This document provides an overview and instructions for Lesson 1 of an introductory course on understanding the Quran and Salah. It recommends downloading audio/video and font files, and covers the topics to be learned - vocabulary like ظُلْم and ذُنُوب, grammar forms like صَبَرَ and غَفَرَ, and a dua recited by Prophet Muhammad to Abu Bakr before ending salah. It emphasizes forming study groups and completing homework to stay motivated in learning.

1. Short Course Begin to Understand Qur’an & Salah – The Easy Way Lesson No. 1 8 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. In this lesson… Hope you are doing the 7 homeworks, esp. carrying that vocabulary Card Form a team and get 4 extra rewards. Motivational tip: Practice the forms for صَبَرَ and غَفَرَ Grammar: Before Ending Salah Qur’an:

3. Before Ending Salah Taught to Abu Bakr (R) Memorize the meanings of each word thoroughly. Ask Evaluate Plan Propagate Understand I+G Check

4. Before Ending Salah اَللّهُمَّ إِنِّ ي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِ ي ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا وَّلاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ فَ اغْفِرْ لِ ي مَغْفِرَةً مِّنْ عِنْدِ كَ وَارْحَمْ نِي إِنَّ كَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ 266 * 74 * 95 * 293 * 81 91 197 Ask Evaluate Plan Propagate Understand I+G Check

5. Broken Plurals جمع مُكَسَّر Any plural that does not follow the law of “ ون ” or “ ين ” (as we studied earlier, for example: plural of مُسْلِم is مُسلِمُون، مُسْلِمِين ) i.e., it has broken the law! Therefore, it is called “Broken Plural.” نَفْس : Soul (plural: أَنْفُس، نُفُوس ) ذَنْب : sin (plural: ذُنُوب )

6. Two Types of Plurals Broken Plural جمع مُكَسَّر أَنْفُس، نُفُوس ذُنُوب Solid Plural جمع سَالِم مُسْلِمُون، مُسْلِمِين، كَافِرون، كَافِرِين، 1 2 The tense for broken plural is singular feminine!!! (Later)

7. Special Constructions To add emphasis: Verb is followed by its noun ظَلَمْتُ ظُلْمًا اغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرةً verb noun Forgive me forgiveness (i.e., special forgivenss) I have wronged wrong (wronged too much)

8. As we complete the Salah… Ask for forgiveness as we end the Salah That includes determination to stick to the right path after the Salah. This prayer was taught by the Prophet pbuh to Abu Bakr (R), the best person of the Ummah. And look at the message… Let us live from “Salah to Salah”. We will come again in the next Salah and ask again.

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

10. Two tracks! We are learning vocabulary as well as Grammar. Right now, there are two separate tracks. Pure vocabulary approach will be inefficient. We will have to learn each of those 21 verb forms separately, ex: zalamtu, zulman, tazlimu, yazlimoon, etc. Pure Grammar will make the course too boring and cumbersome. For example, if we analyze the Grammar part of today’s Du’aa, it will take us hours of ‘dry’ exercise.

11. Two tracks! We want to build vocabulary from what we recite every day. And learn the Grammar thru TPI and let you know how many times each verb comes in the Qur’an (to make it exciting!). These two tracks will slowly be merged as we learn more and more of both.

12. Language Learning (Qur’anic Arabic) (Vocabulary + Grammar + Pronunciation) Vocabulary From what we recite everyday Grammar TPI; No. of times the verb occurs in the Qur’an Qur’anic Arabic; the Easy Way We will focus on Tajweed later on.

13. Styles of فَعَلَ d . سَمِعَ، يَسْمَعُ b . نَصَر، يَنْصُرُ c . ضَرَبَ، يَضْرِبُ ... a . فَتَحَ، يَفْتَحُ

14. صَابِر، - صَبْر When practicing in Arabic, say it as if you are talking to Arabs 90% of the forms are the ones we are practicing here. he bore (it) with patience. c ضَرَبَ، يَضْرِبُ .. تَصْبِر صَبَرْتُ صَبَرْنَا أَصْبِرُ نَصْبِرُ صَبَرْتَ صَبَرْتُمْ تَصْبِرُ تَصْبِرُونَ اِصْبِرْ اِصْبِرُوا لاَ تَصْبِرْ لاَ تَصْبِرُوا صَبَرَ صَبَرُوا يَصْبِرُ يَصْبِرُونَ صَبَرَتْ 53 *

15. غَافِر، مَغْفُور مَغْفِرَة c ضَرَبَ، يَضْرِبُ .. When practicing in Arabic, say it as if you are talking to Arabs 90% of the forms are the ones we are practicing here. he forgave تَغْفِرُ غَفَرْتُ غَفَرْنَا أَغْفِرُ نَغْفِرُ غَفَرْتَ غَفَرْتُمْ تَغْفِرُ تَغْفِرُونَ اِغْفِرْ اِغْفِرُوا لاَ تَغْفِرْ لاَ تَغْفِرُوا غَفَرَ غَفَرُوا يَغْفِرُ يَغْفِرُونَ غَفَرَتْ 95 *

16. Use this tip to remember Type-C verbs ضَرَبَ ظَلَمَ صَبَرَ ... غَفَرَ d . سَمِعَ، يَسْمَعُ b . نَصَر، يَنْصُرُ c . ضَرَبَ، يَضْرِبُ ... a . فَتَحَ، يَفْتَحُ

17. Learning & Motivational Tip

18. 4 Extra Rewards The Prophet pbuh said: “No people assemble in one of the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, without: tranquility descending upon them, Mercy (of Allah) covering them, the angels surrounding them, and Allah making mention of them in the presence of those near Him.'' [Muslim]

19. If you really want to learn, then Make a plan. IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN, YOU PLAN TO FAIL. People start the course but do not continue. Remember that if you are alone, Shaitaan can attack you easily. Form a team and restart it again (& again). This will ensure continuity, consistency, and support from each other, in addition to benefiting from each other’s learning.

20. What have we learnt? Study the material thoroughly, and then fill up the work sheet in the .pdf file sent with the email. Form a team and get 4 extra rewards. Motivational tip: Practice the forms for صَبَرَ and غَفَرَ Grammar: ظُلْم، كَثْيرًا، مَغْفِرَة، ذُنُوب، غَفُور etc. Qur’an:

21. Be ready for the next lesson! Don’t forget the 7 homeworks, esp. the card. رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ نَشْهَدُ أَن لاَّ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ نَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