Recitation 316

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
(170) وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اُتَّبِعُواْ مَآ أَنزَلَ اُللهُ قَالُواْ بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَآ أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَآ قلى أَوَلَوْ كَانَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اُتَّبِعُواْ مَآ أَنزَلَ اُللهُ = "Wa I-dza~ Qi~la La Hu-mut-Ta-bi-'u~ Ma~~ Anz~za-lal-Lohu",  "Wa" = And, "I-dza~" = when, "Qi~la" = is said, "La" = to, "Hu-mu" = them, "it-Ta-bi-'u~" = follow, "Ma~" = what, "Anz~za-la" = to bring down, to reveal, "Al-Lohu" = Allah, 
قَالُواْ بَلْ  نَتَّبٍِعُ مَآ أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ أَبَآءَنَا = "Qo~lu~ Bal Nat-Ta-bi-'u Ma~~ Al-fai Na~ 'A-lai Hi A~ba~~a Na~".  "Qo~lu~" = they say, "Bal" = No, "Nat-Ta-bi-'u" = we follow, "Ma~" = what, "Al-Fai" = familiar, "Na~" = we, " 'A-lai" = upon, with, "Hi" = it, "A~ba~~a" = fathers, forefarthers, "Na~" = our.
"Wa I-dza~ Qi~la La Hu-mut-Ta-bi-'u~ Ma~~ Anz-za-lal-Lohu Qo~lu~ Bal Nat-Ta-bi-'u Ma~~ Al-fai Na~ 'A-lai Hi A~ba~~a Na~".  = And when it is said to them/the unbelievers, "Follow what is revealed from Allah". They replied, "No! We follow only what we are familiar with it/what we obtained the practices from our fathers/forefathers".
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
أَوَلَوْ كَانَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ = "A Wa-law Ka~na A~ba~~u Hum La~ Yaa-qi-lu~na SYai-aw~Wa La~ Yah-ta-du~~n".  "A" = Is, Will, "Wa-law" = even if, "Ka~na" = to be, "A~ba~~u" = fathers, "Hum" = their, "La~" = not, "Yaa-qi-lu~na" = they know, understand, "SYai-an" = anything, "Wa" = and, "La~" = not, "Yah-ta-du~na" = they be guided.
"A Wa-law Ka~na A~ba~~u Hum La~ Yaa-qi-lu~na SYai-aw~Wa La~ Yah-ta-du~~n".  = Would (they follow) even if their forefarthers did not know/understand anything (of the Truth) nor were they being guided (by Allah s.w.t.).
(Allah s.w.t. said to the disbelievers of the Polytheists/believers in many Gods, "Follow what is revealed from Allah s.w.t. to His s.w.t. Messenger s.a.w. and leave error and delusion and density that are wrapping you up", they replied, "No! We are not going to follow your revelation revealed to Your Prophet s.a.w.,but we still want to follow the ways/practices which our fathers and our forefathers were familiar with, that is to worship idols and ascribe partners to You". Allah s.w.t. said in an emphasis tone, " Even if they did not know nor understand the Truth, and they were not being rightly guided?").
(171) (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.