1 Let s Understand the Qur an Lesson -1a 1
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4 Lesson 1a 4
5 Some FAQs Who developed this course? How did I (Kamran) get involved? I read Quran regularly, do I still need to understand Quran? Isn t understanding Quran very difficult and therefore only scholars job? I am too old or don t know much of Arabic, will I be able to learn? Why this course to understand Quran?
FAQs What scientific methods this course uses to make understanding Quran easy? Would we really be able to learn 50% words of the Quran through short course 1? I want to learn 100% of the Quran. Does this course provide a roadmap? Can I do this course on my own? Are there any advantages to attend this class here in the masjid? 6
If we fail to plan, we plan to fail. Therefore, First, UNDERSTAND the Task. Next, make the PLAN. Then, ASK Allah make the task easy. And, START the Task. (If you walk towards Him, Allah will come to you running!!) - Hadeeth 7
8 For Understanding Al-Qur'an First get to know How many words are there? How fast can our brain learn new words?
9 In the MUSHAF of Madinah, (or the one used by those who memorize the Qur an) Pages in the Mus-haf 600 Lines per page 15 Words per Line 9 Total Words in every page 130 Total Words (130 x 600) 78,000 Approximately
10 In the MUSHAF from Madinah, (or the one used by those who memorize the Qur an) Non-repeated Words 17,000 Unique words 4,500 (صرف (after learning Root words 1,850 Root words occur in derived forms too. ع ل م ع ل م ت ع ل م A p p r o x i m a t e l y
11 Easy to Learn! Allah says, Verily We have made Al- Qur'an EASY to understand and remember To say: Al-Qur'an is difficult is from shaitan! NEVER agree with it and NEVER say it. Can we contradict the Qur an!?
12 Easy to Learn! Allah has made His Al-Qur'an easy for us in many wonderful ways. For example, The words of Surah Fatihah are repeated 7500 times in Al-Qur'an!
13 Easy to Learn: Step 1 Words from a typical Salah (the Surah Al- Fatiha, 6 small surahs + azkar) occur almost 40,000 times in the Qur aan. i.e., 50% of the words or every 2 nd word in the Qur aan is from DAILY Salah! That is the content of our Course-1
14 Easy to Learn: Step 2 Course-2: Additional Recitations + Selections from the Qur an & Supplications From these 2 courses, we can learn 250 words that occur in Al-Qur'an 55,000 times
15 After the 2 Short Courses Unfamiliar/New words found in Al-Qur'an Juz / Paarah 1 : 20 per page Juz / Paarah 2 to 5 : 12 per page Juz / Paarah 6 to 28 : 6 per page Juz / Paarah 29 to 30 : 12 per page
Number of new words 400 Unfamiliar or New words per page in Al-Qur'an after the 2 Short Courses 20 New Words in the Qur'an (after you study the 2 short courses) 300 200 12 6 12 100 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Para / Juz Number 16
17 Repetition / Reinforcement Opportunity on Every Page of Al-Qur'an! New Words per page : 20 TOTAL words per page : 130 Repeated words : 110 Therefore, each page ensure enough revision of the words that have learnt earlier!!!
18 Human Brain Capacity??? New Words memorizable per Day : 15 The Secret of this Capacity : Repetition Repetition ensures that the learnt words get stored in the PERMANENT MEMORY of the brain
21 Just 250 hours! To understand Al-Qur an, you need 250 Hours! (20 hours for the 2 short courses + 7 hours for each of the 30 Juz u/paarah) Start A.S.A.P. (As Soon As Possible) When you have any way decided to learn, Why Delay?
