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.