Start with bismillah.

Ask everyone to go into sujud for a quiet moment, then sit up. Ask: "How did that feel? Where was your head, and where was your heart?"

Watch the time-lapse film of plant roots growing deep into the soil. (Watch the first two minutes.)

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

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is sujud the time we're closest to Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-'Alaq is surah 96. Find ayah 19, the last ayah. Many mushafs have a special mark beside it. Can you find it? This is a sajdah ayah: when we recite or hear it, it is sunnah to make one prostration (sujud tilawah). Ask your ustaz/ustazah to show you how.

Fact: How deep can the roots of a tree grow?

Ages 5–8: Roots in a jar. Put a bean between wet paper and the side of a glass jar. Watch the root grow down each day.

Ages 9–12: Root vs shoot. Measure your bean's root and shoot every day for a week. Which grows faster at first? Why might that be?

Finish with: "I found that the roots go down so the plant can ___."

Talk together:

• Roots go down low, and that's how the plant grows strong. How is sujud like that?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What does it mean to come close to Allah?
• What will you ask Allah for in your next sujud?
• Who should we not follow, even if they are loud or bossy?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will make one special dua in sujud for ___."

• Show someone at home your bean's root in the jar.
• Teach a younger child how to do sujud calmly.
• Next time: the next surah, Al-Qadr, begins with ayah 97:1 about a very special night. Explore it together!

Action: Make a quiet dua in sujud every day this week.