Short Course Begin to Understand Qur’an & Salah – The Easy Way Lesson No. 2

1. Short Course Begin to Understand Qur’an & Salah – The Easy Way Lesson No. 2 www.understandQuran.com Make sure you download the fonts sent with the email or visit the website and download them.

2. In this lesson… Qur’an: Al-Fatihah (Vs. 1-4) Grammar: His, their, your, your… Learning tip: Create flashes in the brain

3. Introduction • First Surah of the Qur’an • So important that we are commanded to recite in every Raka’ah of every Salah • Almost 25 to 30 times a day

4. Words of Fatihah: 7500 times in the Qur’an!!! يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنْ تُطِيعُوا فَرِيقاً مِنْالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ يَرُدُّوكُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْ كَافِرِينَ (100) وَكَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ وَأَنْتُمْ تُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتُ اللَّهِ وَفِيكُمْ رَسُولُهُ وَمَنْ يَعْتَصِمْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ هُدِيَ إِلَى صِرَاطٍمُسْتَقِيمٍ (101) يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلاَّ وَأَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ (102) وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعاً وَلا تَفَرَّقُوا وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِعَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ كُنْتُمْ أَعْدَاءً فَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُمْ بِنِعْمَتِهِ إِخْوَاناً وَكُنْتُمْ عَلَى شَفَا حُفْرَةٍ مِنْ النَّارِ فَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْهَا كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ (103) وَلْتَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنْ الْمُنْكَرِ وَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمْ الْمُفْلِحُونَ (104) وَلا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُوا وَاخْتَلَفُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمْ الْبَيِّنَاتُ وَأُوْلَئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ (105) يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ اسْوَدَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ أَكَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْ فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ (106) وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ ابْيَضَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ فَفِي رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ (107) تِلْكَ آيَاتُ اللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَمَا اللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ظُلْماً لِلْعالَمِينَ (108) وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِوَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ الأُمُورُ (109)

5. Before we start reciting… • We should recite تعوُّذ , i.e., أَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيم

6. تَعَوُّذ

7. ع و ذ I take refuge أَعُوذُ ‘safety first’; ‘buckle up’; Get protection

8. ع و ذ بِ اﷲ Allah in

9. ع و ذ اﷲ Allah’s name (The rest are attributes)

10. More than 3000 times (basic meaning is : from)

11. ش ط ن شَيطان شَيَاطِين 88 times

12. ر ج م Stoning to death رَجَمْ

13. ر ج م Do you think Shaitaan is close to Allah? Never. He is outcast; rejected; thrown away from Allah’s mercy.

14. Message from: • Feel happy; have hope as well as fear when Allah is mentioned • Feel the closeness of Allah and the presence of Shaitaan. (and 2 angels also) • Why rajeem is mentioned?? So we always keep it alive in our mind

15. Practice Esp. with Imagination & feelings; Prayer & Evaluation

16. Remember the Hadith in every Raka’ah while reciting Al-Fatihah • :Hadith • حمدني عبدي … • اثنی عليّ عبدي… • مجّدني عبدي… Half, Half My slave praised me My slave honor me My slave declared my supreme Please recite with imagination & feelings

17. سُورَةُالْفَاتِحَة

18. س م و بِ اِسْم Name in

19. اِسْم اَسْمَاء اسماء الحسنى Allah’s best names

20. Our Creator’s Name is ALLAH. Other names such as Raheem, Rabb are attributes

21. ر ح م

22. ر ح م Intensely Merciful

23. These are ‘continuous’ attributes ر ح م

24. ر ح م Continually Merciful

25. Multiply the intensity with continuity!

26. Imagine the favors on you; Feel the mercy of Allah Feel the confidence and hope when you say it at the start of any thing Message from:

27. Practice Esp. with Imagination & feelings; Prayer & Evaluation

28. سُورَةُالْفَاتِحَة

29. ح م د 1. All Praises 2. Thanks

30. لِ + اﷲ Allah for

31. ر ب ب Takes care of us & helps us grow … Every cell of billions of cells…

32. ع ل م عَالَم world عَالَمِين worlds Imagine billions of people; trillions of insects; zillions of galaxies

33. Message from: • Bring into mind the favors • Mean something; that He gave the chance to pray to Him • Imagine His Greatness

34. Practice Esp. with Imagination & feelings; Prayer & Evaluation

35. Message from: • Feel His mercy • Remember to be kind to others to receive the mercy from Allah

36. Practice Esp. with Imagination & feelings; Prayer & Evaluation

37. سُورَةُالْفَاتِحَة

38. م ل ك مَالِكِ Master

39. ي و م يَوْمُ الْعِيد Day of Eid

40. د ي ن 1. System of life 2. Judgment

41. One of the most important days of our life… Excitement + fear Of everything … but that day no one will have anything to claim… no one can intercede except with His permission. IMAGINE THAT DAY… Message from:

42. He made us Muslims without our asking… out of His mercy. Now we ask that He grants us Jannah (Hope) Our Sins should make us afraid… & push us to change Message from:

43. Practice Esp. with Imagination & feelings; Prayer & Evaluation

44. Important Wordswith examples Every word of Surah Al-Fatihah is important. When it occurs again in a different context, just try to remember the verses (to recall the meanings). For ex:

45. Translation practiceofWords / Verses / Azkaar Try to translate with the team! (Keep the speakers on)

46. سُورَۃُ الْفَاتِحَۃ (آيات 1-4) أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيم بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰـنِ الرَّحِيمِ (1) DPPR Ask Propagate Understand I+G Evaluate Plan Check 88* 3026 2702* 182 57 510* www.understandquran.com

47. سُورَۃُ الْفَاتِحَۃ (آيات 1-4) الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (2) الرَّحْمٰـنِ الرَّحِيمِ (3) مٰـلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ (4) DPPR Ask Propagate Understand I+G Evaluate Plan Check 73 970 304 182 57 92 393* www.understandquran.com

48. قواعد – Grammar

49. 3 types of words

50. اِسْمNoun مُسْلِم ، مُؤْمِن ، صَالِح كَافِر ، مُشْرِك ، مُنَافِق