22 Objectives of Course - 1 1. To convince you that Qur an is easy to understand 2. To pray Salah effectively 3. Encourage you to recite Qur an again and again with understanding 4. Help in interacting with the Qur an (to bring it into our lives) 5. To generate the team spirit
24 What will we study? In 19 lessons (First Part) Surah Al-Fatihah, and last 6 Surahs Parts of Salah Supplications, etc. PLUS grammar rules in every session
25 In each session, we will study Qur an / Hadith Grammar Learning and motivational tips
26 Strategy Through these common recitations, we will learn: 125 words that occur in the Qur an almost 40,000 times (50% of the words of the Qur an)
30 Understanding Qur an vs. Learning Arabic Language 3 Major Differences in our approach 30
31 No. 1: Smooth Start Start from Salah (Why use any other text, for Qur an) If I want to teach you French and if I know that you speak something in French for 1 hour, I will say: Learn that first! A common sense approach Valid for every Muslim man, woman, old, and young, and even for a child 31
32 No. 2: Focus on Listening and Reading Language Learning Understanding Qur an Reception Listening Reading Production Speaking - X - Writing - X - Speaking & writing: i.e., express himself (not just able to use his pen)
No. 3: More Focus on Vocabulary More focus on Vocabulary (just the way a child learns ) Less focus on grammar; otherwise if we teach the way shown below, people will run away! غائب جمع مذكر مهموز باب إفعال 33 ي ؤم ن ون فعل مضارع مرفوع بثبوت النون ألنه من األفعال الخمسة والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل www.understandquran.com 33
37 Approach With doubt (whether we can learn or not?) Infact with a firm belief that Allah the high will make it easy for us to learn. )الرحمن علم القرآن ) 37
Rules Remember the golden rule: I listen, I forget. I see, I remember. I practice, I learn (HW too). I teach, I master (more later) 38 www.understandquran.com 38
39 Du aa May Allah (Sub-hanahu wa Ta- aalah) help us to: Read Al-Qur'an Understand Al-Qur'an Reflect/Contemplate upon Al-Qur'an Implement / Act upon Al-Qur'an Spread the learning and the message of Al- Qur'an (Aameen!)
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41 1b: Grammar & Learning tips
42 بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم Let s Understand the Qur an Lesson -1b 42
قواعد 43 Grammar
44 Use TPI Total Physical Interaction Easy for learning different Arabic forms
45 Use TPI (Total Physical Interaction) Hear it See it Think it Say it Show it Do it with love & enthusiasm
46 Use TPI!!! List of 125 words is there, but I want to help you learn. Please follow the way I say... Even if you know, use it for
Through TPI: 18,500!! ه و ه م أن ت أ ن ت م أ ن ا ن ح ن.1 - ه ا 2. -ن ا -ي -ك م -ك -ه م -ه ل م ن ع ن م ع ب ف ي ع ل ى إ ل ى.3 هذ ا هؤآلء ذل ك أ ولئ ك.4 ف ع ل ف ت ح ج ع ل ن ص ر خ ل ق ك ف ر د خ ل.5 ر ز ق ض ر ب ظ ل م غ ف ر ص ب ر س م ع ع ل م ع م ل ر ح م و ع د و ج د و ل د ق ال 48
10 GOLDEN SETS ه و ه م أن ت أ ن تم أ نا ن حن 1. - ه - ه م - ك - ك م -ي - ن ا - ه ا.2 ل م ن ع ن م ع ب ف ي ع لى إ ل ى.3 هذ ا هؤآلء ذل ك أ ولئ ك ال ذ ي ال ذ ين.4 إن إن أن أن قد 5. ال م ا ل م إ ال.6 م ا م ن ك ي ف.7 إذ إذا بعد ث م.8 35,000 or 45% TPI related: 20,000 or 25% هللا ر ب ر س ول ك تاب حق دنيا آخرة أرض سماء عذاب قوم.9 ف ع ل ج ع ل خ لق ك فر ظ ل م ع ل م ع م ل ق ال ك ان ش اء ج اء.10 50
ه و He 1295 times They You ه م أ نت أ ن ت م You all أ نا I ن حن We سبق - 8 51
52 و ه و Arabic words have 2 to 3 parts! and he
53 LESSON-1 ه و ه م أ ن ت 1295 ه م ه و و و أ ن ت م أ ن ت و 53 أ نا و و ن ح ن و و ه ي
54 LESSON-1 ه و ه م أ ن ت 54 1295 فه و ه م ن ت ف أ أ ن ت م ف أ نا ف ح ن ف ف ن ف ه ي
57 Learn dual & feminine gender later on. ه ي ه م ا ه ن أ ن ت أ ن ت م ا أ ن ت ن ه م ا ه م Only 6 instead of 14 ه و أن ت أن ت م ا أ ن ت م أ ن ا ن ح ن
58 Dual & Feminine forms later 6 forms only instead of 14 ي ا أ ي ه ا ال ذ ين آم ن وا means both males and females Dual forms come very rarely When it comes, we can learn it quickly.
