‫)‪Part-1 (Quranic Lesson‬‬

‫الجزء األول (درس قرآني)‬

 After completing this lesson (a & b),
Lesson INTRODUCTION & you will learn 12 new words, which
1a Ta’awwuz
occur 7,248 times in the Qur’an.

OBJECTIVES OF THIS COURSE:

1. To convince you that the Qur’an is easy to understand

2. To teach how to understand the Qur’an – the easy way, using word-for-word study.
3. To help you pray Salah effectively with Khushoo, i.e, humility (by teaching you 7 Surahs and Adhkaar
of Salah) so that the effects of Salah are reflected in your daily lives
4. To teach how to bring the Qur’an into our lives
5. To teach basic Arabic Grammar using TPI and spoken Arabic
6. To teach 100 sentences of (Qur’an-centric) Spoken Arabic

Qur’an is easy to understand:

Allah says: ‫لذك ِّر‬ ِّ ِّ ‫ « وَلَقَ ْد ي َ َّسرنَا القُرٰانَ ل‬And We have indeed made the Qur’an easy to understand and
remember ». To say that Qur’an is difficult is a satanic trick. Can we be among those who negate
Qur’an. Astaghfirullah.
The Book of the Qur’an is called Mushaf. Hafizi Mushaf (which is generally used for memorization of the
Qur’an) usually has 600 pages. Each page has 15 lines and approximately 9 words appear in each line.
This means every page has 135 words. To simplify, if we consider 130 words per page, then the Qur’an
has 130x600 words, i.e., approximately 78,000 words.
If we take surahs and Adhkaar recited in a typical Salah, i.e., ِّ‫الفاتِّ َحة‬ َ ُ ‫ ُسورَة‬, the last six Surahs ( ،‫ ُسورَة ُ ال َفلَق‬،‫ُسورَة ُ االِّخ ََل ِّص‬
ِّ
َ‫ ُسو َرة ُ ال ََكفِّرُون‬،‫ ُسو َرة ُ النَّص ِّر‬،‫ ُسو َرة ُ العَص ِّر‬،‫اس‬ ُ
ِّ َّ ‫) ُسو َرة الن‬, Adhkaar of Salah (Du’aa after Adhaan and Wudoo, Tasbeehat of
Rukoo’ and Sajdah, Tashahud, Durood and two important Du’aas) and learn few Arabic Grammar rules then
InshaAllah, we can learn 232 important words that occur 41,000 times in the Qur’an, i.e., more than 50% words
of the Qur’an. Every second word that occurs in Qur’an is from Adhkaar of Salah!!!
The above are the contens of this Course which can InshaAllah be learnt in 20 hours. Isn’t the Qur’an easy to
understand?

Unique approach of this course:

We don’t start with dry lessons such as ‫ت كَبِّير‬

َ
ٌ ‫هٰذا بَي‬. When are you going to repeat ‫ت كَبِّير‬
ٌ ‫ ?هٰذا بَي‬Perhaps if َ
you have an Arab neighbor and his toddler comes to you crying; you take him in your lap and to console
ٌ ‫هٰ َذا بَي‬. That may never happen!
him, you say: ‫ت كَبِّير‬
Our lessons start with Al-Fatihah! Talk to Allah 25 to 30 times everyday. Practice Arabic language with
Allah! What an amazing start! And right on the target!
We spend almost an hour for 5 prayers talking to Allah in Arabic! Why not start from there! It is the most
common sense approach and it is valid for every Muslim man, woman, old, and young, and even for a child.
We can improve our Salah:
Salah can be improved by the following:
• Try to recite slow. We don’t want anyone to talk to us at very high speed; let us not therefore talk to
Allah very fast.

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 • Concentrate on the words that you say in Salah. We don’t accept anyone talking to us while his mind
is somewhere else; let us then not do the same to Allah.
• Recite with feelings and emotions. We don’t like to sit even for a minute with a person who talks to
us like a robot.

To avoid whispering of Shaitaan in Salah, make sure that we keep all of our brain channels busy. Along
with recitation, we should try to focus on Tajweed, translation, message, visualization, and recite with
feelings.

Ta’awwuz:
We should recite َّ ‫ا َعُوذ ُ ب ِّاهلل ِّ مِّ َن‬
‫الش ي ٰط ِّن ال َّر ِّجي ِّم‬ before reciting Surah Fatihah or Qur’an. Let us first learn
its translation.
Below is the format of the translation in this course. Arabic text is given in the first row. The second row
contains a word-for-word translation. This is followed by the explanation of the words in the third row. Recite
the complete Arabic text first, then read each word alongwith its translation and at the end read the translation
of the complete text.

َّ ‫ِّم َن‬ ُ‫اَعُوذ‬

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.‫ال َّرجِّي ِّم‬ ‫الشي ٰط ِّن‬ ِّ ‫بِّاهلل‬

the outcast. from Satan, in Allah I seek refuge
Do you think Shaitaan is close to Allah’s mercy? He
from :‫مِّن‬ ‫اهلل‬ ‫بِّـ‬ Safety first ;
is rejected; outcast;
‘Buckle up ;’
thrown away from Allah’s mercy. Remember the More than 3000 times
in the Qur’an Allah in Get protection.
context to memorize the meanings.

➢ We know Allah is above the heavens but He is very close to us. He even knows what we think. Recite the
above with firm belief that Allah is responding to our request.
➢ Who is Shaitaan? Our biggest and most dangerous enemy. He has huge experience of making people slip
from the time of Adam A. He made even Adam A slip in Jannah. None of us can be smarter than Adam
A in resisting Shaitaan. Shaitaan has told Allah that he will attack us from the right, the left, the front, and
the back.
➢ We cannot see Shaitaan, nor hit him, nor convince him to become good. The only solution and the most
powerful solution is to recite ِّ ‫أ َعُوذُ ب ِّاهلل‬.
➢ Shaitaan disobeyed Allah and was thrown away from Allah’s mercy. This Rajeem wants us to follow him
and become like him. He is there to take us to the hellfire. Therefore, feel the insecurity caused by the
attacks of Shaitaan and ask Allah for protection the way a desperate beggar asks for food.
➢ Each one of us has a Shaitaan with him/her and he is continuously attacking us in our home, office, market,
while we are alone or with mobile or with friends. We are in a state of continuous war with him.
➢ 1st Habit: “Safety First;” run to Allah for protection. This is the habit of a successful person in this war
against Shaitaan. This is the First of the 12 habits that we will learn in Surah Al-Fatihah.

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 After completing this lesson 2 (a & b),
Lesson you will learn 27 new words, which
Surah Al-Fatihah (1-3)
2a occur 8,638 times in the Qur’an.

Introduction: Surah Al-Fatihah is the first complete Surah of the Qur’an. It is so important that Allah has
asked us to recite it every day, in every Salah, and in every Raka’ah! In this lesson, we will take first three
verses of the Surah.
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٪ ٪﴿ ‫ال َّر ِّحي ِّم‬

1 ‫ال َّرحمٰ ِّن‬ ِّ ‫اهلل‬ ‫بِّس ِّم‬
the Most Merciful. the Most Gracious, (of) Allah, In the name
‫اِّسم‬ ‫ِّب‬
Words of this type show continuity.
Beautiful ‫َج ِّميل‬
Words of this type show intensity.
Extremely angry ‫غَضب ٰن‬
Good mannered ‫كَرِّيم‬27
Intensely Merciful ‫رَح ٰمن‬ name in
Continually Merciful ‫ا َل َّر ِّحيم‬

➢ Second Habit: Say Bismillah before you start or do anything like eating, sleeping, reading, writing etc.
Be confident and hopeful that Ar-Rahmaan is always with you. He will definitely help you.
➢ The more we ponder upon and believe in the attributes of Allah the more we will feel the power and
effect of reciting Bismillah.
➢ ‫ رَحمٰن‬means extremely merciful. ‫ رَ ِّحيم‬means continuously merciful. Allah is Rahman as well as Raheem,
i.e., He is blessing us with a heavy and continuous rain of mercy.
➢ Don’t forget Allah at happy occasions. Have good opinion and hope in Allah at the time of trial. Just say,
my Rabb has always blessed me extensively and definitely there is something good for me in this trial.
➢ Third Habit: Always have positive thinking about Allah, i.e., think positive about Allah because He is
‫ اَلرَّحمٰن‬and ‫ اَل َّر ِّحيم‬. He takes care of us and fulfills all our needs with love and kindness. He has created us
and given us eyes, ears, brain, hands and feet. He blessed us with parents, relatives, and friends. He has
made all arrangements for our comfortable living.
➢ There are many benefits of having positive thoughts about Allah, like peaceful life, happiness, success,
health, tranquility, satisfaction, better relationships, etc. This is million times better than the modern
concept of mere positive thinking.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫العٰل َ ِّمي َن‬ ‫اَل َحم ُد‬

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2 ‫رَ ِّب‬ ِّ ‫ِّهلل‬

of the worlds. the Lord (are) for Allah All praise and thanks
world ‫عَالَم‬ Takes care of us & ‫اهلل‬ ‫ِّل‬
َ
worlds ‫عَال ِّمين‬ helps us grow. Allah for Two meanings of :‫حمد‬ َ
Every cell of All Praise and thanks
Imagine billions of people; trillions of
billions of cells. be to Allah
insects; zillions of galaxies

➢ Hamd means Praise: Praise Allah with your heart. O Allah! You are the Greatest, You are the Best Creator,
You are the Most Caring and Kind, etc.
➢ Second meaning of Hamd is to thank: Thank Him for the countless blessings. He gave you the safety, the
food that you eat, and the chance to offer Salah, the chance to ask Him, etc.

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 ➢ Imagine and feel Allah’s Greatness. He is our Rabb. He takes care of all His billions of creatures and
makes arrangements for their sustenance.
➢ Habit No. 4: Seek intensive knowledge and ponder upon the Universe. A serious study of science,
mathematics and history will make you realize How Great is our Rabb, the creator and sustainer of the
Universe. This way, you will praise Him from the depth of your heart.
➢ Evaluate: How many times did I get influenced by this world and forget to say ِّ ‫? ا َل َحم ُد ِّهلل‬
➢ Habit No. 5: Thank Allah in every moment and in any situation whether you are eating, drinking,
travelling, sleeping, waking up or getting blessings at different occasions.
٪﴾ 3٪﴿ ‫ال َّر ِّحي ِّم‬ ‫ال َّرحمٰ ِّن‬
the Most Merciful The Most Gracious,

➢ Rahmah means to take care of someone with extreme care and love, and his/her needs. See how Allah is
continuously showering His mercy on us. Just take one example. To change the weather, Allah is making
earth to rotate around the Sun at the whopping speed of 20 kilometers per second. We don’t even feel a
small jerk. Allah is controlling it otherwise the earthquakes would have tuned our earth to dust and debris.
➢ The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “He who does not show mercy to others will not be shown mercy (by Allah).”
[Bukhari]. Therefore be merciful to others on this day, this time or after this Salah in which you heard or
read this verse. Take care of them with love. This is the Habit No. 6.

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 After completing this lesson 3 (a & b),
Lesson you will learn 33 new words, which
Surah Al-Fatihah (4-5)
3a occur 12,089 times in the Qur’an.

Introduction: In this lesson, we will study verses 4 and 5 of Surah Al-Fatihah.

َّ ‫اَعُوذُب ِّاهلل ِّ مِّ َن‬
‫ب ِّس ِّم اهلل ِّ ال َّرحمٰ ِّن ال َّر ِّحي ِّم‬ ‫الشي ٰط ِّن ال َّرجِّي ِّم‬

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫الدي ِّن‬
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4 ِّ ِّ‫يَوم‬ ِّ ِّ‫ٰمل‬
‫ك‬
(of) Judgment. (of) the day Master
Deen has two meanings:
B Day of Judgment, the day of ‫ يَومُ العِّيد‬،‫ يَومُ القِّيَامَة‬،‫جمُعَة‬
ُ ‫يَومُ ال‬ ‫مٰلِّك‬: master
َ َ ِّ ‫)مَ ََلئ‬
results for our good; Days + ‫أيَّام‬ ‫مَلَك‬:angel (+‫كة‬
C System of life (Islam)

On the Day of Judgment Allah will have the sole authority; nobody shall have any power. He alone will judge
among the people.
➢ On that day no one can intercede except the one who is given the permission by Allah.
➢ Day of Judgment will be a terrible day. Man will run away from his brother, his mother, his father, his
wife, and his son. Everyone will be worried about himself or herself.
➢ While reading this Ayah we should anticipate Allah’s mercy that He will reward us for our good deeds.
Simultaneously we should fear the punishment for our wrongdoings.
➢ He made us Muslims without our asking; just out of His mercy. Now that we are asking Him for Jannah,
we hope that He will grant us our Du’aa.
➢ Habit No. 7: Plan for everyday keeping Aakhirah in front of you. Remember the death, the grave, the
resurrection, and the judgment day. Pray Salah on time and don’t miss Tilawah and Adhkaar. Keep healthy
and make sure to not use eyes, ears, tongue, hands, and feet in wrongdoings. Use your life, your youth,
your money, and knowledge the right way.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫نَستَعِّي ُن‬ َ َّ ‫وَاِّي‬ ‫نَعب ُ ُد‬ َ َّ ‫اِّي‬

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5 ‫اك‬ ‫اك‬
We ask for help. and You alone we worship You alone

To worship or to do ‫ َو‬: and In this context only َ‫اِّيَّاك‬

This word is from
anything, we need Allah’s In this context also, َ‫اِّيَّاك‬ means You alone. ‫ اِّيَّا‬does
help. ‫ ِّعبَادَة‬:worship
means You alone. not mean alone!

➢ Allah has created us so that we worship Him. He said: I have not created the Jinns and the humans except
that they worship Me (Surah Al-Zariyat, 56).
➢ Ibadah actually means not only to worship but also to obey Allah’s orders, to refrain from disobeying
Him, to offer Salah, to fast, to give alms, to go for Hajj, to invite others towards Islam, to seek knowledge
and Halal earning, to serve others, etc. All these are acts of Ibadah.
➢ Among these, Salah is the most important Ibadah. Whoever leaves Salah intentionally he commits Kufr
and demolishes an important pillar of Islam.
➢ Ask: O Allah! Help me to worship You in the best way, in the way that pleases You.
➢ Habit No. 8: We should have Niyyah (intention) of Ibadah for every good task. Real peace of mind and
true success can be achieved by Ibadah only. We are made up of body and soul. If the soul is not ‘fed’

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 with worshipping Allah, we can never be happy. Look at so many musicians and movie starts who take
drugs or even committed suicide because Ibadah is missing in their life.
➢ ‫وَا ِّيَّاكَ ن َست َعِّي ُن‬: Without the help of Allah we cannot quench our thirst, then how can we worship Him without
His help? Therefore, recite this Ayah with this feeling: O Allah! I beg for Your help in this Salah and in
doing every task after this Salah. Please help me whenever I am in trouble.
➢ People hate you if you ask them for help but Allah loves that we ask Him; again and again; and for
everything! He loves to accept the Du’aas. The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: Du’aa is the worship!
➢ Habit No. 9: Ask for Allah’s help in everything. How? The way Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬and other Prophets
asked! Their Du’aas are described in the Qur’an and in Ahadeeth.

An Important Suggestion:
Try to remember this Hadith Qudsi every time you recite Al-Fatihah in Salah. It will increase your focus in
Salah. The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said that Allah said: I have divided the Salah between Me and My slave. Half is for
Me and half for him and I give him what he asks for.
﴾ َ ‫ ا َل َحم ُد ِّهلل ِّ رَ ِّب العٰل َ ِّمي‬then Allah says: “‫ ” َح ِّم َدنِّي عَب ْ ِّدي‬which means: My slave has
• When the slave says:٪2٪﴿ ‫ن‬
praised me, and
﴾ َ
ِّ ‫ ال َّرحمٰ ِّن ال َّر‬then Allah says: “‫ ”أثنٰى عَل َ َّي عَب ْ ِّدي‬which means: My slave has lauded Me;
• When he says: ٪3٪﴿ ‫حي ِّم‬
and
• When he says: ٪4٪﴿ ‫ن‬
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ِّ ِّ‫ك يَوم‬ ِّ ِّ‫مٰل‬, then Allah says: “‫ج َدنِّي عَب ْ ِّدى‬ َّ َ‫ ”م‬which means: My slave has glorified Me;
ِّ ‫الدي‬
and
﴾ ُ ‫ اِّيَّاكَ نَعب ُ ُد وَاِّيَّاكَ نَستَعِّي‬then Allah says: This is between Me and My slave and whatever
• When he says: ٪5٪﴿ ‫ن‬
he asks for, I will provide him; and
• When he says: ٪﴾ 7٪﴿ ‫الضٓالِّي َن‬
َّ ‫ضو ِّب َعلَي ِّهم وَ َال‬
ُ ‫ غَي ِّر ال َمغ‬٪‫ت َعلَي ِّهم۟ال‬
َ ‫اط الَّ ِّذي َن اَنعَم‬ ِّ ٪﴾ 6٪﴿ ‫اط ال ُمستَ ِّقي َم‬
َ ‫ص َر‬ ِّ ‫ اِّه ِّدنَا‬then Allah says:
َ ‫الص َر‬
This is for my slave and whatever he asks for, he will be provided with it. [Muslim]

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 After completing this lesson (a & b),
Lesson you will learn 44 new words, which
Surah Al-Fatihah (6-7)
4a occur 15,387 times in the Qur’an.

Introduction: In this lesson, we will study verses 6 and 7 of Surah Al-Fatihah.

َّ ‫اَعُوذُ ب ِّاهلل ِّ مِّ َن‬
‫ب ِّس ِّم اهلل ِّ ال َّرحمٰ ِّن ال َّر ِّحي ِّم‬ ‫الشي ٰط ِّن ال َّرجِّي ِّم‬

٪﴾ ٪﴿ َ‫المُستَقِّيم‬ ‫اه ِّدنَا‬

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6 َ ‫ص َر‬
‫اط‬ ِّ ‫ال‬
the straight. to the path, Guide us
Guide us to the straight path!

➢ “Guide us to the straight path” means show and guide us the right way in every aspect of our life.
➢ Becoming a Muslim is the first step of the guidance. We need Allah’s guidance in performing Salah, after
Salah, during work, at home, in the office or class room, while interacting with friends, in the market, at
the instigation of Shaitaan, and while looking or facing anyone. So we must continuously ask for Allah’s
guidance.
➢ Source of Guidance is the Qur’an and the Sunnah (sayings and teachings of Prophet Muhammad ‫)ﷺ‬. Therefore,
we need to understand the Qur’an as well as Ahadeeth.
➢ The verses of the Qur’an that are recited in the Salah, are a piece of guidance from Allah at that time. We
must try to understand them. If not, then are we sincere in asking for guidance in our Salah? Every Salah
is a reminder that understanding the Qur’an is not only a necessity but also an emergency!
➢ Allah helps us get the guidance from the Qur’an, Hadith, and from different signs in the universe if we
keep reviving our faith by being regular for Salah, Tilawah, studying Seerah, staying with pious people,
and staying away from Shirk, bid’ah, and evil thoughts and deeds.
➢ Habit No. 10: Ask for Allah’s guidance for knowing and following the right path.

٪‫عَلَي ِّهم۟ال‬ ‫الَّ ِّذي َن‬

5 1080

َ ‫اَنعَم‬
216

‫ت‬ َ ‫ص َر‬
‫اط‬ ِّ
on them; You (have) bestowed favors (of) those (The) path
‫هِّم‬ ‫عَلَى‬ َ ‫الص َر‬
َ‫اط المُستَقِّيم‬ ِّ
favor ‫إ ِّنعَام‬ 1080 times
in the Qur’an
them on straight path

➢ Allah favored Prophets, truthful people, martyrs, and righteous people. Let us know what was their path
in order to recite this Du’aa with understanding. Let us take the example of our beloved Prophet
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬. It consisted of mainly these four tasks:
B Actions: Actions of heart such as belief, sincerity, love for Allah and His fear alone. Physical
actions such as Salah, fasting, charity, Zakah, and Hajj, alms and good attitude and behavior etc.;
C Da'wah or inviting others towards Islam;
D Tazkiyah, i.e., Purification of people’s beliefs, and actions. Purification of bad things and
enforcement of good ones. The Qur’an is full of such examples.
E Implementing Islam in our families and in the Muslim society, ordering good and prohibiting evil
to the extent possible, using the best ways of Dawah.
➢ If we want to be among the favored people then we must do the above four things to the extent possible.
➢ Habit No. 11: Always follow good models. Read about them, check your deeds keeping in mind their
example, make a plan to act like them and try to implement it.

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 ٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫الضٓالِّي َن‬ ‫وَ َال‬ ‫عَلَي ِّهم‬ ‫غَي ِّر‬
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7 َّ ُ ‫المَغ‬
‫ضو ِّب‬
(of) those who and (of) those who earned
on them not
go astray. nor (Your) wrath
ُ
‫ضال‬ َ : the one who goes astray ‫َال‬ ‫َو‬ ‫هِّم‬ ‫مَظلوم عَ ٰل‬: One who is wronged or
‫ضالِّي َن‬َ ،َ‫ضالُّون‬
َ are plural forms. oppressed not;
not and them on ُ ‫مَغ‬: One who received the
‫ضوب‬ other than.
(you make plural by adding ‫ ين‬,‫)ون‬
wrath

First Group (those who earned wrath):

➢ Those who know but do not act upon earn the wrath of Allah. Just imagine their terrible end in this world
and in the hereafter. May Allah save us from becoming like them.
➢ Most of us want to follow a hero or a leader. So they imitate them the way they talk, wear clothes in their
style and even walk like them. We must first check if these heroes or leaders are following the teachings
of the Qur’an and Hadith.

Second Group (those who go astray):

➢ Those who don’t know and/or don’t want to know. They act without knowing the truth. They don’t bother
about the purpose of their creation and life. They do not try and spend time to seek the true knowledge.
➢ Let us not be among those who are lost even after having the Qur’an with us. Are we away from the
Qur’an only because we do not know the Arabic language? Ask Allah to give us Tawfeeq to learn and
understand the Qur’an. Make a plan for it and invest time. Resolve today that we shall not abandon
learning these lessons of the Qur’anic Arabic.

Habit No. 12: Keep away from the “bad models”. May Allah save us from following them.

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 After completing this lesson (a & b),
Lesson you will learn 57 new words, which
5a Adhaan occur 19,471 times in the Qur’an.

َ َ َ َ
Introduction: In this lesson, we will study the words and message of Adhaan.

‫اَهلل ُ أكب َ ُر اَهلل ُ أكب َ ُر‬ ‫اَهلل ُ أكب َ ُر اَهلل ُ أكب َ ُر‬
Allah is the Greatest Allah is the Greatest
َ
(greatest) ‫أكبَر‬ 23 ‫ كَب ِّير‬39 
)great(
َ
)smallest( ‫أصغَر‬ )small( ‫صغِّير‬ َ 
َ َ
)most) ‫ أكثَر‬88 )more( ‫ كثِّير‬63 
➢ Allah can’t be compared with anyone because He is the Creator and the rest are His creations!
➢ Allah is the Greatest in power, majesty, glory, kindness and all other good attributes.
➢ Study of our own creation, the signs within us, around us such as the earth, the moon, the sun, the stars,
the galaxies, etc. can help us realize Allah’s greatness to some extent.
➢ The more you realize Allah’s greatness the more you can praise Allah from depth of heart. You will say:
O Allah! How great and magnificent are You! You will comprehend that Allah is far greater than our
imagination.
➢ At the call of Fajr Salah, if I hear the call and still keep sleeping, whom did I obey? Whom did I accept
as the greatest? Allah or my desires? In a similar way, you can check other things too.
➢ O Allah! Guide me to accept You as the greatest in my life. In other words, help me obey You instead of
my desires, family, false leaders, or traditions. In the light of this du’aa, we must evaluate our past and
draw a plan for the future.

ُ ‫إ ِّ َّال اهلل‬ َ َ
‫َّال‬
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(2 times) َ ‫إِّٰله‬ ‫أن‬ ‫أشهَ ُد‬

except Allah god (there is) no That I bear witness
Gods +
‫ٰالِّهَة‬ ‫مَا‬: no, what
The word َ ‫ إِّٰله‬has different meanings: (1) the one who is worshipped; (2) the one who fulfills our needs; and (3)
the one who is obeyed. There is no God other than Allah in all the three meanings.
I bear witness means that my talks and my actions, in my house or outside, at my office or in market, show
that I:
➢ Love Allah more than anyone else.
➢ Accept Allah as my Creator, Master, Sustainer, Cherisher, and the Ruler of the entire universe. I worship
and obey Him alone in all matters of my life. I seek His help alone and trust Him alone.
➢ I follow and obey His orders in all matters of my life and not my desires or others’ directions.
➢ In the Qur’an, Allah ordered us to be a witness over the people, i.e., explain to them what is Islam and who
is Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬. This task is very important and therefore we are reminded to carry out this task
in every Adhaan and Iqamah . Alas! Despite these repeated reminders we are not paying due attention to
this. Let us ask Allah that He gives us Tawfeeq to be a true witness of Islam, i.e., be good callers of Islam.

َّ‫أَن‬ َ
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(2 times) ِّ ‫رَّ ُسولُ اهلل‬ ‫ُم َحمَّ ًدا‬ ‫أشهَ ُد‬

is the Messenger of Allah. Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ That I bear witness
َ
‫رَ ُسول‬: messenger ‫أن‬: that;
‫مُ َحمَّد‬: one who is praised a lot َّ‫ أَن‬: that
‫رُ ُسل‬: messengers
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I bear witness means that my talks and my actions, in the house or outside, at the office or in market, show
that:
➢ I love Allah and His messenger ‫ ﷺ‬more than anyone else;
➢ I accept and obey the teachings of the prophet ‫ ﷺ‬without questioning. I consider the Qur’an and the
Sunnah as the criterion between right and wrong;
➢ I don’t need any other evidence to follow the teachings of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬. My likes and dislikes are
guided by the Prophet’s likes and dislikes.

‫الفَ ََل ِّح‬ ‫َح َّي عَلَى‬ ِّ ‫الصل َ ٰوة‬ ‫َح َّي عَلَى‬
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(2 times) (2 times) َّ
the prosperity Come to the Salah. Come to

➢ The words are “Come to Salah” and not “Offer Salah wherever you are,” i.e., come to Masjid. The Qur’an
asks us to establish Salah by praying it with Imam and other Muslims in Jama’ah.
➢ If we establish Salah, then Allah will give us all types of success and prosperity. Some of them are:
• Benefits for heart and mind: Salah is a comprehensive form of Allah’s Dhikr. It will provide peace to
the heart and mind. Pondering on the Qur’an read in Salah will increase our Imaan, intellect, and
wisdom. Thinking about Aakhirah will free our heart and mind from the worldly worries.
• Physical benefits: Cleanliness through Wudoo, exercise for the body such as going for and coming
from Salah, bowing, bending, prostrating, sitting, etc.
• Time management: Sleeping early to get up early for Fajr and developing a habit of punctuality for
attending every Salah. Planning daily tasks according to the Salah schedule.
• Social benefits: Salah helps us bind together as friends, neighbours, and relatives. For example, every
day we will be meeting with our neighbors, getting information about them and if required, a chance
to help and assist them. This will help us to develop a better and a united society.
• Most important benefit: We will achieve eternal success in the Hereafter, InshaAllah.

One of the reasons for this reminder of success is that a person avoids coming to Salah because he thinks that
he will lose worldly gains associated with work if he comes to Salah. He sometimes behaves like a foolish
person who is running in a direction opposite to the real one.

َ َ
.ُ‫َال إِّٰله َ إ ِّ َّال اهلل‬ ‫اَهلل ُ أكب َ ُر اَهلل ُ أكب َ ُر‬
(There is) no god except Allah Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest.

➢ Adhaan ends with its starting words. The starting message was: Come towards Salah keeping in mind
Allah’s Greatness.
➢ The message at the end is: If you don’t come to Salah, you will be the loser. Allah will still be the Greatest
and the one truly worthy of worship. If you come, then you will please the one who is the Greatest and
the true God, thereby achieving the real success.

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 After completing this lesson (a & b),
Lesson Fajr Adhaan, Iqamah, you will learn 63 new words, which
6a & Du’aa After Wudoo occur 23,267 times in the Qur’an.

In the Adhaan of the Fajr, we say the following words two times after ‫ َح َّى عَلَى الفَ ََل ِّح‬:

ُ ‫لصٰلوة‬
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.ِّ‫ِّم َن النَّوم‬ ‫َخير‬ َّ َ ‫ا‬

than sleep. is better Salah
)501:‫(ابوداؤد‬

➢ Sleep is similar to death and Salah is the real life!

➢ Sleep is call of our self and Salah is the call of Allah.
➢ Sleep is comfort for our body and Salah is the comfort for our soul. Sleeping at the time of Fajr is
harmful for our health too. Most of the heart or brain attacks happen in the morning hours. Freshness
of the morning is the best remedy for a healthy body.
➢ Salah gives us a sense of happiness, calms our agitated nerves, and relaxes the mind, body, and soul.
Iqamah: When the Jama’ah (group) starts praying, the words of Adhaan are repeated. After ‫ َح َّى َعلَى ال َف ََل ِّح‬the
words ُ ‫الصٰلوة‬
َّ ‫ت‬ِّ ‫( قَ ْد قَا َم‬certainly the Salah is established) are repeated twice. Iqamah is a call to join Salah for those
who are already in Masjid and waiting for the Salah to start.

ُ ‫لصٰلوة‬ ِّ ‫قَا َم‬ ‫ق َ ْد‬

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َّ َ ‫ت ا‬
the Salah is established. Certainly

Du’aa for starting Wudoo is: ِّ ‫ب ِّس ِّم اهلل‬.

Du’aa after completing the Wudoo is given below: The Messenger of Allah ‫ﷺ‬said, “Whoever of you
performs Wudoo’ carefully and then affirms this the eight gates of Jannah are opened for him. He may enter
through whichever of these gates he desires (to enter).” (Tirmidhi)

َ َ
ُ ‫اهلل‬ ‫إ ِّ َّال‬ َ ‫إِّٰله‬ ‫َّال‬ ‫أن‬ ‫أشهَ ُد‬
Allah. except God (there is) no that I bear witness
‫ َال‬: no, ‫مَا‬: no, what ‫ َش ِّهيد‬،‫َش هَادَة‬
➢ Explanation of this was given earlier in the lesson on Adhaan.
➢ Remember death. The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said: “He whose last words are: ُ ‫ َال إِّٰله َ إ َِّّال اهلل‬will enter Jannah. (Abu
Dawood) “Exhort your dying men to recite: ُ ‫”ال إِّٰله َ إ َِّّال اهلل‬.
َ (Muslim)
➢ An emergency doctor who was serving in an Arab country said that during his service he has seen several
people dying but only one or two were able to recite ُ ‫ َال إِّٰله َ إ َِّّال اهلل‬at their last breath. May Allah help us recite
ُ ‫ َال إِّٰله َ إ َِّّال اهلل‬and do His Dhikr more often so that we get a chance to say ُ ‫ َال إِّٰله َ إ َِّّال اهلل‬at our death.

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 ‫لَه‬ َ ‫َال َشرِّي‬ ‫وَح َده‬
40

‫ك‬
to Him. (there is) no partner He is alone,
َ
‫ مُش رِّك‬،‫ ِّش رك‬،‫ش َر ََكء‬،
ُ ‫ك‬َ ‫َش رِّي‬ ‫ تَو ِّحيد‬،‫أ َحد‬،‫وَا ِّحد‬
➢ Allah’s oneness is again repeated here along with the rejection of any partnership with Allah. This
emphasis is important because Allah will never forgive those who do ‫( ِّشرك‬Shirk), i.e., associating partners
with Allah.
➢ Recite this keeping in mind the dangerous consequences of Shirk.

‫َورَ ُسولُه‬ ‫عَب ْ ُده‬ ‫ُم َحمَّ ًدا‬ َّ‫أَن‬ َ

‫وَأشهَ ُد‬
and His Messenger. (is) His slave Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ that I bear witness
‫ه‬ ُ‫ر َ ُسول‬ ‫َو‬ ‫ه‬ ‫عَب ْ ُد‬ The meaningof the word َّ‫ أَن‬،‫أَن‬ ‫ َشهَادَة‬: Witness
‫ محمد‬is: one who is praised
messenger and slave that
a lot.
➢ Explanation of this part was given in the Adhaan lesson. The word “slave” is added here. Previous nations
such as Christians had raised their Prophet (Isa ) to the level of God by making him Allah’s son. Allah
and His messenger, Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬want us to be safe from such Shirk. Therefore we are asked
to repeat these words in our Salah.
➢ Allah made us and we are for Him. He owns us and everything else. We are all slaves of Allah and should
live like a true slave. The best slave of Allah is Prophet Muhammad‫ﷺ‬. He is a model for us, how a true
slave should be.

.‫المُت َ َط ِّهرِّي َن‬ ‫ِّم َن‬ ‫وَا ْجعَلنِّي‬ ‫الت َّ َّوابِّي َن‬ ‫ِّم َن‬ ‫ا ْجعَلنِّي‬ َّ‫اَللّٰهُم‬
those who purify from those who from
and make me Make me O Allah!
themselves among repent among
‫نِّي‬ ‫ا ِّ ْجعَل‬ ‫َو‬ ‫نِّي‬ ‫ا ِّ ْجعَل‬
‫ مُت َ َط ِّهرِّي َن‬،َ‫مُت َ َط ِّه ُرون‬  ‫مُت َ َط ِّهر‬ ‫ ت َ َّواب ِّي َن‬،َ‫ ت َ َّوابُون‬ ‫تَ َّواب‬
me make and me Make

➢ We humans commit mistakes again and again. We do many things that we are not supposed to do. We
don’t do things that we are supposed to do and if we do, we don’t do them properly. Therefore we need
to repent again and again.
➢ Conditions for Tawbah (repentance) are: Give up the sin, regret having done it, resolve never to go back
to it, and return all the things unlawfully grabbed from others.
➢ Pruity means purity in our beliefs, thoughts, body, clothes, and places. O Allah! Make us pure in every
aspect.

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 After completing this lesson (a & b),
Lesson Rukoo’ & you will learn 80 new words, which
7a Sujood Prayers occur 26,082 times in the Qur’an.

Things to pronounce when bowing (‫)رُكُوع‬:

َ‫ُسب ْ َحان‬
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 ‫الع َ ِّظي ِّم‬ ‫رَب ِّ َي‬

the Magnificent my Lord, Glory be to
Try to imagine and feel the four things mentioned here:
➢ My Rabb is free from any defects or imperfections. He does not need any partner or help. He is not an
oppressor or unjust. He has not created anything in vain. He neither gets tired nor slumbers. He is not
weak and doesn’t fear anyone. There is no flaw in His commands. I do not have any complain for the tests
in my life.
➢ He is Rabb, i.e., who takes care of all of me and everything around me. He is the Cherisher, Sustainer,
and Provider of everything that I need. He is the one who controls each and every one of my 1 trillion
cells every second of my life. He is continuously supplying and feeding me with oxygen. He is smoothly
running all my body systems such as the blood system and digestion system.
➢ You are addressing Allah saying: My Rabb. If your mother says: “my son is very good” or “my daughter
is very good” right in front of you, what does it show? It shows her love and affection! Say it with love
when you do Tasbeeh in Rukoo’.
➢ He is magnificent ‫عَ ِّظيم‬. No one can overpower or put pressure on him.

 ‫َح ِّم َده‬ ‫لِّمَن‬ ُ ‫َس ِّم َع اهلل‬

praised Him to the one who Allah has listened
‫ه‬ ‫َح ِّم َد‬ ‫مَن‬ ‫ِّل‬
Him praised the one who for, to

➢ Allah listens to everyone. Here it means that Allah responds to the one who praises Him and answers his
prayers.
➢ Allah does not need our praise for Him. It does not benefit him at all. He does not lose anything if we
don’t praise Him. Only we benefit by praising Him.

‫ال َحم ُد‬ َ َ‫وَل‬

‫ك‬ ‫رَبَّنَا‬
is all praise. and for You only O our Lord!

➢ We can praise and thank Allah from the depth of our heart if we just keep in mind the meaning of ‫رَبَّنَا‬
while saying it.
➢ Hamd ‫ َحمد‬has two meanings: praising and giving thanks. Glorify Allah whole heartedly, with the
feelings of gratitude and praise.
➢ Say it with 3 feelings: You are Rabb; Our Rabb; Hamd belong to You only.
➢ Visualize His best qualities: O Allah! You are the most Merciful, the Most Powerful, the Best Creator,
and the Best Designer. Say it from the depth of your heart.

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One more Dhikr of Rukoo’:

The Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬used to say this while raising his head from Rukoo’:
َ ‫ات وَمِّلءَ األَر ِّض وَمِّلءَ مَا بَينَهُمَا وَمِّلءَ مَا ِّشئ‬
"‫ت ِّم ْن َشي ٍء بَع ُد‬ َ َ‫ رَبَّنَا وَل‬،‫" َس ِّمعَ اهلل ُ لِّمَن َح ِّم َده‬. (Tirmidhi)
َّ َ‫ك ال َحم ُد مِّلء‬
ِّ ‫السمَ َو‬
Meanings of the remaining part are given below.

َ
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،‫بَينَهُمَا‬ ‫وَ ِّملء َ َما‬ ‫وَ ِّملء َ األر ِّض‬ ِّ ‫السمٰ ٰو‬
‫ت‬ َّ َ ‫ِّملء‬
in between them, and filling what is and filling the earth filling the skies

‫ِّم ْن َشيء‬
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،‫بَع ُد‬ َ ‫ِّشئ‬

‫ت‬ ‫َما‬ َ ‫وَ ِّملء‬
after (them). from anything You will all those things what and filling

➢ The words of this Dhikr are amazing. Look at the life of the Messenger of Allah ‫ﷺ‬. He passed through
continuous trials and tribulations. He did not have even two full consecutive meals in his life. In addition
to that, he was persecuted for almost 13 years in Makkah and was attacked by armies for several years in
Madinah. Keep this in mind and look at the words of this Dhikr expressing thanks and gratitude to Allah!
No human can reach even a fraction of what the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬had expressed in these words. His actions
indeed were far superior to his words.
➢ According to modern research, one has to be full of gratitude for a peaceful and satisfactory life. One of
the modern success expert had suggested that in order to develop gratitude, we should try to imagine
filling our body with the liquid of gratitude every night before sleep! As if every part of our body is
swimming in gratitude.
➢ Now look at the words of the Prophet‫ ﷺ‬. He wants to fill up the heavens and the earth and everything in
between with gratitude and praise to Allah!
➢ The last part of the Dhikr are more amazing! After mentioning heavens and the earth, he says that he
would like to thank and praise Allah by filling “whatever You will O Allah!”. That means, O Allah, I know
heavens and earth only. If there is anything beyond that which pleases You, I would love to fill that too
with gratitude and praise! Allah know best.
➢ Indeed the modern success experts and trainers can’t reach even the dust of what the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬has
taught us about gratitude.

Adhkaar of Sajdah (‫ج َدة‬

ْ ‫) َس‬:

َ
 ‫األع ٰل‬ ‫رَب ِّ َي‬ ‫ُسب ْ ٰح َن‬
the Exalted. my Lord, Glory be to
َ َ
)the highest( ‫ ا َألع ٰل‬،‫أع ٰل‬ 9
)high( ‫عَلِّي‬ 11

Position of Sajdah: Sajdah (prostration) is the expression of complete submission to Allah. Try to imagine
and feel the four things mentioned here. (1) Allah is free from defects; (2) He is Rabb; (3) He is my Rabb; and
ٰ ‫األَع‬, i.e., the highest, the topmost. I am in the lowest position on this earth and my Rabb is the highest
(4) He is ‫ل‬
on His Throne. We are nearest to Allah in the position of Sajdah.

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The message of Tasbeeh: Latest research shows that we need to have two things for a successful and happy
life: Positive attitude and gratitude. We have learned about gratitude. The standing in every Rakah of our Salah
َ َ‫وَل‬. Now let us see Tasbeeh:
starts with ِّ ‫ اَل َحم ُد ِّهلل‬and ends with ‫ك ال َحم ُد‬
➢ We recite Tasbeeh at least 9 times in every Rakah, and therefore more than 200 times every day. The most
recited Dhikr in Salah is ‫ ُسب ْ ٰح َن رَب ِّي‬. Remember, Allah wants us to repeat this for a special reason: to train
us how to think and live every day in the best way.
➢ ‫ ُسبْ ٰح َن رَب ِّي‬has many dimensions for our training. Most important among them is that Allah does not need
any partners. It also means that the commandments of Allah like Salah, Fasting, Hijab etc. are faultless
because Allah Himself is free from all defects.
➢ Allah has kept many things to test us like the design of our nose, face, physique, family, country, and its
situation, etc. These tests are also faultless. As an obedient slave, we must say: O Allah! Help us fulfill
our duties without any complaint against You. Solve our problems and correct our conditions in order to
achieve success in this world and in the Hereafter.
➢ While reciting Tasbeeh, we bow down and we put our face on earth and say ‫ رَب ِّي‬with love and affection.
As if we are saying, O Allah! We submit to you completely and do not have any complaint. If we do
Tasbeeh with this feeling and manner then we can develop a strong positive attitude. The present day
“Success Experts” cannot give even 1% of it.
➢ Remember, whatever Allah does is perfect. The situation we are in is either a test and/or due to our own
faults. We should pray to Allah to help us do our best in whatever situation we are in or change it the best
way. This is the secret of success.

To bring it into our lives, we need to apply the following formula:

• Ask: O Allah! Help me to accept every test of my life and not have any complaint against You. Never
should I say: Why did this happen to me?
• Evaluate: How many times do I complain about my color, nose, face, physique, family, weather,
country, environment, etc.?
• Plan: I will try to never have any negative feelings about my tests!
• Propagate. I will convey this to others.

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 After completing this lesson (a & b),
Lesson you will learn 93 new words, which
8a Tashahhud occur 27,536 times in the Qur’an.

ُ ‫الصل َ َو‬ ِّ َّ ‫اَلت‬

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ُ َ ‫الطيِّب‬
‫ات‬ َّ َ‫و‬ ‫ات‬ َّ َ‫و‬ ِّ ‫ِّهلل‬ ُ َّ ‫حي‬
‫ات‬
and the pure (deeds) and the prayers are due to Allah All the compliments
ِّ ‫اهلل‬ ‫ِّل‬
+
‫ َطيِّبَات‬،‫َطيِّب َة‬ + َ ،‫ص ََلة‬
‫صل َ َوات‬ َ + ِّ َ ‫ ت‬،‫حيَّة‬
‫حيَّات‬ ِّ َ‫ت‬
Allah for

➢ All the compliments or all types of worship by a tongue: Salah, Dhikr, Tilawah, Dawah, nice words,
preaching, guiding, suggestions, etc.
➢ All the prayers: These include all types of worship such as Salah, Saum (fasting), training, helping,
educating, and to go for Dawah and propagation.
➢ All pure (deeds): Pure words and actions that are not corrupted by wrong niyyah; actions that are not
corrupted by Haram/wrong elements. They also include pure spending for Hajj, Zakah, Sadaqah (charity),
etc.

Once the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said that seventy thousand people will enter Jannah without being taken to account or
torment. He then described their attributes. Among other things, he said that they will keep trust in their Rabb
(Allah). On hearing this 'Ukashah bin Mihsan (RA) stood up and requested: "Pray to Allah to make me one of
them.'' The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said, "You are one of them.'' Then another man stood up and asked the same thing.
The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬answered, "'Ukashah has surpassed you."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
➢ The Hadith teaches us that the moment we hear of any good, ask Allah for it, or else someone else will
take the lead. Further, in the light of this Du’aa, we must check our past and draw a plan for the future.
➢ Three acts of worship are mentioned here. We can ask: O Allah! Help us participate in all these types of
worship. And then evaluate: How are we using our tongue, our brain, our intellect, and most importantly,
where are we spending our wealth? Make a plan to do these things properly and then propagate the idea.

َ َ ‫عَلَي‬ ُ‫لس ََلم‬

‫وَبَ َر ََكتُه‬ َّ َ ‫ا‬
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ُ َ‫َورَحم‬
ِّ ‫ت اهلل‬ ‫أيُّهَا النَّبِّ ُّي‬ ‫ك‬
and His blessings and the Mercy of Allah O Prophet! be on you Peace
‫ه‬ ُ ‫بَ َر ََك‬
‫ت‬ ‫َو‬ ‫اهلل‬ ُ َ‫رَحم‬
‫ت‬ ‫َو‬ ،+‫ نَبِّيِّي َن‬،+َ‫نَبِّيُّون‬
+ َ َ
His blessings and Allah Mercy and ‫أنبِّيآء‬
+ َ َ َ
‫ برَكت‬،‫بَ َركَة‬ ‫رَ ِّحيم‬: Continually Merciful Prophets
➢ Who performed the three types of worship (by using tongue, body, and spending) the best way? Of
course, Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬. He has also taught us what they are and how to do them.
Therefore, we are praying for three things to be granted to him:
➢ ‫ َس ََلم‬: Protection from any harm.
➢ ‫رَح َمة‬: Allah’s blessings. May Allah take care of you with love and kindness.
➢ ‫ بَرَكَة‬: Continuity and increase in all blessings, favors, bounties, and goodness.

