أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان 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
O = An Eight Angels Star sign = the beginning of a section.
(124) وَإِذِبْتَلَى~إِبْرَهِيمَ رَبَّهُو بِكَلِمَتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ صلى قَالَ إِنِّى جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا صلى قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِى صلى قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِى اَلظَّالِمِينَ
وَإِذِبْتَلَى~إِبْرَهِيمَ رَبَّهُو بِكَلِمَتِ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ = "Wa I-dzibb-ta-la~~ Ibb-ro~hi~ma Rob-ba Hu~ Bi Ka-li-ma~tinf~Fa A-tam~ma Hun~n". "Wa" = And, "I-dzi" = when, "ibb-ta-la~" = put to test, "Ibb-ro~hi~ma" = Abraham, "Rob-ba" = Lord, "Hu~" = his, "Bi" = with, "Ka-li-ma~tin" = words, "Fa" = then, "A-tam~ma" = accomplished, "Hun~na" = it (f.).
"Wa I-dzibb-ta-la~~ Ibb-ro~hi~ma Rob-ba Hu~ Bi Ka-li-ma~tinf~Fa A-tam~ma Hun~n". = And (remember) when Abraham was put to test by his Lord with several words/ commandments and prohibitions, and he accomplished them.
صلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
قَالَ إِنِّى جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا = "Qo~la In~Ni~ Ja~'i-lu Ka Lin~Na~si I-ma~ma~". "Qo~la" = He said, "In~Ni~" = truly I, "Ja~'i-lu" = make, "Ka" = you, "Li" = of, "an~Na~si" = the mankind, "I-ma~man" = leader.
"Qo~la In~Ni~ Ja~'i-lu Ka Lin~Na~si I-ma~ma" = He/Allah said, "I am making you "Imam"/leader of mankind.".
صلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِى = "Qo~la Wa Mindz~DZur-riy-ya-Ti~". "Qo~la" = He said, "Wa" = and, "Min" = of, "DZur-riy-ya-Ti~" = my descendants.
"Qo~la Wa Mindz~DZur-riy-ya-Ti~" = He/Abraham said, "And of my descendants (will be leaders also).
صلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِى اُلظَّالِمِينَ = "Qo~la La~ Ya-na~lu 'Ah-dizh-ZHo~li-mi~~n". "Qo~la" = He said, "La~" = no, "Ya-na~lu" = to give, " 'Ah-di~" = My promise, "azh-ZHo~li-mi~na" = the oppressors, the wrong doers.
"Qo~la La~ Ya-na~lu 'Ah-dizh-ZHo~li-mi~~n". = He/Allah said, "My (this) promise has no concern with those who are oppressors/wrong doers.".
(Allah tells the Prophet s.a.w. to inform the Pagan Arabs and the People of the Scripture who had admitted that they were followers of the religion of Prophet Abraham a.s., when they were not. That, it is you, O Muhammad and the Believers who follow you, are. Tell them of the test put to Abraham a.s. of various commandments and various prohibitions. And Abraham a.s. had completed the test and had performed them well. {Ibnu 'Abbas said, "The test that Allah put to Abraham a.s. was on cleanness: (i) to trim the moustache, (ii) to rinse the mouth, (iii) to sniff water, (iv) to brush, clean the teeth, (v) to insert wet fingers between the thick beard, (vi) to cut the nails, (vii) to shave the pubic hairs, (viii) to circumcise, (ix) to pull out the arm-pits hair, and (x) to clean the front private part after urinating, and the backside after excreting, with water.}. And Prophet Abraham a.s. had performed them completely.
Then Allah said to Prophet Abraham a.s. that He/Allah would make him a.s. "Imam"/leader of mankind because he a.s. had obeyed Allah's commandments and His prohibitions, so that his a.s. footsteps would be followed by mankind. Prophet Abraham a.s. then begged Allah to make his a.s. descendants leaders also. Allah replied that He s.w.t. would not make any oppressor nor any wrong doer as leader.).
(125) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the brief Chronicle of Prophet Jesus son of Mary a.s.:
Before Prophet Jesus a.s. was made a Prophet, the Children of Israel had misconstructed and had misinterpreted the Mosaic Law. Their desires and their aspirations were aimed at gaining wealth and nothing less. Their thinking of materialism had spred to their Scholars and Priests. They/the Priests urged the Jewish community to bring sacrifices and their vows to the temple so that the Priests could pray for them that they would be forgiven.
They had sunk deep into materialization and were far a part from the spirituality. Many of them had denied the existance of the Hereafter, and the Judgment Day, and the reckoning and the punishment in the Hell. Their belief/Faith and characters were spoilt. And it was a high time for some one to deliver them from their unfaithfulness, and their irreligous, and their bad characters.
When Jesus son of Mary a.s. was about thirty years of age, he a.s. was made a Prophet. In surah 3 Al-Imron, verse 49, Allah says, "And sent him/Jesus forth as a Messenger to the Children of Israel, (saying), "I come to all of you with a sign from your Lord. I make for you from clay the likeness of a bird, then I breathe into it, and by Yahweh's leave, it shall become a living bird. By Yahweh's leave, I shall give sight to the born blind man, and shall heal the leper, and shall raise the dead to life. I shall tell you what to eat and what to store up in your houses. Surely that will be a sign for you, if all of you are true belivers.".
The purpose of Prophet Jesus's a.s. propogation was to eradicate the two things which had been firmly rooted in life style of the Jewish people, i.e. (i) money and wealth/materialistic-hungry and neglecting their spirituality, and (ii) believed that the Priests were the only connection between Yahweh and mankind. Without them/the priests, the connection between Yahweh and mankind would be incomplete.
Because of what Prophet Jesus a.s. was doing in eradicating the two above mentioned beliefs of the Children of Israel, he a.s. was being scorned by them and they had considered him a.s. as their bitter enemy. Only a few believed in him a.s. Thus, the Jewish community wanted him a.s. dead. (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.
Friday, 7 March 2014
Wednesday, 5 March 2014
Recitation 276
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان 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
(122) يَبِنِى~إِسْرَ~ءِيلَ اُذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَتِىَ اُلَّتِى~ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى اُلْعَلَمِينَ = "Ya~ Ba-ni~~ Is-ro~~i~ladz-ku-ru~ Nii-ma-ti-yal-La-ti~~ An-'am-tu 'A-lai Kum Wan An~Ni~ Fadh-dhol Tu Kum 'A-lal-'A~la-mi~~n". = O Children of Israel! Do remember My Niimat/comfort and luxuries that I gave all of you. And truly, I have favoured all of you and have prefered all of you to all the Creation.
{Verses 122 and 123 are the same as verses 47 & 48).
(123) وَاُتَّقُواْ يَوْمًا لَّا تَجْزِى نَفْسٌ عَن نَّفْسٍ شَيْئًا وَلَا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَلَا تَنفَعُهَا شَفَعَةٌ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ = "Wat-Ta-qu~ Yaw-mal-La~ Tajj-zi~ Naf-sun 'A~Naf-sinsy~SYai-aw~Wa La~ Yuqq-ba-lu Min Ha~ 'Add-luw~Wa La~ Tanf~fa-'u Ha~ SYa-fa~'a-tuw~Wa La~ Hum Yunsh~sho-ru~~n". = And beware of the Day/Judgment Day when there is no soul can replace another at all. And no mediation will be accepted nor any ransom.
(These two verses are the repetition of verses 47 and 48. They are emphasizing the Commandment to believe in and to obey and to follow the Prophet s.a.w. who is/was an "Ummi"/unlettered person, and his teaching).
(123) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the brief Chronicle of Prophet Jesus son of Mary a.s.
[I wish to correct a mistake I made in "Recitation 274". I wrote, "surah 18 Maryam, verses 19 till 33.". It should read, "surah 19, Maryam, verse 18 till 33". Sorry for the mistake.].
"Mary carried her baby Jesus a.s. to Jerusalem and went to her people. Seeing Mary carrying a baby and hea.s. was suckling, they said, "Mary! You come bringing a great problem to us! You are of a respectable and a holy family known for their piety. How could this be possible?". Mary did not answer but pointed to her suckling baby. The people became angry. They thought that Mary was mocking them. They said, "How could we talk to the baby?". Baby Jesus a.s. drew his tiny mouth from her mother's bosom and said in his babyish but very clear voice, "I am the bondservant of Yahweh. He has given me the Scripture and has appointed me a Prophet. He has made me blessed wherever I go. He has commanded me to (perform) Solat and to (pay) Zakat/poor-due as long as I am alive. He also commanded me to be dutiful to and honour my mother who has not made me arrogant nor mischievous. And may peace be blessed on the day I was born, and on the day I die, and on the day I shall be raised alive".
Few of the Children of Israel believed the baby Jesus a.s., but most of them were still uncertain about their innocence. They still called him, a son of a whore, and they called Mary, a great liar.
What happened to Prophet Jesus a.s. when he a.s. was a child and when he a.s. was a youth was not known. Except that he a.s. was being brought up the same as any other children and had been following class lessons. When he a.s. listened to what his teacher or a learned man said, he a.s. would not just listen and accepted all that were being said, but he a.s. would first compare and contrast it before accepting it.
Prophet Jesus a.s. was well versed in the Torah. And he a.s. was not happy to see that most of the Children of Israel were in error and were deviated from the right path. They were submissive to lies and falsehoods.
When Prophet Jesus a.s. was about thirty years of age, he a.s. was made a "Rosul"/Messenger of Yahweh: (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.
بسم الله الرحمان 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
(122) يَبِنِى~إِسْرَ~ءِيلَ اُذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَتِىَ اُلَّتِى~ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى اُلْعَلَمِينَ = "Ya~ Ba-ni~~ Is-ro~~i~ladz-ku-ru~ Nii-ma-ti-yal-La-ti~~ An-'am-tu 'A-lai Kum Wan An~Ni~ Fadh-dhol Tu Kum 'A-lal-'A~la-mi~~n". = O Children of Israel! Do remember My Niimat/comfort and luxuries that I gave all of you. And truly, I have favoured all of you and have prefered all of you to all the Creation.
{Verses 122 and 123 are the same as verses 47 & 48).
(123) وَاُتَّقُواْ يَوْمًا لَّا تَجْزِى نَفْسٌ عَن نَّفْسٍ شَيْئًا وَلَا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَلَا تَنفَعُهَا شَفَعَةٌ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ = "Wat-Ta-qu~ Yaw-mal-La~ Tajj-zi~ Naf-sun 'A~Naf-sinsy~SYai-aw~Wa La~ Yuqq-ba-lu Min Ha~ 'Add-luw~Wa La~ Tanf~fa-'u Ha~ SYa-fa~'a-tuw~Wa La~ Hum Yunsh~sho-ru~~n". = And beware of the Day/Judgment Day when there is no soul can replace another at all. And no mediation will be accepted nor any ransom.
(These two verses are the repetition of verses 47 and 48. They are emphasizing the Commandment to believe in and to obey and to follow the Prophet s.a.w. who is/was an "Ummi"/unlettered person, and his teaching).
(123) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the brief Chronicle of Prophet Jesus son of Mary a.s.
[I wish to correct a mistake I made in "Recitation 274". I wrote, "surah 18 Maryam, verses 19 till 33.". It should read, "surah 19, Maryam, verse 18 till 33". Sorry for the mistake.].
"Mary carried her baby Jesus a.s. to Jerusalem and went to her people. Seeing Mary carrying a baby and hea.s. was suckling, they said, "Mary! You come bringing a great problem to us! You are of a respectable and a holy family known for their piety. How could this be possible?". Mary did not answer but pointed to her suckling baby. The people became angry. They thought that Mary was mocking them. They said, "How could we talk to the baby?". Baby Jesus a.s. drew his tiny mouth from her mother's bosom and said in his babyish but very clear voice, "I am the bondservant of Yahweh. He has given me the Scripture and has appointed me a Prophet. He has made me blessed wherever I go. He has commanded me to (perform) Solat and to (pay) Zakat/poor-due as long as I am alive. He also commanded me to be dutiful to and honour my mother who has not made me arrogant nor mischievous. And may peace be blessed on the day I was born, and on the day I die, and on the day I shall be raised alive".
Few of the Children of Israel believed the baby Jesus a.s., but most of them were still uncertain about their innocence. They still called him, a son of a whore, and they called Mary, a great liar.
What happened to Prophet Jesus a.s. when he a.s. was a child and when he a.s. was a youth was not known. Except that he a.s. was being brought up the same as any other children and had been following class lessons. When he a.s. listened to what his teacher or a learned man said, he a.s. would not just listen and accepted all that were being said, but he a.s. would first compare and contrast it before accepting it.
Prophet Jesus a.s. was well versed in the Torah. And he a.s. was not happy to see that most of the Children of Israel were in error and were deviated from the right path. They were submissive to lies and falsehoods.
When Prophet Jesus a.s. was about thirty years of age, he a.s. was made a "Rosul"/Messenger of Yahweh: (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.
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
Recitation 275
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان 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
(121) أُلَّذِين ءَاتَيْنَهُمُ اُلْكِتَبَ يَتْلُونَهُو حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِى~ أُوْلَئِكَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِى قلى وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِى فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ اُلْخَسِرُونَ
أَلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَهُمُ اُلْكِتَبَ = "Al-La-dzi~na A~tai Na~ Hu-mul-Ki-ta~ba", "Al-La-dzi~na" = Who, "A~tai" = have sent, been given, "al-Ki-ta~ba" = the Scripture,
يَتْلُونَهُو حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِى~أُوْلَئِكَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِى = "Yat-lu~na Hu~ Haq-qo Ti-la~wa-ti Hi~~ U-la~~i-ka Yuu-mi-nu~na Bih". "Yat-lu~na" = they recite, read, "Hu~" = It, "Haq-qo" = to be true, "Ti-la~wa-ti" = reading, "Hi~" = It, "U-la~~i-ka" = these are, "Yuu-mi-nu~na" = they believe, "Bi Hi~" = in It.
"Al-La-dzi~na A~tai Na~ Hu-mul-Ki-ta~ba Yat-lu~na Hu~ Haq-qo Ti-la~wa-ti Hi~~ U-la~~i-ka Yuu-mi-nu~na Bih". = Those (people) who were given with the Scripture/the Quran, they read It as It should be read, these are true Believers in It.
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِى فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ اُلْخَسِرُونَ = "Wa Mai~Yak-furr Bi Hi~ Fa U-la~~i-ka Hu-mul-KHo~si-ru~~n". "Wa" = And, "Man" = who, "Yak-furr" = disbelieve, "Bi Hi~" = in It, "Fa" = then, "U-la~~i-ka" = these are, "Hu-mu" = whom, "al-KHo~si-ru~na" = the losers.
"Wa Mai~Yak-furr Bi Hi~ Fa U-la~~i-ka Hu-mul-KHo~si-ru~~n". = And those who disbelieve in It/the Quran, these are the losers.
(Those people means the Companions and the followers of the Prophet s.a.w. and the Jews and the Christians, and the Hindus and the Buddhists and the others who were given/told/informed about the Scripture/Al-Quran, they read It, and studied It, and believed in It, and followed It, and put It into practice accordingly, these are the true Believers and their place in the Hereafter will be the Paradise. But those who disbelieve in Itthe Quran, and deny It, and disobey It, and discard It are really the losers, and their place in the Hereafter will be the Fiery Hell.).
(122) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the brief Chronicle of Prophet Jesus son of Mary a.s.:
When Mary became pregnant, she felt that she was in trouble, she did not know what she should do, and how she should tell others. She knew that if she told others, they would be suspicious of her innocency. But she loved to tell her aunt, Prophet Zakariah's wife, Asyiah/Elizabeth about it. When she entered and met Elizabeth, Elizabeth got up and put her arms around her/Mary, said, "Do you feel that you are pregnant?" Mary said, "You knew that I am pregnant!" and started to tell her aunt about the incident happened to her. And Elizabeth told Mary that she was also pregnant.
Joseph An-Najjar when seeing that Mary was pregnant, he said to Mary, "Mary, I am going to ask you a question and I hope that you would not be angry." Mary said, "What is it?". He said, "Would it be possible for a plant to grow without a seed. Would it be possible for a tree to grow without a seed. Would it be possible for a child be born without a father?" Mary said, "Right! You asked would a tree and a plant grow without any seed, then Yahweh "subhanahu wa ta'ala" = glory and exalted be to Him, first created trees and plants without any seed. And could a child be born without a father, truly, Yahweh s.w.t. created Adam without a father and a mother.". Joseph accepted her explanation and also accepted her condition. He was always there for Mary whenever she needed him.
The news about Mary being pregnant was known to all the Jewish community. They said, "She is being accompanied by Joseph and no one else in her shrine.".
