Recitation 171

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
We have recited surah 1 Al-Fatihah and surah 2 Al-Baqoroh verses 1 to 5 earlier. Now let us continue to recite from verse 6 and onwards.
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(6) إِنَّ اُلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَأَنذَرْ تَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ = "In~nal-La-dzi~na Ka-fa-ru~ Sa-wa~~un 'A-lai Him A Andz~DZarr Ta Hum Am Lam Tundz~dzir Hum La~ Yuu-mi-nu~~n".  "In~na" = Truly, "al-La-dzi~na" = those, "Ka-fa-ru~" = deny, do not believe, "Sa-wa~~un" = same, " 'A-lai" = on, to, "Him" = them, "A" = if, "Andz~dzarr" = to warn, "Ta" = you. "Hum" = them, "Am" = or, "Lam" = not, "Tandz~dzir" = you warn, "Hum" = them, "La~" = not, "Yuu-mi-nu~na" = they believe.
"In~nal-La-dzi~na Ka-fa-ru~ Sa-wa~~un 'A-lai Him A Andz-dzarr Ta Hum Am Lam Tundz~dzir Hum La~ Yuu-mi-nu~~n". = Truly, those (people like Abu Jahal and Abu Lahab) who deny/do not want to believe, it is the same to them whether you warn them or you do not warn them, they will not believe (in Allah the One and Only, Who is sans father, sans mother, sans son and sans daughter, and in His Angels, and in His Scriptures, and in His Messengers, and in the Hereafter/life after death).
(7) خَتَمَ اُللهُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ وَعَلَى سَمْعِهِمْصلىوَعَلَى~أَبْصَرِهِمْ غِشَوَةٌصلىوَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
خَتَمَ اُللهُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ وَعَلَى سَمْعِهِمْ = "KHo-ta-mal-Lohu 'A-la~ Qu-lu~bi Him Wa 'A-la~ Sam-'i Him". "KHo-ta-ma" = Affixed a seal, "Al-Lohu" = Allah, " 'A-la~" = on, to, "Qu-lu~bi" = hearts, "Him" = their, "Wa" = and, " 'A-la~" = to, "Sam-'i" = hearings, "Him" = their.
"KHo-ta-mal-Lohu 'A-la~ Qu-lu~bi Him Wa 'A-la~ Sam-'i Him". = (Such people) Allah affixes seal to their hearts (thus, they will not accept the goodness), and to their hearings/ears (so that they will not hear the Truth).
صلى = A Waqof jaiz/a permissible pause sign.
وَعَلَى~أَبْصَرِهِمْ غِشَوةٌ = "Wa 'A-la~~ Abb-sho~ri Him GHi-sy~wah". "Wa 'A-la~" = And on, "Abb-sho~ri" = eyesights, "Him" = their, "GHi-sya~wa-tun" = covering.
"Wa 'A-la~~ Abb-sho~ri Him GHi-sya~wah". = And on their eyesights, there are coverings (so that they will not see the Truth).
صلى = A Waqof jaiz/a permissible pause sign.
وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ = "Wa La Hum 'A-dza~bun 'A-zhi~~m".  "Wa" = And. "La Hum" = to them, " 'A-dza~bun" = torment,                    " 'A-zhi~mun" = great, grievous. 
"Wa La Hum 'A-dza~bun 'A-zhi~~m" = and to them will be grievous torment (in the Hereafter).
(8) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
 (2) Solat: The 'Awrat of A Slave Girl And That Of A Free Woman (outside solat): 
   The multitude Ulama are of the opinion that the 'Awrat/modesty of a slave girl or woman is the same as that of a male, i.e. between the navel and the knees. The Imams, among others, who were of this opinion were Malik, Asy-Syafiei and Ahmad and Abu Hanifah. Ibnu Sirin said, "Ummul Walad/a slave girl made the mother of his/(the master of the girl's) son by her master, usually covers her head." 
But according to Ibnu Abdil Barr in his Al-Istidzkaar explained: "The 'Awrat of a slave girl is the same as that of a free woman except for her hair. Thus, the slave girls in Hijaz/West Arabia region expose their heads."
Imam Ibnu Hazm, in "Al-Muhalla" says, "To differentiate the 'Awrat of a free woman from that of a slave is to divide the Religion, while the religion of Allah is one. The creation of a female/woman is the same, be she a slave or a free woman. If we were to say that  verse 31 in surah 24 An-Nur, Allah says, " and do not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers," is an order for the free women only, is without doubt, a lie, because the word "Ba'al" in the verse,  means husband or lord/master/ owner, and it does not mean only husband.
  We would like to explain about the way women should cover their 'Awrat outside solat as commanded by Allah in surah 24 verse 31, and in surah 33 al-Ahzab verse 53.
  Surah 24 verse 31, Allah says: (to be continued).
Until we meet again in the next session, see you all Quran Lovers later.
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof.