Understanding Quran , Quranic Arabic

Understand the Qur'an & Salah The Easy Way Translated into 15 different languages & taught in various countries of the world. Through common recitations such as Surah Al-Fatihah, six Surahs, and parts of Salah, you will learn 125 important words that occur in the Quran 40,000 times (from a total of 78,OOO words in the Qur'an, i.e., 50% words of the Quran!)

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are special castl$.oftllose forms. For example, in the words 1

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of the worlds

the lord

be to Allah

All the praises and thanks

world

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Takes care of us &

worlds Imagine billions of people; trillions of insects; zillions of galaxies

helps us grow.

Every cell of billions of cells.

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Allah

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Two meanings of .u.;. All Praises and thanks

be to Allah

Translation: All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. ~ ~

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Praise Him with your heart, that He is the Greatest, the Most Merciful, etc. . Thank Him for the blessings. Think of something. He gave you the safety, the food that you ate, and the chance to pray to Him, etc. Imagine and feel His Greatness. He is the Rabb of the world of humans, world of angels, of Jinns, of galaxies, and Allah knows what else. Evaluate: How many times did I get influenced by this world and forget to say "All praises belong to Allah"? How many times do I remember Him and thank Him?

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The Most Merciful

The Most Gracious

Translation: The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. ~

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These words are already explained in Bismillah. . Allah is intensely Merciful. Simultaneously, His Mercy is continuous also. Feel His Mercy on you in terms of His continuous blessings even after some of us disobey Him. Be merciful to your family, friends, neighbours, and colleagues. Do it today and everyday you hear or recite this verse. The Prophet (Pbuh) said : "He who does not show mercy to others will not be shown mercy (by Allah)." [BukhariJ.

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GRAMMAR:

In Arabic, a word can be of one of the three types :

I.

1'""" (Noun):

Name (Ex: ;;.5:; ,""'l4) or an attribute (Ex: ~j; ,~)

2.

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Indicates the action (Ex : ')~ ,~)

3.

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(Verb):

Joins nouns andlor verbs (Ex: (,!

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Let us take some nouns and learn how to make their plurals. Every language has its own way of making plurals. In English, we add "s" to a singular noun to make it plural. In Arabic, a plural is formed by adding 0) or.:r- at the end of the word. There are other rules too for making plurals. We will learn them later, InshaA IIah. Let us practice the following loudly at least three times. Plural

Singular

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full of blessings;

to you 1(0 Muhammad!, pbuh)

We have revealed it

(it is) a book

We say . .!.Ijt;: ~ (Let this Eid be a blessing for you)

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you

to

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Plural of y\if is

it

we sent down

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Translation: (Here is) a book which we have sent down unto you. full of blessings.

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Allah has already stated that this is a blessed book . But the reason for its revelation is expressed next. If we want to earn the blessings of this book then we have to carry out those things for which it was revealed. , __ ,

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those of understanding. u\;.H

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and so that (they) receive admonition

its verses

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those of

they receive admonition

so that

understanding

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and

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its

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verses

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small good

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your, you

which of

Translation: Which of you is better in deeds?

,. This is the third step. Allah created

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to see who is better; better in praying; better in homes;

better in office. Better in individual works such as prayer, fasting, and Zikr. Better in social works such as helping others, doing Da'wah, enjoining good, and forbidding evil. Allah is watching us! Who is better in learning the Qur'an in this class? Only for the sake of Allah, try to be better than others. Compete! Shaitan is burning in rage. Why? Because you have taken the first step towards learning the Qur'an. He will try his level best to stop you. Shaitan is very experienced but you enjoy the support of Allah. Shaitan is ready, angels are also ready, their pens are also ready to record your deeds. Are you ready?

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GRAMMAR - Three Tips on Prepositions: You have learnt several prepositions in the last two lessons. Prepositions change their meanings depending upon th e context. If yo u remember the fo llowing ti ps, you will know how to und erstand them. I . Same th ing is expressed in different languages using different prepositions. For example: 1 believed in Allah ;

4'J uloJl -'i";'1 "",(in Urdu)

The above 3 sentences in 3 different languages express the same fact, i.e., 1 believed, but the preposition in each language is different in its basic meanings (with, in, and on). 2. For the same language, a preposition may be or may not be required depen ding upon the verb being used. Example : I said to him; I told him. Sometimes, a preposition may be there in Arabic but not required in English (or any other) language. For example ente ring the re ligion of Allah (you don' t need to

. , ~ ;:');.L '.),1 .:r-' , -

translate for.). because 'enter' means 'go in ').

Forgive me

(YOLI don 't need

..,.! ,. , 1

to translate for y)

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. A rab'Ie but reqUIre . d In ' Eng I'llSI1. Somel1 mes, a preposltJon may not bet here In 1 ask forgiveness of Allah .dJl J§~; . .1 (you have

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add 'or in English)

and have mercy on me (YOU

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have to add ' on ' in EnlZl ishl

3. Change of preposition leads to change in th e meanings. This is true perhaps for any language. For example, in English, we have: get; get in; get out; get off; get on. Same is true for Arabic. Let us take just two examples.

, Pray to your Rabb

(~ + ~)

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