Recitation 360

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
Yesterday, Friday the 22nd of August, we, in Malaysia, were having a solemn day when the bodies of the deceased, the Twenty victims of the MH17 plane which shot down in Ukraine, on July the 17th/ 19th Ramadan, were brought home from the Netherland, for burial. 
As the coffins were carried by eight soldiers to the waiting hearses, I had recited, "Allohummaghfir La Hu/Ha War-ham Hu/Ha. Inna Ka Antal-Ghofurur-Rohi~m" several times for the Muslim/at, while for a non-Muslim, I recited, "Inna Lillahi Wa inna Ilai Hi roji'un". 
There were souls of the Muslimin who came to me when I recited the Doa for him/her. And Allah had let me hear a low voice saying, "Kao ngo! = Save me" in Cantonese. (I speak Cantonese and a little Mandarin). I said, "Allah!", and entreat for her.
After Solat Ashor, I was made to understand that the souls who came to me in morning were those who had been following steadfastly this "Recite the Quran" sessions. They were our people, the Quran Lovers! They and we love the Quran means they and we love Allah! Thus, they and we are the LOVE of Allah!. Then I saw a pretty smiling face of a Chinese lady with very red lips. Alhamdulillah! Allah have accepted and is pleased with her, a non-Muslim who was a Muslim but was known by others as a non-Muslim. This Is the 'Ii-jat/inimitability of the Quran.
Then I heard a voice said, "I wish I were a Muslim". I said, "Allah, you regret too late. Why did you not recite the Syahadatain/two Testimonies of Muslim Creed when you were alive?". 
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   Let us now continue to recite surah 2 Al-Baqoroh, the synopsis of Islam. Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(213) كَانَ اُلنَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَبَعَثَ اُللهُ اُلنَّبِيِّينَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنِذِرِينَ وَأَنزَلَ مَعَهُمُ اُلْكِتَبَ بِاُلْحَقِّ لِيَحْكُمَ بِيْنَ اُلنَّاسِ فِيمَا اُخْتَلَفُواْ فِيهِ ج إِلَّا اُلَّذِينَ أُوتُوهُ مِنم بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ اُلْبَيِّنَتُ بَغْيَام بَيْنَهُمْ صلى فَهَدَى اُللهُ اُلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لِمَا اُخْتَلَفُواْ فِيهِ مِنَ اُلْحَقِّ بِإِذَنِهِى قلى وَاُللهُ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَى صِرَطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ 
كَانَ اُلنَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَبَعَثَ اُللهُ اُلنَّبِيِّينَ = "Ka~nan~Na~su Um~ma-taw~Wa~hi-da-tanf~Fa Ba-'a-thal-Lohun~Na-biy-yi~na", =  "Ka~na" = To be, "an~Na~su" = the Mankind, "Um~ma-tan" = a nation/people, "Wa~hi-da-tan" = one, "Fa" = then, "Ba-'a-tha" = delegate, "Al-Lohu" = Allah, "An~Na-biy-yi~na" = the Prophets,
مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ وَأَنزَلَ مَعَهُمُ اُلْكِتَبَ بِاُلْحَقِّ = "Mu-basy-syi-ri~na Wa Mundz~dzi-ri~na Wa Anz~za-la Ma-'a Hu-mul-Ki-ta~ba Bil-Haq-qi",  = "Mu-basy-syi-ri~na" = bringing good tidings, "Wa" = and, "Mundz~dzi-ri~na" = giving warning, "Wa" = and, "Andz~dza-la" = send down, "Ma-'a" = with, "Hu-mu" = them, "Al-Ki-ta~ba" = the Scripture, "Bi" = with, "al-Haq-qi" = the Truth, 
لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَ اُلنَّاسِ فِيمَا اُخْتَلَفُواْ فِيهِ = "Li Yah-ku-ma Bai-nan~Na~si Fi~makh-ta-la-fu~ Fi~~h".  = "Li" = for, that, "Yah-ku-ma" = it to judge, "Bai-na" = between, "an~Na~si" = the Mankind, "Fi~ma~" = in what, "ikh-ta-la-fu~" = they disagree, "Fi~Hi" = there in.
"Ka~nan~Na~su Um~ma-taw~Wa~hi-da-tanf~Fa Ba-'a-thal-Lohun~Na-biy-yi~na Mu-basy-syi-ri~na Wa Mundz~dzi-ri~na (or, if we wish to pause for a breather, "Mundz~dzi-ri~~n")
 Wa Anz~za-la Ma-'a Hu-mul-Ki-ta~ba Bil-Haq-qi Li Yah-ku-ma Bai-nan~Na~si Fi~ma~kh-ta-la-fu~ Fi~~h". = (Mankind were originally of One Ummah/nation/people. (After disagreement arose), Allah had delegated a great number of Prophets who brought good tidings and who gave warning (to them), and Allah had sent down with them the Scriptures with the Truth that It might judge between them the things that they have disagreed.
ج =  Waqof Jaiz sign.
(Ibnu Abbas made this explanation about this verse that Mankind were originated from one parentage, that is the Prophet Adam a.s. and Siti Hawa/Eve. And those people embraced the religion brought by the Prophet Adam a.s. But in the end, they/the people had diverted to worship Idols instead of worshipping Allah s.w.t.  Thus, Allah s.w.t. sent forth Prophet Nuh/Noah a.s. And he, Prophet Noah a.s. was the first ever Messenger of Allah on this earth.
The interval of time between Prophet Noah a.s. and Prophet Adam a.s. was Ten generations. All of them/the people adhered to Allah's s.w.t. Law, until there was disagreement arose between them, thus, Allah s.w.t. sent forth a great number of Prophets/Ambia [pl. of Nabi] (about One Hundred and Twenty Four Thousand of them, and from them there were Three hundred and Thirteen Messengers/Mursalin [pl. of Rosul], but only Twenty Five are being mentioned in the Quran), bringing good tidings and also giving warning to them. Allah s.w.t. had also sent down His Holy Scriptures of the Truth to His chosen Prophets a.s. (According to some Ulama, there were One Hundred and Four Scriptures. Ten were sent down to Prophet Adam a.s, Thirty to Prophet Syith son of Adam a.s., Fifty to Prophet Idris/ Enoch a.s. (the 5th generation son of Adam), Ten to Prophet Musa/Moses a.s. And there was another One Scripture called the Tawrah/Torah to Prophet Moses a.s., One Zabur/the Psalms to Prophet Daud/David a.s., One Injil/Gospel to Prophet Isa/Jesus son of Mary a.s, and the final One Quran/Koran to the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.). The Scriptures contained Rules and Regulations upon which Judgment might be made in settling their disagreement.).
(to be continued).
Until we meet again in the next session, see you all Quran Lovers later.
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof.