Saturday 30 November 2013

Recitation 204

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
It was reported in the last night news that the Zionist governtment is oppressing the Palestinians in the Ghaza strip and the West Bank by cutting off their electricity and water supply. Let us all lend the Palestinians a hand and recite surah Yasin and the Doa that the Zionist govn. would stop their cruelties. Thank you all.
Let us now continue to recite surah 2 Al-Baqoroh (synopsis of Islam). Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(53) وَإِذْ ءاتَيْنَا مُوسَى اُلْكِتَبَ وَاُلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ = "Wa Idz A~tai Na~ Mu~sal-Ki-ta~ba Wal-Furr-qo~na La-'al-la Kum Tah-ta-du~~n".  "Wa Idz" = And when,"A~tai" = gave, "Na~" = We, "Mu~sa~" = Moses, "al-Ki-ta~ba" = the Book, Scripture, "Wa" = and, "al-Furr-qo~na" = the Proof, convincing evidence, "La-'al-la-kum" = perhaps all of you, "Tah-ta-du~na" = you all are rightly guided.
"Wa Idz A~tai Na~ Mu~sal-Ki-ta~ba Wal-Fur-qo~na La-'al-la-kum Tah-ta-du~~n". = And (remember) when We/Allah gave to/ revealed to Moses the Scripture/Torah and the Proof/Criterion (differentiating the right from the wrong) so that all of you be rightly guided.
(54) وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِى يَقَوْمِ إِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ أَنفُسَكُم بِاُتِّخَاذِكُمُ اُلْعِجْلَ فَتُوبُواْ~إِلَى بَارِئِكُمْ فَاُقْتُلُواْ~أَنفُسَكُمْ ذَلِكُمْ خَيرٌلَّكُمْ عِندَ بَارِئِكُمْ ج إِنَّهُو هُوَاُلتَّوَّابُ اُلرَّحِيمُ
وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِى يَقَوْمِ = "Wa Idz QoA~la Mu~sa~ Li Qow-mi Hi~ Ya~ Qow-mi",  "Wa Idz" = And when, "Qo~la" = said, "Mu~sa~" = Moses, "Li" = to, "Qow-mi" = people, "Hi~" = his, "Ya Qow-mi" = O people,
إِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ بِاُتِّخَاذِكُمُ اُلْعِجْلَ = "In~na Kum ZHo-lam Tum Anf~fu-sa Kum~Bit-Ti-kho~dzi Ku-mul-'Ijj-la", "In~na Kum: = truly all of you, "ZHo-lam" = wronged, "Kum" = all of you, "Anf~fu-sa Kum" = yourselves, "Bi" = by, "it-Ti-kho~dzi" = taking, "Ku-mu" = all of you, "al-'Ijj-la" = the calf,
فَتُوبُواْ~إِلَى بَارِئِكُمْ فَاُقْتُلُواْ~أَنفُسَكُمْ = "Fa Tu~bu~~ I-la~ Ba~ri-i Kum Faqq-tu-lu~~ Anf~fu-sa Kum",  "Fa" = then, "Tu~bu~" = turn to repentance, "I-la~" = to, "Ba~ri-i" = Creator, "Kum" = your, "Fa" = then, "iqq-tu-lu~" all of you kill, "Anf~fu-sa Kum" = yourselves,
ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌلَّكُمْ عِندَ بَارِئِكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ = "DZa~li-kum KHoi-rul-La Kum 'Ind~da Ba~ri-i Kum Fa Ta~ba 'A-lai Kum",  "DZa~li-kum" = thus, "KHoi-run" = is better, "La Kum" = for all of you, " 'Ind~da" = before, "Ba~ri-i" = Creator, "Kum" = your, "Fa" = then, "Ta~ba" = repent, " 'A-lai" = on, "Kum" = all of you,
"Wa Idz Qo~la Mu~sa~ Li Qow-mi Hi~ Ya~ Qow-mi In~na Kum ZHo-lam Tum Anf~fu-sa Kum Bit-Ti-kho~dzi Ku-mul-'Ijj-la Fa Tu~bu~~ I-la~ Ba~ri-i Kum Faq-tu-lu~~ Anf~fu-sa Kum DZa~li-kum KHoi-rul-La Kum 'Ind~da Ba~ri-i Kum Fa Ta~ba 'A-lai Kum".  = And (remember) when Moses said to his people, "O people! Truly, all of you have wronged yourselves by taking the calf (to be your god). Thus, turn to repentance to your Creator and then kill yourself, thus, it is better for all of you before/in the sight of your Creator. Thus, repent. 
ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
إِنَّهُو هُوَ اُلتَّوَّابُ اُلرَّحِيمُ = "In~na Hu~ Hu-wat-Taw-wa~bur-Ro-hi~~m".  "In~na" = Truly, "Hu~" = He, "Hu-wa" = He is, "At-Taw-wa~bu" = the Relenting, "Ar-Ro-hi~mu" =  the Most Merciful.
"In~na Hu~ Hu-wat-Taw-wa~bur-Ro-hi~~m". = Truly, He/Allah is the Relenting, the Most Merciful. 
(This verse tells us that when Prophet Moses a.s. returned, he found that many of his people had renounced the Religion of Allah, Islam. They had worshipped a calf instead. So, Allah wanted them to repent, and they were to kill themselves as a means of repentance for their wrong.
Allah does not only tells us the incidence which happened during Prophet Moses's a.s. time, but also to tell us that the religion of Islam does not allow mankind to worship other than Allah Himself. And if it were done, one must turn to repentance. However, the Rules in Islam taught by the Prophet Muhmmad s.a.w. is not very harsh as that during Prophet Moses's a.s. time. We need only to withdraw from our wrong that we are committing, and have the feeling of remorse, then ask Allah for forgiveness and also have the desire of not wanting to repeat the same mistake. This must be done when our soul is still in our body. If it were at our throats, then our repentance will not be accepted.).
Prophet Moses a.s. ordered his about 12,000 followers who did not worship the calf to kill all those who had worshipped the calf: (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the Islamic Basic Rules:
    (2) Solat: (B)The Sunnah/optional In A Solat:
    (vi) To Recite Verses Of Quran After Reciting Al-Fatihah.
But before that, let us look and recite the surah 1 Al-Fatihah:
It is Sunnah to recite the Isti'adzah before reciting Al-Fatihah in the first Rokaat: "A-'u~dzu Bil-Lahi Minasy-SYai-to~nir-Ro-ji~~m." = I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the accurst.
(1) "Bis-mil-Lahir-Roh-ma~nir-Ro-hi~~m". = In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
(2) "Al-Ham-du Lil-Lahi Rob-bil-'A~la-mi~~n". = Praise be and many thanks to Allah, Lord of the Creation.
(3) "Ar-Rohma~nr-Rohi~~m" = The Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
(4) "Ma~li-ki Yaw-mid-di~~n" = Owner of the Judgment-day/the Hereafter.
or  "Mali-ki Yawmid-di~~n" = King of the Judgment-day. 
(5) "Iy-ya Ka Naa-bu-du Wa Iy-ya Ka Nas-ta-'i~~n" = You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help.
(6) "Ih-di-nash-SHi-ro~tol-Mus-ta-qi~~m" = Guide us to the straight path".
(7) "SHi-ro~tol-La-dzi~na An-'am Ta 'A-lai Him GHoi-ril-Magh-dhu~bi 'A-lai Him Wa Ladh-DHo~~~l~li~~n". = The Path of those whom You have favoured, not of those who have incurred Your anger nor those who have gone astray. 
 "A~mi~~n". =  Be it so!
Then it is Sunnah to recite any verses of the Quran, or any short surah.
It Sunnah to recite the verses or the surah in order of their verses or surah, such as reciting verses 1 to 5 in surah 2 Al-Baqoroh in the first Rokaat. Then in the second Rokaat, recite any verses subsequent to surah 2 verse 5, say, we recite, surah 112, Qul Huwal-Lohu Ahadd. It would be Makruh/detestable to recite surah 112 in the first Rokaat and then in the second Rokaat, surah 110 is recited.
This verses or surah is read after reciting Al-Fatihah only in the first and the second Rokaat. There is no recitation of verses or surah after the Fatihah in the third and the fourth Rokaat.
  The Fatihah and the verses or surah are recited loudly are when in the first and the second Rokaat in solat Maghrib, and in solat 'Isyaa and in solat Shubuh, and in solat Jumaat, and in the two solat Idd and in the solat Tarawih and in solat Witri during the month of Ramadan, and in solat Eclipse, and in solat Request for Rain. The others are to be recited softly.
  Reciting verses when following an Imam: (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. 