Then Mary left for Nazareth and lived in a small hut far away from people in a place called Betlehem/"Baitullahmi". One day, she felt pain and knew that she was about to give birth to her child. She then went and sat down under a tree and leaned herself to the trunk of the tree. While in pain, she knew that she was being tested by her Lord, Yahweh s.w.t. Formerly, she was a devotee to God, but then, she was in the eyes of her community as a whore and an adultress. Then she cried out, "O my! Would I have died and had been a forgotten thing!".
A voice from below the valley called out, "Mary! Do not be sad! Your Lord has placed a brook beneath you. And when you shake the trunk of the palm tree toward you, it will drop ripe dates on you. So, eat and drink and be contented".
After Jesus a.s. was born, Allah said to Mary, "When you meet with any mankind, say, "Really, I have vowed a fast to the Compassionate/Yahweh and may not speak to anyone today." Mary knew that Yahweh was showing and teaching her how to deal with the Jewish community when she returned to Jerusalem. Then she carried her baby and walked back to Jerusalem. (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.
بسم الله الرحمان 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
(121) أُلَّذِين ءَاتَيْنَهُمُ اُلْكِتَبَ يَتْلُونَهُو حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِى~ أُوْلَئِكَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِى قلى وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِى فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ اُلْخَسِرُونَ
أَلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَهُمُ اُلْكِتَبَ = "Al-La-dzi~na A~tai Na~ Hu-mul-Ki-ta~ba", "Al-La-dzi~na" = Who, "A~tai" = have sent, been given, "al-Ki-ta~ba" = the Scripture,
يَتْلُونَهُو حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِى~أُوْلَئِكَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِى = "Yat-lu~na Hu~ Haq-qo Ti-la~wa-ti Hi~~ U-la~~i-ka Yuu-mi-nu~na Bih". "Yat-lu~na" = they recite, read, "Hu~" = It, "Haq-qo" = to be true, "Ti-la~wa-ti" = reading, "Hi~" = It, "U-la~~i-ka" = these are, "Yuu-mi-nu~na" = they believe, "Bi Hi~" = in It.
"Al-La-dzi~na A~tai Na~ Hu-mul-Ki-ta~ba Yat-lu~na Hu~ Haq-qo Ti-la~wa-ti Hi~~ U-la~~i-ka Yuu-mi-nu~na Bih". = Those (people) who were given with the Scripture/the Quran, they read It as It should be read, these are true Believers in It.
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِى فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ اُلْخَسِرُونَ = "Wa Mai~Yak-furr Bi Hi~ Fa U-la~~i-ka Hu-mul-KHo~si-ru~~n". "Wa" = And, "Man" = who, "Yak-furr" = disbelieve, "Bi Hi~" = in It, "Fa" = then, "U-la~~i-ka" = these are, "Hu-mu" = whom, "al-KHo~si-ru~na" = the losers.
"Wa Mai~Yak-furr Bi Hi~ Fa U-la~~i-ka Hu-mul-KHo~si-ru~~n". = And those who disbelieve in It/the Quran, these are the losers.
(Those people means the Companions and the followers of the Prophet s.a.w. and the Jews and the Christians, and the Hindus and the Buddhists and the others who were given/told/informed about the Scripture/Al-Quran, they read It, and studied It, and believed in It, and followed It, and put It into practice accordingly, these are the true Believers and their place in the Hereafter will be the Paradise. But those who disbelieve in Itthe Quran, and deny It, and disobey It, and discard It are really the losers, and their place in the Hereafter will be the Fiery Hell.).
(122) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the brief Chronicle of Prophet Jesus son of Mary a.s.:
When Mary became pregnant, she felt that she was in trouble, she did not know what she should do, and how she should tell others. She knew that if she told others, they would be suspicious of her innocency. But she loved to tell her aunt, Prophet Zakariah's wife, Asyiah/Elizabeth about it. When she entered and met Elizabeth, Elizabeth got up and put her arms around her/Mary, said, "Do you feel that you are pregnant?" Mary said, "You knew that I am pregnant!" and started to tell her aunt about the incident happened to her. And Elizabeth told Mary that she was also pregnant.
Joseph An-Najjar when seeing that Mary was pregnant, he said to Mary, "Mary, I am going to ask you a question and I hope that you would not be angry." Mary said, "What is it?". He said, "Would it be possible for a plant to grow without a seed. Would it be possible for a tree to grow without a seed. Would it be possible for a child be born without a father?" Mary said, "Right! You asked would a tree and a plant grow without any seed, then Yahweh "subhanahu wa ta'ala" = glory and exalted be to Him, first created trees and plants without any seed. And could a child be born without a father, truly, Yahweh s.w.t. created Adam without a father and a mother.". Joseph accepted her explanation and also accepted her condition. He was always there for Mary whenever she needed him.
The news about Mary being pregnant was known to all the Jewish community. They said, "She is being accompanied by Joseph and no one else in her shrine.".
Then Mary left for Nazareth and lived in a small hut far away from people in a place called Betlehem/"Baitullahmi". One day, she felt pain and knew that she was about to give birth to her child. She then went and sat down under a tree and leaned herself to the trunk of the tree. While in pain, she knew that she was being tested by her Lord, Yahweh s.w.t. Formerly, she was a devotee to God, but then, she was in the eyes of her community as a whore and an adultress. Then she cried out, "O my! Would I have died and had been a forgotten thing!".
A voice from below the valley called out, "Mary! Do not be sad! Your Lord has placed a brook beneath you. And when you shake the trunk of the palm tree toward you, it will drop ripe dates on you. So, eat and drink and be contented".
After Jesus a.s. was born, Allah said to Mary, "When you meet with any mankind, say, "Really, I have vowed a fast to the Compassionate/Yahweh and may not speak to anyone today." Mary knew that Yahweh was showing and teaching her how to deal with the Jewish community when she returned to Jerusalem. Then she carried her baby and walked back to Jerusalem. (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.
Monday, 3 March 2014
Recitation 274
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان 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
(120) وَلَن تَرْضَى عَنكَ اُلْيَهُودُ وَلَا اُلنَّصَرَى حَتَّى تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ قلى قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اُللهِ هُوَ اُلْهُدَى قلى وَلَئِنِ اُتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ اُلَّذِى جَآءَكَ مِنَ اُلْعِلْمِ لا مَا لَكَ مِنَ اُللهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ
وَلَن تَرْضَى عَنكَ اُلْيَهُودُ وَلَا اَلنَّصَرَى = Wa Lant~Tarr-dho~ 'Ank~Kal-Ya-hu~du Wa Lan~Na-sho~ro~", "Wa" = And, "Lan" = will not, "Tarr-dho~" = they be pleased, " 'An" = with, "Ka" = you, "al-Ya-hu~du" = the Jews, "Wa" = and, "La~" = not. "an~Na-sho~ro~" = the Christians,
حَتَّى تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ = "Hat-ta~ Tat-ta-bi-'a Mil-la-ta Hum". "Hat-ta~" = until, "Tat-ta-bi-'a" = you follow, "Mil-la-ta" = religion, "Hum" = their.
"Wa Lant~Tarr-dho~ 'Ank~Kal-Ya-hu~du Wa Lan~Na-sho~ro~ Hat-ta~ Tat-ta-bi-'a Mil-la-ta Hum". = The Jews and the Christians will never be pleased with you (O Muhammad) until you follow their religions.
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اُللهِ هُوَ اُلْهُدَى = "Qul In~na Hu-dal-Lohi Hu-wal-Hu-da~". "Qul" =Say, "In~na" = truly, "Hu-da~" = guidance, "Al-Lohi" = Allah, "Hu-wa" = it is, "al-Hu-da~" = the guidance.
"Qul In~na Hu-dal-Lohi Hu-wal-Hu-da~". = Say! "Truly, the guidance of Allah is the True guidance".
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَلَئِنِ اُتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَ هُم بَعْدَ اُلَّذِي جَآءَكَ مِنَ اُلْعِلْمِ = "Wa La I-nit-Ta-baa-ta Ah-wa~~a Hum~Baa-dal-La-dzi~ Ja~~a Ka Mi-nal-'Il-mi", "Wa" = And, "La In" = if indeed, "it-Ta-baa" = follow, "Ta" = you, "Ah-wa~~a" = desires, "Hum" = their, "Baa-da" = after, "al-La-dzi~" = which, "Ja~~a" = come to, "Ka" = you, "Mi-na" = from, of, "al-'il-mi" = the knowledge
لا = a Waqof Mamnuu = pause is prohibited.
مَا لَكَ مِنَ اُللهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ = "Ma~ La Ka Mi-nal-Lohi Miw~Wa-liy-yiw~Wa La~ Na-shi~~r". "Ma~" = No, "La Ka" = for you, "Min" = from, "Al-Lohi" = Allah, "Min" = of, "Wa-liy-yin" = protector, "Wa La~" = nor, "Na-shi~rin" = helper.
"Wa I-nit-Ta-baa-ta Ah-wa~~a Hum~Baa-dal-La-dzi~ Ja~~a Ka Mi-nal-'Il-mi Ma~ La Ka Mi-nal-Lohi Miw~Wa-liy-yiw~Wa La~ Na-shi~~r". = And if indeed, you follow/fulfil their desires after knowlege/Al-Quran and As-Sunnah has come to you, then, Allah will not be your Protector nor be your helper.
(Allah informs and reminds the Prophet s.a.w. and also his followers, the Muslimin, that the Jews and the Christians will never consent nor allow them ever to be Muslimin, so do not find a way to make them consent nor be of the same course as them, but should concentrate on gaining Allah's pleasure by encouraging them/the Jews and the Christians to follow the Truth that the Prophet s.a.w. was sent to propagate. They, the Jews and the Christians will be pleased if and when you follow their way of life/religion. [Do we not see that most of the Muslimin are adapting their ways of life now?].
Allah says, "Truly, the guidance of Allah is the True guidance" means that truly the guidance that Allah has guided the Prophet s.a.w. is the correct and the true guidance, that is a sincere, correct, complete and perfect religion of Islam.
In the final phrase, Allah warns all Muslimin, so, please take heed! Allah says, "And if indeed you/Muslimin follow or fulfil their desires, after knowledge/the Quran and As-Sunnah has come to you, then, Allah (will abandon you and) will not be your protector nor your helper (unless after realising that you have done wrong, you beg for Allah's forgiveness and repent).
(121) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the brief Chronicle of Prophet Jesus son of Mary a.s.:
Mary was shocked and was wondering what was the man doing in her room. Allah relates the incident in surah 18 Maryam verses 19 till 33.
(Mary said, "I seek refuge in the Compassionate One from you if you were God fearing.". The Man said, "I am only a messenger of your Lord, to give a guiltless son". Mary said, "How can I have a son when no man has touched me, nor am an adulteress". He/the Archangel Gabriel a.s. said, "Thus, your Lord says, "It is easy for Me, and that We make of him/you son a sign for Mankind and as a "Rohmah"/mercy from Us, and it is a thing fixed by decree.").
{In surah 3 Al-'Imron verses 45 and 47, Allah relates: "Remember when the Angel/Gabriel a.s. said, "O Maryam! Truly Yahweh/Allah is cheering you up (by the birth of a created son) of a Word from Him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary. He shall be noble in the world and in the Hereafter, and shall be brought near (to Yahweh/Allah)." "Mary said, "Lord, how can I have a child when no man has touched me?" He replied, "Such is the will of Yahweh/Allah. He create whom He will. And when He decree a matter, He will only say, "Be!" And it exists."}.{In surah 21 al-Anbiaa verse 91, Allah says, "Therefore We/Yahweh breathed into her (womb), of Our spirit, and made her and her son a sign (of Our Great Power in creating anything) to all Mankind and to the Jinn."}.
("Thereupon, she conceived, and retired to a far-off place.").
As the time went by, her fetus had developed and began to move in her womb. Worrying about what people might say or talk about her being pregnant, she left Jerusalem for her own place of birth, Nazareth. There she lived in a small hut, far away from people. (She was, of course, at all time in the care of Yahweh. Food, fruits and drink were brought to her by the Archangel a.s.
One day, she felt pain and knew that she was about to give birth to her child: (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.
بسم الله الرحمان 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
(120) وَلَن تَرْضَى عَنكَ اُلْيَهُودُ وَلَا اُلنَّصَرَى حَتَّى تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ قلى قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اُللهِ هُوَ اُلْهُدَى قلى وَلَئِنِ اُتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ اُلَّذِى جَآءَكَ مِنَ اُلْعِلْمِ لا مَا لَكَ مِنَ اُللهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ
وَلَن تَرْضَى عَنكَ اُلْيَهُودُ وَلَا اَلنَّصَرَى = Wa Lant~Tarr-dho~ 'Ank~Kal-Ya-hu~du Wa Lan~Na-sho~ro~", "Wa" = And, "Lan" = will not, "Tarr-dho~" = they be pleased, " 'An" = with, "Ka" = you, "al-Ya-hu~du" = the Jews, "Wa" = and, "La~" = not. "an~Na-sho~ro~" = the Christians,
حَتَّى تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ = "Hat-ta~ Tat-ta-bi-'a Mil-la-ta Hum". "Hat-ta~" = until, "Tat-ta-bi-'a" = you follow, "Mil-la-ta" = religion, "Hum" = their.
"Wa Lant~Tarr-dho~ 'Ank~Kal-Ya-hu~du Wa Lan~Na-sho~ro~ Hat-ta~ Tat-ta-bi-'a Mil-la-ta Hum". = The Jews and the Christians will never be pleased with you (O Muhammad) until you follow their religions.
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اُللهِ هُوَ اُلْهُدَى = "Qul In~na Hu-dal-Lohi Hu-wal-Hu-da~". "Qul" =Say, "In~na" = truly, "Hu-da~" = guidance, "Al-Lohi" = Allah, "Hu-wa" = it is, "al-Hu-da~" = the guidance.
"Qul In~na Hu-dal-Lohi Hu-wal-Hu-da~". = Say! "Truly, the guidance of Allah is the True guidance".
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَلَئِنِ اُتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَ هُم بَعْدَ اُلَّذِي جَآءَكَ مِنَ اُلْعِلْمِ = "Wa La I-nit-Ta-baa-ta Ah-wa~~a Hum~Baa-dal-La-dzi~ Ja~~a Ka Mi-nal-'Il-mi", "Wa" = And, "La In" = if indeed, "it-Ta-baa" = follow, "Ta" = you, "Ah-wa~~a" = desires, "Hum" = their, "Baa-da" = after, "al-La-dzi~" = which, "Ja~~a" = come to, "Ka" = you, "Mi-na" = from, of, "al-'il-mi" = the knowledge
لا = a Waqof Mamnuu = pause is prohibited.
مَا لَكَ مِنَ اُللهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ = "Ma~ La Ka Mi-nal-Lohi Miw~Wa-liy-yiw~Wa La~ Na-shi~~r". "Ma~" = No, "La Ka" = for you, "Min" = from, "Al-Lohi" = Allah, "Min" = of, "Wa-liy-yin" = protector, "Wa La~" = nor, "Na-shi~rin" = helper.
"Wa I-nit-Ta-baa-ta Ah-wa~~a Hum~Baa-dal-La-dzi~ Ja~~a Ka Mi-nal-'Il-mi Ma~ La Ka Mi-nal-Lohi Miw~Wa-liy-yiw~Wa La~ Na-shi~~r". = And if indeed, you follow/fulfil their desires after knowlege/Al-Quran and As-Sunnah has come to you, then, Allah will not be your Protector nor be your helper.
(Allah informs and reminds the Prophet s.a.w. and also his followers, the Muslimin, that the Jews and the Christians will never consent nor allow them ever to be Muslimin, so do not find a way to make them consent nor be of the same course as them, but should concentrate on gaining Allah's pleasure by encouraging them/the Jews and the Christians to follow the Truth that the Prophet s.a.w. was sent to propagate. They, the Jews and the Christians will be pleased if and when you follow their way of life/religion. [Do we not see that most of the Muslimin are adapting their ways of life now?].
Allah says, "Truly, the guidance of Allah is the True guidance" means that truly the guidance that Allah has guided the Prophet s.a.w. is the correct and the true guidance, that is a sincere, correct, complete and perfect religion of Islam.
In the final phrase, Allah warns all Muslimin, so, please take heed! Allah says, "And if indeed you/Muslimin follow or fulfil their desires, after knowledge/the Quran and As-Sunnah has come to you, then, Allah (will abandon you and) will not be your protector nor your helper (unless after realising that you have done wrong, you beg for Allah's forgiveness and repent).
(121) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the brief Chronicle of Prophet Jesus son of Mary a.s.:
Mary was shocked and was wondering what was the man doing in her room. Allah relates the incident in surah 18 Maryam verses 19 till 33.
(Mary said, "I seek refuge in the Compassionate One from you if you were God fearing.". The Man said, "I am only a messenger of your Lord, to give a guiltless son". Mary said, "How can I have a son when no man has touched me, nor am an adulteress". He/the Archangel Gabriel a.s. said, "Thus, your Lord says, "It is easy for Me, and that We make of him/you son a sign for Mankind and as a "Rohmah"/mercy from Us, and it is a thing fixed by decree.").
