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To get maximum benefit from the lessons, please download the . wmv or. 3 pg (video) file or mp 3 file and watch it along with the . pps files. Change the slide whenever you hear Allahu. Akbar in the background. Short Course Begin to Understand Qur’an & Salah – The Easy Way Lesson No. 25 Make sure you download the fonts sent with the email or visit the website and download them. They should appear like below (slide no. 4). If not, check fonts. www. understandquran. com 1

In this lesson… Learning tip: Keywords and message Revision Nouns, prepositions, etc. Hope you are doing the 7 homeworks, esp. carrying that vocabulary Card www. understandquran. com 2

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Points/Commentary for each ayah or zikr These points help us a lot: 1. They (Ask-Evaluate-Plan-Propagate) helps us to bring them into our lives. 2. Add emotional and spiritual side to our learning (right side of the brain) and therefore provides additional anchor. 3. Meanings (of keywords) helps us remember the message and the message helps us remember the meanings of the rest of the words www. understandquran. com 4

Selections from Daily Recitatioans Instead of selecting miscellaneous verses of Qur’an from here and there, we have selected daily recitations, because These selections are a part of everyday practice Revision is ensured automatically Whenever any of these words appear in a new context, it will be much easier to recall an example from such selections www. understandquran. com 5

Revision Guidelines Please try to remember an example for each one of these almost 100 words. The words we learnt in the course are grouped under simple categories. There is no strict rule followed here. A total of 19 categories are listed here. www. understandquran. com 6

1. No, … There is no god except Allah He did neither beget, and nor, is He begotten. - ﻻ ﻟــ ﻻ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ . ﻭ. ﻥ ﻩ، ﺍ - no ﻻ did not 347 will not 104 ﺍ 2155 ﺭ 147 ﻻ 666 (There is) no deity for you except Him; What is your religion? ﺍ ﻟ ﻩ، ﺍ ؟ not, no, what Not of those who earned Your wrath on them. There is no god other than You. ﻳ ﺍﻟﻏﻭ ﻳ ، ﻻ ﻟــ not, other than There is no god except Allah ﻻ ﻟــ ﻻ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ except www. understandquran. com 1732 This page: 5151 7

2. This, that, … ﻩﺍ This is from the grace of my Lord. ﻫﺍ ﻱ this - (mg: masculine gender) (fg: feminine gender) these ﻩﻻ 46 - - that mg ﺫ 427 - (mg. , fg) those ﻭﻟ 204 ﺍﻱ 304 Who whispers into the chests/hearts of mankind . ﺍﻱ ﻱ ﻭ ﺍﻟ ﺍ the one who The path of those You bestowed favors on ﺍ ﺍﻳ ﻧﻣ ﻳ those who www. understandquran. com So far: 7437 This page: 2286 mg mg mg ﺍﻳ 225 108 0 8

3. He, they, you, … Say, “He (is) Allah the One. ” he . ﺍﻟﻠ mg 481 mg 444 81 - - them - - you And Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship. . ﻻ ﻧ ﺍﻭ ﺍ you all And Nor are you worshippers of what I worship. . ﻻ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﺩ I - - we - - she www. understandquran. com 8795 1295 mg ﻡ 135 ﺍ 68 mg mg/fg 86 63 9

4. Who, what, how, … Who is your Lord? : : ﻥ ؟ Who? ؟ 823 What is your Deen? : : ﺍ ﻳ؟ What? ﺍ ؟ - How are you? : : ﺍﺍﻝ ؟ How? ؟ 83 www. understandquran. com 9701 906 10

5. When? - - when When comes the Help of Allah and the Victory. . ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ when future ﺍ 454 All praise and thanksgiving be to Allah Who gave us life after He had given us death ﻟﻠ ﺍ ﺍﺍ after ﺩ 196 Allah is the One who created you then gave you provisions then He will cause you to die then He will bring you to life. ﺍﻟﻠ ﺍﻱ then 338 197 : : ﻭﺱ ﻧ؟ How much money do you have? www. understandquran. com 11125 1424 near, have past 239 11

6 a. Prepositions ﺣﺮﻭﻑ ﺟﺮ along with -ﻩ،-،-ﻱ، -ﺍ،-ﺍ To you be your religion and to me my religion. . ﻳ ﻳ for ، 1367 I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the outcast. : : ﺍﻟﻠ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍﻟ from 3026 May Allah be pleased with him : : ﺍﻟﻠ with, about 404 Indeed! Allah is with those who are patient. ﺍﻟ ﺍﻟ ﺍﻳ with 163 www. understandquran. com 16085 4960 12

6 b. Prepositions ﺣﺮﻭﻑ ﺟﺮ along with -ﻩ،-،-ﻱ، -ﺍ،-ﺍ In the name of Allah ﺍﻟ in, with 510 In the path of Allah. ﻱ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ in ﻱ 1658 Peace be upon you all. : : ﺍﻟ ﻻ on ﻯ 1423 Indeed, we are for Allah and Indeed we are to return to Him. . ﻟﻠ ﺍ ﺍﻥ to, toward ﻯ 736 www. understandquran. com 20412 4327 13

. . . ، 7. ﺃ، ﺃ ، ﺇﻥ، ﺇ If Allah wills. : : ﺍ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ if, not 628 Indeed, mankind is surely in loss . ﺍﻧﺍ ﻱ indeed 1297 I bear witness that there is no god except Allah : : ﺃﻦ ﻻ ﻟــ ﺇﻻ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ that 576 Muhammad (pbuh) is) His slave and His Messenger. : : ﺍ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻠ that 263 www. understandquran. com 23176 2764 14

. . . ، ، 8. ﺇﺍ Actions are based only on intentions. : : ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍﺕ only, but ﺍ 146 (The word) “If” opens the door of Shaitaan. : : ﺍﻟ ﺍﻥ if 200 Say, “O disbelievers!” ،. ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﺍﻭ O! ﺍ، ﺍ ﺍ 150 so that they ponder its verses and men of understanding receive admonition. ﻭﺍ آﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍﺍ so that - Indeed, man is SURELY in loss. ﺍﻧﺍ ﻱ surely - The prayer is already established. : : ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻭﺓ already 409 www. understandquran. com 24081 905 15

9. ﺻﻔﺎﺕ a In the name of Allah, in its beginning and its ending. In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful. www. understandquran. com ﻱ ﺍﻟ ﻩ : : آﻩ ﺍﻟ ﻡ 25230 first ﻝ ﻭﻯ ) 82 (fg. last آﺭ آﺓ ) 40 (fg. Intensely Merciful 1149 ﻡﻥ 57 16

9. ﺻﻔﺎﺕ b Indeed You! Alone are the Oft-Forgiving the Most Merciful. Most forgiving ﻭﺭ 91 All-Knowing ﻳﻢ 162 All-Wise ﻳﻢ 97 ﺍ ﺍ : : ﺍﻟﻠ ﻳ ﻳ And Allah is All. Knowing, All-Wise. www. understandquran. com ﻟ 25836 606 17

10. Signs آﻴﺎﺕ And Indeed, We have made the Qur’an easy to understand remember. ﺍ ﺍآ ﻟ Qur’an آﻦ 70 Glorfies Allah, whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. ﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻟ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍ earth ﺽ 461 sky; heaven ﺍﺀ )ﺍﻭﺍﺕ (pl 310 Glorfies Allah, whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. www. understandquran. com ﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻟ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍ 26677 841 18

11. ﺃﻨﺒﻴﺎﺀ ، ﻝ I bear witness that Muhammad (pbuh) is the Messenger of Allah. Peace be on you O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. : : ﺍ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻠ messenger (pl ﻭﻝ )ﻝ 332 prophet ، ) ﻭﻥ، ﻳﻦ (pl ﺍﺀ 75 : : ﺍﻟ ﻻ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍﻟﻠ ﺍﻩ Adam, Noah, Ibrahim, peace be upon them (Prophets of Allah). آﻡ ﻭﺡ ﺍﻳﻢ 127 Lut, Ismail, Yaqoub (Israel), peace be upon them (Prophets of Allah). ( ﻭﻁ ﺍﻳﻞ ﻭﺏ )ﺍﻳﻞ 152 Hud, Shuaib, Moses, Jesus, the son of Mary, peace be upon them (Prophets of Allah). ﻭﺩ ﺏ ﻭﻯ ﻳﻯ ﺍﺑ ﻡ 225 www. understandquran. com 27588 911 19

12. Satan & his followers! I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the outcast. - www. understandquran. com ﻭ ﺍﻟﻠ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻳﻢ Shaitaan, Satan ﺍﻥ (pl )ﺍﻳﻦ 88 - Pharaoh (an Egyptian ruler) ﻥ 74 27750 162 20

31. آﺨﺮﺓ O our Lord! Give us good in this world and good in the hereafter آ آﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻵ The hereafter - - Garden; The garden - - Hell ﺍآﺓ (pl ﺓ ) ﺍﺕ ﺍ ﺓ 115 147 ﻡ 77 ﺍﺏ 322 O our Lord! Give us good in this world and good in the hereafter and protect us from the Fire. . آ آﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻵ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ fire ﺍﺭ 145 Master of the day of Judgment. . ﻡ ﺍﻟ ﻳ day (pl ﻡ ) ﺍﻡ 393 www. understandquran. com 28949 1199 torment, penalty, doom 21

14. Creed, etc. Say, “He (is) Allah the One. ”; … And there is none comparable to Him. There is no god except Allah This is a Book, We have revealed it to you, full of blessings… Allah (O Allah) ( ﺍﻟﻠﻪ )ﻟ 2702 One; any one (fg ﺩ )ﻯ 85 ﻻ ﻟــ ﻻ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ god (pl ﻟــ )آﺓ 34 . . . ﺍ ﻧﺍ ﺍ book (pl ﺍﺏ )ﺏ 261 (pl ﻙ )ﻻﺓ 88 ﺍﻟﻠ . . . ، ﺍﻟﻠ . ﻥ ﻩ، ﺍ The angel of death. : : ﺍﺕ angel and advised each other to the truth, and advised each other to the patience. . . . ﺍﺍ ﺍﻟ truth www. understandquran. com 32119 3170 247 22

. . . 51. ﺩﻳﻦ All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. Master of the day of Judgment. ; To you be your religion and to me my religion. The prayer is better than sleep. praise, thanks ﺩ 43 system of life; judgment ﻳﻦ 92 prayer ﻻﺓ 83 grace, bounty ﻝ 84 . ﺍ ﻟ ﺍﺍﻳ ،. ﻡ ﺍﻟ ﻳ . ﻳ ﻳ : : ﺍﻟ ﻻ ﺍﻟ ﻡ This is from the grace of my Lord. ﻫﺍ ﻱ O our Lord! Give us good in this world and good in the hereafter and protect us from the Fire. . آ آﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻵ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ good (pl ﺓ )ﺍﺕ 31 The prayer is better than sleep. : : ﻟ ﻭ ﺍﻟ ﻡ good, better ﺭ 186 www. understandquran. com 32885 766 23

16. People O Allah! Indeed, I have wronged myself with excessive wrongs. : : ﻟ ﺍ ﺍ soul (pl ﺱ )ﺱ 293 I bear witness that Muhammad (pbuh) is the Messenger of Allah. : : ، ﺍ ﻩ ﻩ slave (pl ﺩ )ﺍﺩ 126 Indeed, man is surely in loss. . ﺍﻧﺍ ﻱ. ﻻ ﺍﻳ human being ﺍﻥ 65 Say, “I seek refuge of in the Lord mankind, The King of Mankind, The God of Mankind ” . ﻭ ﺍﻟ ﺍ. ﻟــ ﺍﻟ ﺍ people, makind ﺍﺱ 248 O my people! Worship Allah! There is no deity for you except Him. ﻳ ﺍﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ ﺍ ﻥ ﻟ ﻩ ﻡ 383 www. understandquran. com 34000 1115 people 24

. . . ، 71. ﺩﻧﻴﺎ O our Lord! Give us good in this world and good in the hereafter and protect us from the Fire. آ آﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻵ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ world ﺍ 115 And strive with your wealth and your selves in the path of Allah. ﺍﻭﺍ ﺍ ﻧ ﻱ ﻳ ﺍﻟ path, way (pl ﻳﻞ )ﻝ 176 The path of those You bestowed favors on ﺍ ﺍﻳ ﻧﻣ ﻳ path, way ﺍﻁ 46 All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. ﺍ ﻟ ﺍﺍﻳ world (pl ﺍﻡ )ﺍﻳﻦ 73 And strive with your wealth and your selves in the path of Allah. ﺍﻭﺍ ﺍ ﻧ ﻱ ﻳ ﺍﻟ (pl ﺍﻝ )ﺍﻝ 86 www. understandquran. com 34496 wealth, money 496 25

? Can you tell the meanings ﻻ، ، ﺍ، ﺭ، ﻻ ﻩﺍ، ﻩﻻﺀ، ﺫ، ﻭﻟ، ﺍﻱ، ﺍﻳ ، ، ، ﻡ، ﺍ، ؟، ؟ ، ﺍ، ﺩ، ، ، ﻱ، ﻯ، ﻯ ، ، ﺍ، ﺍ ﺍ، ، 62 ﻝ، ﻭﻯ، آﺭ، آﺓ، ﻡﻥ، ، ﻭﺭ، ﻳﻢ، ﻳﺮ، ﻳﺓ، ﻳﻢ آﻦ، ﺽ، ﺍﺀ، )ﺍﻭﺍﺕ( ﻭﻝ، )ﻝ(، ، ) ﻭﻥ، ﻳﻦ، ﺍﺀ( ﺍﻥ، )ﺍﻳﻦ(، ﻥ ﺍآﺓ، ﺓ، ) ﺍﺕ(، ﺍ ﺓ، ﻡ، ﺍﺏ، ﺍﺭ، ﻡ، ) ﺍﻡ( ﺍﻟﻠﻪ، )ﻟ (، ﺩ، )ﻯ(، ﻝ، ﺍﺏ، ﻙ، )ﻻﺓ(، ﺩ، ﻳﻦ، ﻻﺓ، ﻝ، ﺓ، )ﺍﺕ(، ﺭ، ﺱ، )ﺱ(، ﺩ، )ﺍﺩ(، ﺍﻥ، ﺍﺱ، ﻡ، ﺍ، ﻳﻞ، )ﻝ(، ﺍﻁ، ﺍﻡ، )ﺍﻳﻦ(، ﺍﻝ، )ﺍﻝ( www. understandquran. com

Plan for it now…! Pondering & receiving admonition 20 Masha-Allah, you already took 1 step (equal to almost 10 hours) by starting this Short Course. Only 19 steps (190 hours) remain! Let us pray that we never stop! … 5 4 3 2 1 Without understanding: ‘Deaf and Blind’ www. understandquran. com 27

What have we learnt? Qur’an: ﺍﺀ، ﺽ، ﻭﻡ، ﻣﻮﺍﻝ، ﺃﻨﻔﺲ etc. Grammar: Forms for ﺍ , ﺍ and ( ﺍ Verbs with a weak letter) Motivational What is the Value of Qur’an in my life? tip: Study the material thoroughly, and then fill up the work sheet in the. pdf file sent with the email. www. understandquran. com 28

Be ready for the next lesson! Don’t forget the 7 homeworks. Don’t forget to carry the vocabulary card. Don’t give up! ﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ ﻥ ﻻ ﻻ ﻭ www. understandquran. com 29