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Surah At-Takathur

Surah number 102 · Rivalry in World Increase · 8 ayat

My checklist: colour a star when you finish a page

3Read, trace and number☆
4Read word by word☆
5Colour the surah picture☆
6Doodle and wonder☆
7Surah hunt and quick facts☆
8Ayah and meaning match☆
9Word detective☆
10Separate the letters☆
11Letter hunt☆
12Number train☆
13Spot the difference☆
14Sentence builder☆
15Word search☆
16Memorise in parts☆
17My action plan☆
18Maze to the mushaf☆

Inspire Investigate Integrate Impart

Arabic: Uthmani text from the IqraSaurus Quran data. Meanings: Abdullah Yusuf Ali.Page 1١© iqrasaurus.com

For parents and teachers

For grown-ups

How to use this booklet. Read the ayat together first. Then let your child pick 3 or 4 pages for one sitting. Every page has two levels: Level 1 for younger children (about 5–7), Level 2 for older ones (about 8–10). Children at both levels can work at the same table.

The 4-I journey in this booklet

Inspire: read, trace and colour, then doodle what the ayat make you wonder about.
Investigate: find the surah in a real mushaf, match ayat to meanings, and play with its words, letters and numbers.
Integrate: build sentences, find words, and start memorising.
Impart: choose one plan for this week and show your work to someone.

Carry on in the IqraSaurus tools

Tadabbur has a 4-I guide for each ayah: 102:1 · 102:2 · 102:3 · 102:4 · 102:5 · 102:6 · 102:7 · 102:8
Mini Hafiz splits the surah into the same parts as this booklet: hafiz.iqrasaurus.com/hafiz/surah/102
Numbersaurus has a card for the number 8, the number of ayat: numbers.iqrasaurus.com/numbers/n/8
Hijaiyya Hunt has more letter hunts like the one in this booklet: hijaiyya.iqrasaurus.com/hijaiyya.

About the text

The Arabic is the Uthmani text from the IqraSaurus Quran data, copied by program and never typed. The English meaning of each ayah is from the translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali. The meanings under single words are word-by-word helps from quranexcel.com, not a translation. Sentences, questions and plans come from Tadabbur guides the asatizah have checked. Ask your ustaz or ustazah if anything is unclear.

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Quranic Literacy

Activity 1

Read, trace and number

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Level 1

Trace the ayat and colour the page.

Level 2

Write the right ayah number in each circle.

1. Trace the ayat 2. Read the meanings 3. Number each ayah

كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

But nay, ye soon shall know (the reality).

حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ

Until ye visit the graves.

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

Nay, were ye to know with certainty of mind, (ye would beware!)

ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Then, shall ye be questioned that Day about the joy (ye indulged in!).

أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things),

لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ

Ye shall certainly see Hell-Fire!

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

Again, ye shall see it with certainty of sight!

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Again, ye soon shall know!

Ayah numbers in Arabic, to copy into the circles

١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨

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Quranic Literacy

Activity 2

Read word by word

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Level 1

Read along with a grown-up and colour.

Level 2

Cover the meanings. How many can you remember?

Read each word and its meaning. Colour the words you already know.

أَلْهَىٰكُمُDiverts youٱلتَّكَاثُرُthe competition to increase﴿١﴾

حَتَّىٰUntilزُرْتُمُyou visitٱلْمَقَابِرَthe graves﴿٢﴾

كَلَّاNay!سَوْفَSoonتَعْلَمُونَyou will know﴿٣﴾

ثُمَّThenكَلَّاnay!سَوْفَSoonتَعْلَمُونَyou will know﴿٤﴾

كَلَّاNay!لَوْIfتَعْلَمُونَyou knowعِلْمَ(with) a knowledgeٱلْيَقِينِ(of) certainty﴿٥﴾

لَتَرَوُنَّSurely you will seeٱلْجَحِيمَthe Hellfire﴿٦﴾

ثُمَّThenلَتَرَوُنَّهَاsurely you will see itعَيْنَ(with the) eyeٱلْيَقِينِ(of) certainty﴿٧﴾

ثُمَّThenلَتُسْـَٔلُنَّsurely you will be askedيَوْمَئِذٍthat Dayعَنِaboutٱلنَّعِيمِthe pleasures﴿٨﴾

Draw what these ayat make you imagine

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Creative Expression

Activity 3

Colour the surah picture

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Level 1

Colour the picture.

