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Surah Al-Ghashiyah

Surah number 88 · The Overwhelming Event · Part 1 of 4: ayat 1–7

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: 88:1 · 88:2 · 88:3 · 88:4 · 88:5 · 88:6 · 88:7
Mini Hafiz splits the surah into the same parts as this booklet: hafiz.iqrasaurus.com/hafiz/surah/88
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

تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍۢ

The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةًۭ

The while they enter the Blazing Fire,-

عَامِلَةٌۭ نَّاصِبَةٌۭ

Labouring (hard), weary,-

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍۢ

No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍۢ

Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ

Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ

Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?

Ayah numbers in Arabic, to copy into the circles

١٢٣٤٥٦٧

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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.

هَلْHas?أَتَىٰكَ(there) come to youحَدِيثُ(the) newsٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ(of) the Overwhelming﴿١﴾

وُجُوهٌۭFacesيَوْمَئِذٍthat Dayخَٰشِعَةٌ(will be) humbled﴿٢﴾

عَامِلَةٌۭLaboringنَّاصِبَةٌۭexhausted﴿٣﴾

تَصْلَىٰThey will burnنَارًا(in) a Fireحَامِيَةًۭintensely hot﴿٤﴾

تُسْقَىٰThey will be given to drinkمِنْfromعَيْنٍa springءَانِيَةٍۢboiling﴿٥﴾

لَّيْسَNot isلَهُمْfor themطَعَامٌfoodإِلَّاexceptمِنfromضَرِيعٍۢa bitter thorny plant﴿٦﴾

لَّاNotيُسْمِنُit nourishesوَلَاand notيُغْنِىit availsمِنfromجُوعٍۢhunger﴿٧﴾

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-Ghashiyah. 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 Overwhelming Day
Why does Allah begin with a question?

Clue from ayah 7: Food That Doesn't Help
Allah gave us food that really nourishes us. How can we thank Him?

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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-Ghashiyah 3. Fill in the facts

1. Surah Al-Ghashiyah 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-Ghashiyah” means: The O___________ E____

Investigate together
What happens to the light, the air and the animals during a total solar eclipse?

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

2

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ

3

عَامِلَةٌۭ نَّاصِبَةٌۭ

4

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةًۭ

6

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍۢ

7

لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍۢ

ALabouring (hard), weary,-

BSome faces, that Day, will be humiliated,

CThe while they enter the Blazing Fire,-

DNo food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'

EWhich will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.

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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

أ+ت+ى+ك=

Find it in
ayah

2

خ+ش+ع+ة=

Find it in
ayah

3

ن+ا+ص+ب+ة=

Find it in
ayah

4

ن+ا+ر+ا=

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

حَدِيثُ

[(the) news]

2

عَامِلَةٌۭ

[Laboring]

3

تَصْلَىٰ

[They will burn]

4

حَامِيَةًۭ

[intensely hot]

Count it! How many letters are in عَامِلَةٌۭ?

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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?

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ ﴿١﴾ وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ ﴿٢﴾ عَامِلَةٌۭ نَّاصِبَةٌۭ ﴿٣﴾ تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةًۭ ﴿٤﴾ تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍۢ ﴿٥﴾ لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍۢ ﴿٦﴾ لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍۢ ﴿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

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Level 1

Fill in the missing numbers.

Level 2

Make your own number bonds to 10.

1. Surah Al-Ghashiyah is surah number 88. Fill in the missing carriages.

83

85

87

88

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

10

4

10

3

10

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

٥

٧

٦

٢

٣

١

٤

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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 ↓

blazingboilingspringfacesbowedfoodfire

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

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 هَلْ …

Ayah 2 وُجُوهٌۭ …

Ayah 3 عَامِلَةٌۭ …

Ayah 4 تَصْلَىٰ …

Ayah 5 تُسْقَىٰ …

Ayah 6 لَّيْسَ …

Ayah 7 لَّا …

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

يَوْمَئِذٍحَامِيَةًۭ

وُجُوهٌۭ خَٰشِعَةٌ ﴿٢﴾

تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ﴿٤﴾

Keep going in Mini Hafiz. It splits Surah Al-Ghashiyah into the same parts and hides words the same way: hafiz.iqrasaurus.com/hafiz/surah/88

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 do one good deed for the Hereafter: .

This week, I will 'water' my heart by every day.

This week, I will 'suit up' with every day.

This week, I will say alhamdulillah every time I drink water.

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-Ghashiyah!

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.

This ayah opens Surah Al-Ghashiyah by asking: has the news reached you of the Overwhelming Event?

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: 5, 4, 3, 6, 7, 2, 1
7	Surah hunt and quick facts	Surah number 88 (٨٨) · 26 ayat · juz 30 · page 592 · Makki · “The Overwhelming Event”
8	Ayah and meaning match	A → ayah 3 · B → ayah 2 · C → ayah 4 · D → ayah 6 · E → ayah 7
9	Word detective	أَتَىٰكَ · خَٰشِعَةٌ · نَّاصِبَةٌۭ · نَارًا Ayat: 1, 2, 3, 4 Meanings: (there) come to you · (will be) humbled · exhausted · (in) a Fire
10	Separate the letters	ح د ي ث · ع ا م ل ة · ت ص ل ى · ح ا م ي ة · Count it: 5
11	Letter hunt	‘Ain (ع) appears 6 times (٦)
12	Number train	Train: 84, 86 · Bonds: 4 + 6, 3 + 7, any pair making 10 · Numerals: 5, 7, 6, 2, 3, 1, 4
14	Sentence builder	1. This ayah opens Surah Al-Ghashiyah by asking: has the news reached you of the Overwhelming Event? 2. This ayah says that food will neither make them strong nor take away their hunger. 3. This ayah says some faces on that Day will be bowed low in shame.
16	Memorise in parts	يَوْمَئِذٍ (2) · حَامِيَةًۭ (4)

Page 13: Spot the difference

Missing from B: grain, basket, jug

Page 15: Word search

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

Page 18: Maze to the mushaf

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

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

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

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

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

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