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60 Learning Tips You can Learn! You have to use brain to learn the Qur an! And you have got an extremely powerful one!!!! 60
61 Tip No. 1 100,000,000,000 cells, neurons For each of these cells, we have up to 20,000 dendrites (branches) 1,000,000,000,000,000 Connections 500 times/sec We have toooooo much CAPACITY. 61
62 Tip No. 2 We use hardly 5% of our brain! It is empty! 62
63 Tip No. 3 Only up to 3% of brain cells die when you reach 60 years of age! 63
Tip No. 4 For brain and muscles Exercise is a must. More important for aged people Use it or lose it!!! Why not use it for Qur an 64 Learning Qur an has special blessings too. 64
65 The important words we learnt using TPI 481 ه و 444 ه م ن ت م 81 أ ن ت 135 أ 68 أ ن ا 86 ن ح ن
78,000 In this first lesson we Learned 6 words which occur in Quran almost 1295 times There are 4,500 words in Quran which are repeated almost 78000 times 1,295 66
MashaAllah you have started! Don t give up!! 1. Don t fail yourself! Don t say you don t have time! Snatch those 15 minutes from your day anyway! 2. Don t forget to become the student of the Prophet pbuh! الله م و ب ح م د ك س ب ح ان هللا و ب ح م د ه س ب ح انك أ ت وب إ ل ي ك ل ه إ ال أ ن ت أ س ت غ ف ر ك و ن ش ه د أن ال إ www.understandquran.com 67
68 In this lesson Introduction of the course Grammar ه و ه م... Learning tip 68 In this lesson you will learn 6 new words which occur in Quran almost 1295 times
بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم Let s Understand the Qur an Lesson -2a
In this lesson Qur an: Al-Fatihah (Verses 1-3) ه و م سل م, ه م م س ل م و ن : Grammar Educational tip: Create flashes in the brain In this lesson you will learn 7 new words which occur in Quran almost 3184 times
78,000 4,500 4,479 13 By the end of this lesson, we will learn 13 words which occur in quran almost 4479 times There are 4,500 words in Quran which are repeated almost 78000 times
Introduction First Surah of the Qur an It is so important that we are commanded to recite it everyday, in every Salah, in every Raka ah
Words of Fatihah :7500 times in the Qur an!!! ي ا أ ي ه ا ال ذ ي ن آم ن وا إ ن ت ط يع وا ف ر يقا م ن ال ذ ي ن أ وت وا ال ك ت اب ي ر د وك م ب ع د إ مي ان ك م ك اف ر ين )100( و ك ي ف ت ك ف ر ون و أ ن ت م ت ت ل ى ع ل ي ك م آي ات ا لل و ف يك م ر س ول ه و م ن ي ع ت ص م ب ا لل ف ق د ه د ي إ ل ص ر اط م س ت ق يم )101( ي ا أ ي ه ا ال ذ ي ن آم ن وا ات ق وا ا لل ح ق ت ق ات ه و ال ت وت ن إ ال و أ ن ت م م س ل م ون )102( و اع ت ص م وا ب ب ل ا لل ج يعا و ال ت ف ر ق وا و اذ ك ر وا ن ع م ة ا لل ع ل يك م إ ذ ك ن ت م أ ع د اء ف أ ل ف ب ي ق ل وب ك م ف أ ص ب ح ت م ب ن ع م ت ه إ خ و انا و ك ن ت م ع ل ى ش ف ا ح ف ر ة م ن الن ار ف أ ن ق ذ ك م م نه ا ك ذ ل ك ي ب ي ا لل ل ك آي ات ه ل ع ل ك م ت ه ت د ون )103( و ل ت ك ن م ن ك م أ م ة ي د ع ون إ ل ا ل ي و ي أ م ر ون ب ال م ع ر وف و ي ن ه و ن ع ن ال م ن ك ر و أ و ل ئ ك ه م ال م ف ل ح ون )104( و ال ت ك ون وا ك ال ذ ي ن ت ف ر ق وا و اخ ت ل ف وا م ن ب ع د م ا ج اء ه م ال ب ي ن ات و أ و ل ئ ك ل م ع ذ اب ع ظ ي م )105( ي و م ت ب ي ض و ج وه و ت س و د و ج وه ف أ م ا ال ذ ي ن اس و د ت و ج وه ه م أ ك ف ر ت ب ع د إ مي ان ك م ف ذ وق وا ال ع ذ اب ب ا ك ن ت م ت ك ف ر ون )106( و أ م ا ال ذ ين اب ي ض ت و ج وه ه م ف ف ي ر ح ة ا لل ه م ف يه ا خ ال د و ن )107( ت ل ك آي ات ا لل ن ت ل وه ا ع ل ي ك ب ا ق و م ا ا لل ي ر يد ظ ل ما ل ل عال م ي )108( و لل م ا ف الس م و ا ت و م ا ف األ ر ض و إ ل ا لل ت ر ج ع األ م ور )109 )
ذ ت ع و ب ا أ ع وذ ا ط ن ي الر ج ي م م ن الش الله the outcast From Satan, In Allah I seek refuge
ب ا ا الش ي م ن ط ن الر ج ي م الله أ ع وذ وذ the outcast. أ ع I take refuge Satan, from in Allah I take ع و ذ refuge safety first ; buckle up ; Get protection
ب ا ا الش ي م ن ط ن الر ج ي م الله أ ع وذ the outcast. Satan, from in Allah I take ع و ذ refuge Allah in
Remember to see 2 or 3 words in one! ب ا لل = االله ب +
ب ا ا الش ي م ن ط ن الر ج ي م الله أ ع وذ the outcast. Satan, from in Allah I take ع و ذ refuge Allah s name (The rest are attributes)
ب ا ا الش ي م ن ط ن الر ج ي م الله أ ع وذ the outcast. Satan, from In Allah from I seek refuge (basic meaning)
ب ا أ ع وذ ا الش ي م ن ط ن الر ج ي م الله ط ا ش ي ش ط ن the outcast. + Satan, ن ي ي ش ي اط ين from In Allah I seek refuge
أ ع وذ ا ل ب ا الله الش ي م ن ش ي ا ط ن الر ج ي م the outcast. Satan, ان ط from In Allah I seek refuge Satan the
ب ا ا الش ي م ن ط ن الر ج ي م الله أ ع وذ the ر ج م outcast. Satan, from In Allah I seek refuge Do you think Shaitaan is close to Allah? Never. He is outcast; rejected; thrown away from Allah s mercy.
ب ا الله ا الش ي م ن ط ن الر ج ي م Message from: أ ع وذ the outcast. Satan, from In Allah I seek refuge Feel happy; have hope as well as fear when Allah is mentioned Feel the closeness of Allah. Feel the presence of Shaitaan and the 2 angels. Why Rajeem is mentioned?? So that we always keep it alive in our mind
أ ع وذ اسباق ب االله In Allah I seek refuge ان ط ي الر ج ي م م ن الش the outcast From Satan,
س ور ة ال ف ات ح ة (1) االله ب س م ن الر ح م الر ح ي م the Most Merciful. the Most Gracious, (of) Allah, In the name
ب س م االله الر ح ي م ن الر ح م (1) the Most Merciful. the Most (of) Allah, Gracious, ا س م In the name ب س م و name in
ب س م االله الر ح ي م ن الر ح م (1) the Most Merciful. the Most Gracious, (of) Allah, In the name م + ا س م أ س ا ء Allah s best names اسماء الحسنى
ب س م االله الر ح ي م ن الر ح م (1) the Most Merciful. the Most Gracious, (of) Allah, In the name ر ح م عطشان extremely thirsty غضبان extremely angry جوعان extremely hungry
ب س م االله الر ح ي م ن الر ح م (1) the Most Merciful. the Most Gracious, ر ح م (of) Allah, In the name Intensely Merciful
Show continuity! ب س م االله الر ح ي م ن الر ح م (1) the Most Merciful. ر ح م the Most Gracious, (of) Allah, In the name ج ميل Beautiful Good mannered ريم ك
ب س م االله الر ح ي م ن الر ح م (1) the Most Merciful. ر ح م the Most Gracious, (of) Allah, In the name Continually Merciful
ب س م االله الر ح ي م ن الر ح م (1) the Most Merciful. the Most Gracious, (of) Allah, In the name Multiply the intensity with continuity!
Message from: ب س م االله الر ح ي م ن الر ح م (1) the Most Merciful. the Most Gracious, (of) Allah, In the name 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
Practice with prayer, imagination, and feelings ب س م االله (of) Allah, In the name (1) ن الر ح م الر ح ي م the Most Merciful. the Most Gracious,
س ور ة ال ف ات ح ة (2) ح م ا ل ين ال ع ر ب الله د أ ل (of) the worlds. the Lord (be) to Allah, (All) the praises and thanks
(2) ح م ا ل ين ال ع ر ب الله د أ ل (of) the worlds. the Lord (be) to Allah, (All) the praises and thanks ح م د 1. All Praises 2. Thanks
(2) ح م ا ل ين ال ع ر ب الله د أ ل (of) the worlds. the Lord (be) to Allah, (All) the praises and thanks االله ل + Allah for
(2) ح م ا ل ين ال ع ر ب الله د أ ل (of) the worlds. the Lord ر ب ب (be) to Allah, (All) the praises and thanks Takes care of us & helps us grow Every cell of billions of cells
(2) ح م ا ل ين ال ع ر ب الله د أ ل (of) the worlds. ع ل م the Lord (be) to Allah, world worlds (All) the praises and thanks ع الم ع ا ل ين Imagine billions of people; trillions of insects; zillions of galaxies
(2) ح م ا ل ين ال ع ر ب الله د أ ل Message from: (of) the worlds. the Lord (be) to Allah, (All) the praises and thanks Bring into mind the favors Mean something; that He gave the chance to pray to Him Imagine His Greatness; Rabb of the world of humans, world of angels, of jinns, of galaxies, and Allah knows what..
