Short Course Begin to Understand Qur’an & Salah – The Easy Way Lesson No. 7

1. Short Course Begin to Understand Qur’an & Salah – The Easy Way Lesson No. 7 www.understandQuran.com Make sure you download the fonts sent with the email or visit the website and download them.

2. In this lesson… • Qur’an : Al-Asr • Grammar : Prepositions • Educational tip: Invite your brain

3. Introduction This is a concise but comprehensive surah, which in three verses, outlines a complete way of human life according to Islam. This surah states that mankind is in a state of loss except people who are characterized by 4 qualities: • Two of them for personal betterment: • Faith • Righteous deeds • Two of them relating to other people: • Advising each other for truth • Advising each other for patience

4. سُورَةُالعصر

5. وَ الْعَصْر the time by

6. وَ 1. and 2. By (oath)

7. So many Surahs start by oaths, such as: وَالْفَجْر، وَالضُّحَى، وَاللَّيْل والذَّارِيَات، وَالنَّجْم، وَالسَّمَاء

8. Message from: وَ الْعَصْر Time by

9. سُورَةُالعصر

10. 1297 إن اﷲ َمَعَ الصَّابِرِين َّ Allah is with those who are patient Indeed

11. أ ن س إنْسَان man

12. أ ن س الْإِنْسَان the man; mankind

13. لَ فِي in surely

14. وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرآنَ

15. خ س ر Loss The theme here is : how to avoid the loss.

16. Message from: • 4 times emphasis: Oath; Inna; Lafee; and the statement which says majority is in loss. (Everyone passed except 95%??) • Be alert and pay serious attention

17. سُورَةُالعصر

18. لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اﷲ ُ

19. 1080 times صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ those who

20. إِيمَان belief, faith أ م ن

21. ع م ل

22. to do, to act عَمَل ع م ل

23. With belief, what kind of action will Allah accept? Good or Evil? Therefore Salihaat = Good deeds ص ل ح

24. صَالِحُون، صَالِحِين صَالِحَات صَالِح صَالِحَة ص ل ح

25. Message from: • “O Allah! Give us the right and strong belief and help us do good deeds.” • If Iman is weak, read books, mix with good people.

26. سُورَةُالعصر

27. و ص ي

28. و ص ي

29. Truth; (in Qur’an & Sunnah) حَقّ ح ق ق

30. و ص ي

31. صَبْر Perseverance, patience ص ب ر • to obey • to avoid sins • to face difficulties

32. Message from: • Just faith and actions are not enough. One has to convey the message to others and help others face it with Sabr.

33. قواعد – Grammar

34. Let us Revise!

35. Occurr 4960 times in the Quran with the 7 pronouns. لَ لِ مِن عَن مَعَ

36. 4960 times قواعد

37. These 4 prepositions have occurred 4327 times in the Quran with the 7 pronouns. بِ فِي عَلَى إِلَى

38. 4327 times قواعد

39. Today’s Class

40. 4 important pointsabout prepositions لَ لِ مِنْ عَنْ مَعَ بِ فِي عَلَى إِلَى

41. 1 Different languages use different prepositions. آمَنْتُ بِاﷲ ِ I believed in Allah; میں اﷲ پر ایمان لایا

42. 2 Preposition: in Arabic but not in English

43. 3 Preposition: Not in Arabic but required in English.

44. 4 Change of preposition leads to change in the meanings Same thing in English get; get in; get out;...

45. Almost 200 times in the Qur’an 197 times

46. Learning Tip

47. How much do we remember? • 25% of what we read • 35% of what we listen • 50% of what we see • 60% of what we say • 75% of what we do • 95% of what we …

48. 78,000 4500 New words with examples 24,420 49

49. اب تك هم نے 7 اسباق ميںنماز كے اهم حصّوں كے ساتھ ساتھ: 49 الفاظ سيكھے جو قرآن ميں 24,420بار آۓ هيں يه صرف بار بار آنے والے الفاظ كا ذكر هے قرآن ميں كل تقريبًا 4,500 الفاظ هيں جو تقريبًا 78,000 بار آۓ هيں

50. Be ready for the next lesson! Let us not be soooo busy as not to spare even 15 min. for the book of Allah. Don’t give up! سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ نَشْهَدُ أَن لاَّ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ نَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