1. 1 www.understandquran.com Short Course Begin to Understand Qur’an & Salah – The Easy Way Lesson No. 15 www.understandquran.com www.understandquran.com Make sure you download the fonts sent with the email or visit the website and download them. To get maximum benefit from the lessons, please download the.wmv or.3pg (video) file or mp3 file and watch it along with the.pps files. Change the slide whenever you hear AllahuAkbar in the background.

2. 2 www.understandquran.com In this lesson… Qur ’ an: Tashah-hud (Zikr recited while sitting after every 2 raka’ah) Grammar: Practice the forms for كَفَرَ & ذَكَرَ Motivational tip: Role of Habit

3. 3 www.understandquran.com Tashah-hud (Zikr recited while sitting after every 2 raka’ah) Memorize the meanings of each word thoroughly.

4. 4 www.understandquran.com تشھّد اَلتَّحِيَّاتُ ِ للهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَتُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه ، 75 *

5. 5 www.understandquran.com تشھّد... اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَىٰ عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَّ إِلـٰـهَ إِلاَّ الله ُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُه ، وَرَسُولُه ،

6. 6 www.understandquran.com Bringing La-ilaha Illallah in our life! How many times did I make my nafs as my Ilaah (god), i.e., do I obey it? Why is it happening? Bad friends? Bad gadgets? Bad habits? Plan accordingly. Be with good people. O Allah! Help me worship you only! Propagate the message to billions of non-Muslims.

7. 7 www.understandquran.com While saying لا إله إلاّ الله Remember the death "He whose last words are: `La ilaha illallah' (There is no true god except Allah) will enter Jannah.'‘ [Abu Dawud]. "Exhort your dying men to recite: `La ilaha illallah' (There is no true god except Allah).'‘ [Muslim].

8. 8 www.understandquran.com Stories An emergency doctor in an Arab Muslim country saw more than 10 dying in front of him (in his career). Only 1 or 2 recited Kalimah. A son told his dying father, “Dad, Say Lailaha Illallah.” Father said: Son, I want to say it but I am not able to!” A girl (accident victim) when asked to say Lailaha illallah did not respond. But after a while started singing with a low voice and then died.

9. 9 www.understandquran.com قواعد – Grammar Take a deep breath now and do all the exercises with TPI.

10. 10 www.understandquran.com Eye pieces! Suppose, if in an accident, someone’s eyes gets shattered to 78,000 pieces and the doctor says: “Here are the pieces, just pick them up, put them in the eye socket, and you will get your sight back.” Imagine with what love and enthusiasm, he will pick them? We are blind and deaf (as we read Qur’an). These exercises give us the ‘sight’ to know what Allah says! Do these grammar practices with love.

11. 11 www.understandquran.com فَعَلَ کے ابواب (styles) 4. سَمِعَ، يَسْمَعُ 2. نَصَر، يَنْصُرُ 3. ضَرَبَ، يَضْرِبُ... 1. فَتَحَ، يَفْتَحُ

12. تَرْزُقُ رَزَقَتْ يَرْزُقُ يَرْزُقُو نَ رَزَقَ رَزَقُوا لاَ تَرْزُقْ لاَ تَرْزُقُوا اُرْزُق اُرْزُقُواتَرْزُقُ تَرْزُقُو نَ رَزَقْتَرَزَقْتُمْ أَرْزُقُ نَرْزُقُ رَزَقْتُ رَزَقْنَا 122 * رَازِق، مَرْزُوق رِزْق عربوں کو سمجھائیے 2. نَصَرَ، يَنْصُرُ..

13. تَدْخُلُ دَخَلَتْ يَدْخُلُ يَدْخُلُو نَ دَخَلَ دَخَلُوا لاَ تَدْخُلْ لاَ تَدْخُلُوا اُدْخُل اُدْخُلُواتَدْخُلُ تَدْخُلُو نَ دَخَلْتَدَخَلْتُمْ أَدْخُلُ نَدْخُلُ دَخَلْتُ دَخَلْنَا 78 * دَاخِل، مَدْخُول دُخُول 2. نَصَرَ، يَنْصُرُ.. When practicing in Arabic, say it as if you are talking to Arabs 90% of the 78 forms are the ones we are practicing (shown here).

14. تَعْبُدُ عَبَدَتْ يَعْبُدُ يَعْبُدُونَ عَبَدَ عَبَدُوا لاَ تَعْبُدْ لاَ تَعْبُدُوا اُعْبُد اُعْبُدُواتَعْبُدُتَعْبُدُونَعَبَدْتَّعَبَدْتُّمْ أَعْبُدُ نَعْبُدُ عَبَدْتُّ عَبَدْنَا 143*143*143*143* عَابِد، مَعْبُود عِبَادَة 2. نَصَرَ، يَنْصُرُ.. When practicing in Arabic, say it as if you are talking to Arabs 90% of the 143 forms are the ones we are practicing (shown here).

15. نَصَرَ، خَلَقَ، كَفَرَ، ذَكَرَ، رَزَقَ، دَخَلَ، عَبَدَ فَتَحَ، جَعَلَ، فَعَلَ 4. سَمِعَ، يَسْمَعُ 2. نَصَر، يَنْصُرُ 3. ضَرَبَ، يَضْرِبُ... 1. فَتَحَ، يَفْتَحُ

16. 16 www.understandquran.com Learning Tip

17. 17 www.understandquran.com Habit To succeed in any area, develop a habit (doing something regularly). To succeed in any area, develop a habit (doing something regularly). If you want to be physically fit, you have to have a habit of exercise. If you want to be physically fit, you have to have a habit of exercise. If you want to excel in exams, you have to have a habit of studying regularly. If you want to excel in exams, you have to have a habit of studying regularly.

18. 18 www.understandquran.com Similarly… If you want to learn Qur’an and develop the relationship with Allah, … Develop a habit of devoting sometime for the Qur’an daily.

19. 19 www.understandquran.com What is a Habit? Knowledge What? Why? Skill How? Attitude Do I want to? HABIT

20. 20 www.understandquran.com Knowledge + Skill + Attitude You already have knowledge (why to study the Qur’an), and skill (how to learn Qur’an). All that is remaining now is: Attitude, i.e., Do I want to give time and effort for learning Qur’an. Do I have desire to learn. If you stop studying Qur’an, focus on your attitude instead of looking for books and teachers.

21. 21 www.understandquran.com Develop the Attitude InshaAllah. Plus 2 Homeworks (the supplications) help a lot to develop exactly the same. The remaining tips will focus more on developing this attitude, inshaAllah.

22. 22 www.understandquran.com What have we learnt? Study the material thoroughly, and then fill up the work sheet in the.pdf file sent with the email. Qur ’ an: سُبْحانَ، سَمِعَ، الأعلى، etc. Grammar: Practice the forms for نَصَرَ and خَلَقَ Motivational tip: Create the environment of learning.

23. 23 www.understandquran.com Be ready for the next lesson! Don’t give up! سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ نَشْهَدُ أَن لاَّ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ نَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