Thamaneeya Jigsaw

Thamaneeya Jigsaw is an Islamic jigsaw game for children aged 4 to 9, named after thamaneeya, the Arabic word for eight.

Children fit the pieces together to complete the picture. There are four levels of difficulty, so a child can start with an easy puzzle, move up to a harder one as they get better, and see how well they can do. The cover keeps it simple: the word Thamaneeya under a smiling sun and two puzzle pieces.

Eight is a big number for a young child, which makes it a good one to practise. Many Muslim children hear Arabic every day, in the Qur'an, in their prayers and in the words their family uses at home, and knowing the Arabic numbers is a small, useful part of that. As the picture comes together, parents can say the word thamaneeya with their child, count all the way to eight in Arabic together, and look for groups of eight: the legs of a spider, the arms of an octopus, the pieces of a cut pizza.

Thamaneeya is one of the Miraj jigsaw puzzles named after an Arabic number, alongside the Arbaa Jigsaw Puzzle, named after arbaa, the Arabic word for four. A child who plays both can start to put the numbers in order.

Thamaneeya Jigsaw is a Miraj original.

1. Choose one of the four levels of difficulty.
2. Drag each puzzle piece to where it belongs.
3. Keep going until the whole picture is complete.
4. Try a harder level and see how well you can do.

• Visual matching
• Spatial awareness
• Fine motor control
• Problem solving
• Arabic numbers (thamaneeya)