{In surah 3 Al-'Imron verses 45 and 47, Allah relates: "Remember when the Angel/Gabriel a.s. said, "O Maryam! Truly Yahweh/Allah is cheering you up (by the birth of a created son) of a Word from Him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary. He shall be noble in the world and in the Hereafter, and shall be brought near (to Yahweh/Allah)." "Mary said, "Lord, how can I have a child when no man has touched me?" He replied, "Such is the will of Yahweh/Allah. He create whom He will. And when He decree a matter, He will only say, "Be!" And it exists."}.{In surah 21 al-Anbiaa verse 91, Allah says, "Therefore We/Yahweh breathed into her (womb), of Our spirit, and made her and her son a sign (of Our Great Power in creating anything) to all Mankind and to the Jinn."}.
("Thereupon, she conceived, and retired to a far-off place.").
As the time went by, her fetus had developed and began to move in her womb. Worrying about what people might say or talk about her being pregnant, she left Jerusalem for her own place of birth, Nazareth. There she lived in a small hut, far away from people. (She was, of course, at all time in the care of Yahweh. Food, fruits and drink were brought to her by the Archangel a.s.
One day, she felt pain and knew that she was about to give birth to her child: (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.
Sunday, 2 March 2014
Recitation 273
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان 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
(119) إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَكَ بِاُلْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا صلى وَلَا تُسْئَلُ عَنْ أَصْحَبِ اُلْجَحِيمِ
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَكَ بِاُلْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا = "In~Na~~ Arr-sal Na~ Ka Bil-Haq-qi Ba-syi~row~Wa Na-dzi~ro~". "In" = Truly, "Na~" = We, "Arr-sal" = sent, "Na~" = We, "Ka" = you, "Bi" = with, "al-Haq-qi" = the truth, "Ba-syi~ron" = bringer of good tidings, "Wa" = and, "Na-dzi~ron" = warner.
"In~Na~~ Arr-sal Na~ Ka Bil-Haq-qi Ba-syi~row~Wa Na-dzi~ro~". = Truly, We/Allah sent you (O Muhammad!) with the Truth, as a bringer of good tidings and as a warner.
صلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَلَا تُسْئَلُ عَنْ أَصْحَبِ اُلْجَحِيمِ = "Wa La~ Tus-a-lu 'An Ash-ha~bil-Ja-hi~~m". "Wa" = And, "La~" = not, "Tus-a-lu" = you are asked, questioned, " 'An" = about, "Ash-ha~bi" = people, inhabitants, "al-Ja-hi~mi" = the Hellfire.
"Wa La~ Tus-a-lu 'An Ash-ha~bil-Ja-hi~~m". = And you will not be quetioned about the people/inhabitants of the Hellfire.
( Ibnu Hatim narrated from Ibnu 'Abbas that the Prophet s.a.w. said, "I was revealed with a verse, " Truly, We sent you (O Muhammad) with the Truth, bringer of good tidings and warner". He s.a.w. said, "That is, good tidings means the Paradise, and warning means the Hellfire". And the Prophet s.a.w. will not be questioned about the people of the Hellfire means he s.a.w. will not be asked by Allah about the infidels who denied him. His s.a.w. duty is to convey the good tidings and the warning, and it is Allah who will judge them/the infidels.
Imam Ahmad narrated from 'Atha' ibnu Yasar who said, "I had met with Abdullah bin 'Amr bin 'Ash and I asked him, "Tell me what is said in the Torah about the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.". He said, "By Allah, he s.a.w. is like that which is told in the Quran: O Prophet! We are sending you to be a witness, bringer of good tidings and warner, and protector of the uneducated. You are My bondservant and My Messenger. I call you Mutawakkil. You are not rude in your conversations nor you are stubborn, you never shout out at the market place, nor you pay back evil with evil, you always forgive others and you are always forgiving. His/the Prophet's life will not be taken away from him s.a.w. before he s.a.w. has straightened the "Millah"/ religion which has been diverged (from the right path), by bidding Mankind to declare: "La~ I-la~ha Il-lal-Loh"/There is no other God but Allah. Thus, all eyes that are blind and all ears that are deaf and all hearts that are closed will be opened." (narrated by Al-Bukhori).).
(120) (to be continued).
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Let now continue to look into the Chronicle of Prophet Jesus son of Mary a.s.:
In surah 3 Al-'Imron, verses 35 till 37 and v.45 till 47, Allah relates how Mary d/o "Imron and Hannah was accepted by Him/Allah/Yahweh as a server in His House, then she grew up under the care of Prophet Zakariah a.s. And then she was bestowed with a son, Prophet Jesus a.s.:
Allah/Yahweh accepted Mary with full acceptence and made her grow into a good and pious, a beautiful and healthy girl. When Hannah brought Mary to the shrine in the Jerusalem and placed her in front of the Scholars and the Priests who were the descendants of Prophet Aaron a.s. telling them that she had made a vow to have her baby daughter to be a server in that shrine, all the Scholars and the Priests were very happy to accept the baby girl. All of them wanted to take care of her. Prophet Zakariah a.s. stepped forward and said that it should be him to take care of the baby because he was her uncle as her mother was his wife's sister. But no one agreed. One of them suggested that they drew lots. Then all of them went to the river and they threw their pens with their names written on them. The one which floated and was not drifted away by the current would be the one who would take care of the baby girl. The pen belonged to Prophet Zakariah a.s. floated and was not drifting. Thus he a.s. became the guardian of Mary and was elected as the head of all the Scholars and the Priests in the shrine.
Prophet Zakariah a.s. then prepared a special shrine for Mary which had a seven layers door. Only Prophet Zakariah a.s. kept the keys. Each time Prophet Zakariah a.s. entered the shrine, he a.s. was astonished to find various kinds of food and fruits of different seasons there. He a.s.asked, "Mary, from where is this food come?". Mary replied, "It is from Allah/Yahweh. Yahweh give without stint to whom He will".
Then Prophet Zakariah a.s. prayed, "Lord, bestow me a good and upright offspring. You are the Hearer of prayer."
Then the Angels told Prophet Zakariah a.s. that he a.s. would have a son to be named "Yahya"/John who would confirm the Words of Yahweh (Jesus a.s.), and would be a chief, and would be disincline to females and would be a Prophet and would be pious.
During the years Mary was under the care of Prophet Zakariah a.s. she had grown into a very beautiful girl. There was a Jewish young man named Yusuf/Joseph An-Najjar who was a very pious man. He had offered marriage to Mary through Prophet Zakaria a.s. After the proposal was made, he came to know that Mary was pregnant. The thought of leaving Mary, and would not have any thought about her any more had come across him. But that night he had a dream, a man forbade him from leaving Mary. Mary was innocent of any slander or any indecency. If he were to leave her, she would be lonely and blue and would have to face the difficulty alone. Thus, Joseph An-Najjar agreed to listen to the man in his dream, and he was there when Mary needed him.
One day, after Joseph An-Najjar proposed to her, while Mary was, as usual, praying in seclusion, there came a man standing in front of her. She was shocked and was wondering who was that man and what was he doing in there. (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.
بسم الله الرحمان 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
(119) إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَكَ بِاُلْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا صلى وَلَا تُسْئَلُ عَنْ أَصْحَبِ اُلْجَحِيمِ
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَكَ بِاُلْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا = "In~Na~~ Arr-sal Na~ Ka Bil-Haq-qi Ba-syi~row~Wa Na-dzi~ro~". "In" = Truly, "Na~" = We, "Arr-sal" = sent, "Na~" = We, "Ka" = you, "Bi" = with, "al-Haq-qi" = the truth, "Ba-syi~ron" = bringer of good tidings, "Wa" = and, "Na-dzi~ron" = warner.
"In~Na~~ Arr-sal Na~ Ka Bil-Haq-qi Ba-syi~row~Wa Na-dzi~ro~". = Truly, We/Allah sent you (O Muhammad!) with the Truth, as a bringer of good tidings and as a warner.
صلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَلَا تُسْئَلُ عَنْ أَصْحَبِ اُلْجَحِيمِ = "Wa La~ Tus-a-lu 'An Ash-ha~bil-Ja-hi~~m". "Wa" = And, "La~" = not, "Tus-a-lu" = you are asked, questioned, " 'An" = about, "Ash-ha~bi" = people, inhabitants, "al-Ja-hi~mi" = the Hellfire.
"Wa La~ Tus-a-lu 'An Ash-ha~bil-Ja-hi~~m". = And you will not be quetioned about the people/inhabitants of the Hellfire.
( Ibnu Hatim narrated from Ibnu 'Abbas that the Prophet s.a.w. said, "I was revealed with a verse, " Truly, We sent you (O Muhammad) with the Truth, bringer of good tidings and warner". He s.a.w. said, "That is, good tidings means the Paradise, and warning means the Hellfire". And the Prophet s.a.w. will not be questioned about the people of the Hellfire means he s.a.w. will not be asked by Allah about the infidels who denied him. His s.a.w. duty is to convey the good tidings and the warning, and it is Allah who will judge them/the infidels.
Imam Ahmad narrated from 'Atha' ibnu Yasar who said, "I had met with Abdullah bin 'Amr bin 'Ash and I asked him, "Tell me what is said in the Torah about the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.". He said, "By Allah, he s.a.w. is like that which is told in the Quran: O Prophet! We are sending you to be a witness, bringer of good tidings and warner, and protector of the uneducated. You are My bondservant and My Messenger. I call you Mutawakkil. You are not rude in your conversations nor you are stubborn, you never shout out at the market place, nor you pay back evil with evil, you always forgive others and you are always forgiving. His/the Prophet's life will not be taken away from him s.a.w. before he s.a.w. has straightened the "Millah"/ religion which has been diverged (from the right path), by bidding Mankind to declare: "La~ I-la~ha Il-lal-Loh"/There is no other God but Allah. Thus, all eyes that are blind and all ears that are deaf and all hearts that are closed will be opened." (narrated by Al-Bukhori).).
(120) (to be continued).
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Let now continue to look into the Chronicle of Prophet Jesus son of Mary a.s.:
In surah 3 Al-'Imron, verses 35 till 37 and v.45 till 47, Allah relates how Mary d/o "Imron and Hannah was accepted by Him/Allah/Yahweh as a server in His House, then she grew up under the care of Prophet Zakariah a.s. And then she was bestowed with a son, Prophet Jesus a.s.:
Allah/Yahweh accepted Mary with full acceptence and made her grow into a good and pious, a beautiful and healthy girl. When Hannah brought Mary to the shrine in the Jerusalem and placed her in front of the Scholars and the Priests who were the descendants of Prophet Aaron a.s. telling them that she had made a vow to have her baby daughter to be a server in that shrine, all the Scholars and the Priests were very happy to accept the baby girl. All of them wanted to take care of her. Prophet Zakariah a.s. stepped forward and said that it should be him to take care of the baby because he was her uncle as her mother was his wife's sister. But no one agreed. One of them suggested that they drew lots. Then all of them went to the river and they threw their pens with their names written on them. The one which floated and was not drifted away by the current would be the one who would take care of the baby girl. The pen belonged to Prophet Zakariah a.s. floated and was not drifting. Thus he a.s. became the guardian of Mary and was elected as the head of all the Scholars and the Priests in the shrine.
Prophet Zakariah a.s. then prepared a special shrine for Mary which had a seven layers door. Only Prophet Zakariah a.s. kept the keys. Each time Prophet Zakariah a.s. entered the shrine, he a.s. was astonished to find various kinds of food and fruits of different seasons there. He a.s.asked, "Mary, from where is this food come?". Mary replied, "It is from Allah/Yahweh. Yahweh give without stint to whom He will".
Then Prophet Zakariah a.s. prayed, "Lord, bestow me a good and upright offspring. You are the Hearer of prayer."
Then the Angels told Prophet Zakariah a.s. that he a.s. would have a son to be named "Yahya"/John who would confirm the Words of Yahweh (Jesus a.s.), and would be a chief, and would be disincline to females and would be a Prophet and would be pious.
During the years Mary was under the care of Prophet Zakariah a.s. she had grown into a very beautiful girl. There was a Jewish young man named Yusuf/Joseph An-Najjar who was a very pious man. He had offered marriage to Mary through Prophet Zakaria a.s. After the proposal was made, he came to know that Mary was pregnant. The thought of leaving Mary, and would not have any thought about her any more had come across him. But that night he had a dream, a man forbade him from leaving Mary. Mary was innocent of any slander or any indecency. If he were to leave her, she would be lonely and blue and would have to face the difficulty alone. Thus, Joseph An-Najjar agreed to listen to the man in his dream, and he was there when Mary needed him.
One day, after Joseph An-Najjar proposed to her, while Mary was, as usual, praying in seclusion, there came a man standing in front of her. She was shocked and was wondering who was that man and what was he doing in there. (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.
Saturday, 1 March 2014
Recitation 272
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان 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
(118) وَقَالَ اُلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ لَوْ لَا يُكَلِّمُنَا اُللهُ أَوْ تَأْتِينَآ ءَايَةٌ قلى كَذَلِكَ قَالَ اُلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ مـ تَشَبَهَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ قلى قَدْ بَيَّنَّا اُلْأَيَتِ لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ
وَقَالَ اُلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ = "Wa Qo~lal-La-dzi~na La~ Yaa-la-mu~na", "Wa" = And, "Qo~la" = say, "al-La-dzi~na" = who, "La~" = do not, "Yaa-la-mu~na" = they know,
لَوْ لَا يُكَلِّمُنَا اُللهُ أَوْ تَأْتِينَآ ءَايَةٌ = "Law La~ Yu-kal-li-mu Nal-Lohu Aw Taa-ti~ Na~~ A~yah". "Law" = if, "La~" = not, "Yu-kal-li-mu" = He speaks, "Al-Lohu" = Allah, "Aw" = or, "Taa-ti" = bring forth, "Na~" = us, "A~ya-tun" = verse, sign.
"Wa Qo~lal-La-dzi~na La~ Yaa-la-mu~na Law La~ Yu-kal-li-mu Nal-Lohu Aw Taa-ti~ Na~~ A~yah". = And the people who do not know/who do not have knowledge say, "Why do Allah not speak directly to us or bring forth some sign/show of power to us?"
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
كَذَلِكَ قَالَ اُلَّذِين مِن قَبْلِهٍِم مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ = "Ka-dza~li-ka Qo~lal-La-dzi~na Minq~Qobb-li Him~Mith-la Qow-li Him". "Ka-dza~li-ka" = so, "Qo~la" = say, "al-La-dzi~na" = who, "Min" = from, "Qobb-li" = before, "Him" = them, "Mith-la" = like, "Qow-li" = say, "Him" = their.
"Ka-dza~li-ka Qo~lal-La-dzi~na Minq~Qobb-li Him~Mith-la Qow-li Him". = Such words were uttered by people who were before them.
مـ = a Waqof Lazim sign. Pause is Wajib.
تَشَبَهَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ = "Ta-sya~ba-hat Qu-lu~bu Hum". "Ta-sya~ba-hat" = similar, alike, "Qu-lu~bu" = hearts, "Hum" = their.
"Ta-sya~ba-hat Qu-lu~bu Hum" = Their hearts are alike.
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
قَدْ بَيَّنَّا اُلْأَيَتِ لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ = "Qodd Bai-yan~Nal-A~ya~ti Li Qow-miy~Yu~qi-nu~~n". "Qodd" = Indeed, "Bai-yan" = make clear, "Na~" = We, "al-A~ya~ti" = signs, "Li" = to, "Qow-min" = people, "Yu~qi-nu~na" = they are certain, sure.
"Qodd Bai-yan~Nal-A~ya~ti Li Qow-miy~Yu~qi-nu~~n" = Indeed, We/Allah have made clear/shown Our signs/Powers to those who are sure (that the Prophet s.a.w. is true).
(Allah informs us that the Pagan Arabs asked the Prophet s.a.w., "Why do Allah not tell us Himself about your prophetic O Muhammad, or He show us some of His sign/Powers". Such question had been asked by the Jews to Prophet Moses a.s. and other Prophets a.s. after him a.s., and by the Nazarenes to Prophet Jesus a.s. Their/the Pagan Arabs' hearts are similar to those of the Jews and the Nazarenes and to those whose hearts were/are full of disbelief, denial, and arrogance towards the Prophet s.a.w.
Indeed, Allah have made clear and have shown His signs/Powers to His Messengers and to the Believers who were/are certain about and who acknowledged the Messengers of Allah, and who then obeyed and followed them and their teachings.).
(119) (to be continued).
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Let us now look into the brief Chronicle History of Prophet Jesus s/o. Mary a.s. =('A-lai His-Salam = peace be upon him). The followings are based on and are adapted from the Quran, and the books: The Religion of Christian by Prof. Dr. Ahmad Shalaby, and The Religions Of The World by Ustaz Mohd Fauzi Hj. Awang.:
About 800 years after Prophet Moses a.s., Prophet Zakariah a.s. married Asyiah daughter of Faqudza. While 'Imran, a prominent man in the Jewish community, married Hannah/Anne d/o Faqudza, Asyiah's sister. Faqudza was a good and pious man in the Jewish community.
