Start with bismillah.

Lie on your back outside and look up. Ask: "What's holding the sky up? What's it made of?"

Watch the Mocomi video about the ozone layer, which protects us from the sun's harmful rays.

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

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How is the sky like a roof?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shams is surah 91. Find ayah 5. The key word bannaha means built it. In ayat 5 to 7, many scholars explain that the oath is by the sky and the One who built it.

Fact: Which layer of the atmosphere holds the ozone layer?

Ages 5–8: Sky roof. Hold an umbrella over a toy in the sun. What does the umbrella block? How is that like the ozone layer?

Ages 9–12: Layer chart. Draw the layers of the atmosphere and mark where the ozone layer, clouds and the space station are.

Finish with: "I found that the ozone layer protects us from ___."

Talk together:

• How does the sky protect us, like a roof over a house?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Who built the sky so perfectly?
• How can we look after our air?
• What do you love looking at in the sky?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will help keep the air clean by ___."

• Walk or cycle instead of using the car once this week, if you can.
• Wear sun cream and a hat on sunny days.
• Next time: the next ayah (91:6) is about the earth spread out. Explore it together!

Action: Show someone your atmosphere chart.