Recitation 224

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
I have just heard the noon news that the Israel government had made 16 air attacks on Gaza strip killing 10 including children and wounding many. Let us all recite surah Yasi~n and Its Doa that Allah will punish them accordingly. Thank you.
Let us continue to recite surah 2 Al-Baqoroh (synopsis of Islam). Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(74) ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُم مِّنم بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ فَهِىَ كَاُلْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدَّ قَسْوَةً ج وَإِنَّ مِنَ اُلْحِجَارَةِ لَمَا يَتَفَجَّرُ مِنْهُ اُلْأَنْهَرُ ج وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَشّقَّقُ فَيَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ اُلْمَآءُ ج وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا يَهْبِطُ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اُللهِ قلى وَمَااُللهُ بِغَفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ
ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُم مِّنم بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ فَهِىَ كَاُلْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً = "THum~ma Qo-sat Qu-lu~bu Kum~Mim~Baa-di DZa~li-ka Fa Hi-ya Kal-Hi-ja~ro-ti Aw A-syad-da Qos-wah".  "THum~ma" = Then, "Qo-sat" = to be hard, "Qu-lu~bu" = hearts, "Kum" = all of your, "Min" = from, "Baa-di" = after, "DZa~li-ka" = that, "Fa" = then, "Hi-ya" = she, it, "Ka" = like, "al-Hi-ja~ro-ti" = the rock, "Aw" = or, "A-syad-du" = more, worse, "Qos-wa-tan" = be hard.
"THum~ma Qo-sat Qu-lu~bu Kum~Mim~Baa-di DZa~li-ka Fa Hi-ya Kal-Hi-ja~ro-ti Aw A-syad-du Qos-wah". = Then after the incident (slaughtering of the cow to find out the real killer) your hearts (O Children of Israel) became (hard) like that of a rock, or even harder than a rock.
ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَإِنَّ مِنَ اُلْحِجَارَةِ لَمَا يَتَفَجَّرُ مِنْهُ اُلْأَنْهَرُ = "Wa In~na Mi-nal-Hi-ja~ro-ti La Ma~ Ya-ta-faj-ja-ru Min Hul-An-Ha~~rr". "Wa" = And, "In~na" = really, "Mi-na" = from, "al-Hi-ja~ro-ti" = the rock, "La Ma~" = for which, "Ya-ta-faj-ja-ru" = to gush out, "Min Hu" = from it, "al-An-ha~ru" = the rivers.
"Wa In~na Mi-nal-Hi-ja~ro-ti La Ma~ Ya-ta-faj-ja-ru Min Hul-An-ha~~rr" = For really, from the rock, rivers gush out.
ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَشَّقَّقُ فَيَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ اُلْمَآءُ = "Wa In~na Min Ha~ La Ma~ Yasy-syaq-qo-qu Fa Yakh-ru-ju Min Hul-Ma~~a". "Wa In~na" = And in deed, "Min Ha~" = from her, it, "La Ma~" = for which, "Yasy-syaq-qo-qu" = it cracks, "Fa" = then, "Yakh-ru-ju" = come out, flow out, "Min Hu" = from it, "al-Ma~~u" = the water.
"Wa In~na Min Ha~ La Ma~ Yasy-syaq-qo-qu Fa Yakh-ru-ju  Min Hul-Ma~~a". =  And in deed, from it (there are rocks) which crack apart that water flows out from them.
ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَهْبِطُ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اُللهِ = "Wa In~na Min Ha~ La Ma~ Yah-bi-tu Min KHosy-ya-til-Lahi".  "Wa In~na" = And truly, "Min Ha~" = from her, it, "La Ma~" = for which, "Yah-bi-tu" = collapse, fall down, "Min" = from, for, "KHosy-ya-ti" = fear of, "Al-Lahi" = Allah.
"Wa In~na Min Ha~ La Ma~ Yah-bi-tu Min KHosy-ya-til-Lah". = And truly, from it (there are) rocks which fall down for fear of Allah.
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَمَا اُللهُ بِغَفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ = "Wa Mal-Lohu B GHo~fi-lin 'Am~ma~ Taa-ma-lu~~n". "Wa Ma~" And not, "Al-Lohu" = Allah, "Bi" = to be, "GHo~fi-lin" = inattentive, " 'Am-ma~" = of what, "Taa-ma-lu~na" = all of you do.
"Wa Mal-Lohu Bi GHo~fi-lin 'Am~ma~ Taa-ma-lu~~n".  = And Allah is not inattentive of what all of you do.
(Allah refers the Jews during the Prophet's s.a.w. time as obstinate people with hearts as hard as that of a rock or even harder. Even though the rocks are hard, they are defeated by water. When water flows through a rock, it would become a river gushing out of the rock. Even though the rock is hard, it would collapse for fear of Allah. But the hearts of the Jews are even harder, they do not fear Allah. [I believe, not only many of the Jews do not fear Allah, but many of us, Children of Adam are also do not fear Allah].  
(75) (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:
  Before we look into the Dzikr and the Doa after performing a Solat, let us go through the whole Ritual of Solat, both the Fardhu and the Sunnah.
 (i) When the Time of Solat has come, it is Sunnah for a Muslim to call out the "A-dzan"/call to Solat. A Hadith from Abu Dardaa, who said, "I heard the Prophet s.a.w. said, "When three (or more) persons perform Solat without A-dzan/call to Solat and Qo~mat/to rise to Solat, they will be overcome/possessed by the Satan". (narrated by Ahmad).
   The A-dzan was first decreed in the First year of Hegira. From Nafii that Ibnu 'Umar said, " When the Muslim were gathering and were calculating the Time of Solat but there was no one who called to it. Then, one day, they had a discussion about it. Some said to use a bell like the Christians did. Some said to blow a horn like the Jews did. Then 'Umar r.a. said, "Why not ask someone to call out to Solat?". The Prophet s.a.w. said, "O Bilal! Rise!". Bilal ibnu Robbah stood up and called out the "Adzan". (narrated by Ahmad and Bukhori).
Abdullah ibnu Zaid ibnu Abdi Robbih said, " When the Prophet s.a.w. asked to prepare a bell for calling people to Solat, but he s.a.w. did not like the idea because it was the same as the Christians, I/Abdullah fell a sleep and had a dream that I was surrounded by a man carrying a bell in his hands. I asked the man if he would sell the bell to me. The man asked me why would I want the bell. I replied, "To call people to Solat". The man said, "Would you like me to show you a better way to call people to Solat?" I said, "Yes, please.". The man said, "Call out: (i) Al-lohu Akbar, Allohu Akbar, and repeat. (ii) Asy-hadu Al-La~ Ila~ha Il-Lal-Loh and repeat (iii) Asyhadu An~na Muham~madar-Rosu~lul-Loh (2 x), (iv) Hai-ya 'Alash-Sholah = Come to Solat (2 x), (v) Hai-ya 'A-lal-Falah = Come to Success (2 x), (vi) Allohu Akbar, Allohu Akbar, (vii) La~ I-la~ha Il-lal-Loh (1 x)".  
Then the man took a step backward and said, "When you want to perform the Solat, say, "(i) Allohu Akbar, Allohu Akbar. (ii) Asy-hadu Al-la~ Ila~ha Il-lal-Loh. (iii) Asyhadu An~na Muham~madar-Rosu~lul-Loh. (iv) Hai-ya 'Alash-Sholah. (v) Haiya 'Alal-Falah. (vi) Qodd Qo~matish-Shola~h, Qodd Qo~matish-Shola~h = (Now, to perform the Solat = 2 x), (vii) Allohu Akbar, Allohu Akbar (viii) La~ Ila~ha Il-lal-Loh".
And when it was morning, I went to the Prophet s.a.w. and told him s.a.w. of my dream. The Prophet s.a.w. said, "Insya Allah = Allah willing, truly it was a true dream. Go and stand by Bilal and teach him what you have heard so that he can make the call. His voice is better and louder than yours." Then I stood beside Bilal and he called out the verses that I told him. His call was heard by 'Umar who was in his house. He came out with his clothe dangling behind him. He said, "By Allah who sent you with the Truth, I had the same dream as you had." Then the Prophet s.a.w. said, "Then, Allah be praised". (narrated by Ahmad, Abu Duad, Ibnu Majah, Ibnu Khuzaimah and Tirmidzi who said that this Hadith is good and authentic).
  The Dzikr to uttered by those who hear the Adzan and the Qomat: (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.