Recitation 314

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمن 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
(168) يَأَيُّهَا اُلنَّاسُ كُلُواْ مِمَّا فِى اُلْأَرضِ حَلَلًا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَتِ اُلشَّيْطَنِ ج إِنَّهُو لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
يَأَيُّهَا اُلنَّاسُ = "Ya~~ai-yu-han~Na~su",  "Ya~~ai-yu-ha~" = O, "an~Na~su" = mankind,
كُلُواْ مِمَّا فِى اُلْأَرْضِ حَلَلًا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَتِ اُلشَّيْطَنِ = "Ku-lu~ Mim~Ma~ Fil-Arr-dhi Ha-la~lant~Toi-yi-baw~Wa La~ Tat-ta-bi-'u~ KHu-tu-wa~tisy-SYai-to~n".  "Ku-lu~" = eat, "Mim~Ma~" = of what, "Fi~" = in, "al-Arr-dhi" = the earth, "Ha-la~lan" = lawful, permissible, "Toi-yi-ban" =  good, healthful, wholesome, "Wa" = and, "La" = do not, "Tat-ta-bi-'u~" = you follow, "KHu-tu-wa~ti" = steps, footsteps, "asy-SYai-to~ni" = the Satan/devil.
"Ya~~ai-yu-han~Na~su Ku-lu~ Mim~Ma~ Fil-Arr-dhi Ha-la~lant~Toi-yi-baw~Wa La~ Tat-ta-bi-'u~ KHu-tu-wa~tisy-SYai-to~~n".  = O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful/permissible and wholesome in the earth, and do not follow the steps/footsteps of the Satan/Devil.
ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
إِنًَّهُو لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ = "In~na Hu~ La Kum 'A-duw-wum~Mu-bi~~n".  "In~na" = Truly, "Hu~" = he, "La" = to, "Kum" = you (pl.), " 'A-duw-wun" = enemy, "Mu-bi~nun" = evident/sworn.
"In~na Hu~ La Kum 'A-duw-wum~Mu-bi~~n".  = Truly, he/the Satan to all of you is an evident/a sworn enemy. 
(After explaining to us that there is none should be worshipped except Him/Allah s.w.t. and that it is He/Allah s.w.t. who created and is still creating all things, Allah s.w.t. is telling us that it is He s.w.t. who provide "Rizq"/livelihood, food, property and fortune to all His creatures, including mankind. In giving food to mankind, He s.w.t. inform us that He s.w.t. permit us to eat all food in the earth,  all that are lawful, good, healthful and wholesome food which are beneficial to ourselves and which are not harmful to our  body and to our mind/ brain. Allah s.w.t. also tell us not to follow the foorsteps of the Satan who disobeys Allah. The Satan had sworn to mislead all mankind from the straight path of Allah when he was banished from the Paradise, as we have looked into before (in verse 36). And we, mankind must not eat carcass/body of a dead animal which was not slaughtered properly, blood, pork/pigs, they eat excrement, in fact all Halal animals such fish, chicken and so forth which feed on excrement are unlawful to be eaten, and the animal slaughtered in the name of other than Allah, Muslimin are forbidden to eat.
   When we in a non-Islamic country, and there is no Halal restaurant, search for a Kosher/clean according to Jewish Law restaurant, or a Chinese Vegetarian restaurant. All food look and taste like meat but they are actually prepared from vegetation).
(169) (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.