1. Short Course Begin to Understand Qur’an & Salah – The Easy Way Lesson No. 4 (Introduction) www.understandquran.com Make sure you download the fonts sent with the email or visit the website and download them.

2. In this lesson… Main part:A verse from Surah Saad Grammar: Singular & Plural for feminine gender Learning tip: Create flashes in the brain

3. The purpose of Revelation Pondering 1. تَدَبُّر receiving admonition 2. تَذَكُّر

4. كِتَابٌأَنزَلْنَاهُإِلَيْكَمُبَارَكٌ (It is) a book We have revealed it to you (O! Muhammad, pbuh) full of blessings; سُورَةُ ص، آية 29

5. كِتَابٌأَنزَلْنَاهُإِلَيْكَمُبَارَكٌ (It is) a book We have revealed it to you (O! Muhammad, pbuh) full of blessings; ك ت ب كِتَاب

6. كِتَابٌأَنزَلْنَاهُإِلَيْكَمُبَارَكٌ (It is) a book We have revealed it to you (O! Muhammad, pbuh) full of blessings; ن ز ل we sent down أَنْزَلْنَا

7. كِتَابٌأَنزَلْنَاهُإِلَيْكَمُبَارَكٌ (It is) a book We have revealed it to you (O! Muhammad, pbuh) full of blessings; ن ز ل أَنْزَلْنَا + هُ itwe sent down

8. كِتَابٌأَنزَلْنَاهُإِلَيْكَمُبَارَكٌ (It is) a book We have revealed it to you (O! Muhammad, pbuh) full of blessings; ن ز ل هُ His, him There is no neutral gender in Arabic. It is either Masculine or Feminine.

9. كِتَابٌأَنزَلْنَاهُإِلَيْكَمُبَارَكٌ (It is) a book We have revealed it to you (O! Muhammad, pbuh) full of blessings; إِلَى + كَ youto

10. كِتَابٌأَنزَلْنَاهُإِلَيْكَمُبَارَكٌ (It is) a book We have revealed it to you (O! Muhammad, pbuh) full of blessings; ب ر ك عِيد مُبَارَك Let this Eid be a BLESSING (for you)

11. كِتَابٌأَنزَلْنَاهُإِلَيْكَمُبَارَكٌ (It is) a book We have revealed it to you (O! Muhammad, pbuh) full of blessings; Message from:  First feel His infinite Mercy and Kindness…  How happy should we be to receive this BOOK! This happiness is shown by our attachment (reading, studying, spreading)  Note the words… We stop at barakah; but Allah did not stop here. It goes on…

12. Practice Esp. with Imagination & feelings; Prayer & Evaluation كِتَابٌأَنزَلْنَاهُإِلَيْكَمُبَارَكٌ (It is) a book We have revealed it to you (O! Muhammad, pbuh) full of blessings;

13. لِّيَدَّبَّرُواآيَاتِهِ so that they ponderits verses سُورَةُ ص، آية 29

14. لِّيَدَّبَّرُواآيَاتِهِ so that they ponderits verses د ب ر لِ so that

15. لِّيَدَّبَّرُواآيَاتِهِ so that they ponderits verses د ب ر لِ يَدَّبَّرُوا they ponder so that

16. لِّيَدَّبَّرُواآيَاتِهِ so that they ponderits verses آيَة 1. verse 2. sign

17. لِّيَدَّبَّرُواآيَاتِهِ so that they ponderits verses ء ي ي آيَات آيَة

18. لِّيَدَّبَّرُواآيَاتِهِ so that they ponderits verses ء ي ي آيَات + ه Its verses

19. لِّيَدَّبَّرُواآيَاتِهِ so that they ponderits verses Message from:  Ponder, to think over  Example: Can you read a math book like a story book.  Revealed for pondering!  Pondering possible only after understanding

20. Practice Esp. with Imagination & feelings; Prayer & Evaluation لِّيَدَّبَّرُواآيَاتِهِ so that they ponderits verses

21. وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَأُوْلُوا الْأَلْبَابِ ( ص 29 ) and so that (they) receive admonition those ofunderstanding. سُورَةُ ص، آية 29

22. وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَأُوْلُوا الْأَلْبَابِ ( ص 29 ) and so that (they) receive admonition those ofunderstanding. ذ ك ر so that لِ

23. وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَأُوْلُوا الْأَلْبَابِ ( ص 29 ) and so that (they) receive admonition those ofunderstanding. ذ ك ر لِ وَ لِ يَتَذَكَّرَ they receive admonition so that and

24. لِ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوآ ا ٰ يَاتِه ا وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُوْلُوا الْأَلْبَابِ So that لِ :

25. وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَأُوْلُوا الْأَلْبَابِ ( ص 29 ) and so that (they) receive admonition those ofunderstanding. أُوْلُوا أُولِي

26. وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَأُوْلُوا الْأَلْبَابِ ( ص 29 ) and so that (they) receive admonition those ofunderstanding. ل ب ب لُبّ ألْبَاب

27. وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَأُوْلُوا الْأَلْبَابِ ( ص 29 ) and so that (they) receive admonition those ofunderstanding. Message from:  Receiving admonition: Bring into life  Example: You catch a hot iron

28. Practice Esp. with Imagination & feelings; Prayer & Evaluation وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُوْلُو ا الْأَلْبَابِ ( ص 29 ) and so that (they) receive admonition those of understanding.

29. To receive full barakah, do Pondering 1. تَدَبُّر receiving admonition 2. تَذَكُّر

30. Before we ponder, Let us look at Our Relationship with Qur’an  Direct  Personal  Planned  Relevant DPPR www.understandquran.com

31. ASK: Each verse of the Qur’an demands something from us. To fulfill it, start with supplication. EVALUATE (your past day or week in the light of that supplication) Make a PLAN of the next day / week. PROPAGATE the message (The Prophet pbuh said: Convey from me even if it is one verse). تدبُّر & تذكُّر A simple method

32. تدبُّر & تذكُّر : A simple method In the next slide www.understandquran.com

33. Check!  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. Then what is the real area for common people like us?  Relationship with Allah, Following the Prophet pbuh, planning for the hereafter, Zikr, Worship, Morals, Dealings, Dawah, Preaching and Propagation, Ordering good and Stopping evil, Team spirit etc. Check www.understandquran.com

34. Example: تدبُّر + تذكُّر Just Prayer / supplication is not enough. One should evaluate his performance and make plans. Example: Do you think a student who just asks Allah to help him succeed is sincere if he does not follow it up with studies? The real target of this course is: تدبر +تذكر www.understandquran.com

35. Rights of the Qur’an  Believe in it  Read it  Understand it  Ponder its verses  Act upon it  Spread it www.understandquran.com

36. Purpose of Revelation 261 * كِتَابٌأَنزَلْنَاهُإِلَيْكَمُبَارَكٌ (It is) a bookWe have revealed it to you (O! Muhammad, pbuh) full of blessings; www.understandquran.com

37. Purpose of Revelation لِّيَدَّبَّرُواآيَاتِهِ so that they ponderits verses وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُوْلُوا الْأَلْبَابِ ( ص : 29) and men of understanding receive admonition. 382 * www.understandquran.com

38. قواعد – Grammar

39. TPI (Total Physical Interaction): See it; say it; show it; listen to it; think it;… These 6 words have occurred 1295 times in the Qur’an RevisionHeهُوَTheyهُمْ Youأَنْتَ You all أَنْتُمْ Iأَنَا Weنَحْنُ

40. These parts have come in almost every line of the Qur’an (almost 10,000 times ) His/him, their/them, … His _ ه Their _هُمْ Your _كَ Your _كُمْ My - ِي Our -نَا

41. Say it in Arabic, as if you are talking to Arabs His Rabb رَبُّه Their Rabb رَبُّهُمْ Your Rabb رَبُّكَ Your Rabb رَبُّكُمْ My Rabb رَبِّي Our Rabb رَبُّنَا

42. 3 types of words اِسْمNoun Name ( كِتَاب، مَكَّة ) Attribute ( مُسْلِم، مُؤمِن ) فِعْلVerb Tells us about an action فَتَحَ، عَمِلُوا حَرْفLetter Joins nouns and/or verbs بِ، لِ، مِنْ، فِي، إنّ

43. اِسْم رَبّ، دِين، كِتَاب

44. دِينُه ، دِينُهُمْدِينُكَدِينُكُمْ دِينِي دِينُنَا كِتَابُه ، كِتَابُهُمْكِتَابُكَكِتَابُكُمْ كِتَابِي كِتَابُنَا

45. مذكّر - مؤنّث هُوَ هِيَ HeShe

46. مثال ابُوبَكْر رَضِيَ الله ُ عَنْهُ عَائِشَة رَضِيَ الله ُ عَنْهَا

47. مؤنّث رَبُّهَا دِينُهَا كِتَابُهَا هِيَ she

48. مُسْلِمْ  مُسْلِمَة مُسْلِمَات مُؤْمِن  مُؤْمِنَة مُؤْمِنَات مُؤْمِن  مُؤْمِنَة مُؤْمِنَات صَالِح  صَالِحَة صَالِحَات كَافِر  كَافِرَة كَافِرَات مُشْرِك  مُشْرِكَة مُشْرِكَات مُنَافِق  مُنَافِقَة مُنَافِقَات مؤنّث : واحد ، جمع

49. Learning tip

50. Take a deep breath; Charge your brain to the full Breath Oxygen Blood Brain Do this especially when you start memorizing / recalling something!

51. General State Now Start …

52. Step 1. Fill your stomach

53. Step 2. Fill your chest

54. Step 3. Release your chest

55. Step 4. Expel all the air from your stomach

56. Now … FOCUS  Eyes  Ears  Body  Brain  Heart (with love & enthusiasm) focus

57. When you know the relation, then Focus Understand Imagine Feel Helpers in تدبّر and تذكّر

58. When you know the relation, then Focus Understand Imagine Feel

59. MashaAllah you have started! Don’t give up!! 1. Ramadan is the month of Qur’an – Each day we should get closer to it. 2. Don’t fail yourself! Don’t say you don’t have time! Snatch those 15 minutes from your day anyway! 3. Don’t forget to become the ‘student’ of the Prophet pbuh! سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ نَشْهَدُ أَن لاَّ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ www.understandquran.com