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Quran Investigator booklet

Amana ar-Rasul (Al-Baqarah 285–286)

Surah number 2 · The Calf; The Cow · ayat 285–286

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Amana ar-Rasul (Al-Baqarah 285–286)
Surah number 2 · The Calf; The Cow · Ayat 285–286
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
لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًۭا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith."
ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍۢ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦ ۚ وَقَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
The Messenger believeth in what hath been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers. "We make no distinction (they say) between one and another of His messengers." And they say: "We hear, and we obey: (We seek) Thy forgiveness, our Lord, and to Thee is the end of all journeys."
Ayah numbers in Arabic, to copy into the circles
٢٨٥٢٨٦
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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.
ءَامَنَBelievedٱلرَّسُولُthe Messengerبِمَآin whatأُنزِلَwas revealedإِلَيْهِto himمِنfromرَّبِّهِۦhis Lordوَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚand the believersكُلٌّAllءَامَنَbelievedبِٱللَّهِin Allahوَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦand His Angelsوَكُتُبِهِۦand His Booksوَرُسُلِهِۦand His MessengersلَاNotنُفَرِّقُwe make distinctionبَيْنَbetweenأَحَدٍۢanyمِّنofرُّسُلِهِۦ ۚHis messengersوَقَالُوا۟And they saidسَمِعْنَاWe heardوَأَطَعْنَا ۖand we obeyedغُفْرَانَكَ(Grant) us Your forgivenessرَبَّنَاour Lordوَإِلَيْكَand to Youٱلْمَصِيرُ(is) the return﴿٢٨٥﴾
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.
لَا(Does) notيُكَلِّفُburdenٱللَّهُAllahنَفْسًاany soulإِلَّاexceptوُسْعَهَا ۚits capacityلَهَاfor itمَاwhatكَسَبَتْit earnedوَعَلَيْهَاand against itمَاwhatٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗit earnedرَبَّنَاOur Lord!لَا(Do) notتُؤَاخِذْنَآYou take us to taskإِنifنَّسِينَآwe forgetأَوْorأَخْطَأْنَا ۚwe errرَبَّنَاOur Lord!وَلَاAnd (do) notتَحْمِلْYou layعَلَيْنَآupon usإِصْرًۭاa burdenكَمَاlike thatحَمَلْتَهُۥ(which) You laid [it]عَلَىonٱلَّذِينَthose whoمِن(were) fromقَبْلِنَا ۚbefore usرَبَّنَاOur Lord!وَلَا[And] (do) notتُحَمِّلْنَاYou lay on usمَاwhatلَاnotطَاقَةَ(the) strengthلَنَاwe haveبِهِۦ ۖ[of it] (to bear)وَٱعْفُAnd pardonعَنَّا[from] usوَٱغْفِرْand forgiveلَنَا[for] usوَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚand have mercy on usأَنتَYou (are)مَوْلَىٰنَاour Protectorفَٱنصُرْنَاso help usعَلَىagainstٱلْقَوْمِthe peopleٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ[the] disbelievers﴿٢٨٦﴾
Draw what these ayat make you imagine
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Creative Expression
Activity 3
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 285: We Hear and Obey
What do they believe?
Clue from ayah 286: Not More Than We Can Bear
What does Allah not do?
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Quranic Knowledge
Activity 4
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-Baqarah, ayah 285   3. Fill in the facts
1. Surah Al-Baqarah 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-Baqarah” means: The C____ The Cow
Investigate together
Reciting the last two ayat of Al-Baqarah at night is enough for a person (Bukhari).
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
285
ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍۢ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦ ۚ وَقَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
286
لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًۭا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
AOn no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith."
BThe Messenger believeth in what hath been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers. "We make no distinction (they say) between one and another of His messengers." And they say: "We hear, and we obey: (We seek) Thy forgiveness, our Lord, and to Thee is the end of all journeys."
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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
ر+ب+ن+ا=
Find it in
ayah
2
أ+ن+ز+ل=
Find it in
ayah
3
ن+ف+ر+ق=
Find it in
ayah
4
س+م+ع+ن+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
ءَامَنَ
[Believed]
2
بِٱللَّهِ
[in Allah]
3
رُّسُلِهِۦ
[His messengers]
4
يُكَلِّفُ
[burden]
Count it! How many letters are in بِٱللَّهِ?
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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.

ف
Hunt for Fa
Circle it every time you see it.
How many did you find?
ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍۢ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦ ۚ وَقَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ﴿٢٨٥﴾ لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًۭا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ ﴿٢٨٦﴾

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. This passage starts at ayah 285. Fill in the missing carriages.
280
282
284
285
2. Let's make 10. Fill in the number bonds to make 10.
10
8
10
3
10
3. Ayah numbers are written in Arabic numerals in the mushaf. Write each one in our numbers.
٥
٢
٤
١
٣
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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
Night courtyard, picture A
B
Night courtyard, 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

No sentences yet for this part.

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 ↓
messengerburdenbeyondallahobeylordbear
akuslordba
fdbbowkrus
ylobeywfrs
bfjyjtswdg
nidkajlpeo
oebeyondnh
messengerm
pweuallahi
bhhrthwmey
grtpbearam
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 285 ءَامَنَ …
Ayah 286 لَا …
2. Which word is missing? Choose from the word box.
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَتُؤَاخِذْنَآ
ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍۢ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦ ۚ وَقَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ﴿٢٨٥﴾
لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًۭا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ ﴿٢٨٦﴾
Keep going in Mini Hafiz. It splits Surah Al-Baqarah into the same parts and hides words the same way: hafiz.iqrasaurus.com/hafiz/surah/2
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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 recite the last two ayat of Al-Baqarah before sleeping.
This week, I will say this du'a before sleeping.
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.

The Messenger believes in what was sent to him, and so do the believers: all have faith in Allah, the angels, the revealed books and every messenger, making no distinction between them, and they declare that they listen and obey, asking their Lord's forgiveness, for to Him is the return.
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: 286, 285
7Surah hunt and quick factsSurah number 2 (٢) · 286 ayat · juz 3 · page 49 · Madani · “The Calf; The Cow”
8Ayah and meaning matchA → ayah 286 · B → ayah 285
9Word detectiveرَبَّنَا · أُنزِلَ · نُفَرِّقُ · سَمِعْنَا
Ayat: 285, 285, 285, 285
Meanings: our Lord · was revealed · we make distinction · We heard
10Separate the lettersء ا م ن · ب ا ل ل ه · ر س ل ه · ي ك ل ف · Count it: 5
11Letter huntFa (ف) appears 8 times (٨)
12Number trainTrain: 281, 283 · Bonds: 8 + 2, 3 + 7, any pair making 10 · Numerals: 5, 2, 4, 1, 3
16Memorise in partsوَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ (285) · تُؤَاخِذْنَآ (286)
Page 13: Spot the difference
Missing from B: moon, book, heart
Page 15: Word search
akuslordba
fdbbowkrus
ylobeywfrs
bfjyjtswdg
nidkajlpeo
oebeyondnh
messengerm
pweuallahi
bhhrthwmey
grtpbearam
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