Years had gone by, and Prophet Zakariah a.s. had become old, but had no offspring. Hannah too was becoming old and had not become pregnant once. One day, she saw a bird feeding her chicks. Hannah felt that she herself should have a child. So she made a vow that if Yahweh gave her a son, she would free him from doing work but would become a servant in a place of worship in Jerusalem. Then, not long after that she, Hannah conceived, and once again repeated her vow. Her husband, 'Imran said, "What if our child is a girl? A place of worship would never accept a girl in that place." That had made them both worried and grieved. Before Hannah gave birth to her child, her husband, 'Imran passed away.
When the time came, Hannah gave birth to a baby girl and was given a name of Maryam/Mary. Hannah was disheartened. Thinking that the Place of Worship in Jerusalem would not accept her baby girl, she still went ahead with her desire to have her child serve the House of Yahweh in Jerusalem. She sent her baby girl to the House of Yahweh. And the people there accepted Mary, her tiny baby girl.
The servers in the House were arguing as to whom the baby girl, Maryam, be given that she could be looked after properly. They had then decided to draw lots. And it was Prophet Zakariah a.s. who was given the honour to look after her. And Prophet Zakariah a.s. took care of and taught her well.
As time went by, Prophet Zakariah a.s. saw that Maryam was such a good girl and was very pious. (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.
بسم الله الرحمان 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
(118) وَقَالَ اُلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ لَوْ لَا يُكَلِّمُنَا اُللهُ أَوْ تَأْتِينَآ ءَايَةٌ قلى كَذَلِكَ قَالَ اُلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ مـ تَشَبَهَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ قلى قَدْ بَيَّنَّا اُلْأَيَتِ لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ
وَقَالَ اُلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ = "Wa Qo~lal-La-dzi~na La~ Yaa-la-mu~na", "Wa" = And, "Qo~la" = say, "al-La-dzi~na" = who, "La~" = do not, "Yaa-la-mu~na" = they know,
لَوْ لَا يُكَلِّمُنَا اُللهُ أَوْ تَأْتِينَآ ءَايَةٌ = "Law La~ Yu-kal-li-mu Nal-Lohu Aw Taa-ti~ Na~~ A~yah". "Law" = if, "La~" = not, "Yu-kal-li-mu" = He speaks, "Al-Lohu" = Allah, "Aw" = or, "Taa-ti" = bring forth, "Na~" = us, "A~ya-tun" = verse, sign.
"Wa Qo~lal-La-dzi~na La~ Yaa-la-mu~na Law La~ Yu-kal-li-mu Nal-Lohu Aw Taa-ti~ Na~~ A~yah". = And the people who do not know/who do not have knowledge say, "Why do Allah not speak directly to us or bring forth some sign/show of power to us?"
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
كَذَلِكَ قَالَ اُلَّذِين مِن قَبْلِهٍِم مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ = "Ka-dza~li-ka Qo~lal-La-dzi~na Minq~Qobb-li Him~Mith-la Qow-li Him". "Ka-dza~li-ka" = so, "Qo~la" = say, "al-La-dzi~na" = who, "Min" = from, "Qobb-li" = before, "Him" = them, "Mith-la" = like, "Qow-li" = say, "Him" = their.
"Ka-dza~li-ka Qo~lal-La-dzi~na Minq~Qobb-li Him~Mith-la Qow-li Him". = Such words were uttered by people who were before them.
مـ = a Waqof Lazim sign. Pause is Wajib.
تَشَبَهَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ = "Ta-sya~ba-hat Qu-lu~bu Hum". "Ta-sya~ba-hat" = similar, alike, "Qu-lu~bu" = hearts, "Hum" = their.
"Ta-sya~ba-hat Qu-lu~bu Hum" = Their hearts are alike.
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
قَدْ بَيَّنَّا اُلْأَيَتِ لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ = "Qodd Bai-yan~Nal-A~ya~ti Li Qow-miy~Yu~qi-nu~~n". "Qodd" = Indeed, "Bai-yan" = make clear, "Na~" = We, "al-A~ya~ti" = signs, "Li" = to, "Qow-min" = people, "Yu~qi-nu~na" = they are certain, sure.
"Qodd Bai-yan~Nal-A~ya~ti Li Qow-miy~Yu~qi-nu~~n" = Indeed, We/Allah have made clear/shown Our signs/Powers to those who are sure (that the Prophet s.a.w. is true).
(Allah informs us that the Pagan Arabs asked the Prophet s.a.w., "Why do Allah not tell us Himself about your prophetic O Muhammad, or He show us some of His sign/Powers". Such question had been asked by the Jews to Prophet Moses a.s. and other Prophets a.s. after him a.s., and by the Nazarenes to Prophet Jesus a.s. Their/the Pagan Arabs' hearts are similar to those of the Jews and the Nazarenes and to those whose hearts were/are full of disbelief, denial, and arrogance towards the Prophet s.a.w.
Indeed, Allah have made clear and have shown His signs/Powers to His Messengers and to the Believers who were/are certain about and who acknowledged the Messengers of Allah, and who then obeyed and followed them and their teachings.).
(119) (to be continued).
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Let us now look into the brief Chronicle History of Prophet Jesus s/o. Mary a.s. =('A-lai His-Salam = peace be upon him). The followings are based on and are adapted from the Quran, and the books: The Religion of Christian by Prof. Dr. Ahmad Shalaby, and The Religions Of The World by Ustaz Mohd Fauzi Hj. Awang.:
About 800 years after Prophet Moses a.s., Prophet Zakariah a.s. married Asyiah daughter of Faqudza. While 'Imran, a prominent man in the Jewish community, married Hannah/Anne d/o Faqudza, Asyiah's sister. Faqudza was a good and pious man in the Jewish community.
Years had gone by, and Prophet Zakariah a.s. had become old, but had no offspring. Hannah too was becoming old and had not become pregnant once. One day, she saw a bird feeding her chicks. Hannah felt that she herself should have a child. So she made a vow that if Yahweh gave her a son, she would free him from doing work but would become a servant in a place of worship in Jerusalem. Then, not long after that she, Hannah conceived, and once again repeated her vow. Her husband, 'Imran said, "What if our child is a girl? A place of worship would never accept a girl in that place." That had made them both worried and grieved. Before Hannah gave birth to her child, her husband, 'Imran passed away.
When the time came, Hannah gave birth to a baby girl and was given a name of Maryam/Mary. Hannah was disheartened. Thinking that the Place of Worship in Jerusalem would not accept her baby girl, she still went ahead with her desire to have her child serve the House of Yahweh in Jerusalem. She sent her baby girl to the House of Yahweh. And the people there accepted Mary, her tiny baby girl.
The servers in the House were arguing as to whom the baby girl, Maryam, be given that she could be looked after properly. They had then decided to draw lots. And it was Prophet Zakariah a.s. who was given the honour to look after her. And Prophet Zakariah a.s. took care of and taught her well.
As time went by, Prophet Zakariah a.s. saw that Maryam was such a good girl and was very pious. (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.
Friday, 28 February 2014
Recitation 271
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان 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
(117) بَدِيعُ اُلسَّمَوَتِ وَاُلْأَرْضِ صلى وَإِذَا قَضَى~أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُو كُن فَيَكُونُ
بَدِيعُ اُلسَّمَوَتِ وَاُلْأَرضِ = "Ba-di~'us-Sa-ma~wa~ti Wal-Arrdh". "Ba-di~'u" = Creator, "as-Sa-ma~wa~ti" = the heavens, "Wa" = and , "al-Arr-dhi" = the earth.
"Ba-di~'us-Sa-ma~wa~ti Wal-Arrdh". = (Allah is the) Creator of the heavens and the earth.
صلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَإِذَا قَضَى~أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُو كُن فَيَكُونُ = "Wa I-dza~ Qo-dho~~ Am-ronf~Fa In~na Ma~ Ya-qu~lu La Hu~ Kunf~Fa Ya-ku~~n". "Wa" = And, "I-dza~" = when, "Qo-dho~" = decree, "Am-ron" = a matter, "Fa" = then, "In~na Ma~" = but, "Ya-qu~lu" = He says, "La Hu~" = to it, "Kun" = be, "Fa" = then, "Ya-ku~nu" = it becomes, exists.
"Wa I-dza~ Qo-dho~~ Am-ronf~Fa In~na Ma~ Ya-qu~lu La Hu~ Kunf~Fa Ya-ku~~n". = And when He decrees a matter, He will just say to it, "Kun"/Be!", and it exists.
