Summary: Qur'an Juz 2

JUZ "2"

Ayahs 142-152 of surah baqarah  سورة البقره

Last JUZ "1"ended on the mention of previous nations

Allah wants to prepare the Ummah of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) to handle the transfer of responsibility

JUZ "2" starts with this topic of change of Qibla from Aqsa to Makkah

Change is very difficult; to transform one’s lifestyle, eating habits etc requires a conscious effort

Ayah 148: What is the one thing that always turn to, run towards, what is the center of my life, all my efforts are directed towards…?

·         After I die, what will I show Allah with regards to what I strove for?

·         Ka’bah / Allah is the direction of every believer

·         A believer lives a purposeful life

Ø  The Prophet (s.a.w) was sent for 3 reasons: to recite the Qur’an, to teach us wisdom, to purify us

Ø  After Sabr and Salah do Dhikar and Shukar

Ø  Trials are reality and everyday part of life. If you are patient and remember everything belongs to Allah and you will also return to Allah – you will live a happy life and get guidance from Allah

Ø  Laws against eating Haram, gambling and alcohol

Ayah 168: First Test

·         Eat halal and tayyab (pure foods): halal lifestyle

·         Dont fall in the traps of shaitan

Ayah 172: Purpose of eating is to be thankful and worship Allah

Aayh 177- The definition of righteous and good conduct.

·         Not just pray Salah 5 times but also live according to the  article of faith, give in charity out of loe for Allah, take care of weak and oppressed members of family/community, fulfill promises and be patient

Ø  Purpose of Ramadan is to get Taqwa

Ø  Good Husband and wife relations require Taqwa

Ø  Moonsighting needs Taqwa

Ø   To be steadfast on all the commands of Allah necessitaties a soft heart and Taqwa

Ø  Thankfulness, submission, patience, steadfastness, obedience and generosity are all acts of the heart / are rooted in the heart. If you can control your heart you can control your life. A change of heart = transformation of life.

❤ya muqalaibal quloob sabbit qalbi ala deenik❤

O Turner of Hearts, keep my heart firm upon Your Religion aameen

Ayah 190-194: Laws concerning violence and warfare

·         All conducts and maneavers in war require Taqwa

Ayah 195:

·         If a person spends only to acquire things of this world – there will be endless greed and malice in her heart

·         Sadaqah keeps the feelings of pride and greet in check

·         Sadaqah cool Allah’s anger, stops calamity and bad death

·         Sadaqah strengthens the Deen

Ayah 196 Hajj and Taqwa

·         Hajj is a practical example of Taqwa – 5 days spent thinking/obeying Allah only. No personal gain or financial profit or sensual gratification

Ayah 197:  The best thing to take on Hajj with you is Taqwa

Ayah 198: Do lots of Dikhr during Hajj

Ayah 221: Qualities of a good life partner

Ayah 222: Rules containing Menstruation

Ayah 223: The example of farmer in working hard to make a good marriage = take care of your most precious treasure (wife)

·         Invest in marriage (for men)

·         Your wife and children are your legacy (for men)

Ayah 224 - 232 Laws of divorce and breast feeding

·         Divorce should not be a painful experience

·         Children should not suffer as a result of divorce

Ayah 238: No matter what storms life gives you, don’t forget Salah to anchor yourself

Ayah 245: Virtues of giving Qard Hasana to Allah

·         Aisha (r.a) would perfume the money she would give in charity  (charity is received by Allah first and then the needy). Give your best with the best intention and character

Ø  Story of Talut and Jalt ….................................,,,...,

LESSON: use your abilities, increase your knowledge make Dua from Allah swt.. Gain taqwa as much as u can in this Ramadan. Remember Allah by the Names of Allah mentioned in this Juzz....

ASMA UL HUSNA in JUZ "2"

الروف الرحيم

قديرٌ

التواب الرحيم

الرحمٰن الرحيم

شديدالعذاب

غفورٌ رحيمٌ

عليمٌ

قريبٌ

شديد العقاب

عزيزٌ حكيمٌ

سميعٌ عليمٌ

واسعٌ عليمٌ

غفورٌ حليمٌ

بصيرٌ

Summary: Qur'an Juz 1

Note: JazakAllahu khayran to Dr. Farhat Hashmi for making knowledge of the Qur'an available to Muslim women since 1994, especially this year in Ramadan
JazakAllahu khayran  Sr. Hina Adeel for inspiring me to write the Juzz summaries and sharing them with family and my online readers....
May Allah accept this work as sadaqa-jariyah for my grandparents (living and deceased), maternal and from my husband's side. aameen

Juz 1

SURAH AL FATIHA : سورة الفاتحه 

Content: 

1- Praising Allah and 2- Dua

Ayaat 1-7 

All praises are for Allah swt

الرحمان الرحيم ، رب العالمين ، مالك يوم الدين

We are asking for guidance and the way that will take us towards Jannah

AL BAQRAH  سورة البقره

Contents: 

1 - Description of three types of people: Mutaqeen (Allah fearing) .. Kafireen (deny and reject Allah and His commands) ..and Munafiqeen (hypocrites)

2- Story of AdamAs.

3- Story of Bani Israel.

4- Story of Moosa As.

5- Story and Duas of  Ibrahim As.

Ayah 2:  Guidance promised to the muttaqeen / Allah Fearing

·         Qur’an is la raibafi= 100% true and clear لا ريب فيه

·         ❤hearts of people of tawqa = alert, full of Allah’s fear and displeasure; vigilant

Ayah 5: success is for the muttaqeen

·         everyone wants to succeed: what is success❓what is the prescription of success❓ Quran

Ayah 21: Standard of success :

·         Taqwa and obedience; humility is a requirement of worship

·         Taqwa= saves us from wrong and the consequences of doing wrong: Allah’s Anger, Fire

Ayah:30 Allah has three creations: angels, jinns and humans

·         Practical examples of Taqwa:

Adam (a.s) made a mistake , repented at once = taqwa

Shaitan – made a mistake but remained proud

Adam (a.s) was forgiven with hope to enter Paradise.

Shaitan was banished forever from Allah’s mercy

·         Pride destroyes a person’s capacity to worship and obey

·         How to cure the disease of pride? Increase in worship and obedience to Allah

·         Whenever worship becomes difficulty / you lose heart or interest – ask Allah for help and patience to persevere; spend in the way of Allah  

Ayah: 45 Seek Allah’s help through sabr and salat

·         It is not possible that a person would want something from Allah, and she does not get up for tahajjud (best time to ask Allah)

Ayah 61: Do you prefer to exchange good (guidance) with bad (transitory things of this world)

·         Bani Israel gave preference to Dunya over Deen (they asked for food when instructed to pray for forgiveness).

·         When a person works to get reward in the Hereafter, Allah surrenders the treasures of this world and Paradise to them. When a person forsakes Allah’s pleasures for transitory things of this world, their life and Hereafter comes difficult.

Ayah 65: Trial for Bani Israel

·         They twisted the command in order to fish (seek livelihood through haram means)

·         A blessing became a means of trial for them when they disobeyed Allah

·         They made excuses for not following Allah’s command so they were disfigured and humiliated.

·         There are many things that prevent us from being sincere to Allah. (We also have Fish – distractions that are tests which take us away from Allah)

·         Enjoy halal within limits / enjoy the boundaries of Allah

·         Though Halal is limited and sometimes difficult to obtain and continue, it is good in itself and brings a good result. Though Haram is widespread and easy to obtain and enjoyable, it is evil in itself and brings a evil result.

·         The Halal is worth the struggle for the sake of Allah’s pleasure, reward and peace of heart

Ayah 67:  When Bani Israel asked Musa as if he was joking; he replied, I seek refuge in Allah from being ignorant (ignorance is engaging in useless things)

Ayah 74: Hardness of Hearts

Hearts become hard...

·         When we seek of instant gratifications

·         When we are ruled by our pride and self image

·         When we are not sensitive to Qur’an and it does not affect us

·         When we do not think of the Hereafter

·         When we ignore the signs of Allah after realizing them

·         Bani Israel lost their capacity to obey Allah because of fervent arguments. They wasted their time in debates and political correctness

·         They were conscious of people not Allah = no taqwa

·         Examine our hearts = is my heart hard?

·         Do I enjoy listening/reading to the Qur’an and work hard to implement it?

