Start with bismillah.

Put a few small toys inside a ball of play dough, then squeeze it until they pop out. Ask: "What do you think is hidden deep inside the earth?"

Watch the Harvard Museum of Natural History video about a geode, a plain rock with crystals hidden inside.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will the earth bring out?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What is the earth carrying deep down?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Az-Zalzalah is surah 99. Find ayah 2. The key word athqalaha means its heavy loads. Many scholars explain that this includes everything buried inside the earth.

Fact: How do crystals grow inside a geode?

Ages 5–8: Grow crystals. With an adult, dissolve lots of salt or sugar in warm water, hang a string in it, and check each day for crystals.

Ages 9–12: Earth layers. Draw the inside of the Earth: crust, mantle, outer core, inner core. Label how hot and how thick each layer is.

Finish with: "I found that crystals grow when ___."

Talk together:

• Who put treasures like crystals and gold deep in the earth?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• The earth carries so much for us. How can we thank Allah for it?
• What do you think it means that the earth will give back everything it holds?
• What would you like to ask an ustaz or ustazah about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will look after the earth by ___."

• Show someone at home your growing crystals.
• Tell someone what lies at the very centre of the Earth.
• Next time: the next ayah (99:3) is about what people will say. Explore it together!

Action: Pick up litter on a walk this week.