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Quran Investigator booklet

Surah Al-Maa'oun

Surah number 107 · Small Kindnesses · 7 ayat

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Quran Investigator
Surah Al-Maa'oun
Surah number 107 · Small Kindnesses · 7 ayat
My checklist: colour a star when you finish a page
  1. 3Read, trace and number☆
  2. 4Read word by word☆
  3. 5Colour the surah picture☆
  4. 6Doodle and wonder☆
  5. 7Surah hunt and quick facts☆
  6. 8Ayah and meaning match☆
  7. 9Word detective☆
  8. 10Separate the letters☆
  9. 11Letter hunt☆
  10. 12Number train☆
  11. 13Spot the difference☆
  12. 14Sentence builder☆
  13. 15Word search☆
  14. 16Memorise in parts☆
  15. 17My action plan☆
  16. 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

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
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
And encourages not the feeding of the indigent.
فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ
So woe to the worshippers
فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
Then such is the (man) who repulses the orphan (with harshness),
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ
Who are neglectful of their prayers,
وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ
But refuse (to supply) (even) neighbourly needs.
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ
Seest thou one who denies the Judgment (to come)?
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ
Those who (want but) to be seen (of men),
Ayah numbers in Arabic, to copy into the circles
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Quranic Literacy
Activity 2
Read word by word
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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.
أَرَءَيْتَHave you seen?ٱلَّذِىthe one whoيُكَذِّبُdeniesبِٱلدِّينِthe Judgment﴿١﴾
فَذَٰلِكَThen thatٱلَّذِى(is) the one whoيَدُعُّrepulsesٱلْيَتِيمَthe orphan﴿٢﴾
وَلَاAnd (does) notيَحُضُّfeel the urgeعَلَىٰtoطَعَامِfeedٱلْمِسْكِينِthe poor﴿٣﴾
فَوَيْلٌۭSo woeلِّلْمُصَلِّينَto those who pray﴿٤﴾
ٱلَّذِينَThose whoهُمْ[they]عَنaboutصَلَاتِهِمْtheir prayersسَاهُونَ(are) neglectful﴿٥﴾
ٱلَّذِينَThose whoهُمْ[they]يُرَآءُونَmake show﴿٦﴾
وَيَمْنَعُونَAnd they denyٱلْمَاعُونَ[the] small kindnesses﴿٧﴾
Draw what these ayat make you imagine
Word meanings: quranexcel.comPage 4٤© iqrasaurus.com
Creative Expression
Activity 3
Colour the surah picture
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Colour the picture.

Level 2

Say what you coloured and why.

Colour the picture for Surah Al-Maa'oun. Listen to the surah while you colour.
Colouring picture for Surah Al-Maa'oun
What does this picture make you think of from the surah? Tell someone at home.
Line art: IqraSaurus surah scenesPage 5٥© iqrasaurus.com
Creative Expression
Activity 4
Doodle and wonder
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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: Nothing Is Lost
What does it mean to believe that one day everything we did will be shown?
Clue from ayah 7: Small Kindnesses
Why do you think Allah mentions such small things?
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Quranic Knowledge
Activity 5
Surah hunt and quick facts
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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-Maa'oun   3. Fill in the facts
1. Surah Al-Maa'oun 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-Maa'oun” means: S____ K_________
Investigate together
How do scientists read the history of the Earth from a tube of ice?
The mushaf I used: draw its cover
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Quranic Literacy
Activity 6
Ayah and meaning match
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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
3
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
4
فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ
5
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ
6
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ
7
وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ
AThose who (want but) to be seen (of men),
BBut refuse (to supply) (even) neighbourly needs.
CAnd encourages not the feeding of the indigent.
DWho are neglectful of their prayers,
ESo woe to the worshippers
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Arabic Literacy
Activity 7
Word detective
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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
أ+ر+ء+ي+ت=
Find it in
ayah
2
ط+ع+ا+م=
Find it in
ayah
3
ب+ا+ل+د+ي+ن=
Find it in
ayah
4
ا+ل+ي+ت+ي+م=
Find it in
ayah
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Arabic Literacy
Activity 8
Separate the letters
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Separate the letters.

Level 2

Count the letters in each word.

Separate the letters and write one in each box
1
يُكَذِّبُ
[denies]
2
سَاهُونَ
[(are) neglectful]
3
يَدُعُّ
[repulses]
4
يَحُضُّ
[feel the urge]
Count it! How many letters are in سَاهُونَ?
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Arabic Literacy
Activity 9
Letter hunt
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Circle the letter each time you see it.

Level 2

Count them. Write the number in Arabic numerals too.

ذ
Hunt for Dhal
Circle it every time you see it.
How many did you find?
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ ﴿١﴾ فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ ﴿٢﴾ وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ ﴿٣﴾ فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿٤﴾ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ ﴿٥﴾ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ ﴿٦﴾ وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ ﴿٧﴾

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
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Fill in the missing numbers.

Level 2

Make your own number bonds to 7.

1. Surah Al-Maa'oun is surah number 107. Fill in the missing carriages.
102
103
105
107
2. The surah has 7 ayat. Fill in the number bonds to make 7.
7
1
7
5
7
3. Ayah numbers are written in Arabic numerals in the mushaf. Write each one in our numbers.
٥
٧
١
٣
٦
٤
٢
Number words: Surah Al-Maa'oun has 7 ayat. Write 7 in words:
Find the card for 7 in IqraSaurus Numbersaurus.
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Numeracy and Observation
Activity 11
Spot the difference
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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
Learning room, picture A
B
Learning room, picture B
found one!
found one!
found one!
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Language and Literacy
Activity 12
Sentence builder
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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. ////
Your turn: write your own sentence about the surah.
Sentences from the IqraSaurus Tadabbur guidesPage 14١٤© iqrasaurus.com
Language and Literacy
Activity 13
Word search
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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 ↓
describesteachesprayerspeopleorphangoodlost
stteachesd
cgjbmjlyse
piolrcusws
rpeopletpc
adpshgoodr
yjhtlmdwgi
eecorphanb
rnfhmeklre
skhdcwgols
hhhjymgdfa
Pick one word. How is it part of this surah?
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Memorisation
Activity 14
Memorise in parts
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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 أَرَءَيْتَ …
Ayah 2 فَذَٰلِكَ …
Ayah 3 وَلَا …
Ayah 4 فَوَيْلٌۭ …
Ayah 5 ٱلَّذِينَ …
Ayah 6 ٱلَّذِينَ …
Ayah 7 وَيَمْنَعُونَ …
2. Which word is missing? Choose from the word box.
بِٱلدِّينِيُرَآءُونَ
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ ﴿١﴾
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ ﴿٦﴾
Keep going in Mini Hafiz. It splits Surah Al-Maa'oun into the same parts and hides words the same way: hafiz.iqrasaurus.com/hafiz/surah/107
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Reflection and Journaling
Activity 15
My action plan
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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, at , I will do one good thing that I'd be happy to see on my record: .
This week, at , I will be kind to by .
This week, I will encourage to help feed people in need by .
This week, after prayer, I will do one kind thing: .
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
Passport stamp for Surah Al-Maa'ounBooklet done?Colour your stamp for Surah Al-Maa'oun!
Plans from the IqraSaurus Tadabbur guidesPage 17١٧© iqrasaurus.com
Problem Solving
Activity 16
Maze to the mushaf
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Draw a line from the start to the mushaf.

Level 2

Do it without lifting your pencil.

This ayah opens Surah Al-Ma'un by asking us to look at the kind of person who denies the Day of Judgement.
Help the dino find the way to the mushaf!
Mushaf: the finishMushaf: the finish StartStart
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For grown-ups
Answers
PageActivityAnswer
3Read, trace and numberCircles, in the order the ayat are shown: 3, 4, 2, 5, 7, 1, 6
7Surah hunt and quick factsSurah number 107 (١٠٧) · 7 ayat · juz 30 · page 602 · Makki · “Small Kindnesses”
8Ayah and meaning matchA → ayah 6 · B → ayah 7 · C → ayah 3 · D → ayah 5 · E → ayah 4
9Word detectiveأَرَءَيْتَ · طَعَامِ · بِٱلدِّينِ · ٱلْيَتِيمَ
Ayat: 1, 3, 1, 2
Meanings: Have you seen? · feed · the Judgment · the orphan
10Separate the lettersي ك ذ ب · س ا ه و ن · ي د ع · ي ح ض · Count it: 5
11Letter huntDhal (ذ) appears 6 times (٦)
12Number trainseven · Train: 104, 106 · Bonds: 1 + 6, 5 + 2, any pair making 7 · Numerals: 5, 7, 1, 3, 6, 4, 2
14Sentence builder1. The last ayah of Surah Al-Ma'un warns against refusing even small kindnesses, like lending everyday things to neighbours.
16Memorise in partsبِٱلدِّينِ (1) · يُرَآءُونَ (6)
Page 13: Spot the difference
Missing from B: pen, lantern, leaf
Page 15: Word search
stteachesd
cgjbmjlyse
piolrcusws
rpeopletpc
adpshgoodr
yjhtlmdwgi
eecorphanb
rnfhmeklre
skhdcwgols
hhhjymgdfa
Page 18: Maze to the mushaf
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