(This verse a continuation of the previous verse. The heavens and the earth and all of their contents belong to Allah. It was He/Allah who created them. Thus, how could He beget while He is without a wife. When He wish to creat anything, He will only say, "Be!", and it exists! A Hadith as reported by Ibnu Abbas r.a. that the Prophet s.a.w. said, "Allah said, "(Some) Mankind had lied about Me/Allah (saying that I beget) when they should not have done that. They mocked Me (that I have a father, a son, a ghost, and that I crucified My son and by his blood I forgive the original sin of mankind, and that I do thing in a mysterious way) when they should not have done that too. Their lies about Me indicates that they believe that I am unable to return it as it was. Their abuse to Me/Allah is that I beget a son/daughters. But I am Holy, and I forbid that I have a wife and that I have a son". (narrated by Bukhori).
Prophet Jesus son of Mary a.s. was created without a father, do we not know that our forefather, Prophet Adam a.s. was created without a father and a mother, and that he a.s. was created from soil? And when Allah decrees a matter, He will only say, "Be!", and the thing comes into existance.).
(118) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
(2) Solat: (M) Solat Istisqo/for rain:
When in a dry season when there is no rain and water is scarce and is insufficient, it required us, Muslimin, to perform Solat Istisqo, praying for rain. There are several ways Solat Istisqo is performed. It is a two Rokaat Solat performed in a Jamaah/group but without the Adzan nor with the Qomat, by (i) with Khutbah/ sermon, either before or after the Solat, (ii) without any Khutbah, (iii) Solat Istisqo is not performed but just entreat a Doa, (iv) Solat and Doa are not performed but just recite the "Istighfar".
Let us just perform: (a) as Ibnu Abbas r.a. reported, "The Prophet s.a.w. went to an open space in a very humble manner, wearing a worn clothe, walking slowly with his head bent down and then performed two Rokaat Solat like that of the Solat 'Idd. And he s.a.w. did not deliver any Khutbah/sermon". (narrated by Al-Khamsah). (In the first Rokaat, after surah Al-Fatihah, surah 87 Al-Aala is recited, and in the second Rokaat, surah 88 Al-Ghosyiah is recited after the surah Fatihah).
(b) After making Salam, recite "Istighfar"/to beg Allah's pardon:
Syaabi said, "One day, Umar went out to perform Solat Istisqo. He just recited the "istighfar". The Muslimin said, "We see that you have not asked Allah for rain". Umar replied, "I have. I have entreated with the stars that could cause the rain to fall. Then he r.a. recited a verse, "Ask for forgiveness from your Lord because He is Most Forgiving. It is He who send down heavy rain from the sky". And, Allah says, "Ask for forgiveness from your Lord and turn to Him repentent". (narrated by Sa'd, Abdul Razak, Baihaqi and Ibnu Abu Syaibah).
(c) Then entreat this Doa:
Ibnu Abbas r.a. said, "A Bedouin came to the Prophet s.a.w. said, "O Prophet, I am from a tribe who is facing difficult dry time. The shephereds cannot feed their cattle and the cattle cannot even move their tails". Then the Prophet s.a.w. went up to the podium, he s.a.w. praised Allah and entreated, "O Allah! Bring down rain which will refresh, benefical, fertile and flourish, spread and heavy rain to us and bring it down quickly and do not delay!" Then the rain fell all over the land". (narrated by Ibnu Majah, Abu Awanah).
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In the next session, we shall look into the brief chronicle history of Prophet Isa/Jesus son of Mary a.s.
Until we meet again in the next session, see you all Quran Lovers later.
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof.
بسم الله الرحمان 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
(117) بَدِيعُ اُلسَّمَوَتِ وَاُلْأَرْضِ صلى وَإِذَا قَضَى~أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُو كُن فَيَكُونُ
بَدِيعُ اُلسَّمَوَتِ وَاُلْأَرضِ = "Ba-di~'us-Sa-ma~wa~ti Wal-Arrdh". "Ba-di~'u" = Creator, "as-Sa-ma~wa~ti" = the heavens, "Wa" = and , "al-Arr-dhi" = the earth.
"Ba-di~'us-Sa-ma~wa~ti Wal-Arrdh". = (Allah is the) Creator of the heavens and the earth.
صلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَإِذَا قَضَى~أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُو كُن فَيَكُونُ = "Wa I-dza~ Qo-dho~~ Am-ronf~Fa In~na Ma~ Ya-qu~lu La Hu~ Kunf~Fa Ya-ku~~n". "Wa" = And, "I-dza~" = when, "Qo-dho~" = decree, "Am-ron" = a matter, "Fa" = then, "In~na Ma~" = but, "Ya-qu~lu" = He says, "La Hu~" = to it, "Kun" = be, "Fa" = then, "Ya-ku~nu" = it becomes, exists.
"Wa I-dza~ Qo-dho~~ Am-ronf~Fa In~na Ma~ Ya-qu~lu La Hu~ Kunf~Fa Ya-ku~~n". = And when He decrees a matter, He will just say to it, "Kun"/Be!", and it exists.
(This verse a continuation of the previous verse. The heavens and the earth and all of their contents belong to Allah. It was He/Allah who created them. Thus, how could He beget while He is without a wife. When He wish to creat anything, He will only say, "Be!", and it exists! A Hadith as reported by Ibnu Abbas r.a. that the Prophet s.a.w. said, "Allah said, "(Some) Mankind had lied about Me/Allah (saying that I beget) when they should not have done that. They mocked Me (that I have a father, a son, a ghost, and that I crucified My son and by his blood I forgive the original sin of mankind, and that I do thing in a mysterious way) when they should not have done that too. Their lies about Me indicates that they believe that I am unable to return it as it was. Their abuse to Me/Allah is that I beget a son/daughters. But I am Holy, and I forbid that I have a wife and that I have a son". (narrated by Bukhori).
Prophet Jesus son of Mary a.s. was created without a father, do we not know that our forefather, Prophet Adam a.s. was created without a father and a mother, and that he a.s. was created from soil? And when Allah decrees a matter, He will only say, "Be!", and the thing comes into existance.).
(118) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
(2) Solat: (M) Solat Istisqo/for rain:
When in a dry season when there is no rain and water is scarce and is insufficient, it required us, Muslimin, to perform Solat Istisqo, praying for rain. There are several ways Solat Istisqo is performed. It is a two Rokaat Solat performed in a Jamaah/group but without the Adzan nor with the Qomat, by (i) with Khutbah/ sermon, either before or after the Solat, (ii) without any Khutbah, (iii) Solat Istisqo is not performed but just entreat a Doa, (iv) Solat and Doa are not performed but just recite the "Istighfar".
Let us just perform: (a) as Ibnu Abbas r.a. reported, "The Prophet s.a.w. went to an open space in a very humble manner, wearing a worn clothe, walking slowly with his head bent down and then performed two Rokaat Solat like that of the Solat 'Idd. And he s.a.w. did not deliver any Khutbah/sermon". (narrated by Al-Khamsah). (In the first Rokaat, after surah Al-Fatihah, surah 87 Al-Aala is recited, and in the second Rokaat, surah 88 Al-Ghosyiah is recited after the surah Fatihah).
(b) After making Salam, recite "Istighfar"/to beg Allah's pardon:
Syaabi said, "One day, Umar went out to perform Solat Istisqo. He just recited the "istighfar". The Muslimin said, "We see that you have not asked Allah for rain". Umar replied, "I have. I have entreated with the stars that could cause the rain to fall. Then he r.a. recited a verse, "Ask for forgiveness from your Lord because He is Most Forgiving. It is He who send down heavy rain from the sky". And, Allah says, "Ask for forgiveness from your Lord and turn to Him repentent". (narrated by Sa'd, Abdul Razak, Baihaqi and Ibnu Abu Syaibah).
(c) Then entreat this Doa:
Ibnu Abbas r.a. said, "A Bedouin came to the Prophet s.a.w. said, "O Prophet, I am from a tribe who is facing difficult dry time. The shephereds cannot feed their cattle and the cattle cannot even move their tails". Then the Prophet s.a.w. went up to the podium, he s.a.w. praised Allah and entreated, "O Allah! Bring down rain which will refresh, benefical, fertile and flourish, spread and heavy rain to us and bring it down quickly and do not delay!" Then the rain fell all over the land". (narrated by Ibnu Majah, Abu Awanah).
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In the next session, we shall look into the brief chronicle history of Prophet Isa/Jesus son of Mary a.s.
Until we meet again in the next session, see you all Quran Lovers later.
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof.
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