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 These three things are in a nice order. From example, if you plant a flower seed, you want to protect
(‫س ََلم‬َ ) it from insects, then give water (‫)رَحمَة‬, and then give manure (‫ )بَ َركَة‬to help it grow bigger and
stronger.
➢ Without protection, blessings (‫ )رَحمَة‬and increase (‫ )بَرَكَة‬will be lost!
➢ Explanation of Assalamu Alaikum (with each other): ‫لس ََلم‬ َّ َ ‫ ا‬means all peace, just like ‫ ا َل َحم ُد‬means all
praise. It means, may Allah protect you from any harm. May Allah protect your Deen, Imaan, health,
wealth, business, job, etc. May Allah save you from deficiencies, defects and undesired situations or
things.
➢ If you add ‫ َورَحمَة ُ اهلل ِّ وَبَ َر ََكتُه‬in your Salam, then it means: May Allah take care of you with love and kindness
and grant you and increase you in His blessings!
➢ What a great way it is in comparison to mere hello, hi, or good morning. Furthermore, we get
rewards by saying Assalamu Alaikum and the reward for practising a Sunnah.

‫عَلَينَا‬ ُ‫لس ََلم‬

َّ َ ‫ا‬
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،‫حي َن‬ َّ
ِّ ِّ ‫الصال‬ ِّ ‫ِّعبَادِّ اهلل‬ ‫وَعَ ٰل‬
the righteous ones. the slaves of Allah, and on be on us Peace
ِّ ‫ عَب ْ ُد اهلل‬: Slave of Allah ‫عَ ٰل‬ ‫َو‬ ‫نَا‬ ‫عَلَى‬
‫حي َن‬ َ ،َ‫صال ِّ ُحون‬
ِّ ِّ ‫صال‬ َ  ‫صالِّح‬
َ
ِّ ‫ ِّعبَادُ اهلل‬: Slaves of Allah On and Us on
➢ Who received the favors of Allah? (1) Prophets; (2) Truthful people (Siddiqeen); (3) Martyrs
(Shuhada); and (4) the Righteous (Saliheen).
➢ The prayer for peace is for the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬, then for us, and then for the righteous ones. For Prophets and
for the righteous people, inshaAllah, the Du’aa will be answered. We are in the middle of the two groups,
and we hope that Allah will grant peace and protection for us too.
➢ Remember, Allah bestows His mercy on those who earn it, by acting upon the good and begging for
mercy, like the righteous people did.
➢ Millions of people recite this Du’aa every day. If we want to receive their Du’aa then we should try
to become Saliheen (pious). O Allah! Make us among the Saliheen so we can get the benefits of their
Du’aa.
➢ Make a plan to become pious and to be in the company of Saliheen.
َ َ
ُ ‫اهلل‬ ‫إ ِّ َّال‬ َ ‫َّال إِّٰله‬ ‫أن‬ ‫أشهَ ُد‬
Allah. except (there is) no god that I bear witness

➢ As mentioned earlier, a doctor who was serving in the emergency ward in an Arab country said that during
his service he saw several people dying but only a few were able to say ُ ‫ َال إِّٰله َ َّإال اهلل‬at their last breath. A son
asked his father who was close to death to recite ُ ‫ َال إِّٰله َ َّإال اهلل‬but the father couldn’t. The son asked his father
in Arabic “Please repeat ُ ‫ َال إِّٰله َ َّإال اهلل‬after me”. His father who was an Arab replied in Arabic, “Son! I want
to say it but I am not able to”. May Allah forgive him and forgive us and give us Tawfeeq to say it
before we die.
➢ We don’t know which Salah could be our last one. Inside the Salah, this could be the last declaration
of ‫ َال إِّٰلهَ َّإال اهلل‬. So recite it from the depth of heart and with full attention so that we get a chance to recite
it before our death. The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said that he whose last words are ُ ‫ َال إِّٰله َ َّإال اهلل‬would enter Jannah.
➢ How many times have we obeyed the desires of our Nafs (self)? If we did that, we made our Nafs our
َ ‫( إِّٰله‬god)! How many times have we obeyed Shaitaan? Obeying him is like worshipping him. Why did

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 we do this? Due to bad friends or evil use of gadgets like (mobile, laptop, internet etc.) or due to laziness
and lethargy? Let us ask Allah that He gives us Tawfeeq to use our time and resources in the right
manner.

.‫َورَ ُسولُه‬ ‫عَب ْ ُده‬ ‫ُم َحمَّ ًدا‬ َّ‫أَن‬ َ

‫وَأشهَ ُد‬
and His Messenger. is His slave Muhammad That and I bear witness

➢ The explanation for the above is already given in Lesson No. 7 for Adhaan. The words ‫ عَب ْ ُده َورَ ُسولُه‬are also
explained in Lesson No. 8. The following paragraph is repeated for emphasis.
➢ Allah made us and we are for Him. He owns us and everything else. We are all slaves of Allah and should
live like a true slave. The best slave of Allah is Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬. He is a model for us, how a true
slave should be. He is a model because he is a Messenger too.
➢ Allah says: ‫اس‬ ِّ َّ ‫كونُوا ُشهَ َدٓاء َ عَل َى الن‬ ُ ٰ ‫ك َجعَلن‬
ُ َ ‫كم اُمَّة ً وَّ َس ًطا لِّت‬ َ ِّ ‫( َوكَ ٰذل‬and thus We have made you a middle nation
that you may be witnesses to the people). (Al-Baqarah: 143)
➢ We are given a huge responsibility after the Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬to be a witness to the people, i.e., to
convey to them what Islam is. This task is reminded in Tashahud of every Salah and in all five Adhaans
and Iqamahs.

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 After completing this lesson (a & b),
Lesson Prayer for you will learn 102 new words, which
9a the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬ occur 27,926 times in the Qur’an.

To pray for the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬effectively, remember the sacrifices of our Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬for spreading the message
of Islam. If we are Muslims 1500 years after his time and that too in a place far away from Makkah, then it is
due to the blessing of Allah and after that due to his sacrifices.
Let us take an incident from his life. In spite of being extremely tired after doing Da'wah all day, he went to a
tribe late in the evening. I should think that perhaps Islam reached me through that tribe. Along similar lines,
I can feel the effect of every sacrifice on me and my life.
What can I do now in return for his sacrifices? Invite him for a dinner? Send him a gift? Nothing! I can only
pray for him.
The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬will receive the rewards from Allah anyway, whether I pray for him or not. It is in fact a great
honor for me to pray for him. Furthermore, we receive rewards on praying for him! Everyone who prays for
the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬will receive in return ten rewards from Allah [Muslim].

‫اََّمُهلل‬
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‫ٰا ِّل ُم َحمَّ ٍد‬ ‫وَّعَ ٰل‬ ‫عَ ٰل ُم َحمَّ ٍد‬ َ

‫ص ِّل‬
the family of Muhammad, and on on Muhammad Send peace O Allah!
‫ٰال‬: family, followers ‫عَ ٰل‬ ‫َّو‬ ‫مُ َحمَّ ٍد‬ ‫عَ ٰل‬ ‫ص ِّل عَ ٰل‬ َ : Send peace
َ َ : Pray
‫أهل‬: family on and on ‫ص ِّل‬
➢ ‫ل عَلَى‬ َ actually means: O Allah! Shower Your mercy on him, be very kind to him, raise his name, and
ِّ ‫ص‬
elevate his position.
➢ O Allah! The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬has done too many favors for us. We don’t have anything to pay him back.
Only You can reward him the best.
➢ ‫ ٰال‬has two meanings: family and followers. If we take the second meaning, then this prayer is for us, the
followers, too.

َ ‫صلَّي‬ ‫كَمَا‬
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َ‫ٰا ِّل إِّبْ َراهِّيم‬ ‫وَعَ ٰل‬ َ‫عَ ٰل إِّبْ َراهِّيم‬ ‫ت‬ َ
the family of Ibrahim. and on on Ibrahim You sent peace as
‫عَ ٰل‬ ‫َو‬ َ ‫فَعَل‬: you did
‫ت‬
‫ كما‬،‫ك‬: as ََ َ
on and ‫ت‬َ ‫صلَّي‬
َ : you sent peace
➢ O Allah! You gave Ibrahim  such a position and leadership that all Muslims, Christians, and Jews
accept him as a Prophet. O Allah! Give Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬also such a status that all the people on
this planet accept him as Your last prophet.

َ َّ ‫إِّن‬
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.‫َّمجِّيد‬ ‫َح ِّميد‬ ‫ك‬

full of glory. worthy of praise, Indeed, You are
ْ َ‫م‬: glory, splendor, magnificence
‫جد‬ ‫ َحمد‬: praise َ‫ك‬ َّ‫إ ِّن‬
‫مَجِّيد‬: full of glory ‫ َح ِّميد‬: worthy of praise You indeed, certainly

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 ➢ O Allah! You have done a huge favor for us. You sent an excellent prophet for us. You are so Kind and
so Merciful. You took so much care for our welfare. You are indeed worthy of praise and full of glory.
➢ O Allah! You are full of glory and splendor. You have all the resources. Therefore, You alone can give
the best reward to the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.
َ ‫بَارَك‬.
Let us study the second part in which only two words are new: ‫ بَارِّك‬and ‫ت‬

‫ٰا ِّل ُم َحمَّ ٍد‬ ‫وَّعَ ٰل‬ ‫عَ ٰل ُم َحمَّ ٍد‬ ‫بَارِّك‬ َّ‫اَللّٰهُم‬
the family of Muhammad; and on on Muhammad Send blessings O Allah!
َ is mentioned which includes ‫ بَرَكَة‬also. However, in supplications, we repeat the
ٰ َ‫ص ِّل ع‬
➢ In the first part ‫ل‬
request in different words to express our attachment with the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.
➢ The meaning of Barakah is benediction and blessings. It also includes the continuity of andincrease in
these blessings forever.
➢ Barakah in actions imply their acceptance and getting excellent rewards for them.
➢ Barakah in family implies its growth, prosperity, expansion, and continuity over generations.
➢ The prayer for Barakah is for the family of Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬and for his followers too. May Allah
make us true followers of Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬.

َ‫ٰا ِّل إِّبْ َراهِّيم‬ ‫وَعَ ٰل‬ َ‫عَ ٰل إِّبْ َراهِّيم‬ َ ‫بَارَك‬
‫ت‬ ‫كَمَا‬
the family of Ibrahim. and on on Ibrahim You sent blessings as

.‫َّمجِّيد‬ ‫َح ِّميد‬ َ َّ ‫إِّن‬

‫ك‬
full of glory. worthy of praise, Indeed, You are

O Allah! You gave Ibrahim  such a position and leadership that all the Muslims, Christians, and Jews accept
him as a prophet. O Allah! Give Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬also such a status that all the people on this planet
accept him as Your last prophet.

While praying for the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬, remember his sacrifices for us. Remember also that he was sent as a
teacher of the Qur’an.
Ask: O Allah! Help me become his student, i.e., study the Qur’an and Hadith regularly.
Evaluate: How much time do I spend learning these two things? Do I say that “I am busy and I have no time
for it?” No time to become the student of Prophet, ‫ ?ﷺ‬Do we really love him?
Plan: Fix a time for learning the Qur’an and Hadith daily.
Propagate: Try your best to spread the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah.
Try to recall the advice of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬while praying for him. For example, regarding the Qur’an, he said:
Convey from me, even if it is one verse (that you know).
➢ How can we convey if we don’t understand it? Therefore, make a serious plan to understand the complete
Qur’an so that we can answer non-Muslims’ questions, address misconceptions and guide people towards
Islam, InshaAllah.
➢ Imagine that you are lost in a desert. Your food and supplies are finished and you are getting close to death.
Suddenly a man comes to you with food and drink. You enjoy the food, get your energy back and start
thanking him. He asks you to help him in distributing the food to other ‘dying people.’ You just stand there
and keep repeating, “May Allah have mercy on you, and may Allah bless you.” Won’t it be a very rude and
thankless attitude? Extend this example to our relationship with the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬. If we just pray for the
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬and don’t convey the message to others, will the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬be happy with us?
➢ Make efforts to increase your love towards Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬by reading about his life and by following his
Sunnah.
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Lesson you will learn 116 new words, which
10a Prayers after Salah occur 28,854 times in the Qur’an.

Introduction: Different prayers are recited after Salah. Two of them are given here.

ً ‫َح َسنَة‬
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ُّ ‫ف ِّى‬
‫الدنيَا‬ ‫ٰاتِّنَا‬ ‫رَبَّنَآ‬
(that which is) good in (this) world Give us Our Lord!
‫ َح َسن‬: good (masculine) ‫نَا‬ ِّ
‫ٰات‬
‫ َح َسنَة‬: good (feminine) us Give

Many Du'aas (supplications) begin with word Rabbana (O our Rabb!).

Rabb is the one who takes care of us, fulfills all our needs every second, and helps us grow.

“Good” in this world includes the following:

➢ Necessities of life such as sound health, prosperous family, children, friends, respect, honor, wealth, job,
business, etc.
➢ Peace, security, and tranquility in which we can follow the commandments of Allah.
➢ Things which will be of help to us in the Hereafter such as beneficial knowledge, correct faith (Aqeedah),
good deeds, sincerity, good manners, good upbringing etc.
➢ Nothing is “good” from the first category (health, family, children, wealth, etc.) if it destroys our
Hereafter.

Let us apply the formula to bring this Du’aa into our lives. We have already asked Allah for Hasanaat. Now
let us do the next three steps.
➢ Evaluate: Are things that I am running after in this life be counted as ‫ ? َح َسنَة‬If I ask for something of this
life and I don’t get it, am I satisfied with Allah’s decision?
➢ Plan: Prepare a schedule of activities for everyday as a first thing in the morning so that we get the
Hasanaat.
➢ Propagate: Convey the message of this verse to others.

ً ‫َح َسنَة‬
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ِّ ‫ااْل ِّخ َرة‬ ‫وَّف ِّى‬

(that which is) good the Hereafter, and in
‫ٰا ِّخرة‬: last (feminine), ‫ٰا ِّخر‬: last (masculine) ‫ فِّي‬+ ‫َو‬

“Good” in the Hereafter includes the following:

➢ Allah’s pleasure;
➢ Paradise;
➢ Closeness to our beloved Prophet, Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
➢ Closeness to other prophets, truthful people, martyrs, and pious people; and
➢ Being able to see Allah is the biggest ‘Hasanah’ of the Hereafter.

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 َ ‫عَ َذ‬
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ِّ ‫النَّار‬ ‫اب‬ ‫وَّقِّنَا‬

(of) the Fire. the punishment and protect us from
‫ نَار‬: Fire ‫نَا‬ ‫ِّق‬ ‫َو‬
‫ النَّار‬: the Fire (hellfire) us protect and

➢ Entry into Jannah does not always guarantee the freedom from hellfire. The scholars say that if a believer’s
sins outweigh his good deeds, he will be sent into the hellfire first so that he is cleansed of all his sins.
➢ The easiest way to erase the sins is to do Istighfaar (ask for His forgiveness) as much as possible. Pain,
sufferings, and difficulties in a believer’s life also remove his sins.
➢ May Allah forgive our sins and give us the ability and the passion to do good deeds and save us from the
Fire.