Friday 29 November 2013

Recitation 203

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
Let us continue to recite surah 2 Al-Baqoroh (synopsis of Islam).
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(51) وَإِذْ وَعَدْنَا مُوسَى أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ اُتَّخَذْتُمُ اُلْعِجْلَ مِنم بَعْدِهِى وَأَنتُمْ ظَلِمُونَ
وَإِذْ وَعَدْنَا مُوسَى = "Wa Idz Wa~ 'Add Na~ Mu~sa~",  "Wa" = And,  "Idz" = when, "Wa~'add" = made an appointment, "Na~" = We, "Mu~sa~" = Moses,
أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ اُتَّخَذْتُمُ اُلْعِجْلَ مِنم بَعْدِهِى = "Arr-ba-'i~na Lai-(a Madd Lin/softness = 2 harakah) la-tanth~THum~mat-Ta-khodz Tu-mul-'Ijj-la Mi-m~Baa-di Hi~",  "Arr-ba-'i~na" = forty, "Lai-la-tan" = nights, "THum~ma" = then, "it-Ta-khodz" =  disputed, "Tum" all of you, "al-'Ijj-la" = the calf, "Min" = from,  "Baa-di" = after, "Hi~" = him,
وَأَنتُمْ ظَلِمُونَ = "Wa Ant~tum ZHo~li-mu~~n".  "Wa Ant~tum" = and all of you, "ZHo~li-mu~na" = you all are wrong doers.
"Wa Idz  Wa~ 'Add Na~ Mu~sa~ Arr-ba-'i~na Lai-la-tanth~THum~mat-Ta-khodz Tu-mul-'Ijj-la Mim~Baa-di Hi~ Wa Ant~tum ZHo~li-mu~~n". =  And (remember) when We/Allah appointed Moses forty nights. Then all of you, Children of Israel, disputed (and took) a Calf (to worship as your god) after he/Moses a.s. (left all of you) and all of you had done grievous wrong.
(In the Khozin's translation, he rh.a. narrated that the Ulama said that after Moses and his people were saved from Pharaoh and his men, and Pharaoh and his army were drowned, and they/Moses a.s. and his people had landed in Sinai, Allah promised Moses to give him a Scripture, Torah, as a guidance to the Children of Israel. Moses a.s. told his people that he was to go to get the Book of Allah and would go for forty nights. During his absence, his brother, Aaron a.s. would take over his place. Then he a.s. left for Mount Sinai.
 A man, named Samari (a hypocrite Jew, and a cow worshipper) heard  that Moses a.s. had left them, and He could see Archangel, Gabriel a.s. came riding on a horse to fetch Moses a.s. to Mount Sinai and he also saw the hoof prints of the Archangel's horse had certain unusual power. Any thing which touches against the hoof print would become alive. So Samari collected the prints and kept them.
While Prophet Moses a.s. was away, Samari took the opportunity to seduce the Children of Israel to betray Prophet Moses a.s., and that they would worship a cow. He had used several schemes to deceive the people. He called them to take off their jewelleries which they  borrowed from the Coptic Egyptians, which they had brought along with them when escaping from the Pharaoh, and that they were to give them to him for safe-keeping, and that he would bury them until Prophet Moses a.s. returned. It was for him/Moses a.s. to decide whether the Children of Israel could keep the jewelleries or not because the jewelleries were borrowed from the Egyptians. The people believed in what he said and they gave the jewelleries to him. He burried them in front of them. Later, he secretly dug out the jewelleries, melted them and with that gold, he made a statute of a calf/young cow and it took him three days to finish the job. Then he smeared the statue with the hoof prints of the Archangel Gabrial's a.s. horse until it became alive and could speak like a human. 
 Then Samari called to the Children of Israel and told them that the living golden calf was their god, saying, "This is your god and the god of Moses. Moses had forgotten where his god was, but he/the god is here. Go and find Moses and ask him to come back here". The Israelites went out and searched for Prophet Moses a.s. They counted a day and a night as two days. When twenty days had passed, and to they reckoning, it was forty days, the seach parties returned home. And they waited another day and a night, and saw that Prophet Moses did not return and they thought he a.s. had passed away. So they changed their religion into believing and worshipping a talking golden calf and made it  god.  All Children of Israel worshipped the speaking and alive golden calf, except Prophet Aaron a.s. and twelve thousand others who did not).
(52)ثُمَّ عَفَوْنَا عَنكُم مِّنم بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ = "THum~ma 'A-faw Na~ 'Ank~Kum~Mim~Baa-di DZa~li-ka La-'al-la Kum Tasy-ku-ru~~n".  "THum~ma" = Then, " 'A-faw" =  forgive, "Na~" = We, " 'An" = with, to, "Kum" = all of you, "Min" = from, for, "Baa-di DZa~li-ka" = afterwards, "La-'al-la" = perhaps, so that,
"Kum" = all of you, "Tasy-ku-ru~na" = all of you give thanks.
"THum~ma 'A-faw Na~ 'Ank~Kum~Mim~Baa-di DZa~li-ka La-'al-la Kum Tasy-ku-ru~~n". = Then, even after that, We/Allah forgave all of you, so that all of you might give thanks.
(This is the third Niimat that Allah had given to the Children of Israel, Forgiving them for their wrongdoing in worshipping a live golden calf).
(53) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
  (2) Solat: (B) The Sunnah/optional In A Solat:
  (v) To Utter, "A~mi~~n". It is Sunnah to a person who perform solat, be he an Imam/leader or  Maamum/follower, or solat alone to utter, "A~mi~~n" or "A~~mi~~n" = Be it so!, after surah Al-Fatihah is recited and is uttered loudly in a solat where verses of the Quran is recited loudly, and softly when the verses are recited softly.
From Abu Huroiroh r.a. said, "When the Prophet s.a.w. recited (in a solat), "GHoiril-Magh-dhu~bi 'AlaiHim Wa Ladho~~~l~li~~n" then he s.a.w. would utter "A~mi~~n" which could be heard by the people in the front row". (narrated by Abu Daud and Ibnu Majah who said, "until it could be heard by the people in the front row (and they also uttered it) which caused the mosque be in an up-roar".
There are five more Hadith to the same effect.
It is Sunnah to utter the Amin together with the Imam. And it must not be before the Imam nor after the Imam utters the Amin. From Abu Huroiroh r.a. who said, "The Prophet s.a.w. said, "When the Imam recites "Ghoiril-Magh-dhu~bi 'Alai Him Wa Ladh-dho~~~l~li~~n," say, "A~mi~n", because those who utter the Amin at the same time with the Angels (who also utter "Amin"), their sins will be pardoned". (narrated by Bukhari). And there is another Hadith from Abu Hurairoh r.a. and narrated by Ahmad, Abu Daud and An-Nasa-i to the same effect.
 (vi) To Recite Verses Of the Quran After the Fatihah: (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.   

