Recitation 281

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:
(128) رَبَّنَا وَاُجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ أُمَّةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَآ صلى إِنَّكَ أَنتَ اُلتَّوَّابُ اُلرَّحِيمُ
رَبَّنَا وَاُجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ = "Rob-ba Na~ Wajj-'al Na~ Mus-li-mai-ni La Ka",  "Rob-ba" = Lord, "Na~" = our, "Wa" = and, "ijj-'al" = make, "Na~" = us, "Mus-li-mai-ni" = two Muslim/submissive, "La" = to, "Ka" = You,
وَمِن ذُرِّيَتِنَآ أُمَّةً لَّكَ = "Wa Mindz~DZur-riy-ya-ti Na~~ Um~ma-tal-La Ka",  "Wa" = and, "Min" = of, "DZur-riy-ya-ti" = descendants, "Na~" = our, "Um~ma-tan" = a people, nation, "La" = to, "Ka" = You,
وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَآ = "Wa A-ri Na~ Ma-na~si-ka Na~ Wa Tubb 'A-lai Na~".  "Wa" = and, "A-ri" = show, "Na~" = us, "Ma-na~si-ka" = the rites of Hajj, "Na~" = us, "Wa" = and, "Tubb" = turn from sin, " 'A-lai" = on, "Na~" = us.
"Rob-ba Na~ Wajj-'al Na~ Mus-li-mai-ni La Ka Wa Mindz~DZur-riy-ya-ti Na~~ Um~ma-tal-La Ka Wa A-ri Na~ Ma-na~si-ka Na~ Wa Tubb 'A-lai Na~".  = Our Lord! Make both of us two Muslimin submissive to You, and our descendants a people who submissive to You. And show us the rites of, and the place for the Hajj/pilgrimage. And turn us from our sins.
صلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
إِنَّكَ أَنتَ اُلتَّوَّابُ اُلرَّحِيمُ = "In~na Ka Ant~tat-Taw-wa~bur-Ro-hi~~m". "In~na" = Truly, "Ka" = You, "Ant~ta" = you are, "At-Taw-wa~bu" = the Relenting, "Ar-Ro-hi~mu" = the Merciful.
"In~na Ka Ant~tat-Taw-wa~bur-Ro-hi~~m". = Truly You are the Most Relenting, the Most Merciful.
(This verse is the continuation of the prayers Prophets Abraham a.s. and his son Ismail a.s. made in verse 127, "Our Lord make us both Muslimain (duo) who submit to You and will never ascribe partner to You in our fidelity and in our devotion to You. And also make our descendants, including the Arabs and the Children of Israel, a people submissive to You. [If we wish our children to be obedient to Allah, to the Prophet s.a.w. and to us, their parents, entreat this verse after each Solat. Thence, we need not shout at nor cane 
them].
Then, both of them, entreated Allah to show them how to perform the rites of the Hajj and the places where sacrifice of animal to be made. 
Ibnu 'Abbas said, "When Abraham was shown some of the decrees in the Hajj, he was obstructed by the Satan when he was at the place of Sa'i. He defeated the Satan. Then Gabriel took him to Mina, said, "This is where mankind will gather". When they were at the Jumrotul-'Aqobah, the Satan came back to block him, he then threw seven small stones at the Satan till he, the Satan left. Then he was taken to the Jumrotul-Wusto, again, the Satan obstructed him. And he again threw seven small stones at the Satan until he left. When at the Jumrotul-Qushwa, the Satan came and blocked him, and again he threw seven stones at the Satan which made him leave. Then Gabriel took Abraham to the place of gathering/Muz-dalifah, Gabriel said, "This is Masy'aril-Harom". Then he was brought to 'Arafah. Gabriel asked, "Do you know and understand all these?".).
(129) (to be continued).
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Let us look into the Ten Signs Of The Doomsday:
  (i) The "Ad-Dukhon"/the Fume:
  Allah says in surah 44 Ad-Dukhon, verses 10 & 11, "Wait and watch (O Muhammad and mankind) for the day when the sky will bring forth a patent fume/smoke. It will be enveloping all mankind. This is a painful torment."
  (ii) The Dajjal/evil Cyclops: (to be continued).
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Let us take a look into the chronicle of Prophet Ismail a.s. son of Prophet Abraham a.s.
  In the English dictionaries, they give the meaning of the word Ishmael as "Outcast, one at war with the society. (ii) a. son of Abraham and Hagar, driven to the wilderness by Sarah (Gen. xvi). b. outcast.", such are the clear proofs that the Scholars and the Priests of the Jews and the Christians lied, and changed and distorted the true facts in their Scriptures. 
  Prophet Abraham a.s. had left Babylon for Egypt where he married Siti Sarah. After many years of marriage, they were not having any child. When the Egyptian king presented Sarah with a slave girl, a princess of an African tribe he conquered. Seeing that she was not going to produce any child, Sara presented the slave girl, Siti Hajar/Hagar to Prophet Abraham a.s. With Hagar, they had a son, Ismail/Ishmael a.s. One day, Prophet Abraham a.s. took his wife, Hagar and their baby, Ishmael a.s. out of Egypt. Ibnu 'Abbas said, "The first woman who made a waist belt was Hagar, so that their foot-prints would not be seen by Sara. (If Hagar and her baby son, Prophet Ismail/Ishmael a.s. were being driven away by Sara, why should Hagar covered up their foot-prints so that Sara could not know where they went and could not find them?). Prophet Abraham a.s took his wife, Hagar and their suckling baby to a place, now called Mecca, Peninsular of Arabia. He left them near now Baitullah beside a large tree on the now Zamzam well and the Masjul-Harom. At that time, there was no one, and there was no water. He a.s. left them both after leaving a bag full of date fruits and a water bag full of water. Hagar followed him a.s. and asked, "O Abraham, where are you going? Are you leaving us/me and the baby in this barren land where there is no people nor anything?". Hagar kept on asking while Prophet Abraham a.s. kept on walking without looking at her. Then Hagar asked, "Was it Allah who had commanded you to do this?" Prophet Abraham a.s. answered, "Yes." Hagar said, "If such is the case, then He/Allah will not abandon us/me and my baby". Hagar turned and walked back happily to the large tree (such was a very strong Faith she had in Allah). And Prophet Abraham a.s. walked on. When he a.s. was at a hill side, where Hagar and the baby could not see him a.s. , he a.s. turned towards the Baitullah. He put up his hands and prayed: (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.