Understand Qur’an – the Easy Way For Primary School Children (Book-1) Lesson-8b: Iqamah In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful

Hay-ya `ala-Salaah: Come to the prayer. –When we hear Adhan, start preparing for Salah, make wudu and join the Jama'at in prayers, or we will lose this beautiful opportunity to earn multiple rewards. حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَوٰةِ …ay-ya `ala‹-‹alaah Come to the prayer.

Hay-ya `alal Falaah: Come to the prosperity. Allah is calling us for the true success and prosperity. Ultimate Everyone wants peace and happiness. If we pray Salah (and do other good things), –Allah will reward for it in the eternal life of happiness, where everything will be perfect. And people will live forever… حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلاَحِ …ay-ya `alal falaa…. Come to the prosperity.

Hay-ya `alal Falaah: Come to the prosperity. By going to Salah, we get success in this world too. If we perform it with understanding, then: –Reminds us to obey Allah all the time. –Stops us from evil and bad things –Gives us Peace of mind and positive attitude –Gives us confidence in every good thing we do –It makes us punctual, clean, disciplined, and do everything to become great, because we pray Allah to help us follow the best people and we know that Allah answers our prayers. حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلاَحِ …ay-ya `alal falaa…. Come to the prosperity.

Qad Qaamati Salaah: –Jama’at is ready. –We are about to talk to Allah in prayer. –We are about to Praise Allah, seek His forgiveness, and ask for His Mercy, Guidance etc. –Every other activity must come to a complete halt; even our thinking on any other topic. قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَوٰة ُ  قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَوٰة ُ  ÂadÂaamati‹-‹alaah Âad Âaamati‹-‹alaah Indeed the prayer is established. Indeed the prayer is established.

Allahu 'Akbar: –Again a reminder. It will be good for us only if we accept the Greatness of Allah by obeying Him. Therefore, stop everything else. اَلله ُ أَكْبَرُ اَلله ُ أَكْبَرُ  'Allahu 'akbar. 'Allahu 'akbar. Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest.

La Ilaha Illallahu: –There is none worthy of worship except Allah alone. So, at this time, don’t listen to any one except Allah. Just go for prayer. لاَ إِلـٰـهَ إِلاَّ الله ُ laa 'ilaha 'illal-lah laa 'ilaha 'illal-lah There is no god except Allah.

Spoken Arabic …

(2) praising Allah. Say the following: when (1) you ask for forgiveness of Allah 1: أَسْتَغْفِرُ الله َ 'AstaÄfirul-laah I ask forgiveness of Allah 2: سُبْحَان اللهِ Sub-…aanallaah Glory be to Allah; Purified is Allah

Grammar Let us learn 6 sentences.

for لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَ لِيَ دِينِ لَهُ for him لَهُمْ for them لَكَ for you لَكُمْ for you all لِي for me لَنَا for us لَهَا for her These 7 words have occurred 1367 times in the Qur’an Other meanings of ل are also there.

Don’t forget to do the HWs –Listen to a tape –Paste the poster in your room and learn the meanings from it at different times in the day –Fill up the worksheets in your book سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ نَشْهَدُ أَن لاَّ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ نَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