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Recitatio 202

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
Let us continue to recite surah 2 Al-Baqoroh (synopsis of Islam). Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(50) وَإِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ اُلْبَحْرَ فَأَنجَيْنَكُمْ وَأَعْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ
وَإِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ اُلْبَحْرَ فَأَنجَيْنَكُمْ = "Wa Idz Fa-roqq Na~ Bi Ku-mul-Bah-ro Fa Anj~jai Na~ Kum", = "Wa" = And, "Idz" = when, "Fa-roqq" = separated, divided, "Na~" = We, "Bi" = by, for, "Ku-mu" = all of you, "al-Bah-ro" = the sea, "Fa" = then, "Anj~jai" = saved, delivered, "Na~" = We, "Kum" = all of you,
وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ = "Wa Agh-roqq Na~~ A~la Fir-'aw-na", "Wa" = and, "Agh-roqq" = caused to sink, "Na~" = We, "A~la" = folk, people, "Fir-'aw-na" = Pharaoh,
وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ = "Wa Ant~tum Tanzh~zhu-ru~~n".  "Wa Ant~tum" = and all of you, "Tanzh~zhu-ru~na" = you all saw.
"Wa Idz Fa-roqq Na~ Bi Ku-mul-Bah-ro Fa Anj~jai Na~ Kum Wa Agh-roqq Na~ A~la Fir-'aw-na Wa Ant~tum Tanzh~zhu-ru~~n". = And (remember the time) when We/Allah separated the (Red) Sea for all of you and We delivered all of you. And We caused Pharaoh (and his) army to sink (into the sea) while all of you saw (what had happened).
(Allah is reminding the Children of Israel this second Niimat that when Allah commanded Prophet Moses a.s. and his people amounting to more than sixty thousand to leave Egypt, and they were being pursued by Pharaoh and his army until they came to the sea (the Red Sea) side. They were trapped. In their front was a deep blue sea and they had nothing with which they could cross the sea. And in their hind, their enemies were rushing in and they were not strong to fight them. There was no escape for them. Then Allah said to Moses a.s. that he a.s. should strike his staff that he was holding at the sea. And he a.s. did. With the will and the consent of Allah, the sea parted and separated into twelve paths. Then the 12 tribes of the Children of Israel, each tribe rushed into one path, and then they reached safely to the other side, the beach of the peninsular of Sinai.
 When Pharaoh saw that Moses and his people ran into the paths in the sea, he followed suit. And when Moses and his people had safely arrived at Sinai beach, Allah closed up the sea back as it was before, trapping Pharaoh and his army. {It was said that at that time, Pharaoh felt remose and wanted to repent and was asking Allah for forgiveness. But it was a little bit too late for him. He was repenting while he was choking and his soul was almost in his mouth. He died a disbeliever.}. Pharaoh and all of his army died in the Red Sea.
 Prophet Moses a.s. was furnished with a "Muu-ji-zat"/power of Prophetic, that was/is his staff/stick.).
(51) (to be continued).
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Let now continue to look at the Meeting With Allah in the Hereafter.:
 Allah said, "The Angels have cared for/saved, the Prophets have cared for, and the Believers have also cared for/saved, the one who has not done so is the Most Merciful/Allah". Then, without dawdling, Allah Subhana Hu~ wa Ta-'a~la~/Glory be and Elevated be to Him, takes out a group of people who had never done any good deed at all when they were on the earth, from the Fiery Hell. Those people have already being burnt to charcoal. Then they are thrown into a river called "River of Life" at a gate of the Paradise. Then their charred bodies grow like a seed growing after a flood. The Prophet s.a.w. said, "Have you not seen many kind of seeds which were on the rocks or on the trees. Those received the sun light grew in yellow or in green colour , and those which were under the shade, in white colour.". The companions said, "O Messenger of Allah! As if you had been tending sheep in the mountains". Then the Prophet s.a.w. continued, "Then they will grow white in colour like that of  the pearls, and their necks are seen marked with a chop, marking that they are the dwellers of the Paradise. They are the people freed by Allah (from the Hell) and are put into the Paradise without making any good deeds at all. Then Allah will say to them, "Go and enter into the Paradise, and whatever you see in It are yours". They will say, "O our Lord! You are giving us what You do not give to any one else.". Allah says, "There are more and better things that I have not given to all of you". Those people will ask, "O our Lord! What other better things than all these?" Allah says, "My permanent consent and My permanent pleasure. And I shall never be angry with all of you ever again". (narrated by Muslim).
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Let us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
  (2) Solat: (B) The Sunnah/optional In A Solat: 
   (iii) To recite The Isti'adzah: It is Sunnah to recite the Is-ti-'a-dzah = "A 'U~dzu Bil-Lahi Mi-nasy-SYai-to~nir-Ro-ji~~m" = I seek protection by Allah from Satan the accursed, after reciting the Doa Iftitah and before reciting Al-Fatihah, because Allah says in surah 16 An-Nahl, verse 98, "And when you recite the Quran, seek refuge in Allah from Satan the accursed".
 It is Sunnah to recite It softly. But Asy-Syafieiah was/is of the opinion that it is optional to recite It loudly or softly in the solat where recitation of the verses of the Quran be recited loudly, that is the night solat fardhu, Fridays and the two Idd.
It is decreed only in the first Rokaat and not the subsequent Rokaat. 
(to be continued)
Until we meet again in the next session, see you all Quran Lovers soon.
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof.

