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Quran Investigator booklet

Al-Kahf 1–10

Surah number 18 · The Cave · ayat 1–10

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Quran Investigator
Al-Kahf 1–10
Surah number 18 · The Cave · Part 1 of 2: ayat 1–5
My checklist: colour a star when you finish a page
  1. 3Read, trace and number☆
  2. 4Read word by word☆
  3. 6Doodle and wonder☆
  4. 7Surah hunt and quick facts☆
  5. 8Ayah and meaning match☆
  6. 9Word detective☆
  7. 10Separate the letters☆
  8. 11Letter hunt☆
  9. 12Number train☆
  10. 13Spot the difference☆
  11. 14Sentence builder☆
  12. 15Word search☆
  13. 16Memorise in parts☆
  14. 17My action plan☆
  15. 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
مَّٰكِثِينَ فِيهِ أَبَدًۭا
Wherein they shall remain for ever:
وَيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًۭا
Further, that He may warn those (also) who say, "Allah hath begotten a son":
مَّا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍۢ وَلَا لِءَابَآئِهِمْ ۚ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةًۭ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۚ إِن يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبًۭا
No knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their fathers. It is a grievous thing that issues from their mouths as a saying what they say is nothing but falsehood!
ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عِوَجَا ۜ
Praise be to Allah, Who hath sent to His Servant the Book, and hath allowed therein no Crookedness:
قَيِّمًۭا لِّيُنذِرَ بَأْسًۭا شَدِيدًۭا مِّن لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا حَسَنًۭا
(He hath made it) Straight (and Clear) in order that He may warn (the godless) of a terrible Punishment from Him, and that He may give Glad Tidings to the Believers who work righteous deeds, that they shall have a goodly Reward,
Ayah numbers in Arabic, to copy into the circles
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Quranic Literacy
Activity 2
Read word by word (1 of 2)
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.
ٱلْحَمْدُAll Praiseلِلَّهِ(is) for Allahٱلَّذِىٓthe One Whoأَنزَلَ(has) revealedعَلَىٰtoعَبْدِهِHis slaveٱلْكِتَٰبَthe Bookوَلَمْand notيَجْعَل(has) madeلَّهُۥin itعِوَجَا ۜany crookedness﴿١﴾
قَيِّمًۭاStraightلِّيُنذِرَto warnبَأْسًۭا(of) a punishmentشَدِيدًۭاsevereمِّنfromلَّدُنْهُnear Himوَيُبَشِّرَand give glad tidingsٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ(to) the believersٱلَّذِينَthose whoيَعْمَلُونَdoٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِrighteous deedsأَنَّthatلَهُمْfor themأَجْرًا(is) a rewardحَسَنًۭاgood﴿٢﴾
مَّٰكِثِينَ(They will) abideفِيهِin itأَبَدًۭاforever﴿٣﴾
وَيُنذِرَAnd to warnٱلَّذِينَthose whoقَالُوا۟sayٱتَّخَذَhas takenٱللَّهُAllahوَلَدًۭاa son﴿٤﴾
Draw what these ayat make you imagine
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Quranic Literacy
Activity 2
Read word by word (2 of 2)
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.
مَّاNotلَهُمthey haveبِهِۦabout itمِنْanyعِلْمٍۢknowledgeوَلَاand notلِءَابَآئِهِمْ ۚtheir forefathersكَبُرَتْGrave (is)كَلِمَةًۭthe wordتَخْرُجُ(that) comes outمِنْofأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۚtheir mouthsإِنNotيَقُولُونَthey sayإِلَّاexceptكَذِبًۭاa lie﴿٥﴾
Draw what these ayat make you imagine
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Creative Expression
Activity 3
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: No Crookedness
Why praise Allah for the Quran?
Clue from ayah 5: No Knowledge
Why check facts?
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Quranic Knowledge
Activity 4
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-Kahf, ayah 1   3. Fill in the facts
1. Surah Al-Kahf 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-Kahf” means: The C___
Investigate together
Which four other surahs begin with 'alhamdulillah'?
The mushaf I used: draw its cover
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Quranic Literacy
Activity 5
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
ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عِوَجَا ۜ
2
قَيِّمًۭا لِّيُنذِرَ بَأْسًۭا شَدِيدًۭا مِّن لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا حَسَنًۭا
3
مَّٰكِثِينَ فِيهِ أَبَدًۭا
4
وَيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًۭا
5
مَّا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍۢ وَلَا لِءَابَآئِهِمْ ۚ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةًۭ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۚ إِن يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبًۭا
APraise be to Allah, Who hath sent to His Servant the Book, and hath allowed therein no Crookedness:
BWherein they shall remain for ever:
CFurther, that He may warn those (also) who say, "Allah hath begotten a son":
D(He hath made it) Straight (and Clear) in order that He may warn (the godless) of a terrible Punishment from Him, and that He may give Glad Tidings to the Believers who work righteous deeds, that they shall have a goodly Reward,
ENo knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their fathers. It is a grievous thing that issues from their mouths as a saying what they say is nothing but falsehood!
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Arabic Literacy
Activity 6
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
ا+ل+ح+م+د=
Find it in
ayah
2
ع+ب+د+ه=
Find it in
ayah
3
ي+ج+ع+ل=
Find it in
ayah
4
ق+ي+م+ا=
Find it in
ayah
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Arabic Literacy
Activity 7
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
أَنزَلَ
[(has) revealed]
2
ٱلْكِتَٰبَ
[the Book]
3
عِوَجَا
[any crookedness]
4
لِّيُنذِرَ
[to warn]
Count it! How many letters are in ٱلْكِتَٰبَ?
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Arabic Literacy
Activity 8
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.

