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1. Clear Arabic
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3. Importance
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4. Revealed for pondering-1
‫ل د ر د ك كد‬ ‫د و د رو‬
‫كلتداب أدنزلكنداهو إللدكيك مبدارك لييددبررر واآيداتله ولليدتد ذدكر أوولووا اللكبداب‬
‫ل‬ ‫د‬
(This is) a Scripture that W e have revealed unto thee, full of blessing,
that they may ponder its revelations, and that men of understanding may
reflect. [Al-Qur’an, 38:29]
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5. A grave warning!
‫د و د د و ك د دك و ا‬ ‫د د ر و و د ي ر دك‬
‫وقدال ال رس ول يدا رب إلن قرومي اترخذ وا هذاالكق رآن مهج ورا‬
‫ل‬
And the Messenger (Muhammad, pbuh) will say (on the day of
Judgment): O my Lord! Lo! mine own folk make this Quran of no account
[Al-Qur’an, 25:30].
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6. Greatness of Qur’an: The only non-creation
Everything around us in this universe is a creation of Allah except the
Qur’an. It is the attribute of Allah. It contains the words of Allah.
How extremely fortunate we are that the creator of this universe, the one
who is always existing and will always live, has blessed us with a Book in
His own words containing guidelines for our own benefits and WE DON’T
HAVE TIME TO STUDY IT!
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7. Greatness of Qur’an: Only for recitation?
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2:78. And there are among them (Jews)
unlettered people, who know not the Book,
except false desires (recitation) and they
but guess.
Tafsir Sa'di:
( ‫ل يمعلممون الكتتاب إتل أممانتي ) أي :ليس لهم حظ من كتاب ا إل‬
‫م‬ ‫ل م‬ ‫ل و‬
‫التلوة فقط‬
(ref: Sura Hajj verse 52)
Side Benefit: translations don't and can't capture it all.
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8. ( )‫وننزل من القرءان ما هو شفاء ورحمة للمؤمنين ول يزيد الظالمين إل خسارا‬ !
82 / ‫السراء‬
“And We send down of the Qur’aan that which is a healing and a mercy
to those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism and act on it), and it
increases the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers) nothing but loss”
[al-Isra’ 17:82]
( ‫قل هو للذين آمنوا هدى وشفاء والذين ل يؤمنون في آذانهم وقر وهو عليهم‬
‫و‬
‫) عمى أولئك ينادون من مكان بعيد‬
“Say: It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing. And as for those
who disbelieve, there is heaviness (deafness) in their ears, and it (the
Qur’aan) is blindness for them. They are those who are called from a
place far away (so they neither listen nor understand)”
[Fussilat 41:44]
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(Narrated by Muslim, 798)
"Verily Allah raises nations by this book (the Qur'an) and puts
down (i.e. destroys) others by it." [Muslim]
Virtues of Remembering Allah Subhanao and studying
Mentioned in saheeh ahaadeeth, the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said:
“No people sit together remembering Allaah, but the angels surround
them, mercy envelops them, tranquillity descends upon them, and
Allaah mentions them to those who are in His presence.” (Saheeh
Muslim, no. 2700).
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Sura Ambiya – 10
We have certainly sent down to you a Book in which is your
mention. Then will you not reason?
Ibn `Abbas said: "Honor for you.''
‫ي ر م م‬
( ‫فييه ذكركم )أي :شرفكم وفخركم وارتفاعكم، إن تذكرتم به ما فيه‬
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11. A PROMISE FROM ALLAH SUBHANAO
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Sura Noor – v 55
Allah has promised those who have believed among you
and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them
succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted
it to those before them and that He will surely establish for
them [therein] their religion which He has preferred for them
and that He will surely substitute for them, after their fear,
security, [for] they worship Me, not associating anything
with Me. But whoever disbelieves after that - then those are
the defiantly disobedient.
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12. Revealed for pondering-2
‫د د و د و ك د ك د و 2 كد د‬
‫أدفدل يدرتددبرررون الكق رآن أدم علدى قرلو وبأدقرفالوها‬
W ill they then not meditate on the Quran, or are there locks on the
hearts?
[Al-Qur’an, 47:24]
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13. Qur’an is not translatable
An example of a stanza from an Urdu poem:
Kaise kaise ayse wyse hogaye
Ayse wyse kaise kaise hogaye
The beauty, the choice of words, the rhythm, and the message in such
compact simple words is almost impossible to be translated.
If this is the case with human composition, can God’s composition be
translated?
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14. Example
if you say, "Every human will die," it will not have as much impact as "Kullu
nafsin zaaiqatul maut".
In fact we do the same thing in our language too.
W e keep quoting the poetic lines to strengthen our message because it has
the 'heat' to convey the emotions.
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15. Ex. 12: Common sense applied everywhere except..
I can ‘read’ a newspaper in French which has similar alphabets as those of
English (even though I don’t understand French).
If I tell you that I have read it, you will ask me about the news. If I respond
by saying, “W ell I have read it but I don’t know the news,” you may
immediately tell me to stop ‘fooling around’ or ‘joking.’
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17. First Part of Class
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Grammar helps in?
Correct Understanding
Memorization
Etc
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18. First Part of Class
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BOY KICKED A BALL
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19. First Part of Class
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How do you DISTINGUISH the Doer and the Object?
In Arabic order does not distinguishes the doer/object
Noun representing the Doer ends with Dammah(Paish)
Noun representing the Object ends with Fatha(Zabar)
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20. First Part of Class
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‫إتنمما يمخشى اللمه من عبماده العلمماء‬
‫ت ت ل و م‬ ‫ت‬ ‫م ل م‬
Only those fear Allah , from among His servants, who have
knowledge. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Forgiving.
