Start with bismillah.

Stand outside in the morning and look at your shadow. Ask: "Where will your shadow be at lunchtime?"

Watch the Curious Cub video about how shadows change during the day.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does the day do in this ayah?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is my shadow long in the morning and short at noon?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shams is surah 91. Find ayah 3. The key word jallaha means makes it clear and bright, shows it fully.

Fact: What time of day is your shadow shortest?

Ages 5–8: Shadow drawing. Stand in the same spot at 9am, 12pm and 3pm while someone draws around your shadow with chalk.

Ages 9–12: Shadow stick. Put a stick upright in the ground. Mark the tip of its shadow every hour. What shape do the marks make?

Finish with: "I found that my shadow is shortest at ___."

Talk together:

• Daylight shows everything clearly. What does Allah's guidance make clear for us?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why do you think prayer times follow the sun?
• What do you notice about the world in bright daylight?
• How can you make your day "bright" with good deeds?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will start each day by ___."

• Notice how the time of Dhuhr matches the shortest shadow.
• Do one bright, good deed every morning.
• Next time: the next ayah (91:4) is about the night covering the sun. Explore it together!

Action: Show someone your chalk shadow drawings.