tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48581999123522885372024-03-04T21:56:53.881-08:00Reflections of a travellerIn The Name of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful.
Our beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, told us : ‘Be in the world as though you were a stranger or a traveller.’ [Al-Bukhari] Life is a moment. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala enable us to live this moment in loving and obeying Him to the best of our ability, ameen! Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.comBlogger213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-88558521656807579202023-05-17T02:26:00.001-07:002023-05-17T02:26:48.840-07:00Baby season Alhamdulillah our local park is full of new arrivals. I am really enjoying my walk almost every day of the week . Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has blessed us with so much alhamdulillah. Can't be grateful enough ! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>I met a beautiful teacher at the start of the year, who has taught us quite a lot of seerah alhamdulillah but she had to stop the sessions due to family commitments. <div>I was also blessed with Umm Razi (Urdu) who teaches us one page of the Qur'an on a weekly basis alhamdulillah. She tries to explain the Qur'an with the Qur'an which is quite refreshing for me . Her style of teaching is helping me to approach the Qur'an in a different way. For example, at the moment I'm trying to study about the people of 'Ad and Thamud. I'm trying to find all the verses related to these people and try to build a overall picture of them and the lessons we can learn from them. Another technique that she uses is linking the seerah as the context of the verses in the Qur'an. She has just covered the chapter, The Victory ( Al Fath ) and explained the context from the seerah of our beloved Rasulullah sallallahu Alaihe wa sallam. My love and respect for my beloved Rasulullah and his noble companions have increased significantly through this heartwarming Surah of the Qur'an alhamdulillah. The more I am spending time with my beloved teachers, I'm realising how little I know subhanallah! <div>Another beautiful blessing I have received this year is meeting a lovely Egyptian teacher, Umm Noha who is helping me with my journey of tadabbur alhamdulillah. I have been blessed to attend sessions of tafseer ( explanation of the Qur'an) for years but I have been looking for a specific class for reflecting deeply on the verses of the Qur'an. Alhamdulillah her sessions are in a Masjid and lots of dedicated sisters take part . She has gone thorough some chapters from the Juz Amma , Surah Al Kahf and Surah Maryam alhamdulillah. It has been a mindblowing experience for me alhamdulillah. I really needed these sessions . Alhamdulillah I feel very content and look forward to our sessions on Fridays in sha Allah. </div><div>May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala accept the effort of my beautiful teachers, my precious sisters in faith and protect them and enable them to keep enlightening us through connecting us to the Noble Words of our Rabb, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, ameen 💞 May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala enable us to seek the knowledge which will benefit us and increase us in knowledge and make us better and stronger believers through the beneficial knowledge He teaches us till we meet Him in Jannatul ferdous near His Throne , ameen 💕</div></div>Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-31550810347054769542022-08-29T00:22:00.001-07:002022-12-05T15:19:33.196-08:00Al 'Aleem "Exalted are You : we have no knowledge except what You have taught us." <div>This was the honourable angels' response when they were asked to name the objects Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala showed them . Adam Alaihes salam was taught the names by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala Himself and due to His teaching, he was able to name them correctly. Whatever we know is from His immense Rahma (mercy) and Fadl (grace) on us . We are nothing without Him . He is the source of knowledge, Al 'Aleem . We only know what He taught us. And His knowledge is vast and without limit . This verse also reminds me of the start of Surah Ar Rahman. Allah , the most merciful, reminds us of the most important blessing, the knowledge of the Qur'an. He is the One Who taught us the Qur'an. Can we imagine being on this world without the Qur'an, the one and only , authentic Book of Guidance ? Which favour of our Rabb can we deny! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah dear readers and fellow bloggers, <div>I haven't had the chance to blog for a while. But it has always been on my mind . Recently I had to go through a challenging time due to my poor health . For a week I couldn't even stand properly . I was really shaken by the severe joint pains (both knees and wrists) and felt quite hopeless. I thought there was no light at the end of the tunnel 😕 and I hated that feeling . Alhamdulillah I have been blessed to have great teachers who always remind me to be grateful and positive through their beautiful reminders from the Qur'an and sunnah of our beloved Rasulullah sallallahu alaihe wa sallam. But I was struggling given the pain was quite severe and it really restricted my ability to move around. I hate being dependent on anyone . That's one of my biggest fear I have , Allahul musta'an. Alhamdulillah, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has enabled me to come out of the dark , gloomy phase and start making dua frequently , begging Him desperately to make me stand and walk again. I was in pain and would feel really exhausted but I kept talking to my Loving Rabb and asking Him to give me the ability to stand up again . I can't thank Him enough as I am able to stand and walk a bit without any help of stick, walking frame alhamdulillah. I am hoping that my Reactive Arthritis goes away completely in sha Allah and I can be active again . I am hopeful that in sha Allah I will be completely healed and have shifa kamila in sha Allah 🙏. </div><div>My current health situation has made me feel more grateful for every moment of ease I have had so far due to my Rabb's immense mercy and grace on me. Alhamdulillah. I feel regret for my numerous mistakes and weaknesses. I pray that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala forgives me and gives me another chance to live the rest of life in gratitude for His endless blessings. Please be grateful for everything you have and please don't take anything for granted. Every breath matters.</div><div>May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala enable us to be grateful for everything and do out best to appreciate His blessings, ameen ! </div><div>Jazakallah khairan kathiran for reading my post. Please keep me in your precious dua ❤ </div>Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-60553105433845146462022-03-01T03:40:00.005-08:002022-08-15T07:38:53.770-07:00A reminder based on the book 'Ramadan: A dua a day'<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxdlREOvgKBOzxsz8WrpTH_2BunwhZsfuGhUNh6jC7aiSeMfoywbTGbXTlAMNCriZqK6uaiDM5lm1WIKGeL1Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br><div style="text-align: justify;"> Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah dear readers,</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJQVQCkuFFAWPVTpjCNDG8PtUaraGR3SCT-vE0u5cBlmpOBeYefqR_YEu21S2tXcTVHm4ahgH4iUYFMLp8pLWjSlWoYLPjBE3VyAeRkAGoUcVEeOetP7XGZfZwgpJ3aKhlTvHgzrLHUUlrW7_co9D2aAKbL8c20t3J6rwryvUvzSwsLnMyg9PV68fo=s270" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="270" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJQVQCkuFFAWPVTpjCNDG8PtUaraGR3SCT-vE0u5cBlmpOBeYefqR_YEu21S2tXcTVHm4ahgH4iUYFMLp8pLWjSlWoYLPjBE3VyAeRkAGoUcVEeOetP7XGZfZwgpJ3aKhlTvHgzrLHUUlrW7_co9D2aAKbL8c20t3J6rwryvUvzSwsLnMyg9PV68fo" width="270"></a></div><br>I hope you are in best of Imaan and health. Jazakallah khairan for visiting my humble blog. Last year I was blessed to read and cover an excellent book written by <b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ramadan-Dua-N-S-Ahmad/dp/1986514935" target="_blank">N.S. Ahmad 'Ramadan: A dua a day'</a></span></b> during the month of Ramadan alhamdulillah. As we are approaching the sacred month soon in sha Allah bi idnillahi ta'ala, I believe this post with the recording above can help us to start getting ready for Ramadan 2022/1443 in sha Allah. Last year, I have lost several loved ones and have witnessed two dead bodies the same day their precious souls departed to their Rabb . I don't want to forget what I have witnessed as I will be leaving this dunya too one day and I must prepare for that ultimate journey. <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I have shared some of the beautiful supplications from the book. Please do try to get hold of the book for Ramadan in sha Allah. One of my beloved teachers reminds us that we should not start our good deeds in Ramadan, we should start before the month and increase the deeds in Ramadan in sha Allah.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">O Allah! I place my need before You, although my understanding is limited and my actions are weak. I am in need of Your mercy, so I ask You, O You Who decides all matters and heals the hearts, as You separate the seas from mixing, in the same way, protect me from the fire of Hell and from the cry for destruction (in order to get rid of the punishment) and from the trial of the graves.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">O Allah! Whatever my mind has not been able to conceive and my intention and desire has not reached, of good that You have promised to anyone from Your creation, or any good You are going to give to any of Your slaves, then indeed, I seek it from You and I ask You for it, by Your mercy, O Lord of the Worlds.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;">O Allah! The Owner of the strong covenant and the Director to the right path, I ask You for security on the Day of Torment; and Paradise on the Day of Eternity along with (Your) close witnesses, those who bow down and prostrate , those who fulfil the covenants. Verily You are Most Merciful and Most Loving. And indeed, You do what You wish.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: medium;">O Allah! Let us be of those who guide others to the right path and are themselves guided aright; who are neither misguided nor misguide others; who are at peace with Your friends, and at war with Your enemies. We love due to Your love, those who love You, and abhor , due to Your enmity those who oppose You.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">O Allah! This is the supplication (from us) and from You is the response, and this the effort ( from us), and upon You is the reliance. [Jami' at-Tirmidhi]</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br></p>Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-39273484889579881892021-02-28T01:04:00.005-08:002021-02-28T01:04:56.540-08:00Tajweed notes on Sifaat<p> Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, </p><p>Welcome to another post on the rules of Tajweed.</p><p>My beautiful teacher has provided us with videos on Sifaat which I have been eagerly waiting for alhamdulillah. The videos are very good and self explanatory mashAllah tabarakallah. </p><p>I hope you will be able to benefit from the playlist too in sha Allah. Happy learning!</p><p>Module 5 :<b> Sifaat </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PXcNDjKCZrw" width="526" youtube-src-id="PXcNDjKCZrw"></iframe></div><br /><p>You can find all the related videos <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5fkRekDnhtz4t35rhDdudzjaY2WSDxJL" target="_blank">here</a></b> in sha Allah. Spread the link in sha Allah.</p>Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-52659958363072011972021-01-23T08:01:00.001-08:002021-01-23T08:01:28.532-08:00Preparing for Ramadan 2021<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Generous </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In sha Allah (God willing) in three months time, we will be witnessing the blessed month of Ramadan 1442/2021. It will be around middle of April, depending on the Moon sighting as our Hijri calender is based on Moon. Ya Rabbi, enable us to prepare and witness the sacred month. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There is a saying that when we fail to plan, we plan to fail. So the question we all must ask ourselves is <span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>am I preparing myself for the great month? Are we ready to welcome Ramadan 1442/2021</b> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYAcQmcWpRj0lTNpvece2zXhWb-KNDDQ8Q5T_p2HAQnypIIeJ47X8u3H1plw3p3OeoAguSHbiWOFBiYY_9_BLNucwPMsGKNAfwXOhDW5UxulVbxhDnKnwrc7pfqmGTjpjPVbWCpKHm5Q/s1080/ballighna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYAcQmcWpRj0lTNpvece2zXhWb-KNDDQ8Q5T_p2HAQnypIIeJ47X8u3H1plw3p3OeoAguSHbiWOFBiYY_9_BLNucwPMsGKNAfwXOhDW5UxulVbxhDnKnwrc7pfqmGTjpjPVbWCpKHm5Q/s320/ballighna.jpg" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our spiritual ancestors, specially the great companions (of our beloved Rasulullah sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) used to start their preparation six months ahead of the month. They truly understood the significance of this great month. When we embark on a journey, we prepare the provision for the journey. So what can we do to prepare for Ramadan? I have put together a list of activities I am trying to follow on a regular basis in sha Allah. My list is based on lessons with my respected teachers as well as books I have been reading to prepare for Ramadan.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So here are some activities to get us into Ramadan mode in sha Allah bi idnillahi ta'ala: </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. <span style="color: #20124d;"><b>Sincerity (Ikhlaas) is the key</b>:</span> Every action is judged by its intention. Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala always looks at the state of our heart. He only accepts the deeds which are solely done for His sake, not for any other ulterior motive. So the first priority should be to purify our intention and do the activities only for His pleasure in sha Allah. He is the controler and changer of our hearts so let us supplicate to Him on a regular basis to change our hearts for His sake and purify our intentions. This is an ongoing process so we need to keep renewing our intentions in sha Allah till we meet Him. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. <span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Fasting on a regular basis</b>:</span> Our beloved Rasulullah sallallahu alaihe wa sallam used to fast on Mondays and Thursdays. Fasting twice a week is quite doable. We can fast Mondays and Thursdays to get into fasting mode in sha Allah. If it is difficult then we can fast three days a month like our beloved, Rasulullah salllallahu alaihe wa sallam, who used to fast the middle of the months (Hijri calendar). Abu Dharr radiAllahu anha reported: The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihe wa sallam said, <span style="color: #cc0000;">“If you want to observe Saum on three days in a month, then fast on the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth of the (lunar) month.” [At-Tirmidhi]</span> Fasting three days out of 30/31 days is very doable. Moreover, the reward for the three fasts is really great alhamdulillah. ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Al-’As radiAllahu anha reported: The Messenger of Allah subhanahu wa ta’aa, <span style="color: #cc0000;">“Observing Saum on three days of every month is equivalent to a full month’s fasting.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] </span>How generous is our Rabb! So let’s get into fasting mode in sha Allah! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. <span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Connecting to the Qur’an (Allah swt's Words)</b>:</span> Ramadan is regarded as the month of the Qur’an as the sacred Book was revealed to our beloved Rasulullah salllallahu alaihe wa sallam during the night of power (Lailatul Qadr). The goal of Ramadan is to connect to our Lord through His worship. By reading, reciting, studying, memorizing, reflecting on His Book on a regular basis, we can become more conscious of Allah subhanahau wa ta’ala. Our Ramadan 2021 can feel truly meaningful if we prepare for the month through daily connection to the Qur’an from now on. Let us work for that lofty goal in sha Allah. I am studying the Juz amma (30th part of the Qur’an) and suarh Al-Baqara with my amazing teacher mashAllah. Try to find a good teacher and sit with the teacher on a regular basis in sha Allah. We can also listen to tafseer by Sheikh Akram Nadhwi, Sheikh Yasir Qadhi, Mufti Menk, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan, Sheikh Omar Suleiman, Imam Suhaib Webb and the list goes on alhamdulillah.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you cannot find a teacher, try to team up with like-minded friends and sit together to listen to lectures by reliable scholars. Even if we can learn a single verse a day, by the time Ramadan approaches, we can increase our connection to the Qur’an in sha Allah. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of my beautiful teachers always remind us that Ramadan is not the month to start our worship of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala but the month to increase the various forms of worship and perform these worships with presence of heart (mindfulness). </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Studying the seerah</span>:</b> Studying the seerah (the biography of our Messenger sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) is also a great way to inspire us to get ready for Ramadan. The more seerah we can delve into, the better in sha Allah. The more we know about our beloved, the more we will be passionate to love him and follow him to please our Rabb. My personal favourite is <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Martin Lings’s Muhammad</span>.</b> It is quite a short, concise seerah and beautifully written mashAllah. We are reading the book as a family. Children are always excited to know what happens next. This year I am also hoping to complete reading the <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>“Sealed nectar” (Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum)</b></span> by Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri. I am blessed to be part of a seerah bookclub where we are reading the Sealed nectar quite thoroughly alhamdulillah. Another beautiful seerah book worth reading is <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Muhammad: As if you can see him by ‘A’id al-Qarni</b></span>. To prepare specially for the month of Ramadan, a beautiful book to read is <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>The prophet’s Ramadahaan</b></span> by Mufti Muhammad Khan Qaadri. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These are just some suggestions I have come up with. Anything you can benefit from is from Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala and anything which is not of benefit is solely due to my own shortcomings. I hope and make dua that by His grace, we can truly understand the significance of this great month like our beloved Rasulullah (saw) and the blessed predecessors and He subhanahu wa ta’ala enable us to prepare for Ramadan and do our best to connect to Him, ameen! I hope to hear from you about how you are preparing for this great month in sha Allah. Please do share your thoughts on this topic. Jazakallah khairan katheeran for reading.</span></div></div>Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-86162037759410213912021-01-22T12:20:00.005-08:002022-08-15T07:49:44.900-07:00A precious bond <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am surrounded by special sisters. They are always there for me. During my hardship, they help me with their kind words and beautiful dua. I know I can rely on them. I know that they keep me in their precious dua. They are my soul sisters. And the special love they have for me is priceless. I can't buy this love. A love so pure and precious subhanallah! The source of this love is my Rabb. It is Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala who enables us to love each other so sincerely for His sake !</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5DaOVBTdntxcX0AyTE1Wb-o3mTM-oP6hYRHwVKWx7WNSJH2FNGaykb5LdQOHLiyqVjbECYklD5ffQLNgzp97idjFrC2hVHozdDMCpy0SzTPlzfr8p1WgJoltnn8-5SYRl42iOR98Y3c/s4608/IMG_20210105_112013.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5DaOVBTdntxcX0AyTE1Wb-o3mTM-oP6hYRHwVKWx7WNSJH2FNGaykb5LdQOHLiyqVjbECYklD5ffQLNgzp97idjFrC2hVHozdDMCpy0SzTPlzfr8p1WgJoltnn8-5SYRl42iOR98Y3c/s200/IMG_20210105_112013.jpg"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I can't thank my Rabb enough for surrounding me with such kind and gentle souls alhamdulillah. Without my beautiful soul sisters, my life would be so difficult to live. My soul sisters teach me to always be loving and caring to others. They encourage me to be positive and resilient, no matter how difficult the life may seem . They have taught me not to underestimate the power of any good deeds, it can be a kind word, a sincere dua, sending a bouquet of beautiful flowers or homemade cakes and the list goes on. Let's be the soul sister for each other in sha Allah! Let's create a strong and never ending bond of sisterhood in sha Allah! Let's hold each other's hand and enter jannatul ferdous together in sha Allah bi idnilllahi ta'ala!</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnqeRM-2jA6WdvHYsxgigKMjI7kTDUFl9hCCVh1MGkn2_0Ux9TuitWcLGJ-oSvomHWQtPSekoHyC9KwQ3vd6MBLB3o0VDaOOeI4Xwohfan36S1fn8743-Uel0P77xgNpAVBwZMWzPvaM/s579/sisters.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnqeRM-2jA6WdvHYsxgigKMjI7kTDUFl9hCCVh1MGkn2_0Ux9TuitWcLGJ-oSvomHWQtPSekoHyC9KwQ3vd6MBLB3o0VDaOOeI4Xwohfan36S1fn8743-Uel0P77xgNpAVBwZMWzPvaM/s320/sisters.jpg"></a></div>Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-5880233168090091852021-01-04T12:05:00.007-08:002021-01-05T08:27:16.950-08:00Some lessons from 2020<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3s7j-_UkXFCIKZReFc83n8EAowEYqpuMCCGspiG-oZGT3iw7chDUFKZ_jXhgo_uL89_grp6snZub7Ur4OXi6uOr0N9Zr053gNRmj4Fx4-4CI_I-SODc_X0xIjDNTBeOKXZN32PZxSw_o/s774/2021.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="774" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3s7j-_UkXFCIKZReFc83n8EAowEYqpuMCCGspiG-oZGT3iw7chDUFKZ_jXhgo_uL89_grp6snZub7Ur4OXi6uOr0N9Zr053gNRmj4Fx4-4CI_I-SODc_X0xIjDNTBeOKXZN32PZxSw_o/s320/2021.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I can't believe 2021 is already here! It feels so surreal given 2020 has been such a challenging year for me. At the end of April, just when we were preparing to welcome the blessed month of Ramadan 1441, my beloved dad had tested positive for Covid-19. He was working as a consultant. He was almost 70. He had to be hospitalised as he was struggling to breathe. He was on the ventilator for more than two months. Several times, hospital staffs called us to inform us of his critical state and to be prepared for the worse. Multiple organ failures, long days and nights of just waiting , fear of the unknown...2020 was definitely a roller coaster of so many mixed emotions for me and my loved ones. But my faith helped me so much during that difficult phase of my life. I don't know how I would have survived without the immense Mercy and Love of my Rabb, my Creator, Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala. I would like to share the lessons I have learnt through my ordeal of 2020 and how I would like to spend year 2021 based on these precious lessons (blessons = blessings+lessons) I have learnt in sha Allah.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Lesson 1 : All I need is the company of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMEagTT_CoEeiAjl1iWVriUPLlS1yoVdFmzPglzQw5l5U5dsHRP_pS7ixyLrj4fdTrkxtZMjFfxLEWZayhuuuCJMhUQnTr7N6SIC96-UJEXD7EuY0tvrK1tCXEwuq2h9hv68vHxtLgoA/s277/tawakkul.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="277" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMEagTT_CoEeiAjl1iWVriUPLlS1yoVdFmzPglzQw5l5U5dsHRP_pS7ixyLrj4fdTrkxtZMjFfxLEWZayhuuuCJMhUQnTr7N6SIC96-UJEXD7EuY0tvrK1tCXEwuq2h9hv68vHxtLgoA/w351-h231/tawakkul.jpg" width="351" /></a></div><br />Nothing can help us or calm us when we are going through a hardtime. Only refering back to our Rabb can give us solace. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala have enabled me to connect to His Magestic Words, the Qur'an during that difficult time. I felt so connected to His Words that I thought I am the subject of the Qur'an. It is talking to me ! Telling me to hang in there. And that's how we should approach the Qur'an, I beleive. It is a message of guidance to every single one of us. It is a much-needed letter to me with so much love and concern for me! Is there any doubt in this book ? As a believer, we don't have any doubt in the Qur'an. We know that it is indeed the blessed Words of our Lord. He Himself tells us at the begining of the Qur'an that there is no uncertainty in His Book. So why as believers, we don't connect to the Qur'an on a daily basis? Why do I rush back to reciting it, only when I am facing any trouble? Why don't I always have a strong connection to the Words of my Loving Rabb? I felt so ashamed and thought I must change my attitude towards the Qur'an. I hope to build a good and strong relation with the Qur'an. I want the Qur'an to be my daily companion, my best friend . I want to spend more quality time with the Qur'an by reading, reflecting, reciting and most importantly implementing the lessons in my daily life in sha Allah bi'idnillahi ta'ala. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala enable us to be among the people of the Qur'an, ameen!<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lesson 2 : Be grateful and maintain an attitude of gratitude</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Bojj-D3tCstjuTmw70y8_tZHz_i1LER8UWyPk7XGX9TpdgOuMGF9yU9cH0cHF9ta46Z_TAlCIJwDXxlqROLl2_VNpDWHFg8Qjybiv6puBbSCX3AeVTxAru1tTiDqlqQPXQKcbhsXYE8/s512/shukr.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Bojj-D3tCstjuTmw70y8_tZHz_i1LER8UWyPk7XGX9TpdgOuMGF9yU9cH0cHF9ta46Z_TAlCIJwDXxlqROLl2_VNpDWHFg8Qjybiv6puBbSCX3AeVTxAru1tTiDqlqQPXQKcbhsXYE8/s320/shukr.jpg" /></a></div><br />No matter what we go through, there is always plenty to be grateful for, alhamdulillah.<b> </b>Gratitude is a very important virtue to have and maintain on a daily basis. It helps me to appreciate every single blessing Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has gifted me. We don't deserve anything. That's why I said gift. Everything is a gift from my Rabb. When we appreciate the countless gifts He has given us, life becomes so beautiful and meaningful for us.When we are gratfeful to Him, He even gives us more ! How Merciful and Giving is my Rabb Subhanallah! During the stressful and painful phase, my loved ones have supported me so much with their constant support and immense kindness alhamdulillah. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala reward them with the best , ameen! I felt like our beloved Prophet Ibrahim AS who was thrown into the fire but he felt peaceful and calm in the midst of the fire! I can't thank Him enough for all the blessings He has surrounded me with during my hardship! I hope to be grateful at every moment of my life in sha Allah. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala enable us to be among His grateful slaves, ameen !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Lesson 3 : Be kind, gentle and helpful to everyone</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUsYhVJMTHXudlnB4o6RdWVPNtfOc1dRBMeXtvaVTIAi7gcELp0BA2_N4rmi_gtlA44-X0XjnsKd-ATNWADwJtWIHUoeH9yNg5m9