Level 2

Say what you coloured and why.

Colour the picture for Surah At-Takathur. Listen to the surah while you colour.

What does this picture make you think of from the surah? Tell someone at home.

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Creative Expression

Activity 4

Doodle and wonder

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Level 1

Follow the clues and draw.

Level 2

Explain your drawing to someone at home.

Draw what each clue makes you think of

Clue from ayah 1: Always Wanting More
What do people race each other to get more of?

Clue from ayah 8: Asked About Our Blessings
What blessings do you enjoy every day without thinking?

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Quranic Knowledge

Activity 5

Surah hunt and quick facts

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Level 1

Open a mushaf and find the surah.

Level 2

Use the mushaf's index to find the page.

1. Open your mushaf 2. Find Surah At-Takathur 3. Fill in the facts

1. Surah At-Takathur is surah number .

2. Write that number in Arabic numerals:

3. How many ayat does the whole surah have?

4. It is in juz , on page of the Madinah mushaf.

5. Circle one: MakkiMadani

6. “At-Takathur” means: R______ in W____ I_______

Investigate together
Why do hermit crabs need to change shells as they grow?

The mushaf I used: draw its cover

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Quranic Literacy

Activity 6

Ayah and meaning match

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Level 1

Use the meanings to match each ayah.

Level 2

Cover the meanings. What is each ayah about?

1. Read each ayah 2. Read the meanings 3. Write the ayah number next to its meaning

2

حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ

3

كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

4

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

6

لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ

7

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ

AAgain, ye shall see it with certainty of sight!

BUntil ye visit the graves.

CAgain, ye soon shall know!

DBut nay, ye soon shall know (the reality).

EYe shall certainly see Hell-Fire!

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Arabic Literacy

Activity 7

Word detective

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Level 1

Join the letters to make the word.

Level 2

Find the word in the surah. Which ayah?

1. Join the letters and write the word 2. Find it in the surah

1

ت+ع+ل+م+و+ن=

Find it in
ayah

2

ز+ر+ت+م=

Find it in
ayah

3

ل+ت+س+ل+ن=

Find it in
ayah

4

ع+ل+م=

Find it in
ayah

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Arabic Literacy

Activity 8

Separate the letters

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Level 1

Separate the letters.

Level 2

Count the letters in each word.

Separate the letters and write one in each box

1

ٱلْيَقِينِ

[(of) certainty]

2

لَتَرَوُنَّ

[Surely you will see]

3

أَلْهَىٰكُمُ

[Diverts you]

4

ٱلْجَحِيمَ

[the Hellfire]

Count it! How many letters are in ٱلْيَقِينِ?

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Arabic Literacy

Activity 9

Letter hunt

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Level 1

Circle the letter each time you see it.

Level 2

Count them. Write the number in Arabic numerals too.

ع

Hunt for ‘Ain
Circle it every time you see it.
How many did you find?

أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ﴿١﴾ حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ ﴿٢﴾ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٣﴾ ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٤﴾ كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿٥﴾ لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ ﴿٦﴾ ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿٧﴾ ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿٨﴾

The letter changes shape when it joins other letters. Look carefully at the start, middle and end of words.

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Numeracy

Activity 10

Number train

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Level 1

Fill in the missing numbers.

Level 2

Make your own number bonds to 8.

1. Surah At-Takathur is surah number 102. Fill in the missing carriages.

97

100

101

102

2. The surah has 8 ayat. Fill in the number bonds to make 8.

8

1

8

6

8

3. Ayah numbers are written in Arabic numerals in the mushaf. Write each one in our numbers.

٢

٤

٣

٥

٧

٦

٨

١

Number words: Surah At-Takathur has 8 ayat. Write 8 in words:
Find the card for 8 in IqraSaurus Numbersaurus.