Ayah 83: Deen

·         Right of Allah: Tawheed and abstinence from Shirk

·         Rights of Human Beings:

Parents – Do ihsaan = do extra good to them without exceptions

Relatives

Orphans and needy

Speak good – Husna = beautiful and truthful conversation, better than they deserve

Ayah 109 – 110: Forgive and Turn over the page (start fresh without reminding of past wrongs)

Ayah 112: Worship = sincere submission to Allah + Ihsaan (following the example of the Prophet (s.a.w)

Ayah 121: The right of Qur’an (Tilaawah) is that it should be recited correctly and following the meaning of what is being recited. There is no Tilaawah without following the meaning

Ayah 124: Ibrahim (As)

·         Practical example of worship with sincerity and ihsaan

·         Submitted to Allah every time he was tested (without making excuse or twisting the command of Allah)

·         Gave the rights of Allah and human beings (good to father and looked after his wife and children)

·         Involved his family in worshipping Allah / did not do ibaadah alone

Ayah 127-128: Ibrahim (as) ‘s priorities

·         First Salah and then food, shelter and security

Ayah 136: All the prophets called themselves “Muslemoon”

Ayah 137: All the prophets and their children pledged allegance to be “Abidoon”

Ayah 138: Sibgat Allah

·         The colour/way  of Allah is best

·         Do not adopt any influence or opinion other than that of Allah

Ayah 141:

·         Do your deeds keep your focus on Akhira

·         You are not responsible for the beliefs and actions of others

·         Every person will be answerable for themselves so do not reject the truth because your family or ancestors were not upon it

14 reasons to Recite the Qur'an

سؤال .. مهم  ؟؟ 

ما هي نيتك و أنت تقرأ القرآن الكريم ؟ 

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :" إنما الأعمالُ بالنياتِ وإنما لكلِّ امرئٍ ما نوى "

InshaAllah many of us will be celebrating Ramadan with profuse recitation of the Qur'an. The goal would be to recite as much Qur'an as possible. However, our intention should not be to recite for the sake of completing the Qur'an from beginning to end. It is important to have a deeper and more meaningful purpose when we approach the Qur'an. The Prophet (s.a.w) said, "Indeed (reward for) actions is according to their intention. Every person will receive the reward of what she intended."

وللتذكير أحبتي على أهمية إستحضار النية ، وأن لا يكون هدفنا فقط هو ختم القرآن في رمضان ..!!

We should check our intentions and aim to be more ambitious with our recitation. 

هذه بعض النيات التي يحسن أن ننويها عند قراءة القرآن الكريم :

We can commit ourselves to achieve really beautiful and beneficial results from the recitation of Qur'an. 

 بقراءته نسأل الله أن يشفعه فينا .. لقول رسول الله صلى الاه عليه وسلم:" اقْرَؤوا القرآنَ ؛ فإنه يأتي يومَ القيامةِ شفيعًا لأصحابه "

1. By its recitation we ask Allah to make the Qur'an an intercessor for us. For example the Prophet (s.a.w) said, "Recite the Qur'an, indeed it will come on the Day of Judgement as a intercessor for its companion."

 ننويه لزيادة الحسنات .. 

لقول رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :" منْ قرأَ حرفًا من كتابِ اللهِ فله به حسنةٌ ، والحسنةُ بعشرِ أمثالِها " 

2. So we ask Allah to reward us for our recitation. The Prophet (s.a.w) said, "any person who recites a single letter from the Book of Allah will receive a reward of 10 good deeds."

 نحتسب قراءته للنجاة من النار .. قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:" لو جُمِعَ القرآنُ في إِهابٍ ، ما أحرقه اللهُ بالنَّارِ " 

3. We can make the intention for the recitation to become a means of protection from the Fire. The Prophet (s.a.w) said,"Allah will not burn in Hellfire whoever has collected (memorized) the Qur'an."

 نحتسب قراءته عمارة للقلوب .. 

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:" إنَّ الذي ليس في جوفِه شيءٌ من القرآنِ كالبيتِ 

الْخَرِبِ "

4. We intend to grow our hearts with its recitation. The Prophet (s.a.w) said, "A person who does not recite the Qur'an is like an empty, ruined house." A person who recites the Qur'an develops self-awareness and identity, talents,  inner strength and many other good qualities. Recitation of the Qur'an is necessary for personal growth. 

 نحتسب قراءته بنية العمل بكل آية نقرأها لننال أرفع الدرجات في الجنة .. لقول رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :" يقالُ لصاحبِ القرآنِ : اقرأْ وارقَ ورتِّلْ كما كنتَ ترتلُ في الدنيا، فإنَّ منزلتَك عندَ آخرِ آيةٍ تقرأُ بها 

5. We hope that every verse that we recite will help us reach (Paradise) and increase us in ranks in Paradise. The Prophet (s.a.w) said, "It will be said to the companions of the Qur'an to recite and ascend into Paradise. With the recitation of every verse, they will increase in their position/status in Paradise until they reach the last verse."

