Short Course Begin to Understand Qur’an & Salah – The Easy Way Lesson No. 16

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2. In this lesson…

3. Ask Propagate Understand I+G Evaluate Plan Check Praying for the Prophet pbuh (Part -1) Memorize the meanings of each word thoroughly.

4. Ask Propagate Understand I+G Evaluate Plan Check الصَّلاة على النَّبِيّ اَللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَّعَلَىٰ ا ٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَىٰ ا ٰلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَّجِيدٌ

5. While praying for the Prophet pbuh • Remember his sacrifices • What can we do now to pay him back? Invite him? Send him a gift (clothes, etc.)? None! • I can just pray for him. • And I a rewarded for that too!

6. While praying for the Prophet pbuh He was sent to recite the verses to people. • These verses are recited today also in every Jahri Salah (fajr, maghrib, Isha) and other times. Do I bother to learn and understand them. He was sent as a teacher of the Book. • Who should be the students? We! • Our standard excuse: “We are busy!” In other words, ‘Becoming his student is not worth my time’ Astaghfirullah. Is this how we VALUE our Prophet pbuh?

7. DPPR Ask Propagate Understand I+G Evaluate Plan Check After understanding his role, Let’s take his role as a teacher. He was sent as a teacher so we should be his students! Isn’t he a prophet till the Last Day? Or his role as a teacher is over after his death? O Allah! Help me become his student! Convey his teachings to every human on this earth in the best and all possible ways. How much time do I spend studying Qur’an and Hadith? Or do I say, “I am busy,” and just don’t care about becoming his student? Allot fixed time slots for studying Qur’an and Hadith.

8. قواعد – Grammar Take a deep breath now and do all the exercises with TPI.

9. Do it with love and enthusiasm • In the next 8 to 10 minutes, we will practice different forms of 3 verbs which occur more than 300 times in the Qur’an. So, do these exercises with love and enthusiasm and full involvement (TPI).

10. The 4 styles of فَعَلَ a. فَتَحَ، يَفْتَحُ b. نَصَر، يَنْصُرُ c. ضَرَبَ، يَضْرِبُ ... d. سَمِعَ، يَسْمَعُ

11. 122* 2. نَصَرَ، يَنْصُرُ .. رَازِق، مَرْزُوق رِزْق 90% of the 122 forms are the ones we are practicing (shown here). When practicing in Arabic, say it as if you are talking to Arabs

12. 78* 2. نَصَرَ، يَنْصُرُ .. دَاخِل، مَدْخُول دُخُول 90% of the 78 forms are the ones we are practicing (shown here). When practicing in Arabic, say it as if you are talking to Arabs

13. 143* 2. نَصَرَ، يَنْصُرُ .. عَابِد، مَعْبُود عِبَادَة 90% of the 143 forms are the ones we are practicing (shown here). When practicing in Arabic, say it as if you are talking to Arabs

14. فَتَحَ، جَعَلَ، فَعَلَ a. فَتَحَ، يَفْتَحُ b. نَصَر، يَنْصُرُ c. ضَرَبَ، يَضْرِبُ ... d. سَمِعَ، يَسْمَعُ نَصَرَ، خَلَقَ، كَفَرَ، ذَكَرَ، رَزَقَ، دَخَلَ، عَبَدَ

15. Learning Tip Develop the attitude, the desire, the eagerness to learn the Qur’an.

16. Remember the role of the Prophet pbuh • Every time you pray for the Prophet, pbuh, remember his sacrifices for us and then remember to respond to his roles. • Evaluate and plan accordingly. • PLAN FOR ‘TODAY’ and EVERYDAY. • All this can be done in seconds in your brain!

17. What have we learnt? Study the material thoroughly, and then fill up the work sheet in the .pdf file sent with the email.

18. Be ready for the next lesson! Don’t give up! سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ نَشْهَدُ أَن لاَّ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ نَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