Tuesday 7 October 2014

Recitation 381

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
Before we recite the following verse, let us look into the word الله . Some pronounce It as, "Awloh", some "Olloh". We should know and understand the "Makh-roj"/emission place and the "Shifat"/characteristic of each letter in order to pronounce a word correctly.
The letter Alif emits from the whole oral cavity, as we pronounce the word, "far", it has a loud and clear sound.
The letter Lam emits from the tongue with only its tip lifted and pressed to the hard palate/behind the front teeth. It is an Istifal/the base and the middle of the tongue are not raised but stay flat. It is NOT an Istiilaa nor an Itbaq = (that is, the base and the middle of tongue raised). 
The Alif Lam is pronounced as "Al", and not "Aw" nor "Ol". (If we pronounced "Aw" or "Ol", then the whole of our tongue would be raised and we would pronounce this word الله incorrectly.
                                     oooo000oooo
Let us continue to recite verse 233 of surah 2 Al-Baqoroh, synopsis of Islam. Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(233) وَعَلَى اُلْمَوْلُودِ لَهُو رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِاُلْمَعْرُوفِ = "Wa 'A-lal-Maw-lu~di La Hu~ Riz-qu Hun~na Wa Kis-wa-tu Hun~na Bil-Maa-ru~~f".  = "Wa" = And, " 'A-la~" = upon, "al-Maw-lu~di" = the giver of birth/mother, "La" = to, "Hu~" = it/the baby, "Riz-qu" = sustenance, "Hun~na" = them (f.), "Wa" = and, "Kis-wa-tu" = clothing, "Hun~na" = them (f.), "Bi" = with, "al-Maa-ru~fi" = the kindness.
"Wa 'A-lal-Maw-lu~di La Hu~ Riz-qu Hun~na Wa Kis-wa-tu Hun~na Bil-Ma~ru~~f" =  And to the mothers (it is the duty of the fathers to give) sustenance and to provide clothing to them/the mothers with kindness (according to their/the fathers' capability).
ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
لَا تُكَلِّفُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا = "La~ Tu-kal-li-fu Naf-sun Il-la~ Wus-'a Ha~".  = "La~" = No, "Tu-kal-li-fu" = burden, trouble, "Naf-sun" = a soul, person, "Il-la~" = except, "Wus-'a" = be able, capable, "Ha~" = it.
"La~ Tu-kal-li-fu Naf-sun Il-la~ Wus-'a Ha~".  = No one should be burdened nor be troubled except of his./her capability.
(This verse means that it is the fathers duty to give sustenance and clothing (also  dwelling) to their babies' mothers/wives who suckle their babies with kindness, that is in according with their local traditions. No more nor no less, and within their/the fathers' capability, as Allah s.w.t. say, "No one should be/is burdened nor be troubled except of his/her capability).
ج = a Waqod Jaiz sign.
(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. 

Wednesday 1 October 2014

Recitation 380

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:
اعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(233) O = an Eight Angles Star = the beginning of a section.
        وَاُلْوَلِدَتُ يُرْضِعْنَ أَوْلَدَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْنِ = "Wal-Wa~li-da~tu Yurr-dhii-na Aw-la~da Hun~na Haw-lai-ni Ka~mi-lai~n".  = "Wa" = And, "al-Wa~li-da~tu" = the mothers, "Yurr-dhii-na" = they (f.) suckle, "Aw-la~da" = babies, "Hun~na" = their, "Haw-lai-ni" = two years, "Ka~mi-lai-ni" = completely, whole.
"Wal-Wa~li-da~tu Yurr-dhii-na Aw-la~da Hun~na Haw-lai-ni Ka~mi-lai~n".  = Mothers should suckle their babies for two whole years,
صلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
لِمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُتِمَّ اُلرَّضَاعَةَ = "Li Man A-ro~da Ai~Yu-tim~mar-Ro-dho~'ah".  = "Li" = for, "Man" = those who, "A-ro~da" = want to, "An" = that, "Yu-tim~ma" = to complete, "ar-Ro-dho~'a-ta" = the period of suchling.
"Li Man A-ro~da Ai~Yu-tim~mar-Ro-dho~'ah".  = for those who want to suckle (their babies) for the two years period/should they so want.
(In this verse, Allah s.w.t. is teaching the mothers with new born babies that they may suckle their newborns for the period of two years comletely, if they so want. 
In Islam, Allah s.w.t. had forbidden a man to marry his foster/ suckle mother, and his foster/suckle sisters, as He s.w.t. said in surah 4 An-Nisaa, verse 23. 
The Imam of Fiqh use this verse in determining the length of time a man was suckled by his foster/suckle mother that he is forbidden to marry his foster-mother or his foster-sister. They/the Imam determined that when a man was suckled by his foster-mother (when he was) less than two years (old) that he cannot marry his suckle-mother or his suckle-sisters. This is based on the report narrated by Ad-Darqutni from Ibnu Abbas that the Prophet s.a.w. said, " Suckling does not cause a marriage to be forbidden unless it was done (when the infant was) less than two years (old). And Ibnu Abbas added, "But (if the) suckling was done after (the infant was) two years (old and above) has no effect whatsoever.").
ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
(to be continued).
Until we meet again in the next session, see you all Quran Lovers some time soon. 
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof.