Understand Quran & Salah
The Easy Way
Lesson -1a
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If we fail to plan, we plan to fail.
Therefore, First, UNDERSTAND the Task. Next, make the PLAN. Then, ASK Allah make the task easy. And, START the Task.
(If you walk towards Him, Allah will come to you running!!) - Hadeeth
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For Understanding Al-Qur'an
First get to know
How many words are there? How fast can the human brain learn new words? How many days will it take?
In the MUSHAF from Madinah, (or the one used by those who memorize the Quran)
Pages in the Mus-haf
600 Lines per page 15 Words per Line 9 Total Words in every page 130 Total Words (130 x 600) 78,000
Approximately
In the MUSHAF from Madinah, (or the one used by those who memorize the Quran)
Non-repeated Words Unique words
17,000 4,500
(after learning )
Root words
1,850
On an average, each root word occurs in 2 to 3 derived word forms. For example,
A p p r o x i m a t e l y
Easy to Learn!
Allah says, Verily We have made Al-Qur'an
EASY to understand and remember
So the suggestion that Al-Qur'an is difficult
is from shaitan! Even in your thoughts, NEVER agree with it and NEVER say it.
Do we want to contradict what Allah says in
the Quran? (May Allah forgive us!)
Easy to Learn!
Allah has made His Al-Qur'an easy for us
in many wonderful ways. For example,
The words of Surah Fatihah are repeated
7500 times in Al-Qur'an!
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Easy to Learn: Step 1
Words (and their derivatives) from Salaah
the Surah Fatiha, 6 often used small surahs, the usual dhikr words and 4 usual duaas are found 40,000 times in the Quraan.
This means 50% of the words or every 2nd
word in the Quraan is from DAILY Salaah!
That is the content of our Short Course-1
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Easy to Learn: Step 2
Additional Recitations
- 5 Last Surahs - Selections from the Quran - Supplications Learnt Basic Words (from 2 courses) : 250 Occurrences in Al-Qur'an : 55,000 That is the content of our Short Course -2
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After the 2 Short Courses
Unfamiliar/New words found in Al-Qur'an
Juz/ Paarah 1
: 20 per page Juz / Paarah 2 to 5 : 12 per page Juz / Paarah 6 to 28 : 6 per page Juz / Paarah 29 to 30 : 12 per page
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Unfamiliar or New words per page in Al-Qur'an after the 2 Short Courses
400
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New Words in the Qur'an (after you study the 2 short courses)
Number of new words
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300
200
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Para / Juz Number
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9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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Repetition / Reinforcement Opportunity on Every Page of Al-Qur'an!
New Words per page
: 20 TOTAL words per page : 130 Repeated words : 110 Therefore, each page ensure enough revision of the words that have learnt earlier!!!
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Human Brain Capacity???
New Words memorizable per Day
The Secret of this Capacity
: 15 : Repetition
Repetition ensures that the learnt words get stored in the PERMANENT MEMORY of the brain
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The Problem is NOT Time or Effort, It is just your Attitude , your Thought!
Make it a Part of your Daily Routine Life. Like you eat 3 times and drink water 5-6 times.
When you want to memorize the meaning of new words, follow the Sunnah of Allah (for memorizing because that is the way He designed the brain).
For this, adopt 2 main aids: Vocabulary sheets & Posters Friends (to help you and team up with)
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Just 200 hours!
To understand Al-Quran, you need 200 Hours!
(20 hours for the 2 short courses + 6 hours for each of the 30 Juzu/Paarah)
Start A.S.A.P. (As Soon As Possible)
When you have any way decided to learn, Why Delay?
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Duaa
May Allah (Sub-hanahu wa Ta-aalah) help us to:
Read Al-Qur'an
Understand Al-Qur'an
Reflect/Contemplate upon Al-Qur'an Implement / Act upon Al-Qur'an Spread the learning and the message of Al-
Qur'an (Aameen!)
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Objectives of the Short Course - 1
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
To make the understanding of the Quran easy To pray Salah effectively Encourage you to recite Quran again and again with understanding Help in interacting with the Quran (to bring it into our lives) To generate the team spirit
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What will we study? In 19 lessons (First Part)
Surah Al-Fatihah, and last 6 Surahs
Parts of Salah Supplications, etc. PLUS grammar rules in every session
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How will we study?
26 minutes sessions
Each Session will have:
Quran / Hadith Grammar Educational and motivational tips
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Strategy
Through these common recitations, we will learn 125 words that occur in the Quran almost 40,000 times (50% of the words of the Quran)
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Quran sample page 1 Red color shows the words covered in this course (almost 50%)
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Quran sample page 2 Red color shows the words covered in this course (almost 50%)
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Quran sample page 3 Red color shows the words covered in this course (almost 50%)
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Understanding Quran vs. Learning Arabic Language
3 Major Differences in our approach
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No. 1: Smooth Start
Start from Salah (Why use any other text,
for Quran) If I want to teach you French and if I know that you speak something in French for 1 hour, I will say: Learn that first! A common sense approach Valid for every Muslim man, woman, old, and young, and even for a child
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No. 2: Focus on Listening and Reading
Language Understanding Learning Quran Reception Listening Reading Production Speaking Writing
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No. 3: More Focus on Vocabulary
More focus on Vocabulary (just the way a child
learns) Less focus on grammar; otherwise if we teach the way shown below, people will run away!
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Rules of the Short Course
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Rules
We will learn with love, smiles, and
relaxation. This is a thoroughly interactive short course therefore listen attentively, and participate continuously. Listen interactively, with your HEART and have faith that Allah will teach you. Dont doubt about yourself.
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State of mind
What made you come here?
To See the Teacher?
To see the class?
For you only ( What am I learning)
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Approach
With out attentiveness With doubt (whether we can learn or not?)
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Infact with a firm belief that Allah the high will make it easy for us to learn.
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Rules
Remember the golden rule:
I listen, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I practice, I learn (HW too).
I teach, I master (more later)
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Repetition of words in Quran
Repetition in Quran
Noun (singular + plural forms); Verb (all forms)
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After the Break, we will study:
Grammar & Learning tips
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