Saturday 23 November 2013

Recitation 198

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
The Prophet s.a.w. said:
(1). . اُلقُرْآنُ هُوَ اُلنُّورُ اُلْمُبِينُ, وَالذِّكْرُالْحَكِيمُ, وَالصِّرَاطُ الْمُسْتَقِيمُ رواه البيهقى = The Quran, is the Nurul-Mubi~n/Clear Light, and is a citation/expression of Wisdom, and is the straight path. (narrated by Baihaqi)
(2) القُرآنُ يُقْرَأُ بِلُحُونِ الْعَرَبِ وَأُصْوَاتِهَا, وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَلُحُونَ أَهْلِ الْعِشْقِ, وَلُحُونَ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابَينِ, فَإِنَّهُ سَيَجِئُ بَعْدِى قَوْمٌ يُرْجَعُونَ بِالقُرآنِ تَرْجِيعَ الْغِنَاءِ وَالنَّوْحِ, لَا يُجَاوِزُ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ, مَفْتُونَةٌ قُلُوبُهُمْ, وَقُلُوبُ الَّذِينَ يُعْجِبُهُمْ شَانُهُمْ. رواه حذيفة   = The Quran, It is/should be recited with the Arabic intonation/melody, and its/Arabic vocal. And take care not to recite It with the melody of the people who are in love nor the people of the Scriptures/hymn, because there will come (and they have already come) a group of people reciting the Quran like people singing song and wailing/loud weeping. Thence, it does not surpass their larynx/it is futile, and their hearts will be of those conceited to scandalous." (narrated by Hudzaifah). صدق رسول الله = True were the words of the Messenger of Allah..
 Let us continue to recite surah 2 Al-Baqoroh (synopsis of Islam). Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(46)  أُلَّذِين يَظُنُّونًَ أَنَّهُم مُّلَقُواْ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ رَجِعُونَ = "Al-La-dzi~na Ya-zhun~nu~na An~na Hum~Mu-la~qu~ Rob-bi Him Wa An~na Hum I-lai Hi Ro~ji-'u~~n".    "Al-La-dzi~na" = Who, "Ya-zhun~nu~na" = they think/have strong opinion, "An~na" = that, "Hum" = they, "Mu=la~qu~" = to meet, "Rob-bi" = Lord, "Him" = their, "Wa" = and, "An~na" = that, "Hum" = they, "I-lai" = to, "Hi" = Him, "Ro~ji-'u~na" = return.
"Al-La-dzi~na Ya-zhun~nu~na An~na Hum~Mu-la~qu~ Rob-bi Him Wa I-lai Hi Ro~ji-'u~~n". = (Those who resort help to Allah with patience and perform solat are those) Who have strong opinion/know with certainty that they will meet with their Lord (in person in the Hereafter). And (know with certainty) that they will return to Him.
[The Hadith from Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri, (narrated by Muslim)  said, "In the past, there were many people asked the Prophet s.a.w. about the possibility that they would have a look at Allah in the Hereafter. He s.a.w. replied, "Certainly. Would you be barred from looking at the sun at midday when the sky is clear?" They answered, "No sir." Then the Prophet s.a.w. said, "In the Hereafter, all of you will have no difficulty in seeing Allah tabaroka wa ta'ala/to obtain the blessing of and to be elevated, like you can easily see the sun and the full moon. Then, in the Hereafter, there will be an announcement that every group of people to follow who/what they had worshipped on the earth (during their lifetime), then all the idol worshippers will follow and fall, in groups, into the Fiery Hell. The only people left will be those who worshipped Allah of the good people, and of the bad people and the surplus (the Jews and the Nazarenes after their religions were altered by their priests and their leaders) of the People of the Scriptures. Then the Jews will be asked, "What did all of you worship?". They answer, "Uzair/Ezra son of god". Then it will be said to them, "It's a lie! Allah had no wife and had no son." Then they will be asked what do they want. They, the Jews will reply, "God, we are thirsty. Give us drink." Then they will be shown and be said, "Go to the water". Then they will be escorted to a mirage of water but it is actually the fire of Hell. And there they will all fall in groups.
 Then the Nazarenes will be called, (to be continued).
(47) (to be continued)
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Let us continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
  (2) Solat: (B) The Sunnah/optional In A Solat:
  (ii) To Place The Right Hand On The Left Hand: It is Sunnah/ optional to put the right hand on the left, in solat. There were/are twenty Hadith reporting about it. 18 were from the companions and 2 from the Tabi'in/disciples of the companions. The prophet s.a.w. said, "Truly, we, the prophets are commanded to quickly break our fast, and to delay eating "Sahur"/meal shortly before dawn during Ramadan, and to place our right hands on the left hands when solat." 
 The Place Where The Hands Are Put:
 Kamal ibnu Hammam said, "There is no correct Hadith which tells where the hands are put in solat. Except the followers of Hanafi place theirs below the navel.
The Syafieiah, below the chest (above the navel)'
 The Hanbaliah, (a) some below the navel and (b) some place them above the navel.
 According to Tirmidzi who said that some of the companions and the Tabi'in, placed their hands below the navel, and some, above the navel. Both ways are correct.
 Halib ath-Thai reported, "I saw the Prophet s.a.w. placed his right hand on his left hand at his left wrist, on his chest." (narrated by Ahmad and Tirmidzi said the Hadith was a good Hadith).
The Hadith from Wail ibnu Hajar, narrated by Ibnu Khuzaimah, Abu Daud and Nasa'i had reported the same thing.
 Thus, we may place our hands on all these three places, either below the navel, or above ther navel or on the chest. It is only Sunnah/optional.
    (iii) To Recite Tawajjuh/Doa Iftitah = beginning: (to be continued).
Until we meet again in the next session. See you all Quran Lovers soon.
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof. 

Recitation 197

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
Let us continue to recite surah 2 Al-Baqoroh (synopsis of Islam). Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(45) وَاُسْتَعِينُواْ بِاُلصَّبْرِ وَاُلصَّلَوةِج وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى اُلْخَشِعِينَ
وَاُسْتَعِينُواْ بِاُلصَّبْرِ وَاُلصَّلَوةِ = "Was-ta-'i~nu~ Bish-SHobb-ri Wash-SHo-la~~h (the و with a tiny Alif sign is not pronounced, it is just a bearer letter upon which the tiny Alif/a Madd stands. And when a Ta Marbutah, ة is paused upon, it becomes a ه ).". "Wa" = and, "is-ta-'i~nu~" = all of you resort to for help, ask aid from, "Bi" = by, with, "ash-SHob-ri" = the patience, "Wa" = and, "ash-SHola~ti" = the solat/ritual prayer.
"Was-ta-'i~nu~ Bish-SHobb-ri Wash-SHo-la~~h" = And resort help to (Allah in removing the feeling of arragonce, of stubbornness, and of falsity which are in one's heart) with patience and (by performing) the solat. And truly, it/the removing of arragonce and stubbornness and falsity in the heart and performing solat, is hard except for the humble and the obedient (because it needs much patience to perform solat, as it requires discipline before one could perform it. One needs to be pure in the heart and mind, in the body, in the clothing, and in the place of solat which needs not be in a mosque, and needs to cover up one's 'Awrat with deccent clothing, needs to take the Wudhuu, needs to face towards the Qiblat that is the direction of the Caaba in Mecca. And when performing the solat, one needs to fight the seduction of the Satan which is always trying hard to slip one's mind and one's concentration in the solat. And one needs to beg, to entreat Allah and Allah only for forgiveness and whatever. And one is free to ask for anything (in doa in Arabic and in accordance with those the Prophet s.a.w. taught, but if it were in one's own language it must be said in one's heart and not with words of mouth) directly to Allah and needs no mediator to intercede.
 To have patience , to strive and also to rely on Allah is what Islam teaches. We have seen Marij/Iblis/Satan, he was from the planet earth, but he strived hard in his religious practices that he was promoted from the earth up to the first heaven, then the second and finally to the seventh heaven and could enter the Paradise. But he was arragonce and did and still do not rely on Allah, he became traitorous and was and still is too haughty to admit wrong and to repent that he was banished and was and still is being shunned from the Rahmat/blessing of Allah).
(46) (to be continued)  
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Let us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Basic Rules:
  (2) Solat: (B) The Sunnah In A Solat:
    (i) (d) The fourth moment to raise hands is when standing upright from the first Sitting and Reciting the First Tahiyyat/Tasyahhud, and wanting to perform the Third Rokaat. It is based on the Hadith from Ali r.a. when he r.a. reported about his s.a.w. ritual solat, he r.a. said, "When he s.a.w. got up from two sujud/rokaat (after reciting the first Tasyahhud), the Prophet s.a.w. raised his s.a.w. hands to his s.a.w. shoulders while uttering Takbir = Allohu Akbar." (narrated by Abu Daud, Ahmad and Tirmidzi who confirmed it).
  (e) Similarity Between Womanfolk and Manfolk in this Sunnah:
    Syaukani said, "Be known that this Sunnah, it is the same with man and with the woman. There is no difference between them in raising the hands.".
  (ii) To Place The Right Hand On The Left Hand: (to be continued).
Until We meet again in the nsxt session, see you all Quran Lovers later.
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof.  

