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.