Recitation 375

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
(228) وَاُلْمُطَلَّقَتُ يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ ثَلَثَةَ قُرُو~ءٍ = "Wal-Mu-tol-la-qo~tu Ya-ta-rob-bash-na Bi Anf~fu-si Hin~na THa-la~tha-ta Qu-ru~~'".  = "Wa" = And, "Al-Mu-tol-la-qo~tu" = the divoce'es, "Ya-ta-rob-bash-na" = they are to wait, "Bi" = for, "Anf~fu-si" = selves, "Hin~na" = them (f.), "THa-la~tha-ta" = three, "Qu-ru~~'" = periods,
"Wal-Mu-tol-la-qo~tu Ya-ta-rob-bash-na Bi Anf~fu-si Hin~na THa-la~tha-ta Qu-ru~~' ". = The divorce'es/divorced women must wait for three Quruu/periods of menses and clean, (i.e. three times menses and three times clean).
(Allah commanded that the women who are being divorced, and they had have sex with their husbands and are still having menses, are to wait for three "Qu-ruu"/periods of menses and clean before they can marry some other men).

ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَلَا يَحِلُّ  لَهُنَّ أَن يَكْتُمْنَ مَا خَلَقَ اُللهُ فِى~ أَرْحَامِهِنَّ = "Wa La~ Ya-hil-lu La Hun~na Ai~Yak-tum-na Ma~ KHo-la-qol-Lohu Fi~~ Arr-ha~mi Hin~na",  = "Wa" = And, "La~" = is not, "Ya-hil-lu" = be lawful, "La" = for, "Hun~na" = them (f.),  "An" = that, "Yak-tum-na" = they hide/keep secret, "Ma~" = what, "KHo-la-qo" = created by, "Al-Lohu" = Allah, "Fi~" = in, "Arr-ha~mi" = wombs, "Hin~na" = their (f.).
إِن كُنَّ يُؤْمِنَّ بِاُللهِ وَاُلْيَوْمِ اُلْأَخِرِ = "Ink~Kun~na Yuu-min~na Bil-Lahi Wal-Yaw-mil-A~khir".  = "In" = if, "Kun~na" = to be, "Yuu-min~na" = they believe, "Bi" = in, "Al-Lahi" = Allah, "Wa" = and, "al-Yaw-mil-A~khi-ri" = the Hereafter.
"Wa La~ Ya-hil-lu La Hun~na Ai~Yak-tum-na Ma~ KHo-la-qol-Lohu Fi~~ Arr-ha~mi Hin~na Ink~Kun~na Yuu-min~na Bil-Lahi Wal-Yaw-mil-A~khir".  = They/the wives must not hide/keep secret of what was being created by Allah in their wombs/foetus (they must not keep secret if they are pregnant to anyone), if they believe/have Faith in Allah and in the Hereafter. (If they keep their pregnancy a secret means that they are disbelievers/infidels, because there is a Syariat Law concerning a pregnant divoce'e which will be explained in the next verse.).
ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَبُعُولَتُهُنَّ أَحَقُّ بِرَدِّهِنَّ فِى ذَلِكَ إِنْ أَرَادُواْ~ إِصْلَحًا = "Wa Bu-'u~la-tu Hun~na A-haq-qu Bi Rod-di Hin~na Fi~ DZa~li-ka In A-ro~du~~Ish-la~ha~".  = "Wa" = And, "Bu-'u~la-tu" = husbands, "Hun~na" = their (f.), "A-haq-qu" = more deserving, "Bi" = to, "Rod-di" = to return to/ make up with, "Hun~na" = them (f.), "Fi~" = during, "DZa~li-ka" = that, "In" = if, "A-ro~du~" = they wish/intend to, "Ish-la~han" = reconcile/make up.
"Wa Bu-'U~la-tu Hun~na A-haq-qu Bi Rod-di Hin~na Fi~ DZa-li-ka In A-ro~du~~ Ish-la~ha~". = And the husbands deserve/do have their right to reconcile/make up with them/the wives during that (waiting periods/of three menses and three clean) if they/the husbands so wish/intend to make up (with them).
ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَلَهُنَّ مِثْلُ اُلَّذِى عَلَيْهِنَّ بِاُلْمَعْرُوفِ = "Wa La Hun~na Mith-lul-La-dzi~ 'A-lai Hin~na Bil-Maa-ru~~f".  = "Wa" = And, "La" = for, "Hun~na" = them (f.), "Mith-lu" = just as, the same, "al-La-dzi~" = that, " 'A-lai" = on, "Hin~na" = them (f.), "Bi" = with, "al-Maa-ru~fi" = the kindness.
"Wa La Hun~na Mith-lul-La-dzi~na 'A-lai Hin~na Bil-Maa-ru~~f".  = And for them/the wives (also have their rights) just as/the same as that (what the husbands have. And they both/the husbands and the wives have) on them/the wives (and the husbands their responsibilities (as are mentioned below, to be done) with kindness.
ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَلِلرِّجَالِ عَلَيْهِنَّ دَرَجَةٌ = "Wa Lir-Ri-ja~li 'A-lai Hin~na Da-ro-jah". = "Wa" = And, "Li" = for, "ar-Ri-ja~li" = the men, " 'A-lai" = over, "Hun~na" = them (f.), "Da-ro-ja-tun" = one degree higher.
"Wa Lir-Ri-ja~li 'A-lai Hin~na Da-ro-jah". =  But the husbands have one degree (of speciality) higher over them/the wives (because the husbands are the heads of the families and the bread-winner for the household. It is their duty to protect their wives and children and to provide food, clothing and shelter for them the best that they could. Thus, the wives are to obey the husbands).
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَاُللهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ = "Wal-Lohu 'A-zi~zun Ha-ki~~m".  = "Wa" = And, "Al-Lohu" = Allah is, " 'A-zi~zun" = All-Powerful, "Ha-ki~mun". = Extemely Wise.
"Wal-Lohu "A-zi~zun Ha-ki~~m". = Allah is All-Powerful in inflicting punishment to those who are disloyal to Him s.w.t. and to those who violate His s.w.t. commandment, and is Extremely Wise in His s.w.t. Commandments, Laws and Judgments.
(229) (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.