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Quran Investigator booklet

Surah Az-Zalzala

Surah number 99 · The Earthquake · 8 ayat

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Quran Investigator
Surah Az-Zalzala
Surah number 99 · The Earthquake · 8 ayat
My checklist: colour a star when you finish a page
  1. 3Read, trace and number☆
  2. 4Read word by word☆
  3. 5Colour the surah picture☆
  4. 6Doodle and wonder☆
  5. 7Surah hunt and quick facts☆
  6. 8Ayah and meaning match☆
  7. 9Word detective☆
  8. 10Separate the letters☆
  9. 11Letter hunt☆
  10. 12Number train☆
  11. 13Spot the difference☆
  12. 14Sentence builder☆
  13. 15Word search☆
  14. 16Memorise in parts☆
  15. 17My action plan☆
  16. 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.

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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
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا
For that thy Lord will have given her inspiration.
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ
Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it!
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ
On that Day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to be shown the deeds that they (had done).
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
When the earth is shaken to her (utmost) convulsion,
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا
On that Day will she declare her tidings:
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ
And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it.
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا
And man cries (distressed): 'What is the matter with her?'-
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
And the earth throws up her burdens (from within),
Ayah numbers in Arabic, to copy into the circles
١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨
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Quranic Literacy
Activity 2
Read word by word
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.
إِذَاWhenزُلْزِلَتِis shakenٱلْأَرْضُthe earthزِلْزَالَهَا(with) its earthquake﴿١﴾
وَأَخْرَجَتِAnd brings forthٱلْأَرْضُthe earthأَثْقَالَهَاits burdens﴿٢﴾
وَقَالَAnd saysٱلْإِنسَٰنُmanمَاWhat?لَهَا(is) with it﴿٣﴾
يَوْمَئِذٍۢThat Dayتُحَدِّثُit will reportأَخْبَارَهَاits news﴿٤﴾
بِأَنَّBecauseرَبَّكَyour Lordأَوْحَىٰinspiredلَهَا[to] it﴿٥﴾
يَوْمَئِذٍۢThat Dayيَصْدُرُwill proceedٱلنَّاسُthe mankindأَشْتَاتًۭا(in) scattered groupsلِّيُرَوْا۟to be shownأَعْمَٰلَهُمْtheir deeds﴿٦﴾
فَمَنSo whoeverيَعْمَلْdoesمِثْقَالَ(equal to the) weightذَرَّةٍ(of) an atomخَيْرًۭاgoodيَرَهُۥwill see it﴿٧﴾
وَمَنAnd whoeverيَعْمَلْdoesمِثْقَالَ(equal to the) weightذَرَّةٍۢ(of) an atomشَرًّۭاevilيَرَهُۥwill see it﴿٨﴾
Draw what these ayat make you imagine
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Creative Expression
Activity 3
Colour the surah picture
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Colour the picture.

Level 2

Say what you coloured and why.

Colour the picture for Surah Az-Zalzala. Listen to the surah while you colour.
Colouring picture for Surah Az-Zalzala
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
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 1: The Great Shaking
Who holds the earth steady for us every single day?
Clue from ayah 8: Even the Tiniest Wrong
Why does Allah tell us even tiny wrongs count?
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Quranic Knowledge
Activity 5
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 Az-Zalzala   3. Fill in the facts
1. Surah Az-Zalzala 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. “Az-Zalzala” means: The E_________
Investigate together
What is a fault, and how does it cause an earthquake?
The mushaf I used: draw its cover
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Quranic Literacy
Activity 6
Ayah and meaning match
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
2
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
3
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا
4
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا
5
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا
AOn that Day will she declare her tidings:
BAnd man cries (distressed): 'What is the matter with her?'-
CAnd the earth throws up her burdens (from within),
DFor that thy Lord will have given her inspiration.
EWhen the earth is shaken to her (utmost) convulsion,
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Arabic Literacy
Activity 7
Word detective
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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+أ+ر+ض=
Find it in
ayah
2
م+ث+ق+ا+ل=
Find it in
ayah
3
ي+ر+ه=
Find it in
ayah
4
ت+ح+د+ث=
Find it in
ayah
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Arabic Literacy
Activity 8
Separate the letters
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Separate the letters.

Level 2

Count the letters in each word.

Separate the letters and write one in each box
1
يَعْمَلْ
[does]
2
ذَرَّةٍ
[(of) an atom]
3
زُلْزِلَتِ
[is shaken]
4
أَوْحَىٰ
[inspired]
Count it! How many letters are in زُلْزِلَتِ?
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Arabic Literacy
Activity 9
Letter hunt
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Circle the letter each time you see it.

Level 2

Count them. Write the number in Arabic numerals too.

ت
Hunt for Ta
Circle it every time you see it.
How many did you find?
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ﴿١﴾ وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ﴿٢﴾ وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا ﴿٣﴾ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ﴿٤﴾ بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا ﴿٥﴾ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ ﴿٦﴾ فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٧﴾ وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ ﴿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
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Fill in the missing numbers.

Level 2

Make your own number bonds to 8.

1. Surah Az-Zalzala is surah number 99. Fill in the missing carriages.
94
95
97
99
2. The surah has 8 ayat. Fill in the number bonds to make 8.
8
5
8
2
8
3. Ayah numbers are written in Arabic numerals in the mushaf. Write each one in our numbers.
٤
٥
٧
٢
١
٣
٦
٨
Number words: Surah Az-Zalzala has 8 ayat. Write 8 in words:
Find the card for 8 in IqraSaurus Numbersaurus.
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Numeracy and Observation
Activity 11
Spot the difference
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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
Seaside discovery, picture A
B
Seaside discovery, picture B
found one!
found one!
found one!
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Language and Literacy
Activity 12
Sentence builder
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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.
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Language and Literacy
Activity 13
Word search
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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 ↓
happeningzalzalahtiniestshakinginsideeartheven
gpinsidesi
fbaghehblt
pdezasayla
kmaaktptyj
aerliipgjd
sptznnemey
gbhagineeu
arwlreievp
ggragsnyef
adwhhtgfna
Pick one word. How is it part of this surah?
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Memorisation
Activity 14
Memorise in parts
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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 إِذَا …
Ayah 2 وَأَخْرَجَتِ …
Ayah 3 وَقَالَ …
Ayah 4 يَوْمَئِذٍۢ …
Ayah 5 بِأَنَّ …
Ayah 6 يَوْمَئِذٍۢ …
Ayah 7 فَمَن …
Ayah 8 وَمَن …
2. Which word is missing? Choose from the word box.
أَثْقَالَهَاأَخْبَارَهَا
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ ﴿٢﴾
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ ﴿٤﴾
Keep going in Mini Hafiz. It splits Surah Az-Zalzala into the same parts and hides words the same way: hafiz.iqrasaurus.com/hafiz/surah/99
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Reflection and Journaling
Activity 15
My action plan
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
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 thank Allah for the steady ground when I .
This week, I will look after the earth by .
This week, when something surprises or worries me, I will say .
This week, I will do at so that place has good news about me.
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
Passport stamp for Surah Az-ZalzalaBooklet done?Colour your stamp for Surah Az-Zalzala!
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Problem Solving
Activity 16
Maze to the mushaf
inspireinvestigate integrateimpart
Level 1

Draw a line from the start to the mushaf.

Level 2

Do it without lifting your pencil.

This ayah opens Surah Az-Zalzalah: on that Day, the earth will be shaken with its mighty shaking.
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: 5, 7, 6, 1, 4, 8, 3, 2
7Surah hunt and quick factsSurah number 99 (٩٩) · 8 ayat · juz 30 · page 599 · Madani · “The Earthquake”
8Ayah and meaning matchA → ayah 4 · B → ayah 3 · C → ayah 2 · D → ayah 5 · E → ayah 1
9Word detectiveٱلْأَرْضُ · مِثْقَالَ · يَرَهُۥ · تُحَدِّثُ
Ayat: 1, 7, 7, 4
Meanings: the earth · (equal to the) weight · will see it · it will report
10Separate the lettersي ع م ل · ذ ر ة · ز ل ز ل ت · أ و ح ى · Count it: 5
11Letter huntTa (ت) appears 5 times (٥)
12Number traineight · Train: 96, 98 · Bonds: 5 + 3, 2 + 6, any pair making 8 · Numerals: 4, 5, 7, 2, 1, 3, 6, 8
14Sentence builder1. This ayah ends Surah Az-Zalzalah: whoever does even an atom's weight of wrong will see it.
2. This ayah says that on that Day the earth will throw out the heavy loads it holds inside.
3. This ayah tells us that on that Day the earth will tell all its news.
16Memorise in partsأَثْقَالَهَا (2) · أَخْبَارَهَا (4)
Page 13: Spot the difference
Missing from B: bird, leaf, rope
Page 15: Word search
gpinsidesi
fbaghehblt
pdezasayla
kmaaktptyj
aerliipgjd
sptznnemey
gbhagineeu
arwlreievp
ggragsnyef
adwhhtgfna
Page 18: Maze to the mushaf
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