Allah will honour the reciters of Qur'an with Paradise according to the amount of Qur'an they read. 

 نحتسب قراءته شفاء لأمراض قلوبنا وعلل أجسادنا ؛ وسببا لنزول الرحمات علينا .. قال تعالى :{ وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ } 

6. We intend that its recitation will cure the diseases of our hearts and the (health) deficiencies in our bodies and a means of receiving Allah's mercy. As Allah (s.w.t) says, "And We revealed the Qur'an; in it is healing/cure and mercy."

 نحتسب قراءته لطمأنينة قلوبنا .. لقول الله تعالى :{ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ } 

7. We intend by its recitation to ease and comfort our hearts. As Allah (s.w.t) revealed, "Verily in the Remembrance of Allah hearts find peace and satisfaction."

نحتسبه سببا لحياة قلوبنا ونور أبصارنا وجلاء أحزاننا وذهاب همومنا 

فالقرآن ربيع المؤمن كما أن الغيث ربيع الأرض .. كما قال الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم في دعائه: "... أن تجعلَ القُرآنَ ربيعَ قلبي ، ونورَ صَدري ، وجَلاءَ حَزَني ، وذَهابَ هَمِّي "

8. We intend the recitation to become a means of giving life to our hearts, giving enlightenment and a removing our sorrows and griefs. 

The Qur'an is the to hearts what spring is to the earth. The Prophet (s.a.w) used to supplicate in his duaa, "(O Allah) grant my heart warmth, pleasure and life through the Qur'an, make the Qur'an a means of enlightenment (Noor) for my chest (faculties)  and a means of completely expunging and erasing my sadness and depression."

 نحتسب قراءته سببا للهداية .. قال تعالى :{ ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ } ، وفي الحديث القدسي "يا عبادي كلكم ضالٌّ إلا من هديتُه ، فاستهدوني أَهْدِكم " 

9. We seek guidance through the recitation of the Qur'an. 

Allah (s.w.t) says, "This is the Book, there is no doubt it in, Guidance for the Allah-Fearing."

And also in Hadith Qudsi, (Allah says), "O My servants all of you are lost except from whom I guide. So seek guidance from Me, I will guide you all."

نقرأه بنية أن نموت عليه كما بلغ الله تعالى عثمان رضي الله عنه شهادة وهو يقرأه

قال ابن كثير : من عاش على شيء مات عليه ومن مات على شيء بعث عليه .. معتمدا على قوله تعالى :{ أَمْ حَسِبَ الَّذِينَ اجْتَرَحُوا السَّيِّئَاتِ أَن نَّجْعَلَهُمْ كَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ سَوَاءً مَّحْيَاهُمْ وَمَمَاتُهُمْ سَاءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ } 

نقرأه بنية رجاء القرب من ربنا بحب كلامه العظيم .. كما في الحديث " إنَّك معَ مَن أحبَبتَ " 

10. We should recite the Qur'an with the intention that we will die upon it as Uthman (r.a) reached Allah (s.w.t) in a state of martyrdom while he was reciting the Qur'an. 

Ibn Katheer says, "If you live by something, you will die upon it and if you due upon something, you will be resurrected in that state."

Allah (s.w.t) says, "Do you expect that we will make those who commit sins the same as those who do good deeds?" 

Whoever lived a bad life will die a horrible death. 

We recite the Qur'an with the intention of attaining closeness to Allah via the love of His Noble Speech. Just as the Prophet (s.a.w) said, "You will be with the ones you love (on the Day of Judgement)."

نحتسب قراءته سببا عظيما لزيادة الإيمان .. لقوله تعالى :{ وَإِذَا مَا أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَقُولُ أَيُّكُمْ زَادَتْهُ هَٰذِهِ إِيمَانًا فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فَزَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَهُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ }

11. We intend that the recitation of Qur'an will increase us in honour and emaan. Like Allah (s.w.t) said, "When a Surah is revealed in them, they said, who was increased b it in faith. As for those who believe, it increases their emaan and they are the ones who will soon receive good news (of Paradise)."

The more Qur'an we recite, the more we want it to strengthen our belief in Allah.  

ومن نياتنا بقراءته أننا نريد أن نزداد علما بربنا ومعرفة له لنزداد له ذلا وافتقارا فنستعين به في كل لحظاتنا.

