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).
                                          oooo000oooo
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.