: "I found that hoodoos are carved by ___."

Talk together:

• Why might people become proud of what they build?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Even rock pillars wear away. What lasts forever?
• What would you like to "build" that pleases Allah?
• How can we be proud of good work without becoming arrogant?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will build ___ and say: this is from Allah's help."

• Show someone your freezing-bottle test.
• Build something good: a friendship, a habit, a kind deed.
• Next time: the next ayah (89:8) says nothing like them was ever made. Explore it together!

Action: Say "mashaAllah" when you see something beautiful someone built.