with Imagination, feelings, and Prayer الله أ ل ح م د (be) to Allah, ر ب ا ل ين ال ع (All) the praises and thanks (of) the worlds. The Lord
Message from: (3) ن الر ح م الر ح ي م The Most Merciful. The Most Gracious, Feel His mercy Remember to be kind to others to receive the mercy from Allah
With Imagination, feelings, and prayer (3) ن الر ح م الر ح ي م The Most Merciful. The Most Gracious,
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New words and examples 2702 ا لل ان أ 88 الش ي ط أ ع وذ عوذ 39 اس م أسماء ب ا سم لل 57 الر ح م ن ب ا سم لل 182 الر ح يم ب ا سم لل ح م د 43 أ ل 73 ال ع ا ل ين با لل با لل م ا لش ان لر ج م ا ط م ا لش ان لر ج م ا ط لر ا حم ا لر ح م لر ا حم ا لر ح م لر ا حم ا لر ح م ح ا مد لل ر ب ا لع ا ل ين أ ا ل لل ر ب ا لع ا ل ين أ ا ل ح ا مد
After the Break, we will study: Grammar & Learning tips
بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم Let s Understand the Qur an Lesson 2b
قواعد Grammar
Use TPI (Total Physical Interaction) Hear it See it Think it Say it Show it Do it will love & enthusiasm
ه و He 1295 Times ه م You أ ن ت They أ ن ت م You All I أ ن ا ن ح ن WE
Kinds of words that we speak or write (Kalimat) Noun ا س م (م ة) Name (ك ت اب م ك ا سل م م ؤم ا) Attribute Verb ف ع ل Tells us about an action ف ت ح ي ا عم ل ون Letter ح ر ف Joins nouns and/or verbs ب ل م ا ا ف ي إن
Noun ا س م ل م م س م ؤ م ن ص ال ح م ن م ش ك اف ر ر ك اف ق
Add ون ين to make the plural + م س ل م م س ل م ون م س ل م ين + م ن م ؤ م ؤ م نون م ؤ م ن ين
Add ون ين to make the plural + ص ال ح ص ال ح ون ص ال ح ين + ك اف ر ك اف ر ون ك اف رين
Add ون ين to make the plural + ر ك م ش م ش ر كون م ش ر ك ين + اف ق م ن م ن اف قون م ن اف ق ين
To make Plurals م س ل م م س ل م ون م س ل م ين م ن م ؤ م ؤم ن ون م ؤم ن ين ص ال ح ك اف ر ص ال ح ون ص ال ح ين ك اف ر ون ك اف ر ين م ش ر ك م ش ر ك ون م ش ر ك ين اف ق م ن م ن اف ق ون م ن اف ق ين
ل م ه و م س م س ه م ل م ون أ نت أ ن ت أ ن ا م س م س م ل م ل م ون م س ل م ل م ون م س ن ح ن
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Learning tip
On brain and memory
First Method: Create flashes in the brain! Movement / action / film / movie Picture (worth 1000 words) Emotions Context Pronncn Sound Story Shape Smell Spelling
The more flashes you create The easier it is to Memorize / Remember The easier it is to Retain for longer time The easier it is to Recall TPI is just that!
New words and examples 2702 ا لل ان أ 88 الش ي ط أ ع وذ عوذ 39 اس م أسماء ب ا سم لل 57 الر ح م ن ب ا سم لل 182 الر ح يم ب ا سم لل ح م د 43 أ ل 73 ال ع ا ل ين با لل با لل م ا لش ان لر ج م ا ط م ا لش ان لر ج م ا ط لر ا حم ا لر ح م لر ا حم ا لر ح م لر ا حم ا لر ح م ح ا مد لل ر ب ا لع ا ل ين أ ا ل لل ر ب ا لع ا ل ين أ ا ل ح ا مد
78,000 In 2 lessons, we have learnt 4,479 13 13 words which occur in quran almost 4479 times