Recitation 179

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. Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(21) يَأَيُّهَااُلنَّاسُ اُعْبُدُواْ رَبَّكُمُ اُلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَاُلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
يَأَيُّهَااُلنَّاسُ اُعْبُدُواْ رَبَّكُمُ اُلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ = "Ya~~ (a Madd Jaiz Munfashil/permissible disjoin = 4 harakah) Ay-yu-han~Na~suu-bu-du~ Rob-ba Ku-mul-La-dzi~ KHo-la-qo Kum", "Ya~~ Ay-yu-ha~" = O, "an~Na~su" = the Mankind, "uu-bu-du~" = devote and worship, "Rob-bu" = Lord, "Kum" = your, "al-La-dzi~" = who, "KHo-la-qo" = made, created, "Kum" = all of you,
وَاُلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ = "Wal-La-dzi~na Miq~Qobb-li Kum La-'al-la Kum Tat-ta-qu~~n". "Wa" = and, "al-La-dzi~na" = those who,  "Min" = from, of, "Qobb-li" = before, "Kum" = all of you, "La-'al-la" = perhaps, so that, "Kum" = all of you, "Tat-ta-qu~na" = protected.
"Ya~~ Ay-yu-han~Na~suu-bu-du~ Rob-ba Ku-mul-La-dzi~ KHo-la-qo Kum Wal-La-dzi~na Minq~Qobb-li Kum La-'al-la Kum Tat-ta-qu~~n". = O Mankind! Devote yourselves and worship your Lord who created all of you and (who had created) those people before you, so that all of you are being protected (from evil and misfortune).
(22) اُلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ اُلْأَرْضَ فِرَشًا وَاُلسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءً وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ اُلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِى مِنَ اُلثَّمَرَتِ رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ صلى فَلَا تَجْعَلُواْ لِلهِ أَندَادًا وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
اُلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ اُلْأَرْضَ = "Al-(a Hamzah Washol of an Alif Lam Taarif, when starting, is always be pronounced "A")La-dzi~ Ja-'a-la La Ku-mul-Arr-dho (the letter ض is an Istiilaa/the base of the tongue is lifted up, and is an Itbaq/the middle of the tongue is also lifted up and also an Istitolah/the side of the tongue is placed to the upper molar tooth and the vocal sound begins from that edge of the tongue to its base), "Al-La-dzi~" = Who, "Ja-'a-la" = made, created, "La Ku-mu" = for you all,  "al-Arr-dho" = the earth,
فِرَشًا وَاُلسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءً وَأَنزَلَ مِنًَ اُلسَّمَآءِ = "Fi-ro~syaw~Was-Sa-ma~~a Bi-na~~aw~Wa Anz~za-la Mi-nas~Sa-ma~~i", "Fi-ro~syan" = spread out, "Wa" = and, "as-Sa-ma~~a" = the heaven, sky, "Bi-na~~an" = construction",   Wa Anz~za-la" = and bring down, "Mi-na" = from, "as-Sa-ma~~i" = the heaven, sky,
مَآءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِى مِنَ اُلثَّمَرَتِ رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ = "Ma~~anf~Fa Akh-ro-ja Bi Hi~ Mi-nath-THa-ma-ro~ti Riz-qol-La Kum". "Ma~~an" = water, "Fa" = then, "Akh-ro-ja" = to emit, "Bi Hi~" = with it, "ath-THa-ma-ro~ti" = the fruits, "Riz-qon" = sustenance, food, "La Kum" = for all of you.
"Al-La-dzi~ Ja-'a-la La Ku-mul-Arr-dho Fi-ro~syaw~Was-Sa-ma~~a Bi-na~~aw-Wa Anz~za-la Mi-nas-Sa-ma~~i Ma~~anf~Fa Akh-ro-ja Bi Hi~ Mi-nath-THa-ma-ro~ti Riz-qol-La Kum". = (He is Allah) Who created for all of you the earth, spread out as a bed and (created) the heaven/sky as a construction (of a roof for all of you). And (He) brings down (rain) water from the heaven/sky, thus brings forth fruits (includes paddy, wheat and barley) for your Rizq/sustenance/food.
صلى = a Waqof Jaiz/permissible pause sign.
فَلَا تَجْعَلُواْلِلهِ أَندَادًاوَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ = "Fa La~ Tajj-'a-lu~ Lil-Lahi (the ل in the word الله is a ل Tarqiq/soft and thinning out, "La" and not "Lo", because it is preceeded by a letter with below sign, لِ ) And~da~daw~Wa Ant~tum Taa-la-mu~~n". "Fa La~" = then do not, "Tajj-'a-lu~" = create, "Li" = to, "Al-Lahi" = Allah, "And~da~dan" = equal, associate, "Wa Ant~tum" = and all of you,
"Taa-la-mu~na" = know.
"Fa La~ Tajj-'a-lu~ Lil-Lahi And~da~daw~Wa Ant~tum Taa-la-mu~~n" = Thence, do not create equals/associates (i.e. a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a partner) of Allah when you all know (that it is wrong to do so).
(23) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
 (2) Solat: (iii) To Stand Upright In Solat
     (b) To Stand Upright in Solat Sunnah:
      When performing solat sunnah, it is permissible to perform it sitting down even though we are able to stand upright, but the "Thawab"/ reward is less. A report from Abdullah bin Umar r.a. who said, "I was told of a report that the Prophet s.a.w. said, "The solat of a person while sitting down is half of the proper solat/perform in standing upright (if he/she is able to perform standing upright)".
     When a person is unable to perform solat Fardhu in standing upright, he/she should perform in a position he/she is able to. Allah does not impose a burden to His bondservant more than he/she could bear, and he/she will be rewarded in full. A report from Abu Musa who said that the Prophet s.a.w. said, "When a bondservant is ill or is on the road/travelling, Allah will bestow reward to him as big/much as he performs it while he is not ill or is at home."
  (iv) To Recite surah Al-Fatihah: (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.