In the name f Allah, Mst Beneficent, Mst Merciful Begin t UNDERSTAND QUR AN & SALAH - The Easy Way A SHORT COURSE fr Beginners A simple yet effective curse f 8 hurs t teach yu 100 wrds which ccur apprx. 40,000 times (ut f a ttal f apprx. 78000 r 50% f ttal wrds) in the Qur an using Daily Recitatins and ther selectins. Only basic meanings f the wrds are taught in this curse. Objectives: (1) T prve that the Qur an is easy t learn; (2) T encurage yu t study the Qur'an with meanings; (3) T teach hw t interact with the Qur an Taught by Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem Directr, Understand Qur an Academy Understand Al-Qur an Academy Hyderabad, INDIA i
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In the name f Allah, Mst Beneficent, Mst Merciful Table f Cntents FROM QUR AN / HADITH GRAMMAR.1 Intrductin ه و ه م....2 Al-Fatihah Surah ه و م س لم ه م م س ل مون....3 Surah Al-Fatihah ر ب ه.. ر ب 4. Qur an? Why Understand the د ين ه.. ك ت اب ه.. ه ي ر ب ه ا....5 easy? Why is it ل م ن ع ن م ع.6 it? Hw t learn ب في ع لى ا 7. Surah Al-Asr 4 tips n prpsitin.8 Surah Al-Nasr ف ع ل ف ع لوا فع لت فع لت م فع لت ف ع ل ن ا.9 Surah Al-Ikhlaas ي ف ع ل ي ت ل ت ل ن ل.10 Al-Falaq Surah ف ع ل... ي ل....11 Surah An-Naas ع ا ف ل ا ف ع ل.12 Surah Al-Kafirn فا عل م.13 Wudu Azkar f ف ت ح ي ف ت ح ا فت ح... ج ع ل ي ج ع ل ا ج ع ل....14 Iqamah ن ص ل خ ق ي خ لق اخ ل ق....15 Sana Ruku, Sjd ك ف ر ي ك فر ا كف ر... ذ كر ي ذ كر ا ذ كر....16 Tshd ر ز ق ي ر ز ق... د خ ل ي د خ ل... ع ب د ي ع ب د....17 pbuh Praying fr the Prphet ض ر ب ي ض ر ب ا ض ر ب... ظ لم ي ظل م ا ظل م....18 Praying fr the Prphet pbuh ص ب ر ي ص ب ر ا ص ب ر... غ ف....19 Befre Ending Salah س م ع ي س م ع ا س م ع... ع ل م ي ع لم.20 Supplicatins: Sleeping... ع م ل ي ع م ل ا ع م ل... ر ح م ي ر ح م.21 Eating Supplicatins: قا ل ي قو ل ق ل....22 Qur anic Supplicatins قام ي ق وم قم... كا ن ي كو ن ك ن....23 Miscellaneus-1 د عا ي د ع وا... ش ا ء ي ش اء... ج ا ء.24 Miscellaneus-2 ه ذا هو لاء ذ ل ك ا ول ي ك ا لذ ي ا لذ ي ن 25. Miscellaneus-3 Revisin Frequent Wrds After this curse? MOTIVATIONAL & LEARNING TIPS
IMPORTANT GUIDELINES Prerequisite: Yu shuld be able t read Arabic text. Duratin: 9 hurs (Preferably in 2 t 3 sessiss) Sme Guidelines fr using the Shrt Curse Effectively: We will learn with lve, smiles, and relaxatin. This is a thrughly interactive shrt curse therefre listen attentively, and participate cntinuusly. We are practicing s there is n prblem even if yu d mistakes. Nbdy learns withut first cmmitting mistakes. The ne wh practices mre will get mre even if he/she cmmits mistake. Remember the glden rule: I listen, I frget. I see, I remember. I practice, I learn. Remember the 3 levels f learning: Listening (withut paying attentin). Yur ear hears nises. Listening carelessly r with dubt. Listening interactively; listening with HEART; respnding immediately t the pints. Space after MOTIVATIONAL AND LEARNING TIPS is left blank fr yu t take ntes and add ther things t it based n yur experience. If the space is nt enugh, yu may use back side f the paper. Each lessn is fllwed by Grammar. Grammar cntents is nt directly related with the main lessn simply because it will be t cmplicated t analyze grammatical aspects f the lessn in the first class. It