 12. And from our intentions is that the by reciting the Qur'an we will attain the knowledge and true recognition of Allah which will increase us in humility and dependence towards Him and (strengthen our resolve to) seek His help (and turn to the Qur'an every time we need help).  

ومن نيات قراءة القرآن أن نرجو به الفضل العظيم وهو أن يكون سببا لاصطفاء الله تعالى لنا بأن نكون من أهله وخاصته .. لقول الحبيب صلى الله عليه وسلم: " إنَّ للَّهِ أَهْلينَ منَ النَّاسِ ، قالوا : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ من هُم ؟ ، قالَ : هم أَهْلُ القرآنِ ، أَهْلُ اللَّهِ وخاصَّتُهُ " 

13. And from the intentions of reciting the Qur'an is that because of its great virtue and favour, we will be selected by Allah and Allah will accept us from among His people and His chosen. Like the beloved (s.a.w) said, "Indeed Allah selects from all humanity some people as His own." They asked O Messenger, who will receive this honour? He (s.a.w) replied, "The people of Qur'an are the people of Allah and His chosen ones."

 ومن أعظم النيات وأهمها وفي مقدمتها أننا نتعبد الله تعالى بقراءته .. لقوله تعالى :{ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا } 

14. Finally the greatest intention, the most important and the foremost purpose of reciting the Qur'an is to worship Allah (s.w.t). Allah (s.w.t) says, "Recite the Qur'an with a measure recitation." Allah has commanded us to recite the Qur'an, slowly, beautifully and with understanding.  

Ramadan Mubarak :) 

Sweetness of Ramadan

Ahmad bin Harb was asked, "Why I don't feel the sweetness  of Ibaadah?"
He replied,
“I worshipped Allaah for fifty years, but tasted the delight of worship only after I abandoned three things:
1. I discarded seeking people’s pleasure, and thus was able to speak the truth.
2. I abandoned associating with the wicked, and thus tasted the delight of accompanying the righteous.
3. I ignored the delights of this world, and thus tasted the delight of the Hereafter.”

May Allah grant us the mercies, blessings and forgiveness of this special month.  May Allah grant us sweetness in our siyaam and qiyaam. Alhamdulillah the Fiqh Council of America announced tomorrow to be the first day of Ramadan 1435.  Ramadan Mubarak Everyone :)

Every Ramadan is an opportunity to take life up a notch - to make up for our mistakes and sprint towards improvement. Ramadan is a second chance.

Ṭalḥa raḍyAllāhu 'anhu (may Allāh be pleased with him) said, “I saw a dream about myself, and my two friends who were companions of the Messenger of Allāh ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him).” These two ṣaḥābah had become Muslim on the same day, and one of them passed away exactly a year before the other. The one who passed away first died a martyr and thus was more known for his goodness. Although both companions were great, but because the first died a martyr, everyone believed he was more pious than the second one.
I saw a dream that I was standing with these two ṣaḥābah (r.a), and a caller called the one who died second to enter Jannah first. He entered Jannah despite the fact that he died one year after the companion who was martyred. Then the caller called the martyr and he entered Jannah next. Then he called me, he told me to go back and that it was not time for me.

Ṭalḥa raḍyAllāhu 'anhu went the next day and shared his dream with the Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam.

Everyone was shocked. The Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said, “Why are you surprised?” They said, “O Messenger of Allāh, how can the guy who was called to Jannah second died a martyr and had more good deeds than the person who died after him?” The Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam listened to responses and said, “Didn't the one who died second live an entire year after the martyr?” They said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allāh.” The Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam ( said, “And he caught another Ramadan and fasted such and such and prayed such and such.” They said, “Yes.” The Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam said, “Then what is between them is greater than the distance of the heavens and the earth.”

This ḥadīth is ṣaḥīḥ. The Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam did not insult the martyr, and this does not decrease from the reward of the martyrs. This shows you that if you make the most out of your Ramadan with good īmān and iḥtiṣāb, then you could actually surpass a martyr. Think about that SubḥānAllāh!

I ask you, dear brothers and sisters, to make the most out of Ramadan. I ask Allāh subḥānahu wa ta'āla (glorified and exalted be He) to allow both you and I to enjoy all the blessings of mercies of Ramadan. To become generous as the fast wind. To us achieve ahsaan in our ibaadah, to pray with īmān and absolute iḥtiṣāb. To attain taqwa as a result of fasting and be given forgiveness from all our sins. Allāhumma āmīn.