د
Hunt for Dal
Circle it every time you see it.
How many did you find?
ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عِوَجَا ۜ ﴿١﴾ قَيِّمًۭا لِّيُنذِرَ بَأْسًۭا شَدِيدًۭا مِّن لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا حَسَنًۭا ﴿٢﴾ مَّٰكِثِينَ فِيهِ أَبَدًۭا ﴿٣﴾ وَيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًۭا ﴿٤﴾ مَّا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍۢ وَلَا لِءَابَآئِهِمْ ۚ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةًۭ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۚ إِن يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبًۭا ﴿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 9
Number train
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Level 1

Fill in the missing numbers.

Level 2

Make your own number bonds to 10.

1. Surah Al-Kahf has 110 ayat. Fill in the missing carriages.
105
106
107
110
2. Let's make 10. Fill in the number bonds to make 10.
10
5
10
4
10
3. Ayah numbers are written in Arabic numerals in the mushaf. Write each one in our numbers.
٤
٣
١
٢
٥
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Numeracy and Observation
Activity 10
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
Desert camp, picture A
B
Desert camp, picture B
found one!
found one!
found one!
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Language and Literacy
Activity 11
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. ///
Your turn: write your own sentence about the surah.
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Language and Literacy
Activity 12
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 ↓
believerswarningrewardallahqurangoodnews
sdbjiieuki
gleeouyday
ndleulafka
bgihigoodr
aletkmemdj
lrvoslctmn
lnerewardr
aerewlcena
hwsquranoh
bsbwarning
Pick one word. How is it part of this surah?
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Memorisation
Activity 13
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 ٱلْحَمْدُ …
Ayah 2 قَيِّمًۭا …
Ayah 3 مَّٰكِثِينَ …
Ayah 4 وَيُنذِرَ …
Ayah 5 مَّا …
2. Which word is missing? Choose from the word box.
ٱلَّذِينَأَبَدًۭاٱلْكِتَٰبَ
ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عِوَجَا ۜ ﴿١﴾
مَّٰكِثِينَ فِيهِ ﴿٣﴾
وَيُنذِرَ قَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًۭا ﴿٤﴾
Keep going in Mini Hafiz. It splits Surah Al-Kahf into the same parts and hides words the same way: hafiz.iqrasaurus.com/hafiz/surah/18
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Reflection and Journaling
Activity 14
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, I will read part of Al-Kahf on Friday.
This week, I will do one good deed each day.
This week, I will choose a deed for forever over a quick treat.
This week, I will learn the meaning of Al-Ikhlas.
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
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Problem Solving
Activity 15
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.

All praise is for Allah, who sent the Book down to His servant and put nothing crooked in it.
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, 5, 1, 2
7Surah hunt and quick factsSurah number 18 (١٨) · 110 ayat · juz 15 · page 293 · Makki · “The Cave”
8Ayah and meaning matchA → ayah 1 · B → ayah 3 · C → ayah 4 · D → ayah 2 · E → ayah 5
9Word detectiveٱلْحَمْدُ · عَبْدِهِ · يَجْعَل · قَيِّمًۭا
Ayat: 1, 1, 1, 2
Meanings: All Praise · His slave · (has) made · Straight
10Separate the lettersأ ن ز ل · ا ل ك ت ب · ع و ج ا · ل ي ن ذ ر · Count it: 5
11Letter huntDal (د) appears 7 times (٧)
12Number trainTrain: 108, 109 · Bonds: 5 + 5, 4 + 6, any pair making 10 · Numerals: 4, 3, 1, 2, 5
14Sentence builder1. Believers who do good will stay in their reward forever.
2. The Quran also warns those who say that Allah has taken a son.
16Memorise in partsٱلْكِتَٰبَ (1) · أَبَدًۭا (3) · ٱلَّذِينَ (4)
Page 13: Spot the difference
Missing from B: water drop, leaf, dates
Page 15: Word search
sdbjiieuki
gleeouyday
ndleulafka
bgihigoodr
aletkmemdj
lrvoslctmn
lnerewardr
aerewlcena
hwsquranoh
bsbwarning
Page 18: Maze to the mushaf
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