may require separate Grammar teaching befre we start studying Surahs. Therefre, Grammar lessns build up yur Arabic Grammar in parallel t vcabulary that yu learn in the main lessn. DON T FORGET TO DO THE 7 HOMEWORKS AS WILL BE EXPLAINED DURING THE COURSE. And MOST IMPORTANT f all: Dn t frget t carry that vcabulary sheet in yur pcket/purse and refer t it at least 5 times during a day. The 7 Hmewrks are: Tw fr Tilawat: 1. At least FIVE minutes recitatin (fr the beginner) f the Qur'an frm the Mushaf. 2. At least FIVE minutes recitatin f the Qur'an frm memry during activities such as walking. Tw fr Study: 3. At least FIVE minutes study f the Wrd-fr- Wrd translatin (r frm this bk, fr the beginners). 4. 30 secnds study f the vcabulary bklet r sheet, preferably befre r after every Salah r any ther suitable intervals. ALWAYS carry the vcabulary bklet with yu till yu cmplete the curse. Tw fr Listening and talking t thers: 5. Listening t a tape which cntains these recitatins with wrd-by-wrd meanings (in yur car while driving and at yur hme while ding husehld chres). Yu can recrd the cntents f this curse yurselves int a tape, in case a recrded tape is nt available. 6. Talking t yur clleague fr 1 minute every day regarding the lessn (if yu are studying it in a class). The last ne fr using it: 7. Recitatin f the last 14 Surahs in rtatin in the Sunan and Nawafil f daily Salah. ر ب And tw mre hmewrks n Du'aa (i) fr self and (ii) fr thers that Allah helps us all ;ز د ن ي ع ل م ا t fulfill ur duties twards Qur'an. The best way t learn is t teach, and the best way t teach smene is t turn him int a teacher. Try t use the lg (as ne f the simple ways) t bring Qur an int ur life: 2
Lessn 21 Supplicatins * In the name f Allah * In the name f Allah at its beginning and its end. * All praise and thanksgiving be t Allah Wh fed us and gave us t drink, and made us frm amng the Muslims. ***** Befre eating ***** ب س م االله ب س م ا الله ا ف ي ا و له و ا خ رها and its end. in its beginning In the name (f) Allah ***** At the end f meal ***** الله r if ne frgets t say in the start, then ا لح م د ا طع م ن ا ا لذ ي و س قان ا and gave us t drink, fed us Wh (be) t Allah All praise and thanksgiving و ج ع لن ا م ن ا لم س ل م ين the Muslims. frm amng and made us GRAMMAR: We are learning special cases f trilateral verbs. In this lessn, we will learn thse verbs whse secnd letter f the 3 rt letters is a weak letter (ne f the 3 letters: و ي ا ). A weak letter gets tired quickly s it des nt survive in all frms f the verb (past, imperfect, imperative, etc). It either disappears r sends anther weak letter in its place! The ق ا ل gd thing is that the three weak letters supprt each ther t vercme their weakness! Let us take 1719 (he said) as an example. In the past tense ق ال (Rt letters: ق و ل ) has alif in the middle which gets replaced by waaw in ي ق ول and gets replaced by yaa in ق يل (it is said; the passive vice; nt shwn here). In sme cases, it just. ب اب ن ص ر fllw the pattern f ق ال (say). The different frms f ق ل disappears as in ف ع ل م اض ي قا ل قا لوا ق لت ق لت م ق لت ق لن ا ن ه ي ف ع ل م ض ار ع أم ر ي قو ل ي ق و لو ن ت قو ل ت ق و لو ن ا قو ل ن قو ل ق ل قو لوا قاي ل قو ل م قول لا ت ق ل لا ت قو لوا ه ي قا ل ت ه ي ت قو ل 23