A Very Important Du’aa (Prayer) After Salah

Mu’adh bin Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬held my hand and
said, "O Mu’adh, By Allah, I love you and advise you not to miss supplicating after every Salah (prayer)
ٰ َ‫اَللّٰهُمَّ أ َ ِّعنِّي ع‬. [Abu Dawood and An-Nasa'i]
saying: ‫ل ذِّك ِّر َك وَ ُشك ِّركَ و َ ُحس ِّن ِّعبَادتِّك‬

َ ِّ ‫و َ ُحسن ِّعبَادَت‬ َ َّ‫اَللّٰهُم‬

‫وَ ُشكرِّ َك‬ ‫عَ ٰل ذِّكرِّ َك‬
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.‫ك‬ ِّ ‫أ ِّعنِّي‬
and to worship You in the and to give
to remember You Help me O Allah!
best possible way. thanks to You
َ ِّ‫ُحس ِّن ِّعبَادَت‬
‫ك‬ َ‫شكرِّك‬+
ُ ‫َو‬ ‫ ذِّكرِّ َك‬+ ‫ل‬
ٰ َ‫ع‬
‫ نِّي‬+ ‫أ َ ِّعن‬
the best of your worship and your thanks on your remembrance

Realize first the importance of the Du’aa. Look at the emphasis given by the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬to this Du’aa. He
first held the hand of Mua’dh (RA) and then said: I love you. Then he said: I advise you.

We can recite this Du’aa with different feelings. For example:

➢ O Allah! Although I just finished this Salah, I could not offer it in the very best way. Help me to perform
it better next time.
➢ O Allah! Help me thank You for giving me the opportunity to worship You.
➢ O Allah! Help me remember You after the Salah, when I will be busy with worldly affairs outside the
Masjid. Help me to thank You when I receive different benefits in my worldly affairs and dealings.
➢ Help me live my whole life in such a way that it becomes full of Your worship.
➢ ‫ك‬َ ِّ ‫ادت‬
َ َ ‫ ُحس ِّن ِّعب‬: We offer Salah but very fast, without proper focus, and without feelings and sometimes with
laziness. O Allah! Help us offer our worship in a way that pleases You.

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Lesson you will learn 131 new words, which
Surah Al-Ikhlaas
11a occur 30,797 times in the Qur’an.

Introduction: This is a small but very important Surah. When you recite this Surah in the Salah, do not do so
just because it is a small Surah but keep in mind its significance and importance also.
• The name of this Surah is Al-Ikhlaas (the purification). Whoever recites this Surah with
understanding and believes in what is mentioned in it, his faith will become pure and free from any
Shirk (polytheism) or any wrong concepts.
• It is equivalent to one-third of the Qur’an.
• It answers the most fundamental question: Who should we worship and who can qualify to be God.
• It was the Sunnah of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬to recite this Surah along with the last two Surahs of the Qur’an
once after every obligatory (Fard) Salah and thrice after Fajr and Maghrib Salahs.
َّ ‫اَعُوذُب ِّاهلل ِّ مِّ َن‬
‫ب ِّس ِّم اهلل ِّ ال َّرحمٰ ِّن ال َّر ِّحي ِّم‬ ‫الشي ٰط ِّن ال َّرجِّي ِّم‬

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫ا َ َحد‬ ‫هُ َو‬ ‫قُل‬

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1 ُ ‫اهلل‬
the One and Unique (is) Allah, He Say:
One ‫وَا ِّحد‬
َ He is Allah: ُ ‫هُ َو اهلل‬
One and only ‫أ َحد‬

)Say(‫) قُل‬They said(‫) قَالُوا‬He said( َ‫ق َال‬

332 332 530

➢ Allah is alone. Let us take four important aspects of His Oneness with examples:
B He is alone in His entity. He has no partners or relatives, no son or father.
C He is alone in His attributes. Nobody has knowledge of the unseen, no one can hear, help, or see
the way Allah does.
D He is alone in His rights. For example, only He has the right to be worshipped.
E He is alone in His powers. For example, He alone has the right to declare something lawful or
unlawful, permissible or impermissible.

Let us apply the following simple formula to bring this Surah into our lives:
➢ Du’aa/Ask: O Allah! Help me worship You alone.
➢ Evaluate: How many times did I follow my desires? According to the Qur’an, following one’s own desire
is to make it god [45:23]. How many times did I succumb to the whisperings of the Shaitaan? According
to the Qur’an, following Shaitaan is like worshipping him [23:60]. Why did I listen to him? Because of
bad company, TV, internet, or just laziness?
➢ Plan: Remove bad things, bad friends, and bad habits and plan to use the things properly.
➢ Propagate: This verse starts with “Qul.” We must propagate the message of Islam to others with wisdom
and kindness, like the way Prophet Mohammed ‫ ﷺ‬did. Use this Surah to spread the message of Tawheed
and Ikhlaas (sincerity).

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫الصمَ ُد‬ ُ ‫اَهلل‬

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2 َّ
the Self-Sufficient. Allah,
‫الصمَ ُد‬
َّ : Everyone needs him, He needs no one. This is Allah’s original name. The rest are names like Ar-
Raheem that show His attributes.

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 ➢ Allah is As-Samad, i.e., He does not need any person or anything. He does not sleep nor gets tired nor
does he need anything.
➢ Everyone needs Him. Realize that there are billions of creatures including human beings that are alive
because of His mercy, kindness, and continuous support.
➢ We can also pray to Allah: O Allah! You alone have been fulfilling my needs in past, so please continue
to fulfill them in the future also! O Allah! Make me dependent upon You alone and not upon anyone else.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫يُولَ ْد‬ ‫وَلَم‬ ٪‫لَم يَلِّ ْد۟ال‬

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is He begotten, and nor He did neither beget

‫يَلِّد‬: begets (active voice) ‫لَم‬: did not ‫يَلِّ ْد‬ ‫لَم‬
‫يُولَد‬: is begotten (passive voice) ‫لَن‬106: will not beget He did not

➢ This ayah means that Allah was there forever and will be there forever. Try to go back thousands, millions,
and billions of years in time and think!! He was always there. Do the same thing for future, and He will
always be there.
➢ Why do we have children? Because when we are tired or feel lonely, they cheer us up. When we grow
old, they take care of us. When we die, they continue our plans and our ambitions. Allah is free from all
such weaknesses and needs.
➢ While reciting this ayah we should feel the responsibility of conveying this message to over two billion
Christians who wrongly believe that Jesus  is the son of Allah.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫ا َ َحد‬ ‫كُفُ ًوا‬ ‫لَّه‬ ُ َ ‫وَلَم ي‬

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4 ‫كن‬
anyone. comparable unto Him and (there) is not
and none is comparable to Him.
‫أ َ َحد‬: One (used for Allah only) for Him,
ُ َ‫ي‬
‫كن‬ ‫لَم‬ ‫َو‬
‫أ َ َحد‬: anyone (used negatively, like here)
equal
unto Him is not and

➢ Nobody is equal or comparable to Allah in His Entity, His attributes, His Rights, and His Powers.
➢ Try to imagine the vastness of this universe, billions of kilometers wide; and no one exists there except
Allah’s creation.
➢ Du’aa: O Allah! Help me develop a strong faith that You are enough for me in all matters of life.
➢ Evaluate: Do I remember this aspect when I am in presence of powerful people? Do I expect benefits
from someone else? Is there anybody whom I am afraid of?
➢ Plan: Think deeply over the attributes of Allah and in the ayahs of the Qur’an so that Allah’s greatness
fills our minds.

Amazing Benefit of this Surah:

One of the companions of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬used to recite Surah Al-Ikhlaas followed by some other Surah in
every Raka’ah of Salah. When the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬asked him about this, he said, “I love it very much.” The
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said, “Your love for this Surah has made you enter Jannah.” (Bukhari: 774)
How can we develop the love of this Surah? Here are some tips.
• We should thank Allah from the depth of our heart that he conveyed to us the clean, pure, and true
message. We now know who is our Creator and what does he want from us. If I had not received this
message, I would have been lost in bad thoughts and deeds. Therefore, we should love to recite this
Surah.
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 • If you are an ordinary person and you have a very close relative or friend who is a famous sportsman
or a leader, won’t you happily mention his name when you introduce yourself to new people? Let us
extend this argument. Allah is our Creator and our Sustainer. He created us and this whole wonderful
world for us! His love for us is much more than that of a mother’s love for her children! Then why
shouldn’t we love to mention His name and praise him often?
• Allah is such that there is none in comparison to Him in His creativity, in His wisdom, in His
lordship, in His power, in His love, etc., most importantly, no one is like Him in His forgiveness and
in His grants. People don’t like the one who keeps slipping and falling; Allah loves to forgive. People
hate if we ask them; Allah loves when we ask Him. No one is kind and caring like Allah is. Allah has
99 names describing His attributes. No one was, is, and will be like Him in all of these attributes.

Such feelings will InshaAllah help us in developing a love of Allah and reciting this Surah with love.

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Lesson you will learn 144 new words, which
12a Surah Al-Falaq occur 31,638 times in the Qur’an.

Introduction: Surah al-Falaq and Surah an-Nas, the last two Surahs teach us the excellent prayers to protect
ourselves.
• It is the Sunnah of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬to recite the last three Surahs once after every Salah and thrice after
Fajr and Maghrib.
• It has been reported by Ayesha (RA) that before sleeping, the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬used to blow into his hands,
recite the last three Surahs and then pass his hands over his body. [Bukhari and Muslim].
Who among us wants to get protection? Everyone! We should then make it a habit to recite these Surahs
regularly. We get two benefits by doing so: (i) Get the protection, and (ii) receive the reward for following the
Sunnah.
َّ ‫اَعُوذُب ِّاهلل ِّ مِّ َن‬
‫ب ِّس ِّم اهلل ِّ ال َّرحمٰ ِّن ال َّر ِّحي ِّم‬ ‫الشي ٰط ِّن ال َّرجِّي ِّم‬

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫الفَل َ ِّق‬ ُ‫اَعُوذ‬ ‫قُل‬

1

1 ‫ب ِّ َر ِّب‬
of the daybreak, in (the) Lord I seek refuge Say:
‫ فَلَق‬: daybreak ‫ رَ ِّب‬+ ‫ِّب‬ ‫ا َعُوذُ ب ِِّّاهلل‬
➢ We should constantly remember that we are surrounded by evil attacks day and night including those
from viruses, mischief makers, and jealous people. While reciting this Surah, we should first realize that
we are not safe and then beg Allah for protection.
➢ He is the Rabb of the daybreak. Think and study about the Sun, the source of daylight, its diameter of 1.4
million kilometers, its distance of 150 million kilometers and see how Allah rotates the earth with its
circumference of 40000 kilometers around the sun to bring out the day and then realize the greatness of
Allah while reciting this ayah.
➢ Allah brings out the day from the darkness of night. Similarly, Allah can remove from us the darkness of
evil.
➢ The Surah starts with “Say.” We should recite this Surah as well as convey it to others with wisdom and
kindness, the same way that the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬did.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫َخل َ َق‬ ‫َش ِّر‬

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2 ‫َما‬ ‫ِّمن‬
He created, (of) that which (the) evil from
َ Creator
‫خال ِّق‬:
what; that which; not
َ ُ ‫مَا دِّين‬: What is your Deen?
‫ك‬
➢ ‫ َشر‬has two meanings: evil and suffering. Some evil things appear to be good but their end is suffering.
Therefore they are also evil.
➢ We ask Allah’s protection from the evil of what He has created, i.e., from the evil of His creations. For
example, Allah created human beings to worship Him but some of them hurt others. We ask Allah to
protect us from the evil of such persons.
➢ Likewise we ask Allah’s protection from the evil of all living and non-living creatures.
➢ Allah is the Creator and the rest are His creations. We seek His help from the evil of His creations which
include everything. However, the next three verses talk of three specific evils. One thing that is common
to these three (night, magic, jealousy) is that we don’t realize if these evils are working against us!
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 ٪﴾ ٪﴿ َ‫وَقَب‬ ‫اِّذَا‬ ‫غَا ِّس ٍق‬ ‫وَ ِّم ْن َش ِّر‬
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it becomes intense, when (of) darkness and from the evil

َ‫وَقَب‬: it became intense ‫اِّذ‬:when ‫َش ِّر‬ ‫مِّن‬ ‫َو‬
َ‫اِّذَا وَقَب‬:when it becomes intense ‫اِّذَا‬: when Evil from and
➢ After every 12 hours comes the night. The time for work is over and people are relatively free. It is the
time when the human mind can easily be corrupted by the devil. An empty man’s brain is a devil’s
workshop.
➢ Most of the evil, indecent, and immoral acts happen at night such as bad TV programs, evil parties, evil
movies, and other evils.
➢ It is easier for the thieves and enemies to attack at night.
➢ Staying awake late is also evil because it becomes difficult to get up for Fajr. It is extremely harmful to
health too. You lose the excellent opportunities of morning work.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫فِّى العُقَ ِّد‬ ِّ ٰ ‫النَّفّٰث‬ ‫وَ ِّم ْن َش ِّر‬

4 1

4 ‫ت‬
in the knots, (of) those who blow and from (the) evil
‫نَفَّاثَة‬: the one who blows (fg)
+
‫ عُقَد‬،‫عُقْ َدة‬: knot + ٰ ّٰ َ
‫نفثت‬
➢ Magic or sorcery is a big test from Allah. If the one who is affected by the magic doesn’t have strong faith
in Allah, he may start committing shirk and do unIslamic practices to find the solution.
➢ In some families where relations are not good, people are scared of visiting relatives. They are afraid of
magic or other evils from them. This Surah is the best cure for all problems.
➢ Don’t forget the daily blowing by the enemy who lives with us! The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said, "When any one
of you sleeps, Satan ties three knots at the back of his neck. He recites this incantation at every knot: `You
have a long night, so sleep.' If he awakes and remembers Allah, one knot is loosened. If he performs
Wudoo, the (second) knot is loosened; and if he performs prayer, (all) knots are loosened and he begins
his morning in a happy and refreshed mood; otherwise, he gets up in bad spirits and sluggish state.'' [Al-
Bukhari, Muslim]
➢ If you stay awake late, you give a big chance to Shaitaan to make you sleep and miss Fajr.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫َح َس َد‬ ‫اِّذَا‬ ‫وَ ِّم ْن َش ِّر‬

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5 ‫َحا ِّس ٍد‬

he envies. when (of) an envier and from the evil
‫ َح َس َد‬: he envied ‫فَا ِّعل‬: doer
‫اِّذَا َح َس َد‬: when he envies ‫ َحا ِّسد‬: the one who envies
➢ If you receive something good, a jealous person wishes that you lose it and he gets it. If not, at least you
should lose it. He will try to destroy your reputation, work, property or hurt you.
➢ Pray to Allah that we are never jealous of anyone. It is like objecting to Allah’s distribution! Say
A’oodhubillah and pray for more for him and for yourself. You will get it too! The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said,
"Beware of envy because envy consumes (destroys) the virtues just as the fire consumes the firewood,''
or he said "grass.'' [Abu Dawud]

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you will learn 156 new words, which
13a Surah An-Naas occur 32,111 times in the Qur’an.