Friday 22 November 2013

Recitation 196

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
Let us continue to recite surah 2 Al-Baqoroh (synopsis of Islam). Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(44) أَتَأْمُرُونَ اُلنَّاسَ بِاُلْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَتْلُونَ اُلْكِتَبَج أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ 
أَتَأْمُرُونَ اُلنَّاسَ بِاُلْبِرِّ وَتَنسَونَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَتْلُونَ اُلْكِتَبَ = "A Taa-mu-ru~nan~Na~sa Bil-Bir-ri Wa Tans~saw-na Anf~fu-sa Kum Wa Ant~tum Tat-lu~nal-Ki-ta~~bb",  "A" = Are, "Taa-mu-ru~na" = all of you bid, "an~Na~sa" = the people, "Bi" = with, to, "al-Bir-ri" = the rightousness, "Wa" = and, "Tan~saw-na" = to forget, to neglect, "Anf~fu-sa" = self, "Kum" = all of you, "Wa" = and, "Ant~tum" all of you, "Tat-lu~na" = you all read, "al-Ki-ta~ba" = the Book/Scripture.
"A Taa-mu-ru~nan~Na~sa Bil-Bir-ri Wa Tans~saw-na Anf~fu-sa Kum Wa Ant~tum Tat-lu~nal-Ki-ta~~bb". = Is it (proper/ reasonable for) all of you ( O Jewish scholars) to bid other people to do good/to the rightousness while you neglect or forget to do good and to the rightousness yourselves. And all of you do read the Scripture.
ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ = "A Fa La~ Taa-qi-lu~~n".  "A Fa La~" = Do then not, "Taa-qi-lu~na" = all of you have sense.
"A Fa La~ Taa-qi-lu~~n" = Do all of you have not any sense?
 (This verse was revealed when some of the Jewish scholars were being asked by their relatives who had converted into Islam about the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. and the Religion he teaches. The scholars replied, "Muhammad is a Prophet, and the Religion he teaches is true and correct. You all should be loyal to him, and you all should do good deeds". But they, the scholars, forgot about themselves that they did not believe in Muhammad s.a.w. nor did they support him nor did they do good deeds. And they did not practise what they preach. They, the scholars, read the Scripture which contained information about Muhammad, the last and final Messenger of Allah, but they denied him nor accepted him. Does it not show that they, the scholars, were not having any sense at all.).
(45) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into Basic Islamic Rules:
  (2) Solat: (B) The Sunnah In A Solat:
  (i) To Raise Both Hands:
   We have looked into the first moment when the hands are to be raised. The second and the third moments are (ii) it is Sunnah to raise both hands when Rukuu, and (iii) after Rukuu. It is based on the reports made by twenty two companions who narrated that the Prophet s.a.w. did it before Rukuu and after Rukuu. Umar r.a. said," That the Prophet s.a.w. when performing solat, raised his hands to his shoulders and uttered Takbir, "Allohu Akbar". Then when he wanted to Rukuu. he s.a.w. raised his hands (and Takbir) again as before. And when he s.a.w. raised his head (and his body) from Rukuu, he raised his hands as before, and recited, "Sami-'al-Lohu Li Man Hamidah, Rob-ba Na~ Wa La Kal-Hamdd" = Allah hears those who praise Him. Our Lord! And much praise to You. (narrated by Bukhori, Muslim and Baihaqi).
    (iv) (to be continued).
Until we meet again in the next session, see you all Quran Lovers soon.
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof.   