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Numeracy and Observation

Activity 11

Spot the difference

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Level 1

Look carefully and circle what's missing.

Level 2

Count all the things in picture A.

Picture B is missing 3 things. Find them and circle the empty spots in picture B.

A

B

found one!

Language and Literacy

Activity 12

Sentence builder

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Level 1

Put the word groups in order.

Level 2

Write your own sentence about the surah.

Put the word groups in order to make a sentence about the surah

1. ////

2. ////

3. ////

Your turn: write your own sentence about the surah.

Language and Literacy

Activity 13

Word search

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Level 1

Find the words across and down.

Level 2

Use one word in a sentence about the surah.

Find these words. They go across → or down ↓

matterspeopleracingreallywarnsuntilsoon

i	l	j	n	r	o	u	w	l	s
b	i	y	c	o	k	s	a	f	d
j	r	a	c	i	n	g	r	y	j
i	o	a	j	r	p	j	n	r	c
p	e	o	p	l	e	j	s	s	h
g	h	o	w	d	j	p	r	o	h
d	g	l	o	e	d	u	o	o	h
m	a	t	t	e	r	s	u	n	k
r	e	a	l	l	y	y	y	i	m
u	n	t	i	l	u	k	h	h	b

Pick one word. How is it part of this surah?

Memorisation

Activity 14

Memorise in parts

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Level 1

Colour a circle each time you recite.

Level 2

Fill in the missing words.

1. Recite each ayah: 5 times while looking (solid circles), then 5 times with eyes closed (dashed circles). Colour a circle each time.

Ayah 1 أَلْهَىٰكُمُ …

Ayah 2 حَتَّىٰ …

Ayah 3 كَلَّا …

Ayah 4 ثُمَّ …

Ayah 5 كَلَّا …

Ayah 6 لَتَرَوُنَّ …

Ayah 7 ثُمَّ …

Ayah 8 ثُمَّ …

2. Which word is missing? Choose from the word box.

ٱلْمَقَابِرَتَعْلَمُونَ

حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ﴿٢﴾

كَلَّا سَوْفَ ﴿٣﴾

Keep going in Mini Hafiz. It splits Surah At-Takathur into the same parts and hides words the same way: hafiz.iqrasaurus.com/hafiz/surah/102

Reflection and Journaling

Activity 15

My action plan

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Level 1

Tick one plan and draw your du‘a.

Level 2

Write why you chose it.

1. This surah reminds me to …

2. My plan: tick one or two and fill in the gaps

This week, when I want something just because someone else has it, I will .

This week, I will spend time on something that really matters: , with .

This week, I will learn one true thing from the Quran at and share it with .

This week, I will remind myself every day at that .

My own idea:

3. I showed my booklet to:

my family

my teacher

a friend

Draw or write a du‘a you will make this week

Booklet done?Colour your stamp for Surah At-Takathur!

Problem Solving

Activity 16

Maze to the mushaf

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Level 1

Draw a line from the start to the mushaf.

Level 2

Do it without lifting your pencil.

This ayah warns that racing each other to have more and more can distract us from what really matters.

Help the dino find the way to the mushaf!

For grown-ups

Answers

Page	Activity	Answer
3	Read, trace and number	Circles, in the order the ayat are shown: 3, 2, 5, 8, 1, 6, 7, 4
7	Surah hunt and quick facts	Surah number 102 (١٠٢) · 8 ayat · juz 30 · page 600 · Makki · “Rivalry in World Increase”
8	Ayah and meaning match	A → ayah 7 · B → ayah 2 · C → ayah 4 · D → ayah 3 · E → ayah 6
9	Word detective	تَعْلَمُونَ · زُرْتُمُ · لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ · عِلْمَ Ayat: 3, 2, 8, 5 Meanings: you will know · you visit · surely you will be asked · (with) a knowledge
10	Separate the letters	ا ل ي ق ي ن · ل ت ر و ن · أ ل ه ى ك م · ا ل ج ح ي م · Count it: 6
11	Letter hunt	‘Ain (ع) appears 7 times (٧)
12	Number train	eight · Train: 98, 99 · Bonds: 1 + 7, 6 + 2, any pair making 8 · Numerals: 2, 4, 3, 5, 7, 6, 8, 1
14	Sentence builder	1. This ayah says that if people knew with certainty, they would live very differently. 2. This ayah says people will see it with their own eyes, with complete certainty. 3. This ayah tells people that soon they will know the truth about what really matters.
16	Memorise in parts	ٱلْمَقَابِرَ (2) · تَعْلَمُونَ (3)

Page 13: Spot the difference

Missing from B: water drop, leaf, dates

Page 15: Word search

i	l	j	n	r	o	u	w	l	s
b	i	y	c	o	k	s	a	f	d
j	r	a	c	i	n	g	r	y	j
i	o	a	j	r	p	j	n	r	c
p	e	o	p	l	e	j	s	s	h
g	h	o	w	d	j	p	r	o	h
d	g	l	o	e	d	u	o	o	h
m	a	t	t	e	r	s	u	n	k
r	e	a	l	l	y	y	y	i	m
u	n	t	i	l	u	k	h	h	b

Page 18: Maze to the mushaf

i	l	j	n	r	o	u	w	l	s
b	i	y	c	o	k	s	a	f	d
j	r	a	c	i	n	g	r	y	j
i	o	a	j	r	p	j	n	r	c
p	e	o	p	l	e	j	s	s	h
g	h	o	w	d	j	p	r	o	h
d	g	l	o	e	d	u	o	o	h
m	a	t	t	e	r	s	u	n	k
r	e	a	l	l	y	y	y	i	m
u	n	t	i	l	u	k	h	h	b

i	l	j	n	r	o	u	w	l	s
b	i	y	c	o	k	s	a	f	d
j	r	a	c	i	n	g	r	y	j
i	o	a	j	r	p	j	n	r	c
p	e	o	p	l	e	j	s	s	h
g	h	o	w	d	j	p	r	o	h
d	g	l	o	e	d	u	o	o	h
m	a	t	t	e	r	s	u	n	k
r	e	a	l	l	y	y	y	i	m
u	n	t	i	l	u	k	h	h	b

i	l	j	n	r	o	u	w	l	s
b	i	y	c	o	k	s	a	f	d
j	r	a	c	i	n	g	r	y	j
i	o	a	j	r	p	j	n	r	c
p	e	o	p	l	e	j	s	s	h
g	h	o	w	d	j	p	r	o	h
d	g	l	o	e	d	u	o	o	h
m	a	t	t	e	r	s	u	n	k
r	e	a	l	l	y	y	y	i	m
u	n	t	i	l	u	k	h	h	b

i	l	j	n	r	o	u	w	l	s
b	i	y	c	o	k	s	a	f	d
j	r	a	c	i	n	g	r	y	j
i	o	a	j	r	p	j	n	r	c
p	e	o	p	l	e	j	s	s	h
g	h	o	w	d	j	p	r	o	h
d	g	l	o	e	d	u	o	o	h
m	a	t	t	e	r	s	u	n	k
r	e	a	l	l	y	y	y	i	m
u	n	t	i	l	u	k	h	h	b

i	l	j	n	r	o	u	w	l	s
b	i	y	c	o	k	s	a	f	d
j	r	a	c	i	n	g	r	y	j
i	o	a	j	r	p	j	n	r	c
p	e	o	p	l	e	j	s	s	h
g	h	o	w	d	j	p	r	o	h
d	g	l	o	e	d	u	o	o	h
m	a	t	t	e	r	s	u	n	k
r	e	a	l	l	y	y	y	i	m
u	n	t	i	l	u	k	h	h	b

i	l	j	n	r	o	u	w	l	s
b	i	y	c	o	k	s	a	f	d
j	r	a	c	i	n	g	r	y	j
i	o	a	j	r	p	j	n	r	c
p	e	o	p	l	e	j	s	s	h
g	h	o	w	d	j	p	r	o	h
d	g	l	o	e	d	u	o	o	h
m	a	t	t	e	r	s	u	n	k
r	e	a	l	l	y	y	y	i	m
u	n	t	i	l	u	k	h	h	b