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Short Course Begin to Understand Qur’an & Salah – The Easy Way Lesson No. 1 (Introduction) www.understandquran.com Make sure you download the fonts sent with the email or visit the website and download them.May Allah reward those Who made arrangements to get it delivered or informed you about it. www.understandquran.comL Congratulations To those who will attend this. Allah gave us a chance to study the Qur’an. www.understandquran.comIn this lesson… An ayah from Qur’an Introduction of the course Relationship with Qur’an and a simple model to interact with it. www.understandquran.comStyle This short course is based on modern teaching techniques taken from: Brain (Tony Buzan etc.) Lateral thinking (De Bono) Positive thinking Effective living (Stephen Covey, etc.) Time and Resource Management NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) Second Language learning (Latest style of teaching English to foreigners); Word power; etc. Review of books published in India, Pak, UK, USA Teaching models (interactive, lecturing, …) www.understandquran.comObjectives of the Short Course 1. Convince that Qur’an is easy to learn 2. Encourage to recite Qur’an again and again with understanding 3. Help in interacting with the Qur’an (to bring it into our lives) 4. To pray Salah effectively 5. To generate the team spirit www.understandquran.comWhat will we study? Surah Al-Fatihah, and last 6 Surahs Parts of Salah Supplications, etc. PLUS grammar rules in every class. www.understandquran.comHow will we study? The short Course is 27 classes Each class will have: Qur’an /Hadith Grammar Educational and motivational tips www.understandquran.comOur Strategy Through these common recitations, we will learn words that occur in the Qur’an almost 40,000 times (50% of the words of the Qur’an) www.understandquran.comUnderstanding Qur’an vs. Learning Arabic Language 4 Major Differences in our approach www.understandquran.comNo. 1: Smooth Start Start from Salah (Why use any other text, when you want to understand Qur’an)… If I want to teach you french and if I know that you speak something in french for 1 hour, I will say: Let us learn that first! A common sense approach Valid for every Muslim man, woman, old, and young, and even for a child because he is praying with it. www.understandquran.comNo. 2: Focus on Listening and Reading Language Learning Understanding Qur’an Reception Listening √ √ Reading √ √ Production Speaking √ -X -Writing √ -X -www.understandquran.comMore focus on Vocabulary (just the way a child learns…) Less focus on grammar; otherwise if we teach the way shown below, people will run away! No. 3: More Focus on Vocabulary غائب، جمع، مذكر، مھموز، باب إفعال فعل مضارع مرفوع بثبوت النون لأنه من الأفعال الخمسة، والواؤ ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل www.understandquran.comNo. 4: More Focus on Sarf In Grammar, we give More emphasis on Sarf (word construction) Less emphasis on Nahw (sentence construction) Because: • We are familiar with the topics of Qur’an; • We are learning from existing English translations; • We are learning to repeat the translation, rather than ‘translation’ itself. www.understandquran.comRules of the Short Course www.understandquran.comRules … We will learn with love, smiles, and relaxation. This is a thoroughly interactive short course therefore listen attentively, and participate continuously. Listen interactively, with your HEART and have faith that Allah will teach you. Don’t doubt about yourself. (aa) www.understandquran.comRules … Remember the gold rule: • I listen, I forget. • I see, I remember. • I practice, I learn. • I teach, I master (more later) www.understandquran.comToday’s Verse www.understandquran.comPurpose of Revelation 382 * 261* %"#$ !(29 :) ()**& 'www.understandquran.comPurpose of Revelation 261* We have (It is) a book revealed it to you (O! Muhammad, pbuh) full of blessings; www.understandquran.comPurpose of Revelation %"#$ !its verses so that they ponder 382* (29 :) ()**& 'men of understanding and receive admonition. www.understandquran.comRepetition of words in Qur’an Repetition in Qur’an Noun (singular + plural forms); Verb (all forms) 261* www.understandquran.comPondering: What & How? You don’t need it while you read a newspaper! You can’t read a book of science without pondering at each sentence! You can ponder only when you understand! www.understandquran.comBefore we ponder, Let us look at Our Relationship with Qur’an Di t DPPR Direct Personal Planned Relevant www.understandquran.comتذكُُّّر & تدبُُّّر : A simple method كنّا لا نجاوز العشر آيات حتى نعلمھا ونتعلمھا ونعمل بھا • ASK: Each verse of the Qur’an demands something from us. To fulfill it, start with supplication. • EVALUATE (your past day or week in the light of that supplication) • Make a PLAN of the next day /week. • PROPAGATE the message (The Prophet pbuh said: Convey from me even if it is one verse). www.understandquran.comتذكُُّّر & تدبُُّّر : A simple method In the next slide www.understandquran.comCheck! When it comes to group or Fiqh issues or any new idea, then please check with scholars before you mention it to others or implement it. Check Then what is the real area for common people like us? Relationship with Allah, Following the Prophet pbuh, planning for the hereafter, Zikr, Worship, Morals, Dealings, Dawah, Preaching and Propagation, Ordering good and Stopping evil, Team spirit etc. www.understandquran.comExample: تذكُُّّر + تدبُُّّر Just Prayer /supplication is not enough. One should evaluate his performance and make plans. Example: Do you think a student who just asks Allah to help him succeed is sincere if he does not follow it up with studies? The real target of this course is: تذكر+تدبر www.understandquran.comRights of the Qur’an 􀂃 Believe in it 􀂃 Read it 􀂃 Understand it 􀂃 Ponder its verses 􀂃 Act upon it 􀂃 Spread it www.understandquran.comWhat have we learnt today? The following words which occur many times in the Quran: From Quran Our relationship with Quran and an interaction model. www.understandquran.comFrom next session, we will have… 1. Introduction 2. Today’s lesson • Text . • Grammar. • Educational /motivational tip. Alhamdulillah, you have started! Don’t give up!! www.understandquran.comMashaAllah you have started! Don’t give up!! 1. Don’t fail yourself! Don’t say you don’t have time! Snatch those 15 minutes from your day anyway! 2. Don’t forget to become the ‘student’ of the Prophet pbuh! !"#%$ &%$ '(www.understandquran.com