Tuesday 19 November 2013

Recitation 195

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
Let us continue to recite surah 2 Al-Baqoroh (synopsis of Islam).
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(42) وَلَا تَلْبِسُواْ اُلْحَقَّ بِاُلْبَطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُواْ اُلْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
وَلَا تَلْبِسُواْ اُلْحَقَّ بِاُلْبَطِلِ = "Wa La~ Tal-bi-sul-Haq-qo Bil-Ba~ti-li",  "Wa La~" = And do not, "Tal-bi-su~" = all of you make confuse, "al-Haq-qu" = the Truth, the correct, "Bi" = with, "al-Ba~ti-li" = the falsehood,
وَتَكْتُمُواْ اُلْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ = "Wa Tak-tu-mul-Haq-qo Wa Ant~tum Taa-la-mu~~n".  "Wa" = and, "Tak-tu-mu~" = all of you conceal, keep secret, "al-Haq-qo" = the Truth, "Wa Ant~tum" = and all of you, "Taa-la-mu~na" = you all know.
"Wa La~ Tal-bi-sul-Haq-qo Bil-Ba~ti-li Wa Tak-tu-mul-Haq-qo Wa Ant~tum Taa-la-mu~~n". =  And do not make a complete confusion between the Truth/ the correct (about the last and the final Messenger of Allah, the Prophet s.a.w.) and that of the falsehood (about him), and (do not) conceal or keep the Truth/ the correct (things about him) a secret, when all of you know (that making a confusion and keeping the Truth and the correct things about Muhammad is wrong, deceitful and false).
(43) وَأَقِيمُواْ اُلصَّلَوةَ وَءَاتُواْ  اُلزَّكَوةَ وَاُرْكَعُواَ مَعَ اُلرَّكِعِينَ
وَاَقِيمُواْ اُلصَّلَوةَ وَءَاتُواْ اُلزَّكَوةَ = "Wa A-qi~mush-SHo-la~( the و with a tiny Alif sign is not pronounced, it is a bearer of the tiny Alif, it is a Madd sign)-ta Wa A~tuz-Za-ka~ta" =  "Wa A-qi~mush-SHo-la~ta Wa A~tuz-Za-ka~ta",  "Wa" = And, "A-qi~mu" = establish, perform, "ash-SHo-la~ta" = the solat/ritual prayer/ worship, "Wa" = and, "A~tu~" = to give, pay, "az-Za-ka~ta" = the Zakat/poor due, 
وَاُرْكَعُواْ مَعَ اُلرَّكِعِينَ = "Warr-ka-'u~ Ma-'ar-Ro~ki-'i~~n".  "Wa" = and, "ir-ka-'u~" = all of you bow, "Ma-'a" = with, "ar-Ro~ki-'i~na" = the people who bow.
"Wa A-qi~mush-SHo-la~ta Wa A~tuz-Za-ka~ta Warr-ka-'u~ Ma-'ar-Ro~ki-'i~~n". = And do establish/perform the Solat/ritual prayer and give /pay the Zakat/poor due, and bow with those who bow (in Solat and bow to the commandment of Allah , His Messenger, the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. and the Authority among us/the King and his Government).
  In this verse there are three Hukum/commandments, (i) to perform Solat, (ii) to pay Zakat, these two are of the Five Pillars of Islam, and (iii) to bow to or to obey Allah, and His Messenger, the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w., and to obey the Authority/the King and his Government or whoever. These are some of the teaching of Islam.
O = the Eight Angles Star = the end of the part, sign.
(44) (to be continued).
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Let us continue to look into the incident Iblis was at enmity with Adam a.s:
 Then Allah surmoned both Adam a.s. and Eve. Allah said, "Did I not ask both of you not to go near the tree? Did I not told you that Iblis is your enemy? And Adam, why did you eat the fruit?". (As told by Muhammad ibnu Qois in his book),: "Adam was surmoned by Allah, and Allah asked, "O Adam! Why did you eat the fruit when I told you not to eat it?". Adam a.s. replied, "Eve gave me the fruit and asked me to eat it". Allah said to Eve, "Why did you give the fruit to him?". Eve answered, "The snake asked me to". Allah asked the snake, "Why did you ask Eve to do it?". The snake replied, "Iblis asked me to do it". Then Allah said to Eve, "You, O Eve, like that tree which bleeds/produces sap/liquid, so will you, you will bleed once a month (menses). And as for you, O snake, I am cutting off your legs, and you will walk/creep on your abdomen, and your head will be hit by human who finds you. And for you, Iblis, you are cursed, banished and are shunned from My Rahmat/blessing."
Then they all were descended to the planet earth. It was said that Adam a.s. landed in Sri Lanka, Eve in Jeddah, Arabia. After a hundred years, they were reunited in Arafah at the Mount Arafah, when Adam a.s. was commanded to perform the Hajj in Mecca.
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Let us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
   (2) Solat: The Sunnah In A Solat:
    (i) To Raise Both Hands: It is Sunnah to raise both hands at four moments: (a) At the beginning of the solat. According to Hafidh ibnu Hajar, there are 50 companions who reported about it.
  How the hands are raised: Both hands are raised to the shoulders until the tips of the fingers are paralel to the top points of both ears with the both thumbs are at the below tip of the lobes, and the palms towards the Qiblat. All fingers are separated. From Abu Huraira r.a. who said, "The Prophet s.a.w. when standing to perform solat, he raised his hands with fingers opened/spread out." (narrated by the Five except Ibnu Majah).
  When to raise the hands: They are raised when uttering the Takbir, Takbirotu-Ihrom, "Allohu Akbar". It is based on the Hadith from Nafii who said, "That the Prophet s.a.w. raised his hands as he s.a.w. was uttering Takbir, (his hands) were in front of his shoulders, or near his shoulders". (narrated by Ahmad and others).
Bukhori and Muslim had also narrated Hadith to that effect.
 (b & c) (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.


Monday 18 November 2013

Recitation 194

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
Let us continue to recite surah 2 Al-Baqoroh (synopsis of Islam). Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(41) وَءَامِنُواْ بِمَآ أَنزَلْتُ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ وَلَا تَكُونُواْ~ أَوَّلَ كَافِرِم بِهِى  صلى وَلَا تَشْتَرُواْ بِئَايَتِى ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا وَإِيَّىَ فَاُتَّقُونِ
وَءَامِنُواْ بِمَآ أَنزَلْتُ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ = "Wa A~mi-nu~ Bi Ma~~ Anz~Zal-tu Mu-shod-di-qol-Li Ma~ Ma-'a Kum".  "Wa" = And, "A~mi-nu~" = believe in, "Bi Ma~" = with what, "Anz~zal Tu" = I brought down/revealed, "Mu-shod-di-qon" = confirming, "Li Ma~" = of what, "Ma-'a Kum" = with all of you. 
"Wa A~mi-nu~ Bi Ma~~ Anz~zal-tu Mu-shod-di-qol-Li Ma~ Ma-'a Kum" = And do believe in what I have revealed (the verses to you) confirming whatever (verses in the Scriptures) be with all of you (that you do possess).
وَلَا تَكُونُواْ أَوَّلَ كَافِرِم بِهِى = "Wa La~ Ta-ku~nu~~ Aw-wa-la Ka~fi-rim~Bih".  "Wa La~" = And do not, "Ta-ku~nu~" = all of you be, "Aw-wa-la" = first, "Ka~fi-rin" = to disbelieve/deny, "Bi Hi~" = in it.
"Wa La~ Ta-ku~nu~~ Aw-wa-la Ka~fi-rim~Bih". = And do not be the first to disbelieve/to deny it (but you all should be the first to believe in, and accept Muhammad and give your support to him).
صلى = a Waqof Jaiz.
وَلَا تَشْتَرُواْ بِئَايَتِى ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا وَإِيَّىَ فَاُتَّقُونِ = "Wa La~ Tasy-ta-ru~ Bi A~ya~ti~ THa-ma-nanq~Qo-li~law~Wa Iy-ya~ Ya Fat-Ta-qu~~n".  "Wa La~" = and do not, "Tasy-ta-ru~" = all of you sell, "Bi" = with, "A~ya~ti~" My verses, "THa-ma-nan" = price, "Qo-li~lan" = a little, "Wa" = and, "Iy-ya~" = onto, to, "Ya" =Me, "Fa" = then, "it-Ta-qu~ni" = all of you fear.
"Wa La~ Tasy-ta-ru~ Bi A~ya~ti~  THa-ma-nanq~Qo-li~law~Wa Iy-ya~ Ya Fat-Ta-qu~~n". = And do not sell My verses/ commandments for a little sum of money (O Clergymen of the Children of Israel! Do not give false explanation and clarification of My verses in the Scriptures about the coming of the Prophet Muhammad and also do not keep the verses about the truth of the Prophet s.a.w. a secret from the Children of Israel, so that you are paid with a little sum of money by those who do not want Muhammad be recognized and be accepted by them all). And to Me/Allah you all should fear.
(42) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the incident of the Iblis was at enmity with Adam a.s.:surah 20 Toha, verse 120 till 123:
" Then the Satan whispered doubt into Adam a.s., he said, " Is it not better for me to show/tell you about this tree "Al-Khuldi"/ immortality (will live forever) and permenant sovereign power". Then Adam a.s. and Eve ate the fruits of the tree. Thence, their attires (which were made of the Nur/light) were slipped off their bodies. They both were trying hard to stick/put on their modesties with the tree leaves in the Paradise. Adam a.s. had disobeyed his Lord. and he became confused and had gone astray. Then Allah summoned both of them (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
  (2) Solat: The Solat must be in accordance with the solat performed by the Prophet s.a.w. The Prophet s.a.w. said, "Perform solat as you see me performing it".
 From Ibnu 'Abbas r.a. who said, "The Prophet s.a.w. said, " Archangel Gabriel a.s. had led me to solat (Gabriel a.s. was the Imam/leader, and the Prophet s.a.w. was the Maamum/follower) in front of the Caaba twice. He a.s. came for solat Zhuhur/midday for the first time when the sun was in the middle of the sky/overhead sun. Then he a.s. came for solat 'Ashor/afternoon when the length of the shadow of an object was of the same length as the object itself. Then he a.s. came again for solat Maghrib/sunset when the sun was setting and people broke their fast. Then he a.s. came for solat 'Isyaa/nightfall when the twilight/the red light after sunset vanished. Then he a.s. came for solat Shubu/dawn at dawn, when it is forbidden people to eat and drink if they want to fast. Then (on the following day), he a.s. came for solat Zhuhur/midday for the second time when the length of the shadow of an object is the same as the object itself (like) the coming of 'Ashor time, the day before. Then he a.s. came for solat 'Ashor when the shadow of an object was twice the length of the object itself. The he a.s. came for solat Maghrib when the twilight had disappeared. Then he a.s. came for solat 'Isyaa when the night had passed one third of the night. Then he a.s. came for solat Shubuh at sunrise. After that solat Subuh was completed, Gabriel a.s. turned to me and said, " Those were the solat times for all of the Prophets a.s. before you. And the solat (Fardhu) times (for you and your followers) are the times in between those two times". The Prophet s.a.w. was not only being taught about the times for solat Fardhu but was also taught the rituals of the solat and the Rokaat/bowing of each of those solat. The Zhuhur is 4 rokaat, the 'Ashor is 4, the Maghrib is 3, the 'Isyaa is 4 and the Shubuh is 2 rokaat.
  The Sunnah Things In A Solat:
  (i) To Rise Both Hands: (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.

