Start with bismillah.

Sit in a dark room with a torch. Switch it on and ask: "What if the sun did not rise tomorrow? What would change first?" Let everyone imagine.

Watch the video of the sun filmed by a NASA space telescope (it has background music). What colours and shapes do you see moving?

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Of all the things Allah could mention, why do you think the sun comes first in this surah?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why doesn't the sun ever run out?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shams is surah 91, and its name means "the sun". Find ayah 1, then look at ayat 2 to 4. What else is mentioned?

Fact: How far away is the sun?

Look it up in a science book or on NASA's Space Place website.

Ages 5–8: Shadow tracker. Stand a pencil upright in a lump of playdough in a sunny spot. Mark the tip of its shadow in the morning, at midday and in the afternoon. What happens to the shadow?

Ages 9–12: Do the same every hour, and measure the shadow's length each time. Make a bar chart. When was the shadow shortest? Why do you think so?

Finish with: "I found that the shadow ___ as the sun ___."

Talk together:

• Who keeps the sun rising and setting on time, every day?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What would our lives be like without sunlight?
• The sun shines on everyone. How could we share good things with everyone too?
• What can we say when we see a beautiful sunrise or sunset?

Make a small plan: "This week, when I see the sunrise or sunset at ___, I will ___ with ___."

• Show your shadow marks or chart to someone at home and explain what you found.
• Teach a younger child the sun safety rule below.
• Next time: the next ayat of Surah Ash-Shams (91:2–4) talk about the moon, the day and the night. Explore them together!

Action: Practise your plan on at least three days.