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Surah Al-Burooj

Surah number 85 · The Great Constellations · Part 1 of 3: ayat 1–8

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: 85:1 · 85:2 · 85:3 · 85:4 · 85:5 · 85:6 · 85:7 · 85:8
Mini Hafiz splits the surah into the same parts as this booklet: hafiz.iqrasaurus.com/hafiz/surah/85
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

وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌۭ

And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.

وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ

And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!-

وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ

By the promised Day (of Judgment);

وَشَاهِدٍۢ وَمَشْهُودٍۢ

By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;-

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ

By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;

إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌۭ

Behold! they sat over against the (fire),

ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ

Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ

Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),

Ayah numbers in Arabic, to copy into the circles

١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨

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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.

وَٱلسَّمَآءِBy the skyذَاتِcontainingٱلْبُرُوجِthe constellations﴿١﴾

وَٱلْيَوْمِAnd the DayٱلْمَوْعُودِPromised﴿٢﴾

وَشَاهِدٍۢAnd (the) witnessوَمَشْهُودٍۢand what is witnessed﴿٣﴾

قُتِلَDestroyed wereأَصْحَٰبُ(the) companionsٱلْأُخْدُودِ(of) the pit﴿٤﴾

ٱلنَّارِ(Of) the fireذَاتِfullٱلْوَقُودِ(of) the fuel﴿٥﴾

إِذْWhenهُمْtheyعَلَيْهَاby itقُعُودٌۭ(were) sitting﴿٦﴾

وَهُمْAnd theyعَلَىٰoverمَاwhatيَفْعَلُونَthey were doingبِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَto the believersشُهُودٌۭwitnesses﴿٧﴾

وَمَاAnd notنَقَمُوا۟they resentedمِنْهُمْ[of] themإِلَّآexceptأَنthatيُؤْمِنُوا۟they believedبِٱللَّهِin Allahٱلْعَزِيزِthe All-Mightyٱلْحَمِيدِthe Praiseworthy﴿٨﴾

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-Burooj. 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 Sky of Great Stars
Why do you think Allah swears by the sky full of stars?

Clue from ayah 8: Only Because They Believed
Why was believing in Allah so precious to these believers?

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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-Burooj 3. Fill in the facts

1. Surah Al-Burooj 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-Burooj” means: The G____ C_____________

Investigate together
How did travellers use the stars to find their way at night?

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

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ

2

وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ

4

قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ

5

ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ

6

إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌۭ

AWoe to the makers of the pit (of fire),

BFire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

CBy the promised Day (of Judgment);

DBehold! they sat over against the (fire),

EBy the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;

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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

ذ+ا+ت=

Find it in
ayah

2

ا+ل+ن+ا+ر=

Find it in
ayah

3

ش+ه+و+د=

Find it in
ayah

4

ب+ا+ل+ل+ه=

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

أَصْحَٰبُ

[(the) companions]

2

قُعُودٌۭ

[(were) sitting]

3

نَقَمُوا۟

[they resented]

4

ٱلْبُرُوجِ

[the constellations]

Count it! How many letters are in ٱلْبُرُوجِ?

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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.

ع

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

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ ﴿١﴾ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ ﴿٢﴾ وَشَاهِدٍۢ وَمَشْهُودٍۢ ﴿٣﴾ قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ ﴿٤﴾ ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ ﴿٥﴾ إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌۭ ﴿٦﴾ وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌۭ ﴿٧﴾ وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ ﴿٨﴾

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 10.

1. Surah Al-Burooj is surah number 85. Fill in the missing carriages.

80

82

84

85

2. Let's make 10. Fill in the number bonds to make 10.

10

7

10

9

10

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

١

٦

٥

٤

٧

٨

٣

٢

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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 ↓

believerspromisedallahgreatstarsfullfire

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

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 وَٱلسَّمَآءِ …

Ayah 2 وَٱلْيَوْمِ …

Ayah 3 وَشَاهِدٍۢ …

Ayah 4 قُتِلَ …

Ayah 5 ٱلنَّارِ …

Ayah 6 إِذْ …

Ayah 7 وَهُمْ …

Ayah 8 وَمَا …

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

ٱلْبُرُوجِٱلْأُخْدُودِ

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ﴿١﴾

قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ﴿٤﴾

Keep going in Mini Hafiz. It splits Surah Al-Burooj into the same parts and hides words the same way: hafiz.iqrasaurus.com/hafiz/surah/85

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

This week, I will find one star group in the sky and say subhanAllah.

This week, I will keep one promise I make, no matter what.

This week, I will do my best even when no one is watching.

This week, I will grow my roots by (praying, reading Quran, making dua).

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

Booklet done?Colour your stamp for Surah Al-Burooj!

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.

Surah Al-Buruj opens with an oath by the sky full of great stars and star-groups.

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: 7, 8, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5, 4
7	Surah hunt and quick facts	Surah number 85 (٨٥) · 22 ayat · juz 30 · page 590 · Makki · “The Great Constellations”
8	Ayah and meaning match	A → ayah 4 · B → ayah 5 · C → ayah 2 · D → ayah 6 · E → ayah 1
9	Word detective	ذَاتِ · ٱلنَّارِ · شُهُودٌۭ · بِٱللَّهِ Ayat: 1, 5, 7, 8 Meanings: containing · (Of) the fire · witnesses · in Allah
10	Separate the letters	أ ص ح ب · ق ع و د · ن ق م و ا · ا ل ب ر و ج · Count it: 6
11	Letter hunt	‘Ain (ع) appears 6 times (٦)
12	Number train	Train: 81, 83 · Bonds: 7 + 3, 9 + 1, any pair making 10 · Numerals: 1, 6, 5, 4, 7, 8, 3, 2
14	Sentence builder	1. Allah swears by the Day that He has promised will come. 2. This ayah describes the fire they made, full of fuel. 3. They were witnesses to everything they were doing to the believers.
16	Memorise in parts	ٱلْبُرُوجِ (1) · ٱلْأُخْدُودِ (4)

Page 13: Spot the difference

Missing from B: fig, leaf, bird

Page 15: Word search

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

Page 18: Maze to the mushaf

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

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

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

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

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

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