Sunday 17 November 2013

Recitation 193

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
Let us continue to recite surah 2 Al-Baqoroh (synopsis of Islam). Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(40) يَبَنِى~إِسْرَ~ءِيلَ اُذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَتِىَ اُلَّتِى~ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَوْفُواْ بِعَهْدِى~ أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّىَ فَاُرْهَبُونِ
يَبَنِى~إِسْرَ~ءِيلَ اُذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَتِىَ اُلَّتِى~أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ = "Ya~ Ba-ni~~ Is-ro~~i~ladz-ku-ru~ Nii-ma-ti-yal-La-ti~~ An-'am-tu 'A-lai Kum", "Ya~" = O, "Ba-ni~" = children of, "Is-ro~~i~la" = Israel/Jacob a.s., "udz-ku-ru~" = recollect, remember, " Nii-ma-ti-ya" = Niimat/comfort and luxuries, my, "al-La-ti~" = which, "An-'am-tu" = I gave to, " 'A-lai Kum" = upon all of you,
وَأَوْفُواْ بِعَهْدِى~ أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّىَ فَاُرْهَبُونِ = "Wa Aw-fu~ Bi 'Ah-di~~ U~fi Bi 'Ah-di Kum Wa Iy-ya~ Ya Farr-ha-bu~~n".  "Wa" = and, "Aw-fu~" = to fulfil, "Bi" = with, " 'Ah-di~" = promise, "U~fi" = I fulfil, "Bi 'Ah-di" = with promise to, "Kum" = all of you, "Wa = and, "Iy-ya" = onto, to, "Ya" = Me, "Fa" = then, "irr-ha-bu~ni" = all of you fear".
"Ya~ Ba-ni~~ Is-ro~~i~ladz-ku-ru~ Nii-ma-ti-yal-La-ti~~ An-'am-tu 'A-lai Kum Wa Aw-fu~ Bi 'Ah-di~  U~fi Bi 'Ah-di Kum Wa Iy-ya~ Ya Farr-ha-bu~~n". = O Children of Israel/Jacob a.s.! Do  remember My/Allah's Niimat/beneficent gifts = comfort and luxuries I have given to all of you. So, do fulfil My promise/ commandment (to all of you in your Scriptures, the Torah and  the Gospel that you are to believe in and accept My last and final Messenger, Ahmad/Muhammad, and that all of you to give him your support). Then, I shall fulfil My promise to all of you (to give more Niikmat/comfort and luxuries). Thence, all of you should fear Me/Allah and Me alone ( and no one else).
(41) (to be continued).
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Let us now have a look at the Iblis at enmity with Adam a.s.:
We have read verses 34 till 38 in surah 2 Al-Baqoroh and verses 11 till 18 in surah 7 Al-Aarof. Let us now have a look at surah 20 Toha, verses 117 till 123: (After being degraded and being banished from the Paradise, Marij became furious with anger at and hatred for Adam a.s. His smiling and nice looking face turned haggard and fierce. Though he was banished from the Paradise, he was still in the seventh heaven).
 (117) Then We/Allah said, "O Adam! Satan/Marij, truly is your enemy and is your wife's enemy. Thus, do not let him cause you both out of the Paradise that you will make you miserable. And really, when in the Paradise, you will not go hungry nor go without clothing/naked. And you will not be thirsty nor will feel the heat of the sun in it."
(When Iblis heard that Adam a.s. was having a wife and they were asked to live in the Paradise, made him even more furious. He wanted to make Adam a.s. become disobedient to Allah. Then he heard that Adam a.s. was not to go near the "tree". He wanted 
Adam a.s.  to go to the tree and eat its fruits, but he was at the outside the Paradise. He needed to be inside the Paradise to seduce Adam a.s. and Eve. Eventually, he could seduce Adam a.s. into eating the fruit of the tree. There were many different narrations about how he could seduce Adam a.s. (a) With the help of his good pal, the snake, he went into the snake's abdomen and was brought into the Paradise without being noticed by the Angels guarding the gate. Then he jumped out of the snake and stayed on the "tree". (b) The Iblis was waiting at the gate, and (may be) Adam a.s. and Eve happened to pass by, Iblis called to them. Or (may be), the snake lured Adam a.s. and Eve to the gate when Iblis was waiting).
(120) Then the Satan whispered doubt to Adam a.s.: (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
  (2) Solat: (B) The Sunnah/percept of the Prophet s.a.w. In A Solat:
  Before looking into the Sunnah things in a solat, let us first look into how many times solat is performed in a day and a night. Allah does not specify it in the Quran. All that Allah says in the Quran is "Perform solat!". But  in surah 17 Al-Israa, verse 78, Allah says, "Establish/perform solat at the sun declines (westward) until the dark of the night and at dawn....". This verse does not tell us the times of the solat in a day and a night as is explained by Prof. T.M. Hasbi Asy-Syiddiqi in his Tafsir Al-Bayan, that it tells us that we can perform Solat Jamaa/bring together solat Zhuhur/noon with solat 'Ashor/afternoon, or vice versa, and solat Maghrib/sunset with solat 'Isyaa/nightfall, or vice versa. But the solat Shubuh or Fajar/dawn or morning cannot be Jamaa/brought together with any, either solat Zhuhur or solat 'Isyaa.
  The ritual of solat must be in accordance with the solat performed by the Prophet s.a.w. The Prophet s.a.w. said, : (to be continued).
Until we meet again in the next session, see you all Quran Lovers soon.
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof.


























