In the name f Allah, Mst Beneficent, Mst Merciful Begin t UNDERSTAND QUR AN & SALAH - The Easy Way A SHORT COURSE fr Beginners A simple yet effective curse f 8 hurs t teach yu 100 wrds which ccur apprx. 40,000 times (ut f a ttal f apprx. 78000 r 50% f ttal wrds) in the Qur an using Daily Recitatins and ther selectins. Only basic meanings f the wrds are taught in this curse. Objectives: (1) T prve that the Qur an is easy t learn; (2) T encurage yu t study the Qur'an with meanings; (3) T teach hw t interact with the Qur an Taught by Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem Directr, Understand Qur an Academy Understand Al-Qur an Academy Hyderabad, INDIA i
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In the name f Allah, Mst Beneficent, Mst Merciful Table f Cntents FROM QUR AN / HADITH GRAMMAR.1 Intrductin ه و ه م....2 Al-Fatihah Surah ه و م س لم ه م م س ل مون....3 Surah Al-Fatihah ر ب ه.. ر ب 4. Qur an? Why Understand the د ين ه.. ك ت اب ه.. ه ي ر ب ه ا....5 easy? Why is it ل م ن ع ن م ع.6 it? Hw t learn ب في ع لى ا 7. Surah Al-Asr 4 tips n prpsitin.8 Surah Al-Nasr ف ع ل ف ع لوا فع لت فع لت م فع لت ف ع ل ن ا.9 Surah Al-Ikhlaas ي ف ع ل ي ت ل ت ل ن ل.10 Al-Falaq Surah ف ع ل... ي ل....11 Surah An-Naas ع ا ف ل ا ف ع ل.12 Surah Al-Kafirn فا عل م.13 Wudu Azkar f ف ت ح ي ف ت ح ا فت ح... ج ع ل ي ج ع ل ا ج ع ل....14 Iqamah ن ص ل خ ق ي خ لق اخ ل ق....15 Sana Ruku, Sjd ك ف ر ي ك فر ا كف ر... ذ كر ي ذ كر ا ذ كر....16 Tshd ر ز ق ي ر ز ق... د خ ل ي د خ ل... ع ب د ي ع ب د....17 pbuh Praying fr the Prphet ض ر ب ي ض ر ب ا ض ر ب... ظ لم ي ظل م ا ظل م....18 Praying fr the Prphet pbuh ص ب ر ي ص ب ر ا ص ب ر... غ ف....19 Befre Ending Salah س م ع ي س م ع ا س م ع... ع ل م ي ع لم.20 Supplicatins: Sleeping... ع م ل ي ع م ل ا ع م ل... ر ح م ي ر ح م.21 Eating Supplicatins: قا ل ي قو ل ق ل....22 Qur anic Supplicatins قام ي ق وم قم... كا ن ي كو ن ك ن....23 Miscellaneus-1 د عا ي د ع وا... ش ا ء ي ش اء... ج ا ء.24 Miscellaneus-2 ه ذا هو لاء ذ ل ك ا ول ي ك ا لذ ي ا لذ ي ن 25. Miscellaneus-3 Revisin Frequent Wrds After this curse? MOTIVATIONAL & LEARNING TIPS
IMPORTANT GUIDELINES Prerequisite: Yu shuld be able t read Arabic text. Duratin: 9 hurs (Preferably in 2 t 3 sessiss) Sme Guidelines fr using the Shrt Curse Effectively: We will learn with lve, smiles, and relaxatin. This is a thrughly interactive shrt curse therefre listen attentively, and participate cntinuusly. We are practicing s there is n prblem even if yu d mistakes. Nbdy learns withut first cmmitting mistakes. The ne wh practices mre will get mre even if he/she cmmits mistake. Remember the glden rule: I listen, I frget. I see, I remember. I practice, I learn. Remember the 3 levels f learning: Listening (withut paying attentin). Yur ear hears nises. Listening carelessly r with dubt. Listening interactively; listening with HEART; respnding immediately t the pints. Space after MOTIVATIONAL AND LEARNING TIPS is left blank fr yu t take ntes and add ther things t it based n yur experience. If the space is nt enugh, yu may use back side f the paper. Each lessn is fllwed by Grammar. Grammar cntents is nt directly related with the main lessn simply because it will be t cmplicated t analyze grammatical aspects f the lessn in the first class. It may require separate Grammar teaching befre we start studying Surahs. Therefre, Grammar lessns build up yur Arabic Grammar in parallel t vcabulary that yu learn in the main lessn. DON T FORGET TO DO THE 7 HOMEWORKS AS WILL BE EXPLAINED DURING THE COURSE. And MOST IMPORTANT f all: Dn t frget t carry that vcabulary sheet in yur pcket/purse and refer t it at least 5 times during a day. The 7 Hmewrks are: Tw fr Tilawat: 1. At least FIVE minutes recitatin (fr the beginner) f the Qur'an frm the Mushaf. 2. At least FIVE minutes recitatin f the Qur'an frm memry during activities such as walking. Tw fr Study: 3. At least FIVE minutes study f the Wrd-fr- Wrd translatin (r frm this bk, fr the beginners). 4. 30 secnds study f the vcabulary bklet r sheet, preferably befre r after every Salah r any ther suitable intervals. ALWAYS carry the vcabulary bklet with yu till yu cmplete the curse. Tw fr Listening and talking t thers: 5. Listening t a tape which cntains these recitatins with wrd-by-wrd meanings (in yur car while driving and at yur hme while ding husehld chres). Yu can recrd the cntents f this curse yurselves int a tape, in case a recrded tape is nt available. 6. Talking t yur clleague fr 1 minute every day regarding the lessn (if yu are studying it in a class). The last ne fr using it: 7. Recitatin f the last 14 Surahs in rtatin in the Sunan and Nawafil f daily Salah. ر ب And tw mre hmewrks n Du'aa (i) fr self and (ii) fr thers that Allah helps us all ;ز د ن ي ع ل م ا t fulfill ur duties twards Qur'an. The best way t learn is t teach, and the best way t teach smene is t turn him int a teacher. Try t use the lg (as ne f the simple ways) t bring Qur an int ur life: 2
Lessn 14 IQAMAH (FROM: PARTS OF SALAH) * Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest. * I bear witness that there is n gd except Allah. * I bear witness that Muhammad (pbuh) is the Messenger f Allah. * Cme t the prayer. * Cme t the prsperity. * Indeed the prayer is established. Indeed the prayer is established. * Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest. * There is n gd except Allah. *** Iqamah *** االله ا كب ر االله ا كب ر ا ش ه د ا ن لا ا ل ه ا لا االله I bear witness that there is n gd except Allah Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest. ا ش ه د ا ن م ح م د ا رس و ل ا الله ح ي ع لى الص ل و ة the prayer. Cme t I bear witness that Muhammad (pbuh) is the Messenger f Allah. ح ي ع لى قد ا ل ف لا ح قام ت الص ل و ة قد قام ت الص ل و ة Indeed the prayer is established. لا ا ل ه ا لا االله There is n gd except Allah. the prayer is established. Indeed ا الله ا كب ر the prsperity. ا الله ا كب ر Cme t Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest. GRAMMAR: Practice the 21 frms f 92 ن ص ر (1b), he helped. D it fr ne mre verb 248 خ ل ق (1b) he created. ف ع ل م اض ي ف ع ل م ض ار ع أم ر ن ه ي ن ص ر ه ي نص ر ت ي نص ر ي نص رو ن ن ص ر وا لا ت نص ر ا نص ر ت نص ر ن ص ر ت لا ت نص روا ا نص روا ت نص رو ن ن ص رت م ن اص ر م ن ص ور ا نص ر ن ص ر ت ن ص ر ن نص ر ن ص رن ا ت نص ر ه ي ف ع ل م اض ي ف ع ل م ض ار ع أم ر ن ه ي خ ل ق ه ي خل ق ت ه ي ت خ ل ق ي خ ل ق ي خ ل قو ن خ لق وا لا ت خ ل ق ا خ ل ق ت خ ل ق خ ل ق ت لا ت خ ل قوا ا خ ل قوا ت خ ل قو ن خ ل قت م خ ال ق م خ لوق ا خ ل ق خ ل ق ت خ لق ن خ ل ق خ ل ق نا ). Dn t be afraid f these classificatins. There are extremely minr ب اب ن ص ر ين ص ر ي ن ص ر ون instead f a sund). Nte similar small changes in the ص (that is, we have u sund n ين ص ر ي ن ص ر ون.... ب اب ن ص ر Nte that this verb is f Type b ( differences in these classes. The little difference here is that instead f... in the imperfect tense, we have imperative frms t. Arabic verbs are mstly f 16