Recitation 300

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
(150) وَمِن حَيْثُ خَرَجْتَ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ اُلْمَسْجِدِ اُلْحَرَامِ ج وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّواْ وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُو لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَيْكُمْ حُجَّةٌ إِلَّا اُلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنْهُمْ فَلَا تَخْشَوْهُمْ وَاُخْشَوْنِى  وَلِأُتِمَّ نِعْمَتِى عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ
وَمِن حَيْثُ خَرَجْتَ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شطْرَ اُلْمَسْجِدِ اُلْحَرَامِ = "Wa Min Hai-thu KHo-rojj Ta Fa Wal-li Wajj-ha Ka SYat-rol-Mas-ji-dil-Ha-ro~~m".  = And to wherever you go (on a journey) then turn your face towards the direction of the Masjidil-Ha-ro~m/Sacred Mosque.
ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّواْ وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُو = "Wa Hai-thu Ma~ Kunt~Tum Fa Wal-lu~ Wu-ju~ha Kum SYat-ro-hu~",  "Wa " = And, "Hai-thu" = wherever, "Ma~" = what, that, "Kun" = to be, "Tum" you (pl.), "Fa" = then, "Wal-lu~" = turn (pl.), "Wu-ju~ha" = faces, "Kum" = you (pl.), "SYat-ro" = direction, "Hu~" = its,
لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَيْكُمْ حَجَّةٌ = Li-al-la~ Ya-ku~na Lin~Na~si 'A-lai Kum Huj-ja-tun",  "Li-al-la~" = in order not to, "Ya-ku~na" = it be, "Li" = for, to, "an~Na~si" = the mankind, " 'A-lai" = upon, "Kum" = you (pl.), "Huj-ja-tun" = argument,
إِلَّا اُلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنْهُمْ = "Il-lal-La-dzi~na ZHo-la-mu~ Min Hum",  "Il-la~" = except, "al-La-dzi~na" = those who are, "ZHo~li-mu~" = evil-doers, "Min" = from, among, "Hum" = them,
(we may pause here if out of breath).
فلًَا تَخْشَوهُمْ وَاُخْشَوْنِى = "Fa La~ Takh-syaw Hum Wakh-syaw Ni~",  "Fa" = then, "La~" = do not, "Takh-syaw" = you fear, "Hum" = them, "Wa" = and, but, "ikh-syaw" = fear, "Ni~" = Me,
وَلِأُتِمَّ نِعْمَتِى عَلَيْكُمْ = "Wa Li U-tim~ma Nii-ma-ti~ 'A-lai Kum", = "Wa" = and, "Li" = that, "U-tim~ma" = I accomplish, "Nii-ma-ti~" My nii-mat/grace, " 'A-lai" = upon, "Kum" = you (pl.),
وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ = "Wa La-'al-la Kum Tah-ta-du~~n".  "Wa" = and, "La-'al-la" = perchance that, "Kum" = you (pl.), "Tah-ta-du~na" = you be guided.
"Wa Hai-thu Ma~ Kun~Tum Fa Wal-lu~ Wu-ju~ha Kum SYat-ro Hu~ Li-al-la~ Ya-ku~na Lin~Na~si 'A-lai Kum Huj-ja-tun Il-lal-La-dzi~na Zho-la-mu~ Min Hum.(may pause here). Fa La~ Takh-syaw Hum Wakh-syaw Ni~  Wa Li U-tim~ma Nii-ma-ti~ 'A-lai Kum Wa La-'al-la Kum Tah-ta-du~~n".  = And wherever you may be, turn your faces towards it/Masjidul-Harom, in order that mankind do not argue with you, except those who are evil-doers among them. So, do not fear them but do fear Me/Allah. And that I/Allah can accomplish My Niimat/grace on you, and perchance that you may be rightly guided.
(Allah repeat His command that the Prophet s.a.w. and his followers to face towards the Masjidul Harom in Solat. Facing this Qiblat is a duty to be performed in a Solat wherever a Muslim may be. By facing towards the Masjidul Harom will stop people, like the Jews who mocked that the Prophet s.a.w. brought a different kind of religion but follow their Qiblat, the Jerusalem; and the Pagan Arabs for saying that the Prophet s.a.w. proclaimed to be following the religion of Prophet Abraham a.s. but turns his back to the Qiblat of Prophet Abraham a.s., from disputing about it. The Muslimin should not fear the unbelievers but they should believe in and fear Allah so that Allah can carry out His Niimat upon them and that the Muslimin may be rightly guided by Allah and that He will not let them/the Muslimin be unguided in darkness.).
(151) (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.