This is the last Surah of the Qur’an. The introduction to this Surah is given in the last lesson.
َّ ‫اَعُوذُب ِّاهلل ِّ مِّ َن‬
‫ب ِّس ِّم اهلل ِّ ال َّرحمٰ ِّن ال َّر ِّحي ِّم‬ ‫الشي ٰط ِّن ال َّرجِّي ِّم‬

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫اس‬
1 ِّ َّ ‫الن‬ ‫ب ِّ َر ِّب‬ ُ‫اَعُوذ‬ ‫قُل‬
mankind in the Lord (of) I seek refuge Say:
‫اِّن ْ َسان‬: man َّ ‫اَعُوذُ ب ِّاهلل ِّ مِّ َن‬
‫ رَ ِّب‬+ ‫ِّب‬ ‫الشي ٰط ِّن ال َّرجِّي ِّم‬
‫ نَاس‬: mankind
➢ Visualize: Allah is the Rabb of seven billion people living now on the planet, in addition to those who
died before and those who will be coming in future.
➢ He is the one who causes the rain to fall, brings forth the crops, maintains the sun and the earth in their
respective orbits, alters the seasons, and all other things for our survival.
➢ He looks after every cell and every atom of each one of us every second. He is all-time Rabb of everyone.
Feel His greatness while reciting it.
➢ Allah starts the Surah with “Say.” We should recite this Surah as well as convey it to others with wisdom
and kindness, the same way that the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬did.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫اس‬ ٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫اس‬
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3 ِّ َّ ‫هلِا ِّ الن‬ 2 ِّ َّ ‫ك الن‬

ِّ ِّ‫َمل‬
the God of mankind, the King of mankind,
َ ِّ ‫)مَ ََلئ‬. The words ‫ مَلَك‬and ‫كة‬
➢ ‫ مَلَك‬and ‫ مَلِّك‬should not be mixed! The word ‫ مَلَك‬means angel (plural: ‫كة‬ َ ِّ ‫مََلَئ‬
occur in the Qur’an 88 times.
➢ Visualize: He is the true King of seven billion people alive today. He owns everything they have,
including their life and death. However much they deny or forget Him, they call upon Him, especially
during tough times and difficulties.
➢ Ask: O Allah! Help me accept You as the true King and the only God in my daily life.
➢ Evaluate: How many times did I follow my desires? According to the Qur’an, following one’s own desire
is to make it god [45:23]. How many times did I succumb to the whisperings of the Shaitaan? According
to the Qur’an, following Shaitaan is like worshipping him [36:60]. Why did I listen to him? Because of
bad company, TV, internet?
➢ Plan: Remove bad friends, habits, and things from your life.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫اس‬
ِّ َّ ‫ال َخن‬ ‫ِّم ْن َش ِّر‬
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4 ِّ ‫ال َوس َو‬

٪‫اس۟ال‬
the one who withdraws
(of) the whisperer from (the) evil
(after whispering),
one who puts something secretly in the heart
➢ Whisper is the first attack of Shaitaan. If he succeeds then the man intends to do bad thing. Shaitaan then
pushes the man to do the bad thing. If this is repeated, it becomes a habit. Bad habits lead to bad end.
➢ Whenever we are careless, Shaitaan whispers. If we remember Allah, he withdraws. But he never gives
up the whispering activity.
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 ٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫اس‬ ‫الَّ ِّذى‬
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5 ِّ َّ ‫الن‬ ِّ ‫ص ُدور‬
ُ ‫فِّى‬ ‫ي ُ َوسوِّ ُس‬
(of) mankind, into the chests whispers who
‫ي ُ َوسوِّ ُس‬
‫ص ُدور‬
ُ ،‫ص ْدر‬
whispers the one who
َ
‫الَّ ِّذي عَلَّمَ ب ِّالقَل َ ِّم‬
+
one who whispers ‫وَس َواس‬

➢ Shaitaan tries to whisper into the chest as the chest is the entry region of the ‘heart.’ This is similar to a
thief entering through the open space around a house.
➢ If the heart is ‘alive’ and ‘sound’ with the Dhikr of Allah, then the whisper attacks of Shaitaan fail and
he withdraws miserably. If not, the person falls into the sin.
ُّ ‫ و َ ِّشفَٓاء ل ِّمَا ف ِّى‬, i.e., a healing for that which is in the chests [10:57]. There
➢ Allah says about the Qur’an: ِّ ‫الص ُدور‬
are many diseases of the heart such as ignorance, doubts, hypocrisy, evil desires, enmity, hatred, jealousy,
etc.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫اس‬
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6 ِّ َّ ‫وَالن‬ ِّ ‫ِّم َن الجِّنَّة‬

and mankind. from among Jinns

➢ The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬told that every one of us has a Shaitaan Jinn always with him/her. He continuously tries
to mislead us at every possible opportunity by whispering.
➢ Who are the Shaitaans from humans? All those people who work for Shaitaan directly or indirectly, who
seduce us away from Allah. They include most of our media, television, newspapers and magazines that
create doubts about Islam or call towards materialism and immorality. In addition, there are men and
women around us who through their dresses, talks, and actions work as agents of Shaitaan. Isn’t the world
full of such people? Do you now see how important this Surah is for our safety!
➢ In fact, a hadith mentions the greatness of the last two Surahs. 'Uqbah bin 'Amir said that the Messenger
of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬said: 'O 'Uqbah, shall I not teach you the best two Surahs that can be recited?' And he taught
me: ‫اس‬ ِّ ‫ قُل اَعُوذُ بِّر‬،‫َب الفَل َ ِّق‬
ِّ َّ ‫َب الن‬ ِّ ‫قُل اَعُوذُ بِّر‬
➢ Plan: Try to avoid all bad programs, gadgets, and friends and use your time to do good things. In addition
to seeking Allah’s help, strive as a team to create a clean society free from evil things.

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Lesson you will learn 174 new words, which
Surah Al-Asr
14a occur 36,556 times in the Qur’an.

Introduction: This small Surah provides mankind with a formula to avoid loss. The solution is to do two
things for self: faith and good actions; and two things for the society: advise each other to truth and advise
each other to perseverence.
َّ ‫اَعُوذُب ِّاهلل ِّ مِّ َن‬
‫ب ِّس ِّم اهلل ِّ ال َّرحمٰ ِّن ال َّر ِّحي ِّم‬ ‫الشي ٰط ِّن ال َّرجِّي ِّم‬

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫وَالعَص ِّر‬
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By the time,

➢ The letter ‫ َو‬means: (1) and; (2) by (oath).

➢ Many Surahs in the Qur’an begin with similar oaths, such as ‫ وَاللَّي ِّل‬،‫الشم ِّس‬ ْ َ‫وَالف‬.
َّ َ‫ و‬،‫ج ِّر‬
➢ Allah has taken an oath by time. Time is a witness to what is being said after this oath.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫ُخس ٍر‬ ‫لَفِّى‬ َ‫االِّن ْ َسان‬ َّ‫اِّن‬

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Loss (is) surely in mankind indeed

‫فِّي‬ َ‫ل‬ ‫إ ِّن ْ َسان‬: man Best example:
‫اْلن ْ َسان‬ ّٰ ‫ا ِّنَّ اهلل َ مَ َع‬
‫الصبِّرِّين‬
in surely ِّ : the man, mankind

➢ In this ayah, we find that in order to show the importance of the subject, Allah began with three distinct
forms of emphasis: (1) He took the oath; (2) used َّ‫ ;إ ِّن‬and (3) used َ‫ل‬.
➢ There is a fourth emphasis in the form of ‫إ َِّّال‬. In a class of 100 students, if 95 fail in the exam, will we say,
“All have passed except 95?” No! We say, “All have failed except five.” Therefore, the majority of
mankind is in loss.
➢ This emphasis after emphasis should increase our attention and force us to think again about what we are
doing to avoid loss! Remember the example of Ukasha  and ask Allah to save us from the loss.

‫وَعَ ِّملُوا‬ ‫الَّ ِّذي َن‬ ‫ا ِّ َّال‬

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ِّ ‫الصلِّ ٰح‬
‫ت‬ ّٰ ‫ٰا َمنُوا‬
good deeds and did have believed those who except
َ ،+‫صال ِّ ُحون‬
ِّ ِّ ‫صال‬
‫حين‬ َ  ‫صالِّح‬
َ ‫عَ ِّملُوا‬ ‫َو‬ ‫إ ِّيمَان‬ ‫اط الَّ ِّذي َن‬
َ ‫ص َر‬
ِّ
ُ ‫َال إِّٰله َ إ َِّّال اهلل‬
+

+
‫صال ِّ َحات‬
َ  ‫صال ِّ َحة‬
َ they did and belief, faith ‫ت عَلَي ِّهم‬ َ ‫ا َنعَم‬

➢ Du’aa: O Allah! Grant me the correct, complete, and firm faith.

➢ Evaluate: How is my faith in Allah, the Hereafter, the two angels, the book, the messengers, the fate, and
in the Shaitaan that accompanies me throughout the day? Does my faith encourage me to do good things?
➢ What is the state of my faith in Allah’s Book? Do I just have the faith or do I care to develop a relationship
with it by studying and practising it?

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 ➢ The Qur’an deals with the details of our beliefs. Reciting the Qur’an with understanding and studying
Hadith strengthens and increases our faith.
➢ Faith alone is not enough to save me from the loss. Good deeds are also essential. What is the quality of
my Salah, fasts, Zakah, manners, morals, dealings, etc.?
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َّ ِّ ‫ب‬
٪ ٪﴿ ‫الصب ْ ِّر‬
3 َ ‫وَتَ َوا‬
‫ص وا‬ ٪‫بِّال َح ِّق ۟ال‬ َ ‫وَتَ َوا‬
‫ص وا‬
to [the] patience. and advised each other to the truth, and advised each other
َ
‫صبْر‬ َ ‫تَ َوا‬
‫صوا‬ ‫َو‬ َ ‫تَ َوا‬
‫صوا‬ ‫َو‬
‫ َحق‬: Truth
perseverance, patience advised each other and advised each other and

➢ Good deeds include every good action. Two actions are specially mentioned here: to advise others to the
truth and to patience.
➢ Where will one find the truth? In the Qur’an and in the Sunnah of the Prophet, ‫ﷺ‬. If we are not able to
even understand the Qur’an, then how are we going to propagate the truth to others?
➢ In many chapters of the Qur’an, Allah describes how the prophets and messengers advised people to the
truth, righteousness and patience. Learn from them the way to do it.
➢ In this ayah, Allah is addressing the people in the plural form! i.e. ‘those who do ...’ This shows that we
have to work as a team and advise each other to obey Allah in every aspect of our life.
➢ You can start now by selecting a friend in this class and ask him to be a partner in advising each other to
learn the Qur’an and practice it till its completion.
➢ Patience (Sabr) is of three types: (1) Patience to do good deeds including Da’wah work; (2) patience to
stay away from sins; and (3) patience while facing difficulties, diseases, etc.
➢ When we tell our son or daughter to “Get Educated,” we have a detailed plan for his education. Do we
have a similar plan for advising people to the righteous path?
َ
➢ ‫ َو‬and ‫ أو‬280. We need to do four things as mentioned in this Surah because between each task, Allah uses
َ
the letter ‫( َو‬and). He did not say ‫( أو‬or).

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 After completing this lesson (a & b),
Lesson you will learn 186 new words, which
15a Surah An-Nasr occur 37,500 times in the Qur’an.

Introduction: According to Abdullah bin Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, this Surah is the last
complete Surah of the Qur’an that was revealed to the Prophet, ‫[ ﷺ‬Muslim, Nasai]. After this Surah, some
verses of other Surahs were revealed.

The enemies of Islam were defeated in Arabia and people were accepting Islam in groups because there was
no one to scare them or confuse them by telling false things about Islam. They got the freedom to accept it.
َّ ‫اَعُوذُب ِّاهلل ِّ مِّ َن‬
‫ب ِّس ِّم اهلل ِّ ال َّرحمٰ ِّن ال َّر ِّحي ِّم‬ ‫الشي ٰط ِّن ال َّرجِّي ِّم‬

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫وَالفَت ُح‬ ِّ ‫نَص ُر اهلل‬ ‫اِّذَا‬

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1 َ ‫َجٓاء‬
and the victory, the help of Allah Comes When
When the help of Allah and the victory comes,
‫الفَت ُح‬ ‫َو‬ َ ‫ َجاء‬: came َ ، ‫إ ِّذ‬
‫نَصر‬: help َ ‫اِّذَا َجاء‬: when (it) comes when ‫إ ِّذا‬ 239

victory; opening and

➢ With Allah’s help only, things get done.
➢ The victory here refers to the Conquest of Makkah in the 8th year of Hijrah.
➢ Ask: O Allah! Grant us your help in everything we do.
➢ Evaluate: It took 23 years of hardwork and complete devotion to Allah after which Allah’s help came.
➢ Plan: What can I do today, this week, or at this stage in my life? One must make an individual and a
collective plan so that we also receive the help of Allah. One should spend his money, his time, his
resources and his abilities to serve the Deen of Islam. If you are a student, then do your best to excel in
studies so you serve Islam the best way.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫اَف َوا ًجا‬ َ‫ي َ ْد ُخلُون‬ َ ‫َورَاَي‬

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2 ِّ ‫فِّى دِّي ِّن اهلل‬ َ َّ ‫الن‬

‫اس‬ ‫ت‬
[into] the religion
in crowds, entering the people and you see
of Allah
‫فَوج‬: crowd ِّ ‫اهلل‬ ‫دِّي ِّن‬ ‫فِّى‬ entry ‫دُ ُخول‬ ‫اِّن ْ َسان‬: man َ ‫رَاَي‬
‫ت‬ ‫َو‬
َ
‫أف َواج‬: crowds Allah religion into exit ‫ُخ ُروج‬ ‫نَاس‬: people you saw and

➢ Here ‘the people’ refers to the different tribes of Arabia who entered Islam after the conquest of Makkah.
➢ There are two meanings of Deen: (1) Judgment (2) System of life. Here Deen refers to the system of life.
People entering the Deen means that they have become Muslims.
➢ According to the above verse, what is the result of victory and help from Allah? People getting guidance
and entering the fold of Islam. Are we helping others to understand Islam so that they can get the best of
this world and the Hereafter?

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 ٪‫وَاستَغفِّرهُيبن‬ َ ِّ ‫رَب‬
‫ك‬ ‫ب ِّ َحم ِّد‬ ‫ف َ َسبِّح‬
and ask forgiveness of Him. (of) your Lord with (the) praise then glorify
ُ‫ه‬ ‫اِّستَغفِّر‬ ‫َو‬ Who takes care of us ‫َحم ِّد‬ ‫ِّب‬ ‫َسبِّح‬ ‫َف‬
Him ask forgiveness of and and helps us grow Praise with glorify then

➢ ‫ َسبِّح‬: Say Subhanallah. It means that Allah is free from any defect, deficiency, or imperfection. He does
not need anybody’s help. He is not weak and He is not under pressure of anyone. He has no son or father.
He is alone in His entity, His attributes, His rights and His powers. Refer to lesson No. 7 for the message
of Tasbeeh.
➢ ‫ ف َ َسبِّح ب ِّ َحمد‬How can you praise someone against whom you have a complaint, however small it may be? It
is for this reason that we often see the words Alhamdulillah mentioned after Subhanallah.
➢ O Allah! Whatever defect was there in our good deeds, please forgive us for that.
➢ Our Tasbeeh and Hamd are defective. For that also, we should consistently ask His forgiveness. Whenever
we get the opportunity to perform a good deed, we should immediately do Tasbeeh, Hamd and ask for
forgiveness.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫تَ َّوابًا‬
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َ‫ََكن‬ ‫اِّنَّه‬
Oft-forgiving. is Indeed, He
َ َ‫ت‬: he turned
‫اب‬
‫تَائِّب‬: one who turns The regular meaning of َ‫َكن‬
َ :was َّ ‫ اِّنَّ اهلل َ مَ َع‬:َّ‫اِّن‬
‫الصابِّرِّي َن‬
‫تَ َّواب‬: one who turns often For Allah, َ‫َكن‬
َ here means: is. Indeed Allah is with those who are
patient
+
‫ ت َ َّواب ِّين‬،+‫تَ َّوابُون‬‫تَ َّواب‬

➢ This is a very big sign of relief and good news for sinners like us. We should never lose hope in the Mercy
of Allah. Repent sincerely, i.e., accept that you sinned, feel sorry, and have a firm intention of never
repeating the sin. Always have firm belief that Allah will accept your repentance.
➢ Example: If I am very hungry and if someone tells me that he feeds hundreds of people, won’t I
immediately ask him for food. Likewise, in this verse, Allah talks about His immense forgiveness. So one
must immediately use the opportunity and ask Allah for forgiveness. Similarly, whenever Allah’s name
or His act is mentioned, we can use that to ask Allah in a way that benefits us.

