Recitation 244

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
(93) وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ اُلطُّورَ خُذُواْ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَاُسْمَعُواْ صلى قَالُواْ سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا وَأُشْرِبُواْ فِى قُلُوبِهِمُ اُلْعِجْلَ بِكُفْرِهِمْ ج قُلْ بِئْسَمَا يَأْمُرُكُم بِهِى~إِيمَنُكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَقَكُم وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ اُلطُّورَ = "Wa I-dz A-khodz Na~ Mi~tha-qo Kum Wa Ro-faa Na~ Faw-qo Ku-mut-Tu~ro",  "Wa Idz" = And when, "A-khodz" = obtain, "Na~" = We, "Mi~tha~qo" = covenant, agreement, "Kum" = all of you, "Wa Ro-faa" = and lifted, "Na~" = We, "Faw-qo" = above, "Ku-mu" = all of you, "at-Tu~ro" = the mountain,
خُذُواْ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَاُسْمَعُواْ = "KHu-dzu~ Ma~~ A~tai Na~ Kum~Bi Quw-wa-tiw~Was-ma-'u~",  "KHu-dzu~" = take, perform, "Ma~" = what, "A~tai" = give, "Na~" = We, "Kum" = all of you, "Bi Quw-wa-tin" = with earnest, "Wa" = and, "is-ma-'u~" = listen.
"Wa Idz A-khodz Na~ Mi~tha-qo Kum Wa Ro-faa Na~ Faw-qo Ku-mut-Tu~ro KHu-dzu~ Ma~~ A~tai Na~ Kum~Bi Quw-wa-tiw~Was-ma-'u~". = And (remember) when We/Allah obtained a covenant with all of you (O Children of Israel) and We had lifted the mountain above all of you (saying) "Take/perform that which We gave/commanded all of you earnestly and listen (to the teaching of the Torah)".
صلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
قَالُواْ سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا وَأُشْرِبُواْ فِى قُلُوبِهِمُ اُلْعِجْلَ بِكُفْرِهِمْ = "Qo~lu~ Sa-mii Na~ Wa 'A-shoi Na~ Wa Usy-ri-bu~ Fi~ Qu-lu~bi Hi-mul-'Ijj-la Bi Kuf-ri Him".  "Qo~lu~" = They say, "Sa-mii" = listen, "Na~" = we, "Wa" = and, " 'A-shoi" = disobey "Na~" = we, "Wa" = and, "Usy-ri-bu~" = to absorb, "Fi~" = in, "Qu-lu~bi" = hearts, "Hi-mu" = their, "al-'Ijj-la" = the calf, "Bi" = due to, "Kuf-ri" = impiety, "Him" = their.
"Qo~lu~ Sa-mii Na~ Wa 'A-shoi Na~ Wa Usy-ri-bu~ Fi~ Qu-lu~bi Hi-mul-'Ijj-la Bi Kuf-ri Him".  = They replied, "We listen but we disobey". Their love for the Calf was absorbed deep into their hearts due to their impiety.
ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
قُلْ بِئْسَمَا يَأْمُرُكُم بِهِى~ إِيمَنُكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ = "Qul Bii-sa Ma~ Yaa-mu-ru Kum~Bi Hi~~ I~ma~na Kum Ink~Kunt~Tum~Muu-mi-ni~~n".  "Qul" = Say, "Bii-sa" = vile indeed, "Ma~" = what, Yaa-mu-ru" = command, "Kum" = all of you, "Bi Hi~" = of it, "I~ma~nu" = belief, "Kum" = all of you, "In" = if, "Kunt~Tum" = you are, "Muu-mi-ni~na" = believers.
"Qul Bii-sa Ma~ Yaa-mu-ru Kum~Bi Hi~~ I~ma~nu Kum Ink~Kunt~Tum~Muu-mi-ni~~n".  = Say, "Vile/Evil and low indeed is that which your belief/Faith commands all of you, if all of you were Believers.
(Once again Allah rebukes the Children of Israel that the Prophet Moses a.s. was sent to them bringing with him a.s. clear proofs and his Prophetic Powers, yet they backslid to worship the live golden calf when Prophet Moses a.s. left them for 40 nights to receive the Torah from Yahweh. And then when Allah/Yahweh threatened them with the mountain lifted above them, they said that they agreed to obey the commandments of Allah earnestly, but in their hearts, they said they would not obey. They still continued with their sinful deeds because their love for the live golden calf was absorbed deep into their hearts. That way of belief/Faith was indeed evil and low. Were they commanded to believe in that way?).
(94) (to be continued).
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Now let us continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
   (2) Solat: (F) Solat Sunnah:
  Solat Sunnah is decreed in order to make good any deficiency in a Solat Fardhu, and Solat Sunnah has the preference which cannot be comparable with other 'Ibadah/rites. Abu Huroiroh r.a. reported that the Prophet s.a.w. said, " On the Judgment Day, the first deed of a person be judged is his/her Solat. Our Lord will say to His Angels and He s.w.t. is Most Knowing, "Look into my bondservant's Solat, did he/she performed well or not. If it was performed well, do write, well-done. If there is some lacking, look whether he/she had performed Solat Sunnah. If he/she had, make use of his/her Solat Sunnah to make good his/her Solat Fardhu. Do the same with his/her other deeds." (narrated by abu Daud).
Abu Umamah r.a. reported that the Prophet s.a.w. said, "Allah has never allowed any of His bondservant to do any deed more preferential than two Rokaat of Solat (Sunnah) and "Goodness" is always being poured on his/her head as long as he/she is in the Solat". (Narrated by Ahmad and Tirmidzi, Suyuti confirmed it).
  It is Sunnah To Perform Solat Sunnah At Home: (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.