Start with bismillah.

Switch off the lights and sit together in the dark for one minute. Ask: "What changed? What sounds can you hear now?"

Watch the BBC Earth video of a flying fox (a big fruit bat) flying through the night with a tiny camera on its back.

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

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who is awake while I'm asleep?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Layl is surah 92, and it has twenty-one ayat. Find ayah 1. The surah is named after its first key word, al-layl, which means the night.

Fact: How do fruit bats find their food in the dark?

Ages 5–8: Night list. With an adult, stand outside after dark for five minutes. List every sound and light you notice.

Ages 9–12: Night animals. Choose three animals that are active at night. Find out which sense each one uses most: sight, hearing or smell.

Finish with: "I found that flying foxes find food by ___."

Talk together:

• Why do you think Allah swears by the night?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What good things does the night give us?
• Who looks after the night animals while we sleep?
• What do you like to say to Allah before you sleep?

Make a small plan: "This week, before I sleep, I will ___."

• Tell someone at home one surprising fact about fruit bats.
• Look out of the window at night and say subhanAllah.
• Next time: the next ayah (92:2) is about the day shining bright. Explore it together!

Action: Say your bedtime dua every night this week.