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 After completing this lesson (a & b),
Lesson you will learn 194 new words, which
16a Surah Al-Kafiroon occur 38,531 times in the Qur’an.

When the polytheists of Makkah saw that more and more people were leaving their religion and reverting to
Islam, they came up with an offer of compromise. They told the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬that they would worship Allah
alone for one year but in the following year, the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬had to worship their gods too along with Allah.
In response, Allah revealed this Surah.
The Surah contains a very important message. It tells us that there can be no compromise in the matters of
faith.
• The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬used to recite this Surah and Surah Al-Ikhlaas in the Sunnah Salahs of Fajr and Maghrib.
[Musnad Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Nasai, and Ibn Majah].
• The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬advised some of his companions to recite it before sleep: Recite Surah Al-Kafiroon for
it is a clearance from Shirk (associating partners with Allah).” [Abu Dawood].
َّ ‫اَعُوذُب ِّاهلل ِّ مِّ َن‬
‫ب ِّس ِّم اهلل ِّ ال َّرحمٰ ِّن ال َّر ِّحي ِّم‬ ‫الشي ٰط ِّن ال َّرجِّي ِّم‬
1
ٰ ‫ال‬
٪﴾ ٪﴿ َ‫كفِّ ُرون‬ ‫ٰۤياَيُّهَا‬ ‫قُل‬
Disbelievers! O Say:
َ َ
O:‫ يَا أيُّهَا‬،‫أيُّهَا‬153 ،‫يَا‬361
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‫ ََكفِّرِّين‬،+‫ ََكف ِّ ُرون‬،‫ََكفِّر‬
These occur in the Qur’an 511 times.
➢ The word ‫ يَا‬occurs in the Qur’an extensively. For example ‫ قَوم‬383‫( يَا‬O people!).
➢ Kafir is the one who receives the message of Islam, understands it, and then rejects it. The general address
for Muslims and non-Muslims in the Qur’an is ‫( يَا ا َيُّهَا الناس‬O Mankind!).
➢ Here, Allah is very angry at those who came to the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬to invite him to do Shirk. They had clearly
rejected Islam and that’s why they are called Kafirs.
➢ The word Kafir itself is not degrading. Allah has asked Muslims to do Kufr with Taghoot (Shaitaan). In
that sense, every Muslim has to be a Kafir of Taghoot.
➢ What was the real problem with the disbelievers? They rejected the truth even after recognizing it because
of their desires, ego, wealth, status, and traditions.
➢ Du’aa: O Allah! Let me not reject the truth because of my ego, desires, or status.
➢ Evaluate: How many times did I reject the truth or didn’t accept it instantly?
➢ Plan to repent. Plan to realize the greatness of Allah and to train oneself to follow the truth.
➢ Propagate: Create awareness among people regarding the dangerous consequences of following one’s
ego and traditions.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ َ‫تَعب ُ ُدون‬
2 ‫َما‬ ‫َاَل اَعب ُ ُد‬
you worship; What I do not worship
َ َ
َ‫ تَفعَلُون‬: you all do ‫ أشهَ ُد‬: I bear witness; ُ‫ أعُوذ‬: I take refuge
Ibadah has three meanings: (1) worship; (2) obedience; and (3) slavery. There is no compromise in any of
these three. All these are for Allah alone.

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 ➢ Today, some non-Muslims are trying to defame Islam. In this environment, you have to follow Islam
without any inferiority complex. You have to be firm in your belief and thank Allah for Islam and keep
spreading the true message of Islam in the best way because many people do not know the truth.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫اَعب ُ ُد‬
3 ‫َمآ‬ َ‫عٰبِّ ُدون‬ ‫وَ َاَل اَنْتُم‬
I worship; (of) what Worshippers and nor are you
َ
‫أشهَ ُد‬: I bear witness ‫اَنْتُم‬ ‫َاَل‬ ‫َو‬
ُ‫أ َعُوذ‬: I take refuge ‫ عَاب ِّ ِّدي َن‬، َ‫ عَاب ُِّدون‬، ‫عَاب ِّد‬
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you not and

➢ A worship mixed with Shirk is not a worship. Such people are not true worshippers of Allah.
➢ All religions are not equal. Allah had sent the message to every nation but they lost the original or left it.
We should try to present Islam in the best and wise way.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫عَب َ ْدتُّم‬
4 ‫َّما‬ ‫عَابِّد‬ ‫وَ َاَل اَنَا‬
you worshipped; (of) what (be) a worshipper and nor (will) I
‫فَعَلتُم‬: you all did ‫فَا ِّعل‬: doer ‫اَنَا‬ ‫َاَل‬ ‫و‬
‫عَب َ ْدتُّم‬: you all worshipped ‫عَاب ِّد‬: worshipper I not And

This appears to be a repetition but it is not. There are different messages in the two verses.
َ and I will not worship them in future (‫)وَ َال أَنَا عَاب ِّد‬.
➢ I don’t worship your idols now (‫)ال اَعب ُ ُد‬
➢ I don’t worship your present idols (َ‫ )مَا تَعب ُ ُدون‬and I will not worship your past idols (‫)مَا عَب َ ْدتُّم‬.
➢ There is no compromise in the matter of faith. It is not because of arrogance but because we follow the
truth and we are afraid of Allah’s wrath.

٪ ٪﴿ ‫اَعب ُ ُد‬
5 ‫َمآ‬ َ‫عٰبِّ ُدون‬ ‫وَ َاَل اَنْتُم‬
I worship. (of) what Worshippers and nor are you
➢ This again appears to be a repetition but it is in a different context. The message here is: Because of your
insistence on Shirk, it is not expected that you will worship Allah alone.

٪﴾ ٪﴿ ‫دِّي ِّن‬
6 ‫وَل ِّ َى‬ ُ ُ ‫دِّين‬
‫كم‬ ُ َ‫ل‬
‫كم‬
my religion. and to me your religion To you (be)
➢ This does not mean that all religions are equal or same. This also does not mean that we should stop
propagating the message of Islam. Did Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬stop propagating Islam after this
revelation? Never! This statement is in response to their offer of compromise.
➢ The disbelievers came to the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬as a team. We should also help each other and work in an
organized way to present Islam to the people in the best way so that they are saved from hellfire and get
the best of this world and the Hereafter.

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 Lesson After completing this lesson (a & b),
Purpose of Revelation you will learn 208 new words, which
17a occur 39,571 times in the Qur’an.

Introduction: In this lesson, we will study verse 29 of Surah Saad which tells us about the purpose of
revelation of the Qur’an very clearly.
َّ ‫اَعُوذُب ِّاهلل ِّ مِّ َن‬
‫ب ِّس ِّم اهلل ِّ ال َّرحمٰ ِّن ال َّر ِّحي ِّم‬ ‫الشي ٰط ِّن ال َّرجِّي ِّم‬

َ ‫اِّلَي‬ ُ ‫اَنْزَلنٰه‬
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‫ُمب ٰ َرك‬ ‫ك‬ ‫كِّتٰب‬

to you
full of blessings; We have revealed it (It is) a book
(O Muhammad! ‫)ﷺ‬,
َ‫ك‬ ‫إ ِّلَى‬ ُ‫ه‬ ‫اَنْزَلنَا‬
‫كُتُب‬
We say ‫( عيد مبارك‬Let this Eid be +
books
a blessing for you) you to it We sent down

➢ The Qur’an is the book of Allah which is sent down from heavens through Jibra’eel (A).
➢ 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.
➢ Barakah means to receive a blessing, to have it stay with you, and to have increase in it.
➢ Qur’an is Mubarak: The night in which it was revealed became better than 1000 nights. So imagine how
great the Qur’an is. The month in which it was revealed became the best.
➢ The messenger on which it was revealed became the top messenger. The city in which it was revealed
became the city of peace. This book has changed the history of the world. The Sahabah who received this
book became the leaders of this world within 100 years. For almost 1000 years, i.e., till the time the
Muslims were attached properly to the Qur’an, Muslims retained the leadership in all spheres of life.
➢ We should be extremely happy and say: O Allah! Thank you so much! You are so nice and so caring that
You sent us a book full of barakah.
➢ The best use of a blessing is to benefit from it. Therefore, We should recite, understand, ponder, memorize,
and spread the Qur’an!
➢ The book is full of barakah. But why did Allah send it down? It is mentioned in the next part. In other
words, if we want to receive barakah, we should do those two things.

ِّ َ ‫اُولُوا االَلب‬ ‫وَلِّيَت َ َذكَّ َر‬

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‫اب ﴿٭ ﴾٭‬
)‫ (سورة ص‬29 ‫ٰايٰتِّه‬ ‫لِّي َ َّدبَّ ُروْۤا‬
those of understanding. and so that receive admonition so that they
its verses
and so that those of understanding receive admonition. ponder
‫اَلبَاب‬ ‫ اُولِّي‬،‫ا ُولُوا‬ ‫يَت َ َذكَّ َر‬ ‫ِّل‬ ‫َو‬ ‫ه‬ ‫آيَات‬ ‫ي َ َّدبَّ ُروْۤا‬ ‫ِّل‬
they receive so they
understanding those of and its verses so that
admonition that ponder
+
‫ اَلبَاب‬Intellect: ‫لُب‬ +
‫ ٰايَات‬sign; verse :‫ٰايَة‬ pondering :‫تَ َدبُّر‬

➢ The Qur’an is sent down for: (1) pondering; and (2) taking lessons from it.
➢ Pondering means to think over or reflect upon. You don’t need to ponder while reading a newspaper.
Reading it once is enough to get the message. But can you read a book of science, math, or commerce in
the same way? No! You have to stop and think over or ponder.
➢ If we realize the greatness of the book, we will be more motivated to ponder it. This book is sent by the
Creator of this universe who was always there and will always be there; whose universe is so big that just
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 to go out of our own galaxy, we will need 100,000 years if we travel at the speed of light (3,00,000
kilometers/sec). Allah sent it down from above the seven heavens.
➢ To ponder the Qur’an or reflect upon it, you have to understand it first!
➢ Receiving admonition means to take lessons, to listen the advice, to implement them in our lives. For
example, if you tell a student, “Prepare for the exams, otherwise you will fail.” If he prepares for the exam
then he has acted on your advice.
➢ You can do so by acting upon its commandments and staying away from its prohibitions.
➢ When we do the above two, then by Allah’s Will, we can earn all the blessings of this world and the
Hereafter through the Qur’an.
Our relationship with the Qur’an:

B Direct: The Qur’an is Allah’s word. Whenever I hear it or recite it, I should feel that Allah is directly
addressing me. He sees me how I react to His words!
C Personal: Every verse of the Qur’an is for me. Let us not say that this verse is for kaafir, mushrik, or
munafiq. I have to see what is there in it for me! Why did Allah address this to me?
D Planned: Every grain is destined for someone to eat! In the same manner, each and every verse is
destined for someone to hear or recite. If I heard Surah Qaaf in Fajr today, then it has something to do
with what I am doing today.
E Relevant: Qur’an is a reminder. Can Allah’s reminder be irrelevant? I should ask O Allah! Why did you
make me hear or recite this verse(s) today?

Tadabbur ‫تَ َذبُّر‬: It means thinking over or pondering. Below is a simple method of Tadabbur for a common
man. There are many aspects of Tadabbur but we are talking about basics only.
• Study: Study the verses repeatedly with understanding. Study brief commentary or Tafseer if available.
• Visualize: Use your imagination to visualize what is stated there. For example, when Allah talks about
the heavens or the earth, try to visualize them.
• Feel: Recite with feelings. For Example, recite the ayah about Jannah with hope and about hell with
fear.
Tadhakkur ‫تَ َذكُّر‬: It means taking lessons or receiving admonition. Following is a simple method to do it.

• Ask: Extract a du’aa from the passage you have learnt and ask Allah to help you implement what you
are asking. For example, for the verse of this lesson: O Allah help me do Tadabbur. Just Du’aa is not
enough. One should evaluate his performance and make plans. Otherwise it will be like a student who
prays to Allah in Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, etc. to help him pass the exams but he does not go to school nor
studies any book!
• Evaluate: What have you done so far regarding the work related to Du’aa. For example, how much
time did I invest last day in Tadabbur? If you did, alhamdulillah; if not, astaghfirullah.
• Plan: What is the plan regarding the work related to Du’aa. For example, how much time will you give
for Tadabbur every day?
Regarding the plan, we have to be careful and check one thing: When it comes to group or Fiqh issues or any
new idea, then please check with scholars before you mention it to others or implement it.
For common people like us, there are many areas that we can work on such as: Relationship with Allah,
obeying the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬, planning for the Hereafter, different types of worship, morals, good dealings, dawah,
ordering good and stopping evil, team spirit, etc.

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Tableegh (Conveying): The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said,

ً ‫ٰايَة‬ ‫وَلَو‬
201

‫عَنِّي‬ ‫بَلِّغُوا‬
(it is a single) verse. even if from me Convey

It means whatever we are reading from the Quran and Hadith, we have to convey it to others. Try to convey
the beautiful Message of Islam to others in the best possible way.
We have to invest our time, money, and abilities in this task and help those who are working in the Da’wah
field.
The logo shown here is placed at the beginning of every lesson to remind you about the basics of Tadabbur,
Tazakkur, and Tableegh.
To do Tadabbur and Tadhakkur on every Ayah or Dhikr , we can use this logo: Study it, ponder it, visualize
it, and feel it.
➢ Ask Allah according to the topic of the Ayah
➢ Evaluate your past in the light of this Du’aa
➢ Plan for the upcoming days
➢ Propagate the message so that we can fulfil our responsibility and get reward too.

Based on verses like this, the scholars have listed the rights of the Qur’an as follows: Believe in it, read it,
understand it, ponder its verses, act upon it, spread it, etc.

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 After completing this lesson (a & b),
Lesson you will learn 222 new words, which
Qu’ran is Easy to Learn
18a occur 40,469 times in the Qur’an.

In the last lesson, we have learnt that Allah has revealed the Qur’an for pondering and acting upon it. To ponder
its verses, i.e., Arabic verses because the Qur’an cannot be translated.
Somebody may say that this is a blind belief. It is not! For example, take a couplet of the best poetry in your
language (if it is not English) and try to translate into English. You can’t! The beauty, the power, the balance,
the depth, selection of recurring and matching words, … everything is gone! If human composition cannot be
translated, how can Allah’s ‘composition’ be translated?

This means even if you have read 100 translations of the Holy Qur’an, in simple terms you have not read it at
all! The Qur’an is Arabic Qur’an only! Please note that We are not negating the rewards (10 rewards for each
letter recited) and not decreasing the value of translation because we will learn Arabic through the translation
only. The point is: Translation is not our destination.

