Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How would it feel if you could never decide anything for yourself?"

Watch the National Aquarium video of a rescued loggerhead sea turtle being set free back into the ocean. (Its carers appear.)

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is the first part of the steep path?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is setting someone free such a great deed?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Balad is surah 90. Find ayah 13. The key words fakku raqabah mean freeing a neck: setting free a person who was owned by someone else. Long ago this was common, and Islam praised freeing people. Ask your teacher to tell you more.

Fact: How do aquarium carers help a hurt sea turtle get ready to go free?

Ages 5–8: Free the toy. Wrap a toy in string (not too tight). Untie it gently. How does it feel to "set it free"?

Ages 9–12: Freedom helpers. Find out about people today who help others out of hard situations (people in debt, refugees, prisoners of war). Choose one and write what they do.

Finish with: "I found that the sea turtle was set free by ___."

Talk together:

• Why is freedom so precious?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How can we help someone who feels "trapped": lonely, in trouble or in debt?
• Why is helping people out of hardship called a steep path?
• What would you like to ask an ustaz or ustazah about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will help free ___ from something hard by ___."

• With your family, find a charity that helps people in hardship.
• Show someone your freedom-helper research.
• Next time: the next ayah (90:14) is about feeding people on a hungry day. Explore it together!

Action: Help someone out of a tricky situation, even a small one.