Quran Investigator booklet
Surah Al-Inshiqaq
Surah number 84 · Splitting Open · 25 ayat
- 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

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: 84:1 · 84:2 · 84:3 · 84:4 · 84:5 · 84:6 · 84:7
- Mini Hafiz splits the surah into the same parts as this booklet: hafiz.iqrasaurus.com/hafiz/surah/84
- 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.

Trace the ayat and colour the page.
Write the right ayah number in each circle.

Read along with a grown-up and colour.
Cover the meanings. How many can you remember?

Colour the picture.
Say what you coloured and why.




Follow the clues and draw.
Explain your drawing to someone at home.
The sky looks so strong. What does this ayah teach us about it?
Ice keeps a record of the past. Who keeps a record of our deeds?

Open a mushaf and find the surah.
Use the mushaf's index to find the page.


Why does lake ice make booming and pinging sounds?

Use the meanings to match each ayah.
Cover the meanings. What is each ayah about?

Join the letters to make the word.
Find the word in the surah. Which ayah?
ayah
ayah
ayah
ayah

Separate the letters.
Count the letters in each word.



Circle the letter each time you see it.
Count them. Write the number in Arabic numerals too.
Circle it every time you see it.
How many did you find?
The letter changes shape when it joins other letters. Look carefully at the start, middle and end of words.

Fill in the missing numbers.
Make your own number bonds to 10.

Look carefully and circle what's missing.
Count all the things in picture A.

Put the word groups in order.
Write your own sentence about the surah.



Find the words across and down.
Use one word in a sentence about the surah.
| l | b | k | m | e | n | d | u | a | w |
| l | j | w | b | a | p | r | r | w | d |
| o | s | t | r | e | t | c | h | e | d |
| r | u | l | o | d | t | n | c | k | y |
| d | n | t | k | k | b | m | u | s | t |
| e | d | j | c | l | j | w | l | f | t |
| a | u | o | l | l | b | e | u | y | m |
| r | f | l | o | b | e | y | s | i | b |
| t | h | l | i | s | t | e | n | s | d |
| h | j | i | t | i | m | e | n | p | i |



Colour a circle each time you recite.
Fill in the missing words.



Tick one plan and draw your du‘a.
Write why you chose it.

Draw a line from the start to the mushaf.
Do it without lifting your pencil.




| Page | Activity | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Read, trace and number | Circles, in the order the ayat are shown: 5, 7, 1, 4, 6, 2, 3 |
| 7 | Surah hunt and quick facts | Surah number 84 (٨٤) · 25 ayat · juz 30 · page 589 · Makki · “Splitting Open” |
| 8 | Ayah and meaning match | A → ayah 2 · B → ayah 7 · C → ayah 1 · D → ayah 4 · E → ayah 3 |
| 9 | Word detective | لِرَبِّهَا · ٱلْأَرْضُ · كَدْحًۭا · كِتَٰبَهُۥ Ayat: 2, 3, 6, 7 Meanings: to its Lord · the earth · (with) exertion · his record |
| 10 | Separate the letters | ا ن ش ق ت · ك ا د ح · أ و ت ى · ا ل س م ا ء · Count it: 6 |
| 11 | Letter hunt | Ba (ب) appears 5 times (٥) |
| 12 | Number train | Train: 82, 83 · Bonds: 9 + 1, 7 + 3, any pair making 10 · Numerals: 1, 6, 5, 3, 7, 4, 2 |
| 14 | Sentence builder | 1. The sky listens to its Lord and obeys, as it must. 2. Every person is working hard on a journey towards their Lord, and will meet Him. 3. This ayah speaks of the time when the earth will be stretched out flat. |
| 16 | Memorise in parts | ٱلسَّمَآءُ (1) · لِرَبِّهَا (2) |
| l | b | k | m | e | n | d | u | a | w |
| l | j | w | b | a | p | r | r | w | d |
| o | s | t | r | e | t | c | h | e | d |
| r | u | l | o | d | t | n | c | k | y |
| d | n | t | k | k | b | m | u | s | t |
| e | d | j | c | l | j | w | l | f | t |
| a | u | o | l | l | b | e | u | y | m |
| r | f | l | o | b | e | y | s | i | b |
| t | h | l | i | s | t | e | n | s | d |
| h | j | i | t | i | m | e | n | p | i |