Begin to Understand Qur’an & Salah – The Easy Way

1. Lesson - 1 Begin to UnderstandQur’an & Salah – The Easy Way

2. Lesson Plan Hadith Spoken Arabic Quran - Al Fatiha 1-4 Grammar - He, They, I, We, You Motivational Tips Reminders

3. Hadith “ The deeds are considered by the intentions, and a person will get the reward according to his intention. Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him), reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, So whoever emigrated for Allah and His Messenger, his emigration will be for Allah and His Messenger; and whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration would be for what he emigrated for". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Source: Riyadh us Saaliheen 1-1

4. Allah Rewards By Your Intention So, let us intend to study the Qur’an only to please Him

5. AL QURAN Al-Fatihah The Opening Chapter

6. Surah Al-Fatihah سُورة Chapter (feminine) فَتَحَHe opened فَاتِح Opener (male) فَاتِحَة Opener (female) سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَةOpening Chapter

7. Open your notes – Lesson No.1 • Let us study it verse by verse. • Keep looking at your notes for writing with pencil.

8. 0 88 3026 2702* • Feel the presence and enmity of Shaitaan • Say it and feel that Allah is giving the protection. • Like applying perfume. It gives a halo of good smell around you. • Lasts for some time (unless we forget and break this protection by sins).

9. 182 57 510 intensely merciful continually merciful Both these words are from the root ر ح م

10. 182 57 510 • Feel the intense and continuous mercy of Allah as you recite by imagining the blessings. • Feel the confidence that he is going to help you always.

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12. Meanings الْحَمْدُ Thanks All praise

13. Meanings رَبّ Who takes care of all the needs to help us grow

14. Meanings عَالَمُون عَالَمِين عَالَم worlds world

15. Visualize the wonders of the worlds (world of humans, of animals, of plants, of angels, …) and praise Him Thank Him for taking care of all your needs 73 970 43

16. Mentioned 2nd time in this 1st Surah itself to remind us again about His mercy and never lose hope. • Feel the intense and continuous mercy of Allah as you recite by imagining the blessings. • Feel the confidence that he is going to help you always.

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18. أيَّام يَوْمُ عيد يَومُ عَرَفَة

19. دِين Judgment System of Life

20. 393* 92 • One of the most important days in life, the day of our FINAL results. • Feel the horror of that day • Expect that Allah will reward us with paradise • Be afraid of the punishment

21. Silent Study for 2 min. in Silence Use your pencil to mark or underline new words. And now translate…

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

23. DPPR Ask Propagate Understand I+G Evaluate Plan Check سُورَۃُ الْفَاتِحَۃ (آيات 1-4) 73 970 43 الْحَمْدُِللهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (2) الرَّحْمٰـنِ الرَّحِيمِ (3) مٰـلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ (4) 182 57 92 393* www.understandquran.com

24. قواعدGrammar

25. سبق - 8 Traffic Light

26. We will learn dual and feminine gender later on. Just 6 instead of the 14 below. • هُوَ، هُمَا، هُمْ، هِيَ، هُمَا، هُنَّ • أنْتَ، أنْتُمَا، أَنْتُمْ ، أَنْتِ، أَنْتُمَا، أَنْتُنَّ • أَنَا، نَحْنُ

27. We will learn dual and feminine gender later on. 6 forms only instead of 14 • يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواmeans both males and females • Dual forms come very rarely

28. Motivational tip

29. We have to understand the Qur’an… Otherwise we can not fulfill the purpose of revelation

30. DPPR Ask Propagate Understand I+G Evaluate Plan Check Purpose of Revelation 261* www.understandquran.com

31. DPPR Ask Propagate Understand I+G Evaluate Plan Check Purpose of Revelation 382* www.understandquran.com

32. Pondering: What & How? You don’t need it while you read a newspaper! But can you read a book of science the same way? You have to stop and think at every step. This is pondering. You can ponder only when you understand! www.understandquran.com

33. Let us not neglect.. • Let us not be like deaf persons who don’t care what is said to them. • Let us pray to Allah that He helps us fulfill this purpose. • Let us realize this great blessing and work for benefitting from it by understanding it first.

34. What have we learnt? Quran :شيطان، رحمن، رحيم، عالم، يوم، دين Grammar : his, her, their, their, my, our Educational tip: Book with full of Blessings Study the material thoroughly, and then fill up the work sheet in the .pdf file sent with the email.

35. Remember Dua 7 Home Works 5 Min Study at the Start of the Day 5 Min Recitation without Translation 5 Min Recitation from Memory • 30 seconds study @ 5 times (preferably before or after Salah) from the pocket book/POSTERS 1 Min Discussion about the lesson with someone Recite different Surahs in the Salah Listen to the Cassettes Pray to Allah after almost every Salah that Allah give you & your friends to continue this work.

36. Be ready for the next lesson! Allah has chosen you to learn Qur’an this Ramadan. Thank Him & don’t reject his selection by walking away! Don’t give up! سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ نَشْهَدُ أَن لاَّ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ نَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