1. Juz 1 Word-to-Word Translation of : By: Momina Mateen

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3. Huroof-e- Muqata’at. Qata’a is cut. So Huroof-e-Muqata’at means the isolated letters. In writing they are joined but they are read separately. The actual meaning of these letters is only known to Allah. Doubt In it. It is 2 words: 1- في which means in 2- ه which means it. That. It points at something far away. The book NOTNOT

4. Guidance Those who Those who believe. The root letters are أم ن which means who believe, who have faith, they have peace. To have peace means to have no fear. ل stands for ‘for’ is those who safeguard themselves. Those who adopt Taqwa. What is Taqwa? The root is و ق ي, meaning to safeguard self to be careful, to be cautious, to have Taqwa. To have Taqwa means to fear Allah.

5. With the unseen. ب means with. is something that is hidden. It something that ones’ five senses cannot perceive. ANDAND They establish. It comes from the word إقامة (Iqama) which means to straighten out. So this does not imply only doing the daily prayers but performing them correctly in all possible ways with all the prescribed conditions: 1.Regularity 2.Punctuality 3.Inward concentration 4.Humility 5.Awe It means the salah or prayer. The root word is ل و ص which means to incline however if the root words are ي ل ص it means to burn as in burning the sins. ANDAND From what 1. مم which means from 2. ما which means what We gave them sustenance. The root word is رزق. has three parts to it: 1. رزق meaning sustenance. 2. ن meaning we 3. هم meaning they

6. They spend. The root word is ق ف ن. نفق is tunnel. A tunnel with 2 openings. So when you put something inside it, it doesn’t stay inside. It comes out. means they spend. From the sustenance that is given to them they spend from it. They don’t keep any of it. ANDAND Those who Repitition. It means they believe. With what The root is زل ن which means sent down, revealed.

7. Towards you. 1. إلى which means towards. 2. ك means you. ANDAND WHATWHAT It is being repeated. It means sent down or revealed. From It means before you. 1. قبل meaning before 2. ك means you. ANDAND 1- ب means with 2- الآخرة means the hereafter. means the last, something that will come at the end.

8. They They believe with certainty. The root words are ن ق ي which means clear and proven. The thing that makes the heart, the intention, the intellect subservient. إيمان is the first degree. يقين is the last degree. And the amount of عمل (work) in both of them is the same. Those people Upon Do not confuse إلى and على. إلى means towards and على means upon. Guidance

9. From 1. رب is Rabb 2. هم meaning they AndAnd Those people They Those who attain success. It is the plural of مفلح. The root word is ل ح ف which means to cut or tear. فلح means success. And فلاح means farmer. A farmer cuts and digs the earth. The one who cuts or tears is a فلاح. And فلح means complete success. It means Dunyah and Akhira success. The one who attains success in Dunyah and Akhira is a مفلح.

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