  

Saturday 16 November 2013

Recitation 192

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
Let us continue to recite surah 2 al-Baqoroh (synopsis of the Religion Of Islam). Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(38) قُلْنَا اُهْبِطُواْ مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا صلى فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدىً فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ
قُلْنَا اُهْبِطُواْ مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا = "Qul Nah-bi-tu~ Min Ha~ Ja-mi-'a~" (a Madd 'I-wadh/Substitututive = when the final letter of a word is marked with a Tanwin = 2 above sign only [at the end of a sentence or when pausing], " 'an",  the Tanwin letter is pronounced with only one above with a Madd = " 'a~"), "Qul" = Say. "Na~" = We, "ih-bi-tu~" =  descend all of you, "Min Ha~" = from it, "Ja-mi~'an" = entirely.

"Qul Nah-bi-tu~ Min Ha~ Ja-mi~'a~" = Descend all of you from it/the Paradise.
صلى = a Waqof Jaiz.
فَأِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدَى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ
فَأِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدَى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَاىَ = "Fa Im~ma~ Yaa-ti-yan~Na Kum~Min~Ni~ Hu-danf~Fa Mant~Ta-bi-'a Hu-da~ Ya", "Fa" = Then, "Im~ma~" = if, "Yaa-ti-ya" = it comes, "Na" = We, "Kum" = all of you, "Min" = from, "Ni~" = Me, "Hu-dan" = a guidance, "Fa Man" = then who, "Ta-bi-'a" = follow, pursue, "Hu-da~" = guidance, "Ya" = My,
فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ = "Fa La~ KHow-fun 'A-lai Him Wa La~ Hum Yah-ja-nu~~n". = "Fa La~" = then no, "KHow-fun" = fear, " 'A-lai Him" be on them, "Wa La~" = and no, "Hum" = them, "Yah-za-nu~na" = they grieve.
Fa Im~ma~ Yaa-ti-yan~Na Kum~Min~Ni~ Hu-danf~Fa Mant~Ta-bi-'a Hu-da~Ya Fa La~ KHow-fun 'A-lai Him Wa La~ Hum Yah-za-nu~~n" = If there comes to all of you a guidance/ religion from Me, and those who pursue My guidance/religion, then they will have no fear nor will they be grieved. (When Adam a.s. had repented and he was forgiven by Allah, he a.s. and Eve and the Iblis were commanded by Allah to descend from the Paradise and the seventh heaven to go down to the planet earth. And Allah told them that Allah will bring forth a Religion for Adam a.s., his wife and their descendants and the Jinn to follow. The earth is a place for performing Allah's commandments and it is not a place solely for enjoying oneslf. It is a place full of tests from Allah. Those who follow Allah's guidance will have no fear of not returning to the Paradise, and of the Fiery Hell, nor will they be grieved when being sent and being flung into the Fiery Hell).
(39) وَاُلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَكَذَّبُواْ بِئَايَتِنَآ أُوْلَـ~ئِكَ أَصْحَبُ اَلنَّارِ صلى هُمْ فِيهَا خَلِدُونَ
وَاُلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَكَذَّبُواْ بِئَايَتِنَآ أُوْلَـ~ئِكَ أَصْحَبُ اُلنَّارِ = "Wal-La-dzi~na Ka-fa-ru~ Wa Kadz-dza-bu~ Bi A~ya~ti Na~~ U-(the وْ is not a Madd, it is a useless extra letter, and is unpronounced) la~~i-ka Ash-ha~bun~Na~~rr (a ر Tafkhim/emphatically)." "Wa" = And, "al-La-dzi~na" = those who, "Ka-fa-ru~" = deny, disbelieve, "Wa" = and, "Kadz-dza-bu~" = refute, deny the truth, "Bi" = with, to, "A~ya~ti" = verses, "Na~" = Our, "U-la~~i-ka" = those are, "Ash-ha~bu" = people of, "an~Na~ri" = the Fire (of Hell).
"Wal-La-dzi~na Ka-fa-ru~ Wa Kadz-dza-bu~ Bi A~ya~ti Na~~ U-la~~i-ka Ash-ha~bun~Na~~rr". = And those who deny/ disbelieve in and deny the truth of Our/Allah's verses, are the people/dwellers of the Fire of Hell.
صلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
هُمْ فِيهَا خَلِدُونَ = "Hum Fi~Ha~ KHo~li-du~~n". "Hum" = they are, "Fi~Ha~" = in it, "KHo~li-du~na" = perpetually.
"Hum Fi~Ha~ KHo~li-du~~n". = They (will) abide forever and ever in it/the Fire of Hell.  
(40) (to be continued).
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Let us continue to see the narration about the Jinn:
 The Jinn consist of several kinds. Some eat, drink and have homes and families. Some do not eat nor drink. Some have the looks of Mankind. Some have the form of the snake. (The Prophet s.a.w. told us not to kill a snake before we "press" it first with words so that, if it were a Jinni, it would leave). Some have the form of the horse, the dog, the wolf, the tiger, the wind (in Malay, they are called  "Angin Ahmar"/Red Wind which cause people, with the will of Allah, to be paralysed, the Chinese call it "Feng = Zhong Feng and Zu Feng"), some fly in the air and went up to the sky, and so forth. [There are Jinn who dwell in human's homes, usually up in the roof, the corners where there are spider webs, and especially in the toilets]. Most of the Jinn have lovely, beautiful and pretty looks. There are Muslim and there are also the non-Muslim among them. [Mankind does make friends with these Jinn for his/her own interest]. End of the narration of Jinn.
The Iblis was at enmity with Adam a.s.: (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules: 
  (2) Solat: (B) The Sunnah/percept Of The Prophet s.a.w. In A Solat:
  There are several things that are Sunnah, done by the Prophet s.a.w. which will earn us "Thawab"/rewards in addition to the Thawab/rewards earned by performing the Fardhu and it fulfils the solat and it brings a solat to the perfection. They are:
(i) To raise both hands. (ii) To place the right hand on the left hand.
(iii) To recite Tawajjuh/Doa If-ti-tah. (iv) To recite Is-ti-'a-dzah. (v) To recite Ami~n. (vi) To recite verses of Quran after reciting surah Al-Fatihah. (vii) To utter Takbir at each movement of change. (viii) The ritual of Rukuu, (ix) Recitation in Rukuu. (x) The recitation when Iitidal. (xi) The manner of kneeling to perform Sujud and to raise. (xii) The ritual of Sujud. (xiii) The length of time for Sujud and its recitation. (xiv) The ritual of Sitting in between two Sujud. (xv) Sit to rest. (xvi) The ritual of sitting down to recite Ta-syahhud. (xvii) To recite the first Tashahhud, (xviii) To recite Sholawat-Nabi s.a.w. (xix) To recite doa in the final Tasyahhud and before making Salam. (xx) To recite Dzikir and Doa after Making Salam.
 (i) To Rise Both Hands: (to be continued).
Until we meet again in the next session, see you all Quran Lovers soon.
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof.