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Question 148: Some of the brothers listen to some audiocassettes, like the audiocassettes of Shaykh Rabee’ on Aqeedah and Fiqh?
Answer 148: This is something good, but I ask you, why don’t you tell yourselves that I am higher than this level? That one of you should start with memorizing of the Qur’an, then after that he should learn something from the Arabic language, I am not saying that you should learn (Arabic) until you become an expert, and after that you should learn something from the hadeeth of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhe wa sallam and you should take your deen from the Kitaab (Al-Quraan) and the Sunnah even if memorizing the Qur’an only.
The Questioner said: The audiocassettes are means…
The Shaykh said: I do not prohibit anything on the people rather I am guiding them to what is higher.
Source: “Last Journey of Imam Muqbil Ibn Hadee Al-Wadee” By His wife, Shaykhah Umm Salamah As.Salafiyah
Translated by brother Abu Humairah
Slight editing by Nasrin As.Salafiyah
*** Arabic Page is found here: http://www.scribd.com/
| 7 Ways Of Becoming A Haafidh | for everyone |
We ‘ve all been there, we listen to a few lectures here and there or attend some seminars and gatherings and make a firm resolution of memorising the book of Allaah, and you think to yourself “I mean my little brother has done about 5 juzz already why cant I?” Then a few months down the line you get frustrated and upset “Why am I not a Haafidh yet!” But what is it you are doing wrong? Is Hifdh not meant for you or something?
Here are a few tips and pointers to help you along the way inshaaAllaah
#7 Enrol in an Islaamic school if possible
You still remember lyrics for 2PAC songs but struggle with the Qur’aan?
This is the first thing you should be doing (after you stop day dreaming of becoming the Imaam in Makkah), no one memorises the Qur’aan by themselves, no one! Not even the Prophet himself, and by that I don’t mean the Prophet enrolled into a madressah but if you think about it, he DID have a teacher, Jibril alyhi salam.
It is difficult sometimes, you might be in your early twenties or late teens if not much older, and most madressahs you know of only cater for 9 year olds and you cant sit with kids, I mean come on! (sarcasm) But what I am suggesting is not necessarily for you to go and sit with children (even though it shouldn’t really be a reason for you to avoid knowledge) rather if you cant do that then at least look for a teacher who you respect (not a friend) so that he/she might be strict and not lenient with you.
Because if you only have a friend as your teacher you will notice very quickly that excuses will start to appear and this is due to the fact that you aren’t “afraid” of your friend and this element of “fear” is a very important part of being a teacher (not fear for your life type of fear, but you get the point).
#6 Select one famous Reciter and stick to him
Not that type of studio!
Be it ‘Abdul-Baasit or Khaleel al-Husary, whoever you feel comfortable with and love listening to really. Obviously the person in question should be well grounded in Tajweed as well as not reciting too slow or way to fast.
One of the main benefits in listening to one particular reciter throughout the Qur’aan is that you will always have him in your head, meaning you’ll be able to hear him recite the verses for you, you will stop where he stops, start where he starts etc.
As opposed to you listening to different reciters every day, this wont help your Hifdh. Another thing to keep in mind is try to look for reciters who have made recordings in studios, this is particularly important during the phase when you’re learning new portions of the Qur’aan since if you don’t learn it properly the first time then it will prove very hard to “unlearn” what you have already learned (did that make sense?)
Anyway, stick to reciters like Huthayfi, Ali jabir, Abdallaah Basfar etc, and try to avoid those who have their recitations recorded from Taraaweeh prayers such as Sudais, Shuraim, Budayr etc this does not mean they are bad but when something is recorded live from Taraweeh it wont be the same as something that has been recorded and supervised in a studio.
#5 Recite what you have learned in your Sunnah prayers or in Qiyaam al-Layl
Qiyaam al-Layl helps you for all your needs, seriously
Practise makes perfect (ok no one’s perfect perfect but again you get the point), and if you really want to be strong in your Qur’aan, switch it up. Instead of always reading Surah Kawthar and Ikhlaas (yes i’m talking to you, we all know you do it) try to read the latest portion you memorised and practise, no one is saying you wont make mistakes but as the hadith of the Prophet goes, such people will be rewarded twice!
Just don’t practise your Qur’aan on people if you happen to be leading them in Salaah for magrib or whatever, the last thing people want is a “hero” who not only is leading them with the whole of Baqrah but is making a mistake in every other verse.
#4 Set a routine
Did you know routine is an arabic word? No? well now you know, you’re welcome
This is probably the one thing Huffaadh people are very good at, they always have a routine when it comes to memorising and reviewing what they passed. Similarly you should also make a schedule and make time, you don’t want to be the type of person who recites 5 pages one day and don’t recite anything for 2 weeks, so set yourself a target and be consistent.
Remember to also make realistic targets, reading half of juzz ‘Amma might seem easy but being consistent upon that throughout the Qur’aan is not. Even if it’s one verse a day EVERY DAY it is still very good.
#3 Be patient!
One day inshaaAllaah, one day…
It is very easy to look at Shuraim and Sudais leading Taraweeh prayers in Makkah and become impatient, “when will I be like them!” But remember even they went through everything you are going through now, OK maybe they didn’t have that same teacher who seemed more interested in beating you senseless than teaching you much Qur’aan but whatever.
Point is, everything in life takes time, why did Allaah create the earths and the heavens in 6 days when He could have just said “Be” and it would have been?
In order to teach us that most things in life take time, that’s why. No one becomes a haafidh over night and similarly no one is born a Haafidh, except maybe that one boy born somewhere in Africa (did you hear about him? ‘Ajeeb!) Anyway, that is besides the point, what I am trying to make you understand is that if you want something, give it time and all your might.
#2 Partner up with a friend
Don’t let chocolate distract you
Notice that this is different from making that friend your teacher as mentioned in #7, try instead to have a partner who motives you and helps you when you feel like quitting, push yourselves towards doing more (not a physical push mind you) and you will soon notice that you both have reached very far.
No one will lie to you, becoming Haafidh is not an easy task, but if you have a friend along the way, the path will be fun and exciting, so look around and find someone your age and befriend them but make sure the person is serious and committed, avoid individuals who will bring you down. A person who picks Beyonce as their Qur’aan reciter is generally to be avoided.
#1 Sincere intentions
may Allaah grant us all true sincerity!
This is truly what it all boils down to in the end, if your intentions are pure and for the sake of Allaah alone, then Allaah will make a way out for you, even if you aren’t good at memorising anything.
It is through intentions many people reach amazing heights, so make sure you make your intention for the sake of Allaah, and not for people to say ‘So and so memorised the Qur’aan’ or to get the title ‘Haafidh’ in order to use it as a pick up line with the sisters “Yeah BTW did I mention I was a Haafidh sister? *wink wink*” rather stay humble and always make dua.
At the end of the day it is all in the Hands of Allaah, if He wants to make you a Haafidh He will, nothing is difficult for Him. The only question though is, are you sincere enough?
| praise for the Qur’an bearer | for everyone |
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Imam al-Jazari’s praise for the Qur’an bearer Taken from the Muqaddimah of ‘Tayyibat al-Nashr.’ وبعد: فالإنسان ليس يشرف *** إلا بما يحفظه ويعرف A person is not honoured or raised Except by what he knows and has memorised لذاك كان حاملو القرآن *** أشراف الأمة أولى الإحسان For that reason the bearers of Qur’an Are the nobles of this Ummah and its righteous وإنهم في الناس أهل الله *** وإن ربنا بهم يباهي And they are the people of Allah amongst Mankind * And indeed our Lord has boasted of them وقال في القرآن عنهم وكفى *** بأنه أورثه من اصطفى He spoke of them in the Qur’an, and it is sufficient That He gives it (the Qur’an) to those He has chosen ** وهو في الأخرى شافع مشفع *** فيه وفوله عليه يسمع And in the Hereafter, it is an ardent intercessor And its statement is something surely heard يعطى به الملك مع الخلد إذا *** توجه تاج الكرامة كذا By it a person is given the dominion and immortality And likewise, he is given the crown of honour يقرا ويرقى درج الجنان *** وأبواه منه يكسيان He’ll read and ascend the ranks of Paradise by it And his parents will also be clothed by it *** فليحرص السعيد في تحصيله *** ولا يمل قط من ترتيله So let a person strive to attain it And let him never tire of its recitation. ____ * Due to the hadith: ‘Indeed Allah has people from amongst Mankind. The people of Qur’an, they are the people of Allah and His Specialties.’ [Ahmad, Ibn Majah] ** Due to the verse in Soorah Fatir: ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا الْكِتَابَ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا فَمِنْهُمْ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِ وَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمِنْهُمْ سَابِقٌ بِالْخَيْرَاتِ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَضْلُ الْكَبِيرُ “Then We gave the Book for inheritance to such of Our slaves whom We chose…” [Fatir: 32] *** Due to the hadith: ‘The Qur’aan will meet its companion on the Day of Resurrection when his grave is opened for him, in the form of a pale man. It will say to him, ‘Do you recognize me?’ He will say: ‘I do not recognize you.’ It will say: ‘I am your companion the Qur’aan, who kept you thirsty on hot days and kept you awake at night. Every merchant benefits from his business and today you will benefit from your good deeds.’ He will be given dominion in his right hand and eternity in his left, and there will be placed on his head a crown of dignity, and his parents will be clothed with priceless garments the like of which have never been seen in this world. They will say: ‘Why have we been clothed with this?’ It will be said: ‘Because your son used to recite Qur’aan.’ Then it will be said to him: ‘Recite and ascend in the degrees of Paradise,’ and he will continue to ascend so long as he recites, either at a fast pace or a slow pace.’ [Ahmad, Ibn Majah]
Imam al-Jazari’s praise for the Qur’an bearer Taken from the Muqaddimah of ‘Tayyibat al-Nashr.’ وبعد: فالإنسان ليس يشرف *** إلا بما يحفظه ويعرف A person is not honoured or raised Except by what he knows and has memorised لذاك كان حاملو القرآن *** أشراف الأمة أولى الإحسان For that reason the bearers of Qur’an Are the nobles of this Ummah and its righteous وإنهم في الناس أهل الله *** وإن ربنا بهم يباهي And they are the people of Allah amongst Mankind * And indeed our Lord has boasted of them وقال في القرآن عنهم وكفى *** بأنه أورثه من اصطفى He spoke of them in the Qur’an, and it is sufficient That He gives it (the Qur’an) to those He has chosen ** وهو في الأخرى شافع مشفع *** فيه وفوله عليه يسمع And in the Hereafter, it is an ardent intercessor And its statement is something surely heard يعطى به الملك مع الخلد إذا *** توجه تاج الكرامة كذا By it a person is given the dominion and immortality And likewise, he is given the crown of honour يقرا ويرقى درج الجنان *** وأبواه منه يكسيان He’ll read and ascend the ranks of Paradise by it And his parents will also be clothed by it *** فليحرص السعيد في تحصيله *** ولا يمل قط من ترتيله So let a person strive to attain it And let him never tire of its recitation. ____ * Due to the hadith: ‘Indeed Allah has people from amongst Mankind. The people of Qur’an, they are the people of Allah and His Specialties.’ [Ahmad, Ibn Majah] ** Due to the verse in Soorah Fatir: ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا الْكِتَابَ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا فَمِنْهُمْ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِ وَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمِنْهُمْ سَابِقٌ بِالْخَيْرَاتِ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَضْلُ الْكَبِيرُ “Then We gave the Book for inheritance to such of Our slaves whom We chose…” [Fatir: 32] *** Due to the hadith: ‘The Qur’aan will meet its companion on the Day of Resurrection when his grave is opened for him, in the form of a pale man. It will say to him, ‘Do you recognize me?’ He will say: ‘I do not recognize you.’ It will say: ‘I am your companion the Qur’aan, who kept you thirsty on hot days and kept you awake at night. Every merchant benefits from his business and today you will benefit from your good deeds.’ He will be given dominion in his right hand and eternity in his left, and there will be placed on his head a crown of dignity, and his parents will be clothed with priceless garments the like of which have never been seen in this world. They will say: ‘Why have we been clothed with this?’ It will be said: ‘Because your son used to recite Qur’aan.’ Then it will be said to him: ‘Recite and ascend in the degrees of Paradise,’ and he will continue to ascend so long as he recites, either at a fast pace or a slow pace.’ [Ahmad, Ibn Majah]
| Tajweed: Errors in Egyptian Teachers of Quraan | for everyone |
bismillah asalamualikum warahma tullahiwabaraka tuhu
I thought i should share this in case any of you would desire to perfect your Quraan recitation and thus would look for a BETTER teacher to reach your goal. inshaaAllah.
There is an Error in recitation in the Egyptian Quran teachers, which many of the Quraan may have it, while others may not. but there is no way to know this unless you have knowledge of the error and you know what is the correct way to recite. but this error is with regard to recitation of the Quraan that is called Hafs. There is another type of recitation of the Quraan in which it is not considered an error. i forgot the name but you can find out if you like. inshaaAllah.
the Error is called: إمالة . Egyptian dialect is such that it is filled with imaalah, so when they recite Quraan you hear it so much. If you want to know how this imaalah sounds, ask a regular Egyptian person to recite the Quraan and you will know. i have attached for you a file that talks about this chapter of tajweed.
how can you fix it? the remedy is إتمام الحركات - i have attached this file as well. How does each letter and vowels sounds, Master the AlQaydah AnNurahniyah here is the audio for you to hear the correct way to recite inshaaAllah. http://thuriayaa.wordpress.com/category/alqaedah-an-nuraniyah-with-audio/ - visit the link to download the audios inshaaAllah. this audio set has high clear quality for you to hear really well.
and as for teachers, when you look for Quraan teachers, you may only see the Egyptians, but you have to look more with ikhlas and dua and inshaaAllah Allah will give you someone other than egyptians.
The errors of إمالة و إتمام الحركات are not noticed by all, maybe someone has been teaching Quraan for a long time and Alqaydah and anurahniyah for a long time, still have these errors. Alikhlas wad dua will save you inshaaAllah as inshaaAllah Allah will guide you to someone who can teach you correctly inshaaAllah.
may Allah bless me and you with a perfect Quraan teacher to prefect our recitation of the Quraan. Ameen.
was-salamualikum.
Attachment: 15- إتمام الضم.docx
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You Want Greatness, Honour, Glory? Then do this
Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “Every description of glory and greatness and honour ascribed to the Quraan–every description–is also for the person who learns it. So whoever wants greatness then it is upon him to learn what is in the Quraan. And whoever wants honour in his speech, his wealth, his status, then it is upon him to learn what is in the Quraan. ”
Bukugh al-Maraam, vol. 5, p. 40.
Bukugh al-Maraam, vol. 5, p. 40.
 | A Crown of Light for the Parents of People of the Quraan | for everyone |
| عموم ثواب حفظ القرآن لمن حفظه ولوالديه | for everyone |
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2 - من قرأ القرآن وتعلمه وعمل به ؛ ألبس والداه يوم القيامة تاجا من نور ، ضوؤه مثل ضوء الشمس ، ويكسى والداهحلتان لا تقوم لهما الدنيا ، فيقولان : بم كسبنا هذا ؟ فيقال : بأخذ ولد كما القرآن
الراوي: بريدة بن الحصيب الأسلمي المحدث: الألباني - المصدر: صحيح الترغيب - الصفحة أو الرقم: 1434
خلاصة حكم المحدث: حسن لغيره
| Some Narrations Regarding Reading the Qur’aan & Reflecting upon it | for everyone |
Some Narrations Regarding Reading the Qur’aan & Reflecting upon it
Some Narrations Regarding Reading the Qur’aan
& Reflecting upon it
Translated by
Abbas Abu Yahya
‘The wife of Uthmaan bin ‘Affan -Radi Allaahu anhu- said when they killed him: ‘You have killed him, while he was spending the night awake with the Qur’aan.’
[al-Hileeyah]
2 – From Nafa’ that it was asked to him: what would Ibn Umar -Radi Allaahu anhu- do in his home?
He answered:
‘You would not be able to bear what he would do, he would make Wudu for every prayer, and he would read the Qur’aan during the times between the prayers.’
[Tabaqaat Ibn Sa’d]
3 – From Nafa’ who said: When Abdullaah ibn Umar -Radi Allaahu anhu- would recite this Ayaah:
<<۞أَلَمۡ يَأۡنِ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَن تَخۡشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمۡ لِذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ >>
<< Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allaah >> he would begin to cry and would be overcome by crying.’[al-Musanaf]
4 – Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood -Radi Allaahu anhu- said:
‘Indeed these hearts are vessels, so busy them with the Qur’aan, and do not busy them with other things.
[al-Musanaf]
5 – From Ibn ‘Abbas -Radi Allaahu anhu:
‘Allaah guaranteed for the one who follows the Qur’aan that he will not be misguided in the Dunyaa, nor will he be miserable in the Hereafter, then he would recite:
<<فَإِمَّا يَأۡتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّي هُدٗى فَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشۡقَىٰ>>
<< whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray [in the world] nor suffer [in the Hereafter]. >>
[al-Musanaf]6 – From Nafa’ who said:
Ibn Umar -Radi Allaahu anhu- used to recite in his prayer and if he passed an Ayaah which mentioned Paradise he would stop and ask Allaah for Paradise and he would supplicate and cry. And if he passed by an Ayaah which mention the Hell-Fire he would stop, supplicate and seek Allaah’s forgiveness.’
[‘Zuhud’ by Ahmad]
7 – From Nafa’ who said:
‘Ibn Umar never ever read these two Ayaat from the last part of Soorah Baqarah except that he would cry:
<<وَإِن تُبۡدُواْ مَا فِيٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَوۡ تُخۡفُوهُ يُحَاسِبۡكُم بِهِ ٱللَّهُۖ>>
<[al-Hileeyah]
8 – From Ibn Mas’ood -Radi Allaahu anhu- who said:
‘Be continuous in looking into the Mus’haf (the Qur’aan).’
[Shua’b al-Eemaan]
9 – From Yunus bin Jubayr who said:
‘Jundub accompanied us until we reached the edge of the town and we said, advise us.’
He said:
‘I advise you to have fear of Allaah and I advise you with the Qur’aan, since it is light on a dark night, and the brightness of the day.’
[Shua’b al-Eemaan]
[Taken From: ‘Min Ahkbar as-Salaf’ p.100]
http://followingthesunnah.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/some-narrations-regarding-reading-the-quraan-reflecting-upon-it/
| zip file: pictures & videos of tajweed: صور الاتقان لتلاوة القرآن | for everyone |
asalamualikum.
- this is a GREAT source for learning tajweed maashaaAllah. i have converted the videos to mp4 [but wmv also in it] so you can add them to itunes and take to your ipod and listen and watch inshaaAllah. main file is here: http://goo.gl/gWh70 - in here without videos being mp4 as it is not my source.
ENJOY inshaaAllah.
| Reading Qur’aan During Your Period. | for everyone |
Is a woman allowed to read Qur’aan during her period?
The scholars have differed on this issue.
The majority say that she should not read Qur’aan. And this is the math-hab of Imaam Ahmad, whereas other scholars say she should indeed read Qur’aan since there is no authentic evidence showing it isn’t allowed. Also the recitation of the Qur’aan is in itself recommended.
However one should follow a middle path (due to her state of impurity) and recite the Qur’aan if there is a real need, like for an example if she is afraid she might forget it or she might be teaching it to others or just studying it, reading du’aas from it etc. If she does not need to read it then she should settle for general dhikr instead of the Qur’aan in order to be free from the dispute.
And this is the opinion that is closest to the truth, i.e. that she reads it only if there is a real need for it and not otherwise.
[Fat-h dhil Jalaali wa al-Ikraam by Shaikh Ibn Uthaymeen volume 1 page 593]
| Memorizing Quraan is easy | for everyone |
Posted by admin on behalf of Ustaathah may Allah reward & cure her.....
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
My dear sisters in faith who I love for the sake of Allah,
I ask Allah to elevate you all with the Quran in this world and the hereafter.
This is a brief reminder/advice regarding memorising the Noble words of
our Lord.
To make your dream come true in memorising the Quran take the necessary
causes by learning from a qualified teacher or enrolling in a reputable local
Quran school so you can be corrected on your recitation mistakes so you do
not memoirse the Quran with mistakes and read the words of Allah wrong.
To the noble Quran students at the Institute the Quran needs your time and
devotion so create a timetable and organise your life and responsibilites and give
up un-necassary acts which you do and decrease your time in socializing and
actions which waist your time. Allocate a time daily to memorizing and listening
to the Quran as well as a seperate daily to review past memorisation outside of
class time, for example: morning memorise and evening allocated to review
past memorisation., you can also review during your sunnah prayers recite the surahs your memorisd in your prayer, doing this consistanl; do not let a day go by without reviewing yourpast memorisation. I stress you should not only review in class, you have to allocate time outside of class for reviewing so the memorisation does not gather upon you and forget the past parts
you have memorised. You teachers guide you in class but this is a reminder.
During your journey in memorising the Quran hold tight onto the rope of
patience because knowledge does not come over a period of day or night or
weeks and stay positive and beware of the whispers of the Shaytaan because He
will always try to divert you from the words of your Lord as only goodness will
happen to you by learning the Quraan and the shaytaan can not bare the Quran!
Reciting the Quran will divert the shaytaan and evil away from you.
Always renew your intention, why am I learning the Quran? why do I want to
memorise it? Remember you are doing this to elevate your status in Jannah and
to gather good deeds to put on your good scales on the day of Judjement and
that you want to learn to recite the Quran the way it was revealed following the way of the Messenger peace be upon him and that you want to serve Allah's
Religion by teaching it once you have learned.
Increase in supplication when you find it challenging, it will be at start! the shaytaan will be at an inner war with you but after being persistent and dua he will leave you and you will find it easy.
Easy!! you may ask? Yes, easy my noble sister in faith.
Remember Allah's promise that He made this Quran easy to remember, He said:
" And we have indeed made the Quran easy to understand and remember, then is there anyone who will remember (or receive admonition)? Surah Al-Qamar Verse 17
So whoever finds it hard, then they must search within themselves and look at
any sins they must be doing and try and stop doing them because sins weaken
memory and also prevent us from gaining the blessings of our Lord as the
scholars explained. Focus always on strengthening your sincerity.
Strive more daily the verses of Allah will not be poured into you, you have to
allocate time daily and be perissant in memorising and reviewing. the more you
review the pages the more strong your memorisation will be stronger by the
permission of Allah.
Read tafseer explanation of the Quran. Before memorising the page read the
explanation of the verses on that page and keep a note book specifically for that
and write in summary the meaning of the verses and beneficial points so you
memorise with understand. There is the explanation of Ib Katheer and available
in English. I recommend this greatly. This will enable you to memorise and at
the same time you will seek more knowledge and understand the words of your
Lord aswell as memorising.
Do all this whilst relying in Allah for aid and success and ease because Allah
does not break His promise He made this Quran easy to remember! we just
have to work on our sincerity!
Remember my dear sisters in faith nothing in life comes easy! Instead on focusing on negativeness be positive ad focus on the reward you are piling by reciting every letter! take day by day, do not keep flicking through the pages int he rest of the Quran you have left to memorise. You may think how can I do this! But you will reach that day and join the family of the Quran who have memorised the book of Allah. Just take day by day and focus on the very pages
you have to memorise and try to forget about tomorrow. What guarantees us we will see the sun rise tomorrow. Just focus on doing as much good as you can in your day and if you live to see tomorrow you will do what Allah has decreed for you. This is from the reasons why people lead to stress in general
and depression! worry too much about the future in this world in regards to
wealth, health family! Insead of putting their energy in taking the necessary
cause to deal with their affairs and relying and putting their trust in Allah the
All-mighty who is aware of their situation and the disposer of the affairs who
never sleeps or eats or gets tired.
So take day by day in all that you do, this does not mean you do not plan for
your future. You do, but just not be attached to your plans and attach your
heart to Allah. This is how the Messenger peace be upon him lived his life, like
everyday was his last. If we knew that today was our last day we would fill our
time with what is pleaseing to our Lord and feared Him in everything we do;
towards our spouse, children, parents, friends, neighbours and our hearts
would be lest attached to this deceiving world and more attached to what Allah has installed for us! May Allah attach our hearts to Him!
If we only turned more to Allah & His messenger peace be upon him for
guidance in all aspects of our life we would live happy and peaceful during our
journey in this short world.
Truly if we are not patient in getting closer to Allah and worshiping Him and
learning His religion we will have to be patient in being ignorant and sinning.
Like one of the Salaf said: "The soul is a dosobeyer and sinner if you do not
busy her with obedience(to Allah) it will busy you with sin!" Memorising and
teaching the Quran and seeking knowledge in general will protect you from
sinning as you will have no time remaining after devoting the time to the Quran.
Look at the people of sins and dunya how they are patient upon committing sin, for en example sitting long ours watching films which do nor make them
rich or benefit them! and spending ours to listening to music! the speech of man
and instruments of shaytaan? without complaining or saying it is difficult to
memorise the singers words!
How is that we spend so much time on socialising and on unnecessary speech
daily with friends and family either directly or online and reading the news or
articals and books without questioning the amount of time we spend on doing
this or getting inpatient from hours of in-beneficial speech.
But when it comes to the speech of our Lord we make hundred of excuses to
not listen or read it in our daily lives and memorise it and follow its teachings
and it is for our own benefit to strengthen our eeman and gather much rewards.
We can find time for the dunya and worldly knowledge but when it comes to the Quran committing 3-5 hours too much to commit to Quran, however when in academic school, college, university you have to spend 6-8hrs daily of onsite
commitment then commitment outside of school on homework, essays
preparation of exams and for the book of Allah we question the time that we
have to allocate to it and become busy and our schedule becomes full of
commitments and not willing to make sacrifices, but for the Dunya to get a
worldly certificate willing to sacrifice days and nights for years of your life to get a better position in this world. But how about your postiion in Jannah? Your
eternal home, have you not though of ways how you can elevate
your position there?
Memorisin the Quran will take you to a better position in Jannah. As you know
in the Hadeeth sahih the person who memorised the Quran in this world and
(acted upon it) will be asked to recite from ememory as he recites from memory
he keeps raising in Jannah!! to a better place and he/she stops at the place they
stopped in their memorisation. This is the great benefit and purpose of
memorising the Quran. Memorising the Quran is your elevator in Jannah! So
why not get on the elevator whilst the door is open for you?
This is indeed from the shaytaan to divert us from the words of Allah and also due to our lack of sincerity like Shaikh AlBaani said the reason why a few memorise the Quran is due to lack of sincerity in seeking knowledge.
This Quran is the last revelation we have and our path to Jannahl our salvation.
We should take all the necessary means to learn, understand and apply it in our daily lives and spread its teachings.
We should try more in following the footsteps of the Messenger peace be upon him who is wife Aaisha (may Allah be pleased with her ) said in sahih Hadeeth narrated in Bukhari "His character was the Quran"
May Allah make the Quran our Aqeedah & Character! may Allah strengthen our eeman for indeed we are weak without Him. May not make this temporary world a distraction from working towards the eternal life.
There is a Quran software to use for practicing on Quran outside of lesson time for reviewing and listening to better their recitation. I advice the Quran students to used both these tools during their Quranic studies:
http://quran.ksu.edu.sa
It has a memorisation assessment tool where you can select what section from the Noble Quran you want to memorise or review memorisation. You then click on 'question' and it selects for you one verse from the page and makes the rest of the page blank and then you have to complete from your memory, if you forget whilst memorising you place your mouse on the page and different verses will show on the page to help you remember, I advice that you record yourself on your computer or recorder or tape whilst doing this. When you finish reviewing the page it has an option 'answer' when clicking on it the whole page of the Quran will show so you can read if you memorised correctly. If you recorded yourself you can play back and check and I advice to keep a note book for your memorisation and the section you hear yourself finding difficulty in remembering write the verse down so you know where your weakness is in the page and can focus on reviewing it. The method on the software is the same method Quran teachers use to test Quran students on their memorisation its a method which aids the strengthening of the memorisation of the Quran by the permission of Allah.
There is also another very beneficial software called Quran Tracker in the English Language from another site:
http://www.qurantracker.com/
Which aims by the permission of Allah to act as a mean to aid one's Quran studies by way of keeping track of one's memorisation and revision, the format of the software allows you plan your memorisation and revision, students at the Institue should only follow the amount of memorisation allocated by the Institute in your lesson by your Quran teachers. The software also gives you choice of different reciters to listen to. I advise students to use this software for their Quran studies and direct you to only listen to Shaikh Husri or Shaikh Minshawi (May Allah have mercy upon them both) as their recitation is very clear and are from the Quran Scholars whose recitation are the closest in accuracy to the recitation of the Prophet peace be upon him.
(Please note I do NOT give reference or recommend the Islamic knowledge which they may send on their site or promote on external social links on their website, my recommendation is for the beneficial Quran tracker tool/software only) May Allah reward them for this great service to the Muslims.
May Allah grant you all aid and success in memorising His words and grant us the understanding of the Quran. May Allah grant us sincerity in learning His Book and spreading it so His speech can be the highest of speech. May Allah make the Quran a cause of bringing us closer to our Lord and entering into Jannah.
May Allah make the Quran the Joy of our hearts and the healing of our pain and sorrow.
"O mankind! There has come to you a good advice from your Lord (Qur'aan) enjoining all that is good and forbidding all that is evil and a healing for that which is in your breasts, a guidance and a mercy for the believers." (Soorah Yunus: 57)
I hope in Allah this little advice/direction has helped the students in their goal in
memorising the Noble Quran.
Your sister in faith of much sins and shortcomings and who hopes in
the mercy of her Lord:
Asma Bouhaddou, Ummu Salmaan El-Maghribiyyah (Morocco)
Head of the Moderation International Quran Institute for Women.
Certified (Ijaazah) in Ten Qaira'aat with Quran chains transmitted to the Messenger.
www.moderationinstitute.com
| Different Categories of Abandoning The Qur'aan | for everyone |
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (may Allaah have mercy upon him) said:
"The abandonment of the Qur'aan is of different categories.
One of them: Abandoning listening to it, believing in it and paying attention to it.
The Second: Abandoning acting in accordance to it, not stopping at its permissible and prohibited matters. This is the case even if the person reads it and believes in it.
The Third: Abandoning judging by it and returning back to it for judgement in the fundamentals of the religion as well as the branches. Believing that it doesn't benefit certainty, its evidences are verbal and that it doesn't bring about the attainment of knowledge.
The Fourth: Abandoning contemplating over it, understanding it and knowing what the one who spoke with it intending.
The Fifth: Abandoning seeking a cure and treating oneself with it for all of the sicknesses of the hearts and its ailments. Rather the person seeks a remedy for his sickness from other than it and abandons the treating of himself with it.
All of this enters under the statement of Allaah:
"And the Messenger said: Oh my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur'aan as something (they have) abandoned." (Soorah al-Furqaan: 30)
Taken from "al-Fawaa-id" by Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (may Allaah have mercy upon him)
Translated by Abu Yusuf Khaleefah NYC,USA
26th night of Dhul-Hijjah 1432 h/November 22, 2011
| Students of Knowledge not Memorising the Quraan–Why? question to : Al-Albaani: | for everyone |
Students of Knowledge not Memorising the Quraan–Why?by Ahmed Abu Turaab |
Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab
Questioner: One of the other things I noted about this good,alhamdulillaah, [Islamic] awakening, and this interest in knowledge is that [unfortunately] the proportion [of people] turning towards memorising the Book of Allaah and also lessons [where] tafseer is [studied] is very low.
Al-Albaani: [Something] very rare [indeed].
Questioner: If not non-existent, what do you think?
Al-Albaani: This is what I have [previously] mentioned in some gatherings. O brothers, I want to see one of you who has memorised the Quraan. Such that when I, for example, need an aayah and am not able to recall it then I can get help from some of you.
Those who memorise the Quraan are not found except for the very few. And the cause centres entirely around the fact that seeking knowledge today is not done sincerely for the Face of Allaah. This is a calamity.
Questioner: Part of that too are lessons in tafseer, now in Riyadh we have [only] a very limited number of lessons in tafseer.
Al-Albaani: Sorry?
Questioner: I was saying that …
Al-Albaani: Nowadays it is [as though it is] the turn of the study of the science of hadith and that’s it.
Questioner: Yes.
Al-Albaani: And the reason is very clear: it is the lack of sincerity in seeking knowledge for Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic.
Al-Hudaa wan-Noor, 599.
| Sighing While Listening to the Qur’aan | for everyone |
Posted: 29 Oct 2011 03:13 AM PDT
Sighing while listening to the Qur’aan or other than it has a number of causes:
One: if while listening to the Qur’aan a person experiences a new degree that he never did before within himself and becomes scared, this happens to him. This is a sign of longing to have this degree.
Two: if a sin is mentioned that he committed, he sighs out of fear and sadness. This is a sigh of fear.
Three: if a fault or weakness is mentioned which he cannot stop or control, it will cause him sadness. His is a sigh of sadness.
Four: when he perceives the perfection of his Lord and discovers that the way to Him is closed. This is a sigh of sadness and grief.
Five: if he forgets His Lord and is busy with other than Him and this recitation reminds him of his Lord and outlines the way to Him clearly and openly, this is a sign of joy and happiness.
Anyway, the cause of sighing is the strength and significance of the event in comparison with the weakness of the person and his ability to bear it or overcome it, along with the power of the event when it happens inside of him. If he shows it on his face, it would cause the effect to be weak and would bring about its end. This is the sigh, which comes from the true servant. The one who tastes that is either truthful, a thief or a hypocrite.
- Selected from: Al-Fawaa’id, by Ibn Al-Qayyim (rahimahullaah)
| The Qur’aan Comes First | for everyone |
The Qur’aan Comes First
Author: The Grand Mufti Shaikh ‘Abdul ‘Azeez Aalish Shaikh (HafithahuAllah)
Source: www.Sahab.net
Translator: Abu ‘Abdis Salaam Siddiq Al Juyaanee
Q: How can we combine between memorizing the Noble Qur’an and seeking
knowledge?
A: Start with the Qur’an, reading it and perfecting its recitation. If you accomplish
this –may Allah aid you in seeking knowledge- this is a great bounty from Allah upon
you. The Qur’an will be ease for the one who (sincerely) wants it, for verily, Allah
the Most High says,
وََلَقدْ يَسَّرْنَا الُقرْآ َ ن للذِّكِْر َفهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكٍِر
“And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember,
then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?” [Al-Qamar: 17]
The Qur’an is the key to every (Islaamic) science. Your perfection of its recitation
and memorizing it will open up for you areas of knowledge that only Allah knows
(best to what extent will benefit you).
and memorizing it will open up for you areas of knowledge that only Allah knows
(best to what extent will benefit you).
| Akhlaq of Student of Quraan | for everyone |
| Scholar Al-Baani advice to students of knowledge about learning & memorising the Quran. | for everyone |
The Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said:
"The Best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it"
The Scholar Al-Baani (may Allah have mercy upon him said) in his notes under this hadeeth in silsilah as-Saheeha 1173:
And in this Hadeeth is: a direction into learning The Quran, and that the best knowledge that a person can learn is learning the Quran.
So how wishful it is that the students of knowledge would realize that. Because in it, is great benefit.
And fom the calamities that have hit our era is that you find many of the callers or the beginners amongst the students of knowledge going into giving fatwa's (Islamic verdicts) and answering questions of people; while he hasn't even made good his recitation of Suratul Faatiha from its proper recitation...'
Up to where he said..
'..so advice to myself and then to them is that; the best of what a student of knowledge begins on is memorising The Quran'
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"The Best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it"
The Scholar Al-Baani (may Allah have mercy upon him said) in his notes under this hadeeth in silsilah as-Saheeha 1173:
And in this Hadeeth is: a direction into learning The Quran, and that the best knowledge that a person can learn is learning the Quran.
So how wishful it is that the students of knowledge would realize that. Because in it, is great benefit.
And fom the calamities that have hit our era is that you find many of the callers or the beginners amongst the students of knowledge going into giving fatwa's (Islamic verdicts) and answering questions of people; while he hasn't even made good his recitation of Suratul Faatiha from its proper recitation...'
Up to where he said..
'..so advice to myself and then to them is that; the best of what a student of knowledge begins on is memorising The Quran'
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معهد الوسطية النسائي العالمي لتحفيظ القرءان
Moderation International Women Institute
for the memorisation of the Quran.
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