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21. First Part of Class
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‫و م‬ ‫م م‬
‫وكلمم اللمه موسى تمكلتيما‬
‫ل‬
and to Musa Allah spoke directly
(AnNisa v164)
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22. First Part of Class
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‫و م‬ ‫م م‬
‫وكلمم اللمه موسى تمكلتيما‬
‫ل‬
and to Musa Allah spoke directly
(AnNisa v164)
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23. Second Part of Class !
Word T Word Translation
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Build Vocabulary
Identify Root Letter
Identify words seen before
See grammar principles in Action
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24. Second Part of Class
e.g. Root Letters / Root Word: !
Worship ‫عباده‬
Worshipper ‫عبد‬
One who is worshipped ‫معبود‬
I worship ‫أعبد‬
You worship ‫تعبد‬
You All Worship ‫تعبدون‬
You worshipped ‫عبدتم‬
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26. Third Part of Class !
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29. Summary
From Day 1 you learn from Quran, and improve your understanding of it
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Focus is on understanding Quran in Arabic
Y develop and build your Quranic vocabulary (only 2000 new words)
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Grammar (Sarf and Nahw) are taught in order of importance, and
observed in Quran
Speaking in Arabic is not the focus of the course
The famous Hadith: “The best of you are those who learn and teach the
Quran” InshaAllah hopefully applies to us.
Focusing on Student Participation
Listener vs Active Students mode
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30. Who is this course for?
☑ Y want to understand Quran while you read/hear it BUT don't
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understand Arabic
☑ Y are currently studying Arabic, (this course will help you use your
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knowledge and apply it to understanding Quran)
☑ Y started studying Arabic Grammar but you gave up
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☑ Y understand Arabic grammar, or you speak Arabic, but don't know
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Quran
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31. Are we Excused?
No excuse for the non-Arabs, especially those who have learned other
languages (other than their mother tongue).
W e learnt English and became Masters in it. W hy? Because it meant
benefits of this world.
W e neglected Arabic because no such benefit is attached with it!
How are we going to face Allah if we don’t learn the language of His
Book.
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32. In today’s environment of high perks for software engineers, if we are told
that a new language (N++ !!?) has come and anyone who masters that
language using a manual of 600 pages will get a job worth $10,000, then
almost everyone of us perhaps will do his best to understand each and every
line of the manual.
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33. Fixed slots for every other activity
Our lives have daily time slots for everything, i.e., for sleeping, eating,
reading newspapers, etc.
Do we have a fixed slot for the Qur’an (in addition to the five prayers)?
If not, it only shows the importance that we attach to it.
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34. Disposable slot at slightest pretext
Even if such a daily slot or weekly slot exists for attending a dars or a study
circle of the Qur’an, we drop it at the slightest pretext such as, “I am tired,”
“I had some friends/relatives at my house and I can not come,” etc.
By the way, none of these pretexts are used when it comes to our job or
other interests (such as social gatherings).
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35. Allah will help us!
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who
said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
"Allah the Almighty said:
'I am as My servant thinks I am (1). I am with him when he makes
mention of Me. If he makes mention of Me to himself, I make
mention of him to Myself; and if he makes mention of Me in an
assembly, I make mention of him in an assembly better than it.
And if he draws near to Me an arm's length, I draw near to him a
fathom's length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at
speed."
[Buhkari (also by Muslim, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn-Majah).]
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36. Allah will help us!
As for those who strive in Us, W e surely guide them to Our paths … [Al-
Qur’an, 29:69]
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37. Various Programs in your city, onsite and online, self paced, weekend / !
evenings – literally no excuse left!
Understanding Quran in Arabic:
Alhuda -- www.alhudainstitute.ca --
online/onsite/self paced for Men and Women and Children
Bayyiniah Institute -- www.bayyinah.com
www.understandquran.com
Clear Arabic on site courses (cleararabic@gmail.com)
Arabic Grammar and language:
AbuHuraira Centre www.abuhuraira.org
lqtoronto.com (free online videos)
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38. Various Programs in your city, onsite and online, self paced, weekend / !
evenings – literally no excuse left!
Understanding Quran in Arabic:
Alhuda -- www.alhudainstitute.ca -- online/onsite for Men and Women
Bayyiniah Institute -- www.bayyinah.com
www.understandquran.com
Clear Arabic on site courses (cleararabic@gmail.com)
Arabic Grammar and language:
AbuHuraira Centre www.abuhuraira.org
lqtoronto.com (free online videos)
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39. Various Programs in your city, onsite and online, self paced, weekend / !
evenings – literally no excuse left!
Understanding Quran in Arabic:
Alhuda -- www.alhudainstitute.ca -- online/onsite for Men and Women
Bayyiniah Institute -- www.bayyinah.com
www.understandquran.com
Clear Arabic on site courses (cleararabic@gmail.com)
Arabic Grammar and language:
AbuHuraira Centre www.abuhuraira.org
lqtoronto.com (free online videos)
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"Whoever guides [another] to a good deed
will get a reward similar to the one who
performs it." [Sahih Muslim]
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ClearArabic@gmail.com / 647-547-7083
Current Classes:
Every Sunday between 3:30 to 5:30
Absolutely FREE, but your dedication is expected!
ICNA Resource Centre
Unit B101 - 1825 Markham Rd
Near Islamic Foundation (Nugget Masjid)
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