A BEGINNERS’
COURSE ON ISLAM
Lessons on Fardhu ‘Ayn in English for Adults
conducted by Sis Ruqaiyah Jacqueline Ng
• How would you respond to basic
questions regarding your
religion?
ISLAM: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL
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“AD-DEEN” - usually translated as “the religion” more
accurately it should be “a total way of life or a
comprehensive system of living”
• There is no moment in our life that is
detached from Allah.
• Islam not only provides for guidance in
matters of worship, but also as to how one
is to conduct oneself in daily matters
(social, economic etc.)
UNDERSTANDING FROM THE TERMS
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Further elucidation of term “AD-DEEN ”
❑ The primary significations of the term “deen ” thus can be
reduced to four:
(1) Indebtedness
(2) Submissiveness/submission/surrender
(3) Judicious power
(4) Natural inclination or tendency
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UNDERSTANDING FROM THE TERMS
“ISLAM” –
“(peaceful) submission and obedience to God”
Name and description of the religion
revealed by God, since Adam a.s. and
then on continuously established by
many prophets and it culminated with
Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ being the last in
the line of prophethood.
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“MUSLIM” - literally it means “one who submits
and obey, willingly surrenders to the will of God in
every moment of life”
• Its usage is not limited to only the time
of Muhammad [pbuh] but also to all those
who genuinely submit to the divine will
revealed to them in the past.
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UNDERSTANDING FROM THE TERMS
UNDERSTANDING FROM THE TERMS
“ALLAH” - the name of God in Arabic. It refers to
the One and only God of the Universe.
• A proper noun, without any equivalent
in other non-Semitic language
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(1st Born) (2nd Born)
ISHMAEL (Isma’il) ISAAC (Ishaq)
JACOB (Ya’aqub)
JOSEPH (Yusuf)
MOSES (Musa)
DAVID (Dawud)
SOLOMON (Sulaiman)
JOHN THE BAPTIST (Yahya)
JESUS CHRIST (‘Isa al-Masih)
“for We assuredly sent
amongst every nation, (other nations)
a Messenger”
(Q: Nahl : 16:36)
ADAM
(other nations) NOAH (Nuh)
(Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet)
ABRAHAM (Ibrahim)
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(AWAITING THE FULFILMENT OF
PATRIACH ABRAHAM’S PRAYER)
(1st Born) (2nd Born)
ISHMAEL (Isma’il) ISAAC (Ishaq)
JACOB (Ya’aqub)
JOSEPH (Yusuf)
MOSES (Musa)
DAVID (Dawud)
SOLOMON (Sulaiman)
JOHN THE BAPTIST (Yahya)
JESUS CHRIST (‘Isa al-Masih)
(The Quraysh tribe
in Mecca, direct
descendants of
Ishmael)
MUHAMMAD
(The chosen Seal of Prophethood)
“for We assuredly sent
amongst every nation, (other nations)
a Messenger”
(Q: Nahl : 16:36)
ADAM
(other nations) NOAH (Nuh)
(Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet)
ABRAHAM (Ibrahim)
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History of Makkah and the
Awaited Seal of Prophethood
... To proceed, inshaAllah !
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Brief Seerah of
the Prophet
Muhammad
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL
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From the founding of the well of “Zam-zam” in the valley
of Bakkah, it later grew to became known as Makkah to this day:
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Major milestones in the Seerah:
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ِ‫إ‬‫ف‬ ‫ا‬‫يَل‬‫إ‬ ‫إ‬‫ِل‬ِ‫ْش‬‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ر‬ُ‫ق‬
ِْ‫م‬‫إ‬‫ه‬‫إ‬‫ف‬ ‫ا‬‫يَل‬‫إ‬‫إ‬ِ‫ا‬‫ة‬‫ا‬‫ل‬ْ‫ح‬ ‫إ‬‫ر‬ِ‫إ‬‫اء‬‫ا‬‫ت‬ِّ‫إ‬‫ش‬‫ال‬ِ‫ا‬‫و‬ِ‫إ‬‫ْف‬‫ي‬َّ‫ص‬‫ال‬
‫ُوا‬‫د‬ُ‫ب‬ْ‫ع‬‫ا‬‫ي‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ف‬َِّ‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ا‬‫ا‬‫ذ‬ٰ‫ـ‬‫ا‬‫ه‬ِْ‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ب‬ْ‫ال‬ِ‫إ‬‫ت‬
‫ي‬‫إ‬‫ذ‬َّ‫ال‬‫م‬ُ‫ه‬‫ا‬‫م‬‫ا‬‫ع‬ْ‫ط‬‫ا‬‫أ‬‫ن‬ِّ‫إ‬‫م‬ِ‫وع‬ُ‫ج‬ِ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ا‬‫م‬‫آ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫م‬ُ‫ه‬ِْ‫ن‬ِّ‫إ‬‫م‬ِ‫ف‬ ْ‫او‬‫خ‬
• MAKKAH AND THE KA’ABAH
• QURAYSH – DIRECT DESCENDENTS FROM
THE NOBLE ANCESTRY ( ISHMAEL-
ABRAHAM )
Major milestones in the Seerah:
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“For the covenants (of security and safeguard enjoyed) by
the Quraysh, Their covenants (covering) journeys by winter
and summer,- Let them worship the (ROBB) Lord of this
House (Ka’abah), Who provides them with food against
hunger, and with security against fear (of danger).”