The Arabic Qur’an has a “Spiritual voltage” that penetrates deep into the heart because it is Allah’s book.
There are many spiritual effects of the verses and Surahs. You get 10 rewards for reciting each letter of the
Arabic Qur’an.
The verses of the Qur’an are in Arabic and the Qur’an cannot be translated. We can get only the message of
the Qur’an in the translation. To ponder the Arabic verses, we have to learn Arabic.

It is a huge blessing from Allah that He has made the Qur’an easy to understand. Its Arabic is also easy to learn
as far as basic understanding is concerned.
َّ ‫اَعُوذُب ِّاهلل ِّ مِّ َن‬
‫ب ِّس ِّم اهلل ِّ ال َّرحمٰ ِّن ال َّر ِّحي ِّم‬ ‫الشي ٰط ِّن ال َّرجِّي ِّم‬

َ‫القُرٰان‬ ‫ي َ َّسرنَا‬ ‫وَلَقَ ْد‬

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)17: ‫(القَمَر‬ ِّ ِّ ‫ل‬

‫لذك ِّر‬
to understand and remember the Qur'an We have made easy And indeed
‫ال ِّذكر‬ ‫ِّل‬ ‫يُسر‬: easy ‫ق َ ْد‬ َ‫ل‬ ‫َو‬
‫عُسر‬: difficult
The meaning of
understand & remember for, to Already indeed and
the Qur’an is
‫ ذِّكر‬has two meanings: “one which is ‫ي َ َّسرنَا‬: we made easy َّ ‫ت‬
‫الصٰلوة‬ ِّ َ‫ق َ ْد قَام‬
recited often.”
(1) to memorize; and
Salah is already established.
(2) to understand and take lessons
➢ The word Qur’an means that which is read often. Even its name has miracle in it. Indeed, according to
even non-Muslims, Qur’an is “the most widely read book in existence” [Encyclopedia Britannica].
➢ Qur’an is easy for learning, practicing, and for advising others too. Understand it well so that you learn
its style, arguments, stories, and proofs thoroughly.
➢ Never ever think, say, or accept that the Qur’an is difficult to understand. Are we going to contradict this
verse? May Allah forgive us.
➢ Qur’an is easy to learn, but it is not automatic. You have to spend time and effort for learning it. The
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said that Allah runs towards the one who walks towards Him. Let us start walking first and
you will be amazed to see the results.
➢ Qur’an is easy to understand and take lessons from it. It is easy to see what Allah wants me to believe and
to practice.
➢ Please don’t mix it with Fiqh or legal issues. For that, we should ask scholars.

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Let us take a Hadith now.

)‫(بخارى‬ ‫وَعَلَّمَه‬ َ‫تَعَلَّمَ القُرٰان‬ ‫َّمن‬ ‫َخي ُركُم‬

and teaches it. learns the Qur'an (is the one) who The best of you
‫ه‬ َ‫عَلَّم‬ ‫َو‬ َ‫تَعَلَّم‬: learnt First question in the grave: ‫كُم‬ ‫َخي ُر‬
َ ُّ‫مَن رَب‬
‫ك؟‬
It taught and َ‫عَلَّم‬: taught Who is your Rabb? your good, best

➢ The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬mentioned the student first and then the teacher. This is a great honor for every student
of the Qur’an. It also means that there is no end to learning the Book of Allah! Hence, we should keep
learning more and more about it till we die.
➢ It also means that the best person is the one who does both the learning and the teaching.
➢ Whatever we have learnt so far is very easy to teach. Can you write at least 2 names whom you will teach.
➢ Right now, millions of classes may be running on the earth. The best in the sight of Allah are those where
the Qur’an is taught.
➢ Till now, you may have attended thousands of classes but this class or a similar Qur’an class is the most
valuable in the sight of Allah because we are learning the Qur’an.
➢ Learning the Qur’an does not mean just learning how to read it. It also means how to understand it, ponder
it, implement it, etc.
➢ The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬was sent as a teacher of the Qur’an. He taught the Qur’an by explaining it and practicing
it. To learn the way the Sahabah (the companions of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬learnt, first we have to learn how to
read Arabic letters and words along with Tajweed. Don’t stop there because the real learning of the Qur’an
starts after it, i.e., how to understand it and practice it.
Let us take another Hadith:

ُ‫إِّنَّمَا األَعمَال‬
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)‫(بخارى‬ ِّ َّ ‫بِّالن ِّي‬

‫ات‬
on intentions. Actions (are based) only
+
‫نِّيَّات‬ ‫نِّيَّة‬ ‫إ ِّنَّمَا‬: only
+ َ َ
intentions intention ‫ أعمال‬،‫عَ َمل‬
➢ On the Day of Judgment, the case of three people will be decided first. Among them will be a reciter of
the Qur’an who used to recite to show-off. He will be thrown into the hell because of his wrong intention.
Allah doesn’t accept those deeds which are done to show others along with Him.
➢ Let us learn the Qur’an to please Allah only. Learn it to understand and practice it.
➢ Let us learn it to teach others for the sake of Allah because a huge majority is away from the Qur’an.
Perhaps 90% of Non-Arab Muslims today do not understand the Qur’an. If we teach them the Qur’an,
they will be able to convey it to others.
The three words given in the table below occur 2370 times in the Qur’an. Remember their meanings by using
the following examples. It is easier to remember and recall the meanings if you remember their examples too.
The examples are very useful, especially when you get confused and start mixing the meaning of one with the
other similar sound word (such as ‫ إ ِّن‬and َّ‫)إ ِّن‬.
If Allah wills ُ ‫ َشاء َ اهلل‬56 ‫إِّن‬ If ‫ إ ِّن‬691
Indeed Allah is with those who are patient ّٰ ‫إِّنَّ اهلل َ مَ َع‬
‫الصبِّرِّي َن‬ Indeed َّ‫ إِّن‬1534
Actions are (based) only on intentions ِّ َّ ‫إِّن َّ َما األَع َمالُ ب ِّالن ِّي‬
‫ات‬ Only ‫إِّن َّ َما‬145
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 After completing this lesson (a & b),
Lesson How to learn you will learn 232 new words, which
19a the Qur’an occur 41,111 times in the Qur’an.

Introduction: In this lesson, we will learn the best ways to learn the Qur’an: (1) Ask Allah for knowledge;
(2) Use all the resources starting with the pen; and (3) Try to compete and excel.

B Ask Allah for knowledge

)ٰٰ‫(سورة طٰٰه‬ ﴾114﴿ ‫ِّعلمًا‬ ‫زِّدْنِّى‬ ‫رَ ِّب‬

in knowledge. Increase me O, My Lord!
‫ن ِّى‬ ْ‫زِّد‬
‫ ِّعلم‬: knowledge Takes care of us & helps us grow:‫رب‬
me increase

➢ Allah taught this Du’aa (supplication) to Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬especially for memorizing and learning the Qur’an.
We should, therefore, beg Allah using this Du’aa repeatedly and sincerely.
➢ Tip to remind us to receipt this Duaa: You may link it to the word ‘ilm’ in Ayatul-Kursi and after you
recite ayatal kursi or after Adhkaar, say: ‫رَ ِّب ز ِّدْنِّى ِّعلمًا‬
➢ Along with Du’aa, we must make a plan and spend time every day to understand the Qur’an. If a student
asks Allah for success in every Salah but does not go to school nor open any book to study, will he pass
the exam? If we just pray for knowledge but don’t make an effort then we are playing with the Du’aa?
➢ Some people say that you don’t need to know more; just practice what you know. This statement is not
correct. The only Du’aa taught by Allah for increase is the increase in knowledge! More knowledge will
give us stronger faith and then it will be easier to obey Allah. It will also help us spread it in a better way.
It will be easier to understand and avoid the attacks of Shaitaan.
➢ How should you pray? Like a person who is hungry for two or three days; Like a heart patient who will
undergo an open heart surgery the next day. Will he ask Allah only once? Will he ask without feelings?
Ask Allah again and again to help us understand every page of the most important book of knowledge.

C Use all the resources starting with the pen

٪ ٪﴿ ‫بِّالقَل َ ِّم‬ َ‫عَلَّم‬ ‫اَلَّ ِّذى‬

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)‫(سورة العلق‬ 4

by the pen. taught (The one) Who

‫القَلَم‬ ‫ِّب‬ َ‫تَعَلَّم‬: learnt ‫الَّ ِّذي‬: the one who
pen by َ‫عَلَّم‬: taught ‫الَّ ِّذي َن‬: those who

➢ When Allah says that He taught by the pen, pick up the pen immediately! You have written millions of
words with your hand. Now use your hand for learning Qura’nic Arabic and make it a habit.
➢ Where will you write? Maintain a notebook. Keep a record of what you are learning. Develop a small
library of books and notebooks.
➢ According to modern research, writing helps you learn things effectively. You have to first read or listen
to things, think about it, and then use your eyes and fingers to write while keeping the whole body silent
and focused on the task.

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 ➢ Make a vow to yourself today that you will spare at least five minutes for writing the meanings and the
grammatical forms of new words. Do it not with laziness but with passion, devotion, and sincerity.
➢ If there is any knowledge that this Ummah is deficient in, it is the knowledge of the Qur’an, whose first
word of the first revelation is, “Read!” ‫ا ِّقْرَأ‬. Make reading and writing your special habit especially when
it comes to learning the Qur’an.

D Compete and try to excel

٪‫عَمَ ًَلط‬ ‫اَح َس ُن‬ ُ ُّ ‫اَي‬

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)2 :‫(المُلك‬ ‫كم‬
in deeds? is best Which of you
َ
‫أكبَر‬ ‫كَبِّير‬ Big ‫كُم‬ ُّ َ ‫ا‬
‫ي‬
َ َ
+
‫ أعمَال‬،‫عَمَل‬ ‫أصغَر‬ ‫صغِّير‬َ Small
َ your, you which of
‫أح َسن‬ ‫َح َسن‬ Good

➢ Allah created us not just to see who is a Muslim and who is not; but to see who is best. Best in individual
works, i.e., best in praying; best in homes; best in office, etc.. best in social works such as helping others,
doing Da’wah, enjoining good, and forbidding evil.
➢ You have started learning the Qur’an. Allah is watching us right now to see who is better in learning the
Qur’an in this class? Only for the sake of Allah, try to be better than others. Allah will reward you based
on your efforts. Just try your best and compete.
➢ Shaitaan 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. Shaitaan is very experienced but you enjoy the support of Allah.
➢ Shaitaan is ready, angels are also ready, their pens are also ready to record your deeds. Are you ready?

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 After completing this lesson (a & b),
Lesson What have we learnt you will learn 232 new words, which
20a and what next? occur 41,111 times in the Qur’an.

Introduction: In this lesson, we will pick two selections from the Qur’an to show how much we have learnt
in this course.

1. The first five verses of Surah Al-Baqarah

The underlined words are those that you have already learnt in this course. As you can see, in the past
19 lessons, you have learnt more than 50% words of these verses, Alhamdulillah.

٪﴾ 2٪﴿ ‫ل ِّلمُتَّقِّي َن‬ ‫هُدى‬ ۛ٪‫فِّيه ِّج‬ ‫ىلص٭‬٪‫َال رَيبَ ج‬ ُ‫ال ِّكتٰب‬ َ ِّ ‫ذٰل‬
‫ك‬ ٪﴾ 1٪﴿ ‫آلم‬
the God-conscious for a guidance in it, doubt No is the Book. That Alif Laam Meem.

‫رَزَقْن ٰهُم‬ ‫وَمِّمَّا‬ َ ‫الصٰلوة‬

َّ َ‫وَيُقِّيمُون‬ ِّ ‫ب ِّالغَي‬
‫ب‬ َ‫يُؤمِّنُون‬ ‫الَّ ِّذي َن‬
We have and out of
Them the prayer establish and the unseen in Believe Those who
provided what

‫وَمَآ‬ َ ‫اِّلَي‬
‫ك‬ َ‫اُنْزِّل‬ ‫بِّمَآ‬ َ‫يُؤمِّنُون‬ ‫وَالَّ ِّذي َن‬ ٪﴾ 3٪﴿ َ‫يُنْفِّقُون‬
and what to you is sent down in what believe And those who they spend.

٪﴾ 4٪﴿ َ‫يُوقِّنُون‬ ‫هُم‬ ِّ ‫َوب ِّااْل ِّخ َرة‬ َ ِّ‫مِّ ْن قَبْل‬

٪‫ك‬ َ‫اُن ْ ِّزل‬
firmly believe. they and in the Hereafter before you was sent down

٪‫رَّب ِّ ِّهم‬ ‫مِّن‬ ‫هُدى‬ ‫عَ ٰل‬ َ ٰٓ ‫اُول‬

‫ِئك‬
their Lord from guidance are on Those

٪5٪﴿ َ‫المُفلِّ ُحون‬ ُ‫هُم‬ َ ٰٓ ‫وَاُول‬

‫ِئك‬
are the successful ones. they and those,

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2. Ayat Al-Kursi (Verse 255 of Al-Baqarah)
The underlined words are those that you have already learnt in this course. As you can see, in the past
19 lessons, you have learnt more than 50% words of these verses, Alhamdulillah.

٪‫القَيُّومُج‬ ‫اَل َح ُّى‬ ٪‫هُ َو‬ ‫ا ِّ َّال‬ َ ‫هلِا‬ ‫َاَل‬ ُ ‫اَهلل‬

the Sustainer and Protector (of all the Ever-
He, but God No Allah,
that exists). Living

‫نَوم‬ ‫وَّ َال‬ ‫ِّسنَة‬ ‫َال تَا ُخ ُذه‬

sleep. and not slumber Does not overtake Him

‫فِّى االَر ِّض‬ ‫وَمَا‬ ِّ ‫السمٰ ٰو‬

‫ت‬ َّ ‫فِّى‬ ‫مَا‬ ‫لَه‬
on the earth. and whatever is in the heavens whatever is To Him belongs

‫ب ِّاِّذن ِّه‬ ‫ا ِّ َّال‬ ‫ِّعن ْ َده‬ ‫يَشفَ ُع‬ ‫ذَا الَّ ِّذى‬ ‫مَن‬
with His permission? except with Him can intercede is he that Who

٪‫َخلفَهُم‬ ‫وَمَا‬ ‫بَي َن اَي ِّدي ِّهم‬ ‫مَا‬ ُ‫يَعلَم‬

behind them; and that which is before them that which is He knows

٪َ‫ب ِّمَا َشٓاء‬ ‫ا ِّ َّال‬ ‫مِّن ِّعل ِّمه‬ ٍ‫ب ِّ َشىء‬ ِّ ُ ‫وَ َال ي‬
َ‫حي ُطون‬
that which He wills except of His knowledge anything and they will never encompass

َ ‫وَاالَر‬
٪‫ض‬ ِّ ‫السمٰ ٰو‬
‫ت‬ َّ ُ ‫كُر ِّسي ُّه‬ ‫وَ ِّس َع‬
and the earth. the heavens His chair encompasses

﴾۲۵۵﴿ ُ‫العَ ِّظيم‬ ‫العَلِّ ُّى‬ ‫وَهُ َو‬ ٪‫ِّحف ُظهُمَا‬ ‫وَ َال يَئُودُه‬
the guarding and preserving
the Most Great. is the Most High, And He And does not tire Him
both of them.

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