Recitation 227

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الر جيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
Let us continue to recite surah Al-Baqoroh (synopsis of Islam). Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(77) أَوَلَا يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ اُللهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ
اَوَلَا يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ اُللهَ يَعْلَمُ = "A Wa La~ Yaa-la-mu~na An~nal-Loha Yaa-la-mu",  "A" = Do, are. "Wa" = and, "La~" = not, "Yaa-la-mu~na" = they know, "An~na" = that, "Al-Loha" = Allah, "Yaa-la-mu" = know,
مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَ مَا يُعْلِنُونَ = "Ma~ Yu-sir-ru~na Wa Ma~ Yuu-li-nu~~n".  "Ma~" = what, "Yu-sir-ru~na" = they conceal, hide, "Wa Ma~" = and what, "Yuu-li-nu~na" = they reveal.
"A Wa La~ Yaa-la-mu~na An~nal-Loha Yaa-la-mu Ma~ Yu-sir-ru~na Wa Ma~ Yuu-li-nu~~n". = Do they not know that Allah knows of what they conceal/hide and of what they reveal?".
(When the Children of Israel were with their own people, they lamented their regret that some of them revealed the truth about the Prophet s.a.w. to the Believers who would use the information to argue with them before Allah in the Judgment Day, Allah says, in this verse, that the Children of Israel did/do not know nor believe that Allah Knows all and Hears all).
(78) (to be continued).
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[ To those who practise "pluralism"/believing in many Religions, such believing in Allah and the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. and at the same time believe in their original religion/s, I have these to remind all of you: (i) Allah says in surah Al-Baqoroh verse 170, "When it is said to them: "Follow what Allah has revealed (in the Quran and through Prophet Muhammad's s.a.w. Sunnah), they say, "No! We shall follow which our fathers practised", even though their fathers were totally ignorant of true Religious teachings and were lack of guidance (of Allah).". (ii) In surah 112, verses 1 - 4, "Say: He is Alloh/The God, the One and Only. (2) Allah, the eternally Besought by all. (3) He begets none nor was He begotten. (4) And there is none equal nor comparable to Him.". (iii) In surah 18 Kah-fi, verse 29, "Say: This is the truth from your Lord/ Allah. Let him who will believe in It, and let him who will deny It. For the "Zholimin"/ wrongdoers (who deny It), We/Allah have prepare a Fire which will enclose them like the walls of a tent (in the Hereafter)".
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Let us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
  (2) Solat: The Ritual of Solat, Both the Fardhu and the Sunnah:
  When the Prophet s.a.w. heard the Adzan, he s.a.w. would usually came to the mosque.
  A Hadith from Abdullah ibnu Umar who said, "The Prophet s.a.w. saw a phlegm on the wall of the mosque in the direction of the Qiblat. He s.a.w. then scraped it off, and turned facing the people and said, "When anyone of you perform Solat, never spit (your sputum) to the front of you, because Allah presents in front of you when you Solat". (narrated by Muslim). [This Hadith proves what some non-Muslim who say that Muslim pray to the wall are wrong. When we perform Solat, Allah, who is unseen by all, is in front of us. We are talking, bowing/Rukuu, Sujud/prostrating and entreating Doa to Allah Himself. He is just right in front of us and is not far,far away in the topmost heaven, as claimed by those who do not know.].
   From Musa ibnu Tolhah, from his father who said, "The Prophet s.a.w. said, "When a person has planted a stick with the length of about 30 cm/one foot, then he can perform Solat (facing it) without caring/worrying about people walk pass behind the stick (that is not between the stick and the person performing Solat)." (narrated by Muslim).
   From Abu Said Al-Khudri who  said, "The Prophet s.a.w. said, "When one of you performing Solat, do not let people pass in front of you. If there were a person passing in front of you, you must prevent him the best you could from passing in front of you. If he still insisted, hit him because the person is the same as the Syaiton/ Satan". (narrated by Muslim).
  From Abi Juhaim, who said, "The Prophet s.a.w. said, "If the person who pass a person who is performing Solat knows his sin (for passing infront of person/s who is/are performing Solat), he will prefer to stand and wait for the person to finish the Solat, for forty years". (narrated by Muslim). [Photographers who take pictures of people performing Solat, expecially when they perform Rukuu and Sujud, and there is no at least a one foot barrier between them and the people performing Solat, should take notice of these Hadith]. 
  The Disturbance Created By The Satan When One Performs Solat: (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.