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Surah Al-Feel

Surah number 105 · The Elephant · 5 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: 105:1 · 105:2 · 105:3 · 105:4 · 105:5
Mini Hafiz splits the surah into the same parts as this booklet: hafiz.iqrasaurus.com/hafiz/surah/105
Numbersaurus has a card for the number 5, the number of ayat: numbers.iqrasaurus.com/numbers/n/5
Calendar links this surah to a stop in the Sirah timeline: “Born in the Year of the Elephant” calendar.iqrasaurus.com/calendar
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

فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ

Then did He make them like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up.

وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ

And He sent against them Flights of Birds,

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ

Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Companions of the Elephant?

تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ

Striking them with stones of baked clay.

أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍۢ

Did He not make their treacherous plan go astray?

Ayah numbers in Arabic, to copy into the circles

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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.

أَلَمْHave not?تَرَyou seenكَيْفَhow?فَعَلَdealtرَبُّكَyour Lordبِأَصْحَٰبِwith (the) Companionsٱلْفِيلِ(of the) Elephant﴿١﴾

أَلَمْDid not?يَجْعَلْHe makeكَيْدَهُمْtheir planفِىgoتَضْلِيلٍۢastray﴿٢﴾

وَأَرْسَلَAnd He sentعَلَيْهِمْagainst themطَيْرًاbirdsأَبَابِيلَ(in) flocks﴿٣﴾

تَرْمِيهِمStriking themبِحِجَارَةٍۢwith stonesمِّنofسِجِّيلٍۢbaked clay﴿٤﴾

فَجَعَلَهُمْThen He made themكَعَصْفٍۢlike strawمَّأْكُولٍۭeaten up﴿٥﴾

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 Al-Feel. 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: The People of the Elephant
Elephants are huge and strong. Who made them?

Clue from ayah 5: Like Eaten Straw
Why do you think the surah ends this way?

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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 Al-Feel 3. Fill in the facts

1. Surah Al-Feel 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. “Al-Feel” means: The E_______

Investigate together
How heavy is a fully grown African elephant?

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

1

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ

2

أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍۢ

3

وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ

4

تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ

5

فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ

ASeest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Companions of the Elephant?

BAnd He sent against them Flights of Birds,

CStriking them with stones of baked clay.

DDid He not make their treacherous plan go astray?

EThen did He make them like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up.

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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

ب+أ+ص+ح+ب=

Find it in
ayah

2

ي+ج+ع+ل=

Find it in
ayah

3

ت+ض+ل+ي+ل=

Find it in
ayah

4

س+ج+ي+ل=

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

ٱلْفِيلِ

[(of the) Elephant]

2

كَيْدَهُمْ

[their plan]

3

طَيْرًا

[birds]

4

كَعَصْفٍۢ

[like straw]

Count it! How many letters are in ٱلْفِيلِ?

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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.

ب

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

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ ﴿١﴾ أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍۢ ﴿٢﴾ وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ ﴿٣﴾ تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ ﴿٤﴾ فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ ﴿٥﴾

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 5.

1. Surah Al-Feel is surah number 105. Fill in the missing carriages.

100

102

103

105

2. The surah has 5 ayat. Fill in the number bonds to make 5.

5

1

5

3

5

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

٥

٢

٤

٣

١

Number words: Surah Al-Feel has 5 ayat. Write 5 in words:
Find the card for 5 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!

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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 ↓

elephantpeopleflocksstonesallahbirdsarmy

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

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 أَلَمْ …

Ayah 2 أَلَمْ …

Ayah 3 وَأَرْسَلَ …

Ayah 4 تَرْمِيهِم …

Ayah 5 فَجَعَلَهُمْ …

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

مَّأْكُولٍۭأَبَابِيلَبِحِجَارَةٍۢ

وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا ﴿٣﴾

تَرْمِيهِم مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ ﴿٤﴾

فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ ﴿٥﴾

Keep going in Mini Hafiz. It splits Surah Al-Feel into the same parts and hides words the same way: hafiz.iqrasaurus.com/hafiz/surah/105

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

When I feel small or weak this week, I will remember and make dua at .

This week, I will make a good plan to , say 'in sha Allah', and try my best.

This week, whenever I see a flock of birds at , I will say .

My own idea:

This surah in the Sirah timeline
Born in the Year of the Elephant
Find it in the IqraSaurus Calendar.

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 Al-Feel!

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 opens Surah Al-Fil by asking us to think about what Allah did with the people who came with an elephant.

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: 5, 3, 1, 4, 2
7	Surah hunt and quick facts	Surah number 105 (١٠٥) · 5 ayat · juz 30 · page 601 · Makki · “The Elephant”
8	Ayah and meaning match	A → ayah 1 · B → ayah 3 · C → ayah 4 · D → ayah 2 · E → ayah 5
9	Word detective	بِأَصْحَٰبِ · يَجْعَلْ · تَضْلِيلٍۢ · سِجِّيلٍۢ Ayat: 1, 2, 2, 4 Meanings: with (the) Companions · He make · astray · baked clay
10	Separate the letters	ا ل ف ي ل · ك ي د ه م · ط ي ر ا · ك ع ص ف · Count it: 5
11	Letter hunt	Ba (ب) appears 6 times (٦)
12	Number train	five · Train: 101, 104 · Bonds: 1 + 4, 3 + 2, any pair making 5 · Numerals: 5, 2, 4, 3, 1
14	Sentence builder	1. This ayah tells us that Allah made the plan of the people of the elephant fail. 2. This ayah tells us that the birds struck the army with stones of baked clay. 3. This ayah tells us that Allah sent flocks of birds against the army of the elephant.
16	Memorise in parts	أَبَابِيلَ (3) · بِحِجَارَةٍۢ (4) · مَّأْكُولٍۭ (5)

Page 13: Spot the difference

Missing from B: bird, leaf, rope

Page 15: Word search

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

Page 18: Maze to the mushaf

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

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

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

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

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

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