(Qur’an: Quraysh: 106: 1-4)
• MAKKAH AND THE KA’ABAH
• QURAYSH – DIRECT DESCENDENTS FROM
THE NOBLE ANCESTRY ( ISHMAEL-
ABRAHAM )
GENEOLOGY OF
PROPHET MUHAMMAD ‫ﷺ‬
ADNAAN
MA’ADD NIZAAR MUDHOR
PROPHET ISMAIL a.s.
ILYAS MUDRIKAH KHUZAIMAH
KINAANAHAN-NADHORMAALIK
FIHR
(QURAYSH)
GHOLIB LUAYYI KA’AB MURROH KILAAB
QUSAYY
‘ABDU-MANAF
HASHIM‘ABDUL MUTTOLIB‘ABDULLAH
PROPHET
MUHAMMAD ‫ﷺ‬
PROPHET IBRAHEEM a.s.
Major milestones in the Seerah:
• BORN IN THE YEAR OF THE ELEPHANT
ِ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫أ‬ِ‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ا‬‫ت‬ِ‫ا‬‫ف‬‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ك‬ِ‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ع‬‫ا‬‫ف‬ِ‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ر‬ِ‫ا‬‫ك‬ِ‫إ‬‫ب‬ٰ‫ـ‬‫ا‬‫ح‬‫ص‬‫ا‬‫أ‬‫إ‬‫ب‬ِ‫إ‬‫ف‬‫ٱل‬ِ‫إ‬‫ل‬‫ي‬
ِ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫أ‬ِ‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ع‬‫ج‬‫ا‬‫ي‬ِ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬‫ا‬‫د‬‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ك‬‫ى‬‫إ‬‫ف‬ِ‫ا‬‫ت‬ِ‫يل‬‫إ‬‫ل‬‫ۡض‬ِ‫ا‬‫س‬‫ر‬‫ا‬‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬ِ‫ا‬‫ل‬
ِ‫م‬‫إ‬‫ہ‬‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ع‬‫ا‬ً‫ر‬‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ط‬ِ‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ي‬‫إ‬‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ا‬‫ب‬‫ا‬‫أ‬
‫م‬‫إ‬‫ه‬‫ي‬‫إ‬‫م‬‫ر‬‫ا‬‫ت‬ِ‫ة‬‫ا‬‫ار‬‫ا‬‫ج‬ ‫إ‬‫ح‬‫إ‬‫ب‬‫ن‬‫إ‬ِّ‫م‬ِ‫إ‬‫س‬ِ‫يل‬ ‫إ‬ِّ‫ج‬ِ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ع‬‫ا‬‫ج‬‫ا‬‫ف‬
ِ‫ف‬‫ص‬‫ا‬‫ع‬‫ا‬‫ك‬ِ‫إ‬‫ل‬‫ُو‬‫ڪ‬‫أ‬َّ‫م‬
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Major milestones in the Seerah:
“See you not how your Lord dealt with the Companions
of the Elephant? Did He not make their treacherous plan
go astray? And He sent against them flights of Birds,
Striking them with stones of baked clay.
Then did He make them like an empty field of stalks and
straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up.”
(Q: al-Fil: 105: 1-5)
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• BORN IN THE YEAR OF THE ELEPHANT
Major milestones in the Seerah:
• BIRTH
lost his father before he was born
• CHILDHOOD
brought up by wet nurse Halimah
• “SPLIT CHEST”
• ORPHANED AT 6
Major milestones in the Seerah:
• SHEPHERD, THEN TRADER
• HIS CHARACTER
“As-Saadiq al-Ameen”
• HIS MARRIAGE
Khadijah binte Khuwailid
Major milestones in the Seerah:
• ZAID IBN HARITHA
• REBUILDING THE KA’BAH
• SECLUSION IN CAVE HIRA
Every Ramadhan
Major milestones in the Seerah:
• FIRST REVELATION
Proclaim! (or Read!) in the name of thy Lord
and Cherisher, Who created―
(Qur’an: al-’Alaq: 96: 1)
ِ‫أ‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ٱق‬ِ‫إ‬‫م‬‫ٱس‬‫إ‬‫ب‬ِ‫إ‬ِّ‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ر‬ِ‫ا‬‫ك‬‫ى‬‫إ‬‫ذ‬َّ‫ٱل‬ِ‫ا‬‫ق‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫خ‬
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Major milestones in the Seerah:
ِ‫ا‬‫ق‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫خ‬ِ‫ا‬‫ن‬ٰ‫ـ‬‫ا‬‫س‬‫ن‬‫إ‬‫ٱِل‬ِ‫ن‬‫إ‬‫م‬ِ‫ق‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ع‬
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of
congealed blood:
(Qur’an: al-’Alaq: 96: 2)
• FIRST REVELATION
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Major milestones in the Seerah:
ِ‫أ‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ٱق‬ِ‫ا‬‫ك‬‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬ِ‫ا‬‫ٱل‬ُِ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ك‬
Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful―
(Qur’an: al-’Alaq: 96: 3)
• FIRST REVELATION
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Major milestones in the Seerah:
‫ى‬‫إ‬‫ذ‬َّ‫ٱل‬ِ‫ا‬‫م‬َّ‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ع‬‫ٱ‬‫إ‬‫ب‬ِ‫إ‬‫م‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ق‬‫ل‬
He Who taught (the use of) the Pen―
(Qur’an: al-’Alaq: 96: 4)
• FIRST REVELATION
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Major milestones in the Seerah:
ِ‫ا‬‫م‬َّ‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ع‬ِ‫ا‬‫ن‬ٰ‫ـ‬‫ا‬‫س‬‫ن‬‫إ‬‫ٱِل‬‫ا‬‫ا‬‫م‬ِ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ل‬ِ‫ع‬‫ا‬‫ي‬ِ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ل‬
Taught man that which he knew not.
(Qur’an: al-’Alaq: 96: 5)
• FIRST REVELATION
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Major milestones in the Seerah:
• WARAQAH IBN NAWFAL
“You will certainly be called a liar, ill-
treated, banished and attacked. If I am
still alive then, God knows I will support
you to bring His Cause to victory!”
• PERIOD OF SILENCE
Total reliance on Allah
Major milestones in the Seerah:
• COMMAND TO PREACH PRIVATELY
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
Arise and warn!
(Al-muddaththir:74:1-2)
Education of the first converts
‫ث‬َّ‫د‬ُ‫م‬ْ‫ال‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ه‬ُّ‫ي‬َ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ْ‫ر‬‫نذ‬َ‫أ‬َ‫ف‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ق‬ ُ‫ر‬
Major milestones in the Seerah:
• COMMAND TO PREACH PUBLICLY
“And warn (admonish) thy nearest kinsmen―”
(Q: Shuara: 26:214)
Meetings with Banu Hashim at Mount Safa
& the 2 meals
ِ‫ر‬‫إ‬‫ذ‬‫ن‬‫ا‬‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬ِ‫ا‬‫ك‬‫ا‬‫ت‬‫ا‬‫ير‬‫إ‬‫ش‬‫ا‬‫ع‬ِ‫ا‬‫ين‬‫إ‬‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ق‬‫ا‬‫ٱل‬
• REJECTION BY QURAYSH
Beginning of oppression
The first martyrs
• ESSENCE OF THE FIRST REVELATIONS
Tawheed
Final Judgement and the Hereafter
Major milestones in the Seerah:
• THE 1ST HIJRAH –
To Abyssinia and
The encounter with king Negus
Major milestones in the Seerah:
• THE QURAYSH’S “BOYCOTT”
• YEAR OF SORROW
Death of Khadijah and Abi Talib
• SPLITTING OF THE MOON
Major milestones in the Seerah:
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• DA’WAH TO TA’IF
His response to the angels.
Major milestones in the Seerah:
“No (don’t destroy them) ! But my hope is that Allah will bring forth
from their descendants, people who worship Allah Alone, and do not
set up partners (i.e. commit shirk) to Him. ”
ُِ‫للا‬ِ‫ا‬‫ج‬ ‫إ‬‫ر‬ْ‫خ‬ُ‫ي‬ِْ‫ن‬‫ا‬‫ِأ‬ ْ‫و‬ُ‫ج‬ ْ‫ر‬‫ا‬‫ِأ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ب‬ِ‫ا‬‫ال‬ِ‫إ‬‫ه‬‫إ‬‫ب‬ِ‫ا‬‫َل‬ُ‫ص‬‫ا‬‫ِأ‬ْ‫ن‬‫إ‬‫ِم‬ِْ‫م‬
ُِ‫ك‬ ‫إ‬‫ر‬ْ‫ش‬ُ‫ي‬ِ‫ا‬‫ال‬ ‫ا‬‫ِو‬‫ا‬‫ُِللا‬‫د‬ُ‫ب‬ْ‫ع‬‫ا‬‫ي‬ِْ‫ن‬‫ا‬‫م‬‫ا‬ًًْ‫ي‬‫إ‬‫ش‬ِ‫إ‬ِ‫إ‬‫ب‬ِ
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Major milestones in the Seerah:
“(I ask You) O Allah! Guide my people
for they do not know.”
• DA’WAH TO TA’IF
His response to the angels.
َِّ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬َّ‫الل‬ِ‫إ‬‫د‬ْ‫ه‬‫ا‬ِْ‫ي‬‫إ‬‫م‬ ْ‫و‬‫ا‬‫ق‬ِ‫إ‬‫إ‬‫ا‬‫ف‬ِْ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬َّ‫ن‬ِ‫ا‬‫ال‬ِْ‫و‬ُ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬‫ا‬‫ي‬‫ن‬
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• "Oh, my Allah! To Thee I raise my hand to complain of the
feebleness of my strength, of my lack of resources and of my being
unimportant in the eyes of people.
• Oh, Most Merciful of all those capable of showing mercy! You are the
Robb ( Lord, Sustainer, Cherisher) of the weak, and You are my own
Robb ( Lord , Sustainer, Cherisher). To whom are You going to entrust
me to? To an unsympathetic folk who would sullenly frown at me, or to
an alien to whom Thou hast given control over my affairs?
Major milestones in the Seerah:
MUHAMMAD’S ‫ﷺ‬ LAMENTATION TO ALLAH
SNIPPETS FROM LIFE MISSION OF MUHAMMAD ‫ﷺ‬
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• Not in the least do I care for anything except that I may have Thy
protection for myself.
• I seek shelter in Your light - The light that illuminates the Heavens
and dispels all sorts of darkness, and which controls all affairs in this
world as well as in the Hereafter.
• May it never be that I should incur Thy wrath, or that You should be
displeased with me. I must remove the cause of Thy displeasure until
You are pleased. There is no strength nor power but through Thee."
Major milestones in the Seerah:
MUHAMMAD’S ‫ﷺ‬ LAMENTATION TO ALLAH
SNIPPETS FROM LIFE MISSION OF MUHAMMAD ‫ﷺ‬
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• ISRA’ WA MI’RAJ
Major milestones in the Seerah:
ِ‫ا‬‫ن‬ٰ‫ـ‬‫ا‬‫ح‬‫ب‬ُ‫س‬ِ‫ى‬‫إ‬‫ذ‬َّ‫ٱل‬ِٰ‫ى‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫س‬‫ا‬‫أ‬‫ۦ‬‫إ‬‫ه‬‫إ‬‫د‬‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ع‬‫إ‬‫ب‬ًِ‫َل‬‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ل‬ِ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫إ‬ِّ‫م‬
ِ‫إ‬‫د‬ ‫إ‬‫ج‬‫س‬‫ا‬‫م‬‫ٱل‬ِ‫إ‬‫ام‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ا‬‫ح‬‫ٱل‬‫ى‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫إ‬‫إ‬‫ٱ‬ِ‫إ‬‫د‬ ‫إ‬‫ج‬‫س‬‫ا‬‫م‬‫ل‬ِ‫ا‬‫ص‬‫ق‬‫ا‬‫ٱل‬‫ا‬
‫ى‬‫إ‬‫ذ‬َّ‫ٱل‬‫اا‬‫ن‬‫ك‬‫ا‬‫ر‬ٰ‫ـ‬‫ا‬‫ب‬ُِِ‫ا‬‫ل‬‫و‬‫ا‬‫ح‬ِ‫ن‬‫إ‬‫م‬ِ‫اا‬‫ن‬‫إ‬‫ت‬ٰ‫ـ‬‫ا‬‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ا‬‫ء‬
َُِِّ‫ن‬‫إ‬‫إ‬ِ‫ا‬‫و‬ُ‫ه‬ُِ‫ع‬‫ي‬‫إ‬‫م‬َّ‫س‬‫ٱل‬ِ‫ا‬‫ب‬‫ٱل‬ُِ‫ير‬ ‫إ‬‫ص‬
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• ISRA’ WA MI’RAJ
Major milestones in the Seerah:
“Glory to (Allah) Who did take His Servant for Journey by
night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque
whose precincts We did bless― in order that We might
show him some of Our Signs: for He is the one Who hears
and sees (all things).”
(Q: al-Isra’: 17: 1)
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BCI3 Lesson 2 Seerah P1 21072019

  • 1.
    A BEGINNERS’ COURSE ONISLAM Lessons on Fardhu ‘Ayn in English for Adults conducted by Sis Ruqaiyah Jacqueline Ng
  • 2.
    • How wouldyou respond to basic questions regarding your religion? ISLAM: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
  • 3.
    “AD-DEEN” - usuallytranslated as “the religion” more accurately it should be “a total way of life or a comprehensive system of living” • There is no moment in our life that is detached from Allah. • Islam not only provides for guidance in matters of worship, but also as to how one is to conduct oneself in daily matters (social, economic etc.) UNDERSTANDING FROM THE TERMS All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
  • 4.
    Further elucidation ofterm “AD-DEEN ” ❑ The primary significations of the term “deen ” thus can be reduced to four: (1) Indebtedness (2) Submissiveness/submission/surrender (3) Judicious power (4) Natural inclination or tendency All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
  • 5.
    UNDERSTANDING FROM THETERMS “ISLAM” – “(peaceful) submission and obedience to God” Name and description of the religion revealed by God, since Adam a.s. and then on continuously established by many prophets and it culminated with Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ being the last in the line of prophethood. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
  • 6.
    “MUSLIM” - literallyit means “one who submits and obey, willingly surrenders to the will of God in every moment of life” • Its usage is not limited to only the time of Muhammad [pbuh] but also to all those who genuinely submit to the divine will revealed to them in the past. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016) UNDERSTANDING FROM THE TERMS
  • 7.
    UNDERSTANDING FROM THETERMS “ALLAH” - the name of God in Arabic. It refers to the One and only God of the Universe. • A proper noun, without any equivalent in other non-Semitic language All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    (1st Born) (2ndBorn) ISHMAEL (Isma’il) ISAAC (Ishaq) JACOB (Ya’aqub) JOSEPH (Yusuf) MOSES (Musa) DAVID (Dawud) SOLOMON (Sulaiman) JOHN THE BAPTIST (Yahya) JESUS CHRIST (‘Isa al-Masih) “for We assuredly sent amongst every nation, (other nations) a Messenger” (Q: Nahl : 16:36) ADAM (other nations) NOAH (Nuh) (Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet) ABRAHAM (Ibrahim) All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016) (AWAITING THE FULFILMENT OF PATRIACH ABRAHAM’S PRAYER)
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    (1st Born) (2ndBorn) ISHMAEL (Isma’il) ISAAC (Ishaq) JACOB (Ya’aqub) JOSEPH (Yusuf) MOSES (Musa) DAVID (Dawud) SOLOMON (Sulaiman) JOHN THE BAPTIST (Yahya) JESUS CHRIST (‘Isa al-Masih) (The Quraysh tribe in Mecca, direct descendants of Ishmael) MUHAMMAD (The chosen Seal of Prophethood) “for We assuredly sent amongst every nation, (other nations) a Messenger” (Q: Nahl : 16:36) ADAM (other nations) NOAH (Nuh) (Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet) ABRAHAM (Ibrahim) All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    History of Makkahand the Awaited Seal of Prophethood ... To proceed, inshaAllah ! All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    Brief Seerah of theProphet Muhammad IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    From the foundingof the well of “Zam-zam” in the valley of Bakkah, it later grew to became known as Makkah to this day: All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016) ِ‫إ‬‫ف‬ ‫ا‬‫يَل‬‫إ‬ ‫إ‬‫ِل‬ِ‫ْش‬‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ر‬ُ‫ق‬ ِْ‫م‬‫إ‬‫ه‬‫إ‬‫ف‬ ‫ا‬‫يَل‬‫إ‬‫إ‬ِ‫ا‬‫ة‬‫ا‬‫ل‬ْ‫ح‬ ‫إ‬‫ر‬ِ‫إ‬‫اء‬‫ا‬‫ت‬ِّ‫إ‬‫ش‬‫ال‬ِ‫ا‬‫و‬ِ‫إ‬‫ْف‬‫ي‬َّ‫ص‬‫ال‬ ‫ُوا‬‫د‬ُ‫ب‬ْ‫ع‬‫ا‬‫ي‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ف‬َِّ‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ا‬‫ا‬‫ذ‬ٰ‫ـ‬‫ا‬‫ه‬ِْ‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ب‬ْ‫ال‬ِ‫إ‬‫ت‬ ‫ي‬‫إ‬‫ذ‬َّ‫ال‬‫م‬ُ‫ه‬‫ا‬‫م‬‫ا‬‫ع‬ْ‫ط‬‫ا‬‫أ‬‫ن‬ِّ‫إ‬‫م‬ِ‫وع‬ُ‫ج‬ِ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ا‬‫م‬‫آ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫م‬ُ‫ه‬ِْ‫ن‬ِّ‫إ‬‫م‬ِ‫ف‬ ْ‫او‬‫خ‬ • MAKKAH AND THE KA’ABAH • QURAYSH – DIRECT DESCENDENTS FROM THE NOBLE ANCESTRY ( ISHMAEL- ABRAHAM )
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016) “For the covenants (of security and safeguard enjoyed) by the Quraysh, Their covenants (covering) journeys by winter and summer,- Let them worship the (ROBB) Lord of this House (Ka’abah), Who provides them with food against hunger, and with security against fear (of danger).” (Qur’an: Quraysh: 106: 1-4) • MAKKAH AND THE KA’ABAH • QURAYSH – DIRECT DESCENDENTS FROM THE NOBLE ANCESTRY ( ISHMAEL- ABRAHAM )
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    GENEOLOGY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD‫ﷺ‬ ADNAAN MA’ADD NIZAAR MUDHOR PROPHET ISMAIL a.s. ILYAS MUDRIKAH KHUZAIMAH KINAANAHAN-NADHORMAALIK FIHR (QURAYSH) GHOLIB LUAYYI KA’AB MURROH KILAAB QUSAYY ‘ABDU-MANAF HASHIM‘ABDUL MUTTOLIB‘ABDULLAH PROPHET MUHAMMAD ‫ﷺ‬ PROPHET IBRAHEEM a.s.
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: • BORN IN THE YEAR OF THE ELEPHANT ِ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫أ‬ِ‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ا‬‫ت‬ِ‫ا‬‫ف‬‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ك‬ِ‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ع‬‫ا‬‫ف‬ِ‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ر‬ِ‫ا‬‫ك‬ِ‫إ‬‫ب‬ٰ‫ـ‬‫ا‬‫ح‬‫ص‬‫ا‬‫أ‬‫إ‬‫ب‬ِ‫إ‬‫ف‬‫ٱل‬ِ‫إ‬‫ل‬‫ي‬ ِ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫أ‬ِ‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ع‬‫ج‬‫ا‬‫ي‬ِ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬‫ا‬‫د‬‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ك‬‫ى‬‫إ‬‫ف‬ِ‫ا‬‫ت‬ِ‫يل‬‫إ‬‫ل‬‫ۡض‬ِ‫ا‬‫س‬‫ر‬‫ا‬‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬ِ‫ا‬‫ل‬ ِ‫م‬‫إ‬‫ہ‬‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ع‬‫ا‬ً‫ر‬‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ط‬ِ‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ي‬‫إ‬‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ا‬‫ب‬‫ا‬‫أ‬ ‫م‬‫إ‬‫ه‬‫ي‬‫إ‬‫م‬‫ر‬‫ا‬‫ت‬ِ‫ة‬‫ا‬‫ار‬‫ا‬‫ج‬ ‫إ‬‫ح‬‫إ‬‫ب‬‫ن‬‫إ‬ِّ‫م‬ِ‫إ‬‫س‬ِ‫يل‬ ‫إ‬ِّ‫ج‬ِ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ع‬‫ا‬‫ج‬‫ا‬‫ف‬ ِ‫ف‬‫ص‬‫ا‬‫ع‬‫ا‬‫ك‬ِ‫إ‬‫ل‬‫ُو‬‫ڪ‬‫أ‬َّ‫م‬ All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: “See you not how your Lord dealt with the Companions of the Elephant? Did He not make their treacherous plan go astray? And He sent against them flights of Birds, Striking them with stones of baked clay. Then did He make them like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up.” (Q: al-Fil: 105: 1-5) All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016) • BORN IN THE YEAR OF THE ELEPHANT
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: • BIRTH lost his father before he was born • CHILDHOOD brought up by wet nurse Halimah • “SPLIT CHEST” • ORPHANED AT 6
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: • SHEPHERD, THEN TRADER • HIS CHARACTER “As-Saadiq al-Ameen” • HIS MARRIAGE Khadijah binte Khuwailid
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: • ZAID IBN HARITHA • REBUILDING THE KA’BAH • SECLUSION IN CAVE HIRA Every Ramadhan
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: • FIRST REVELATION Proclaim! (or Read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created― (Qur’an: al-’Alaq: 96: 1) ِ‫أ‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ٱق‬ِ‫إ‬‫م‬‫ٱس‬‫إ‬‫ب‬ِ‫إ‬ِّ‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ر‬ِ‫ا‬‫ك‬‫ى‬‫إ‬‫ذ‬َّ‫ٱل‬ِ‫ا‬‫ق‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫خ‬ All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: ِ‫ا‬‫ق‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫خ‬ِ‫ا‬‫ن‬ٰ‫ـ‬‫ا‬‫س‬‫ن‬‫إ‬‫ٱِل‬ِ‫ن‬‫إ‬‫م‬ِ‫ق‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ع‬ Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood: (Qur’an: al-’Alaq: 96: 2) • FIRST REVELATION All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: ِ‫أ‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ٱق‬ِ‫ا‬‫ك‬‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬ِ‫ا‬‫ٱل‬ُِ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ك‬ Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful― (Qur’an: al-’Alaq: 96: 3) • FIRST REVELATION All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: ‫ى‬‫إ‬‫ذ‬َّ‫ٱل‬ِ‫ا‬‫م‬َّ‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ع‬‫ٱ‬‫إ‬‫ب‬ِ‫إ‬‫م‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ق‬‫ل‬ He Who taught (the use of) the Pen― (Qur’an: al-’Alaq: 96: 4) • FIRST REVELATION All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: ِ‫ا‬‫م‬َّ‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ع‬ِ‫ا‬‫ن‬ٰ‫ـ‬‫ا‬‫س‬‫ن‬‫إ‬‫ٱِل‬‫ا‬‫ا‬‫م‬ِ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ل‬ِ‫ع‬‫ا‬‫ي‬ِ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ل‬ Taught man that which he knew not. (Qur’an: al-’Alaq: 96: 5) • FIRST REVELATION All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: • WARAQAH IBN NAWFAL “You will certainly be called a liar, ill- treated, banished and attacked. If I am still alive then, God knows I will support you to bring His Cause to victory!” • PERIOD OF SILENCE Total reliance on Allah
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: • COMMAND TO PREACH PRIVATELY O you who covers himself [with a garment], Arise and warn! (Al-muddaththir:74:1-2) Education of the first converts ‫ث‬َّ‫د‬ُ‫م‬ْ‫ال‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ه‬ُّ‫ي‬َ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ْ‫ر‬‫نذ‬َ‫أ‬َ‫ف‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ق‬ ُ‫ر‬
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: • COMMAND TO PREACH PUBLICLY “And warn (admonish) thy nearest kinsmen―” (Q: Shuara: 26:214) Meetings with Banu Hashim at Mount Safa & the 2 meals ِ‫ر‬‫إ‬‫ذ‬‫ن‬‫ا‬‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬ِ‫ا‬‫ك‬‫ا‬‫ت‬‫ا‬‫ير‬‫إ‬‫ش‬‫ا‬‫ع‬ِ‫ا‬‫ين‬‫إ‬‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ق‬‫ا‬‫ٱل‬
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    • REJECTION BYQURAYSH Beginning of oppression The first martyrs • ESSENCE OF THE FIRST REVELATIONS Tawheed Final Judgement and the Hereafter Major milestones in the Seerah:
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    • THE 1STHIJRAH – To Abyssinia and The encounter with king Negus Major milestones in the Seerah:
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    • THE QURAYSH’S“BOYCOTT” • YEAR OF SORROW Death of Khadijah and Abi Talib • SPLITTING OF THE MOON Major milestones in the Seerah: All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    • DA’WAH TOTA’IF His response to the angels. Major milestones in the Seerah: “No (don’t destroy them) ! But my hope is that Allah will bring forth from their descendants, people who worship Allah Alone, and do not set up partners (i.e. commit shirk) to Him. ” ُِ‫للا‬ِ‫ا‬‫ج‬ ‫إ‬‫ر‬ْ‫خ‬ُ‫ي‬ِْ‫ن‬‫ا‬‫ِأ‬ ْ‫و‬ُ‫ج‬ ْ‫ر‬‫ا‬‫ِأ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ب‬ِ‫ا‬‫ال‬ِ‫إ‬‫ه‬‫إ‬‫ب‬ِ‫ا‬‫َل‬ُ‫ص‬‫ا‬‫ِأ‬ْ‫ن‬‫إ‬‫ِم‬ِْ‫م‬ ُِ‫ك‬ ‫إ‬‫ر‬ْ‫ش‬ُ‫ي‬ِ‫ا‬‫ال‬ ‫ا‬‫ِو‬‫ا‬‫ُِللا‬‫د‬ُ‫ب‬ْ‫ع‬‫ا‬‫ي‬ِْ‫ن‬‫ا‬‫م‬‫ا‬ًًْ‫ي‬‫إ‬‫ش‬ِ‫إ‬ِ‫إ‬‫ب‬ِ All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    Major milestones inthe Seerah: “(I ask You) O Allah! Guide my people for they do not know.” • DA’WAH TO TA’IF His response to the angels. َِّ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬َّ‫الل‬ِ‫إ‬‫د‬ْ‫ه‬‫ا‬ِْ‫ي‬‫إ‬‫م‬ ْ‫و‬‫ا‬‫ق‬ِ‫إ‬‫إ‬‫ا‬‫ف‬ِْ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬َّ‫ن‬ِ‫ا‬‫ال‬ِْ‫و‬ُ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬‫ا‬‫ي‬‫ن‬ All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    • "Oh, myAllah! To Thee I raise my hand to complain of the feebleness of my strength, of my lack of resources and of my being unimportant in the eyes of people. • Oh, Most Merciful of all those capable of showing mercy! You are the Robb ( Lord, Sustainer, Cherisher) of the weak, and You are my own Robb ( Lord , Sustainer, Cherisher). To whom are You going to entrust me to? To an unsympathetic folk who would sullenly frown at me, or to an alien to whom Thou hast given control over my affairs? Major milestones in the Seerah: MUHAMMAD’S ‫ﷺ‬ LAMENTATION TO ALLAH SNIPPETS FROM LIFE MISSION OF MUHAMMAD ‫ﷺ‬ All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    • Not inthe least do I care for anything except that I may have Thy protection for myself. • I seek shelter in Your light - The light that illuminates the Heavens and dispels all sorts of darkness, and which controls all affairs in this world as well as in the Hereafter. • May it never be that I should incur Thy wrath, or that You should be displeased with me. I must remove the cause of Thy displeasure until You are pleased. There is no strength nor power but through Thee." Major milestones in the Seerah: MUHAMMAD’S ‫ﷺ‬ LAMENTATION TO ALLAH SNIPPETS FROM LIFE MISSION OF MUHAMMAD ‫ﷺ‬ All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    • ISRA’ WAMI’RAJ Major milestones in the Seerah: ِ‫ا‬‫ن‬ٰ‫ـ‬‫ا‬‫ح‬‫ب‬ُ‫س‬ِ‫ى‬‫إ‬‫ذ‬َّ‫ٱل‬ِٰ‫ى‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫س‬‫ا‬‫أ‬‫ۦ‬‫إ‬‫ه‬‫إ‬‫د‬‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ع‬‫إ‬‫ب‬ًِ‫َل‬‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ل‬ِ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫إ‬ِّ‫م‬ ِ‫إ‬‫د‬ ‫إ‬‫ج‬‫س‬‫ا‬‫م‬‫ٱل‬ِ‫إ‬‫ام‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ا‬‫ح‬‫ٱل‬‫ى‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫إ‬‫إ‬‫ٱ‬ِ‫إ‬‫د‬ ‫إ‬‫ج‬‫س‬‫ا‬‫م‬‫ل‬ِ‫ا‬‫ص‬‫ق‬‫ا‬‫ٱل‬‫ا‬ ‫ى‬‫إ‬‫ذ‬َّ‫ٱل‬‫اا‬‫ن‬‫ك‬‫ا‬‫ر‬ٰ‫ـ‬‫ا‬‫ب‬ُِِ‫ا‬‫ل‬‫و‬‫ا‬‫ح‬ِ‫ن‬‫إ‬‫م‬ِ‫اا‬‫ن‬‫إ‬‫ت‬ٰ‫ـ‬‫ا‬‫ي‬‫ا‬‫ا‬‫ء‬ َُِِّ‫ن‬‫إ‬‫إ‬ِ‫ا‬‫و‬ُ‫ه‬ُِ‫ع‬‫ي‬‫إ‬‫م‬َّ‫س‬‫ٱل‬ِ‫ا‬‫ب‬‫ٱل‬ُِ‫ير‬ ‫إ‬‫ص‬ All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)
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    • ISRA’ WAMI’RAJ Major milestones in the Seerah: “Glory to (Allah) Who did take His Servant for Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque whose precincts We did bless― in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is the one Who hears and sees (all things).” (Q: al-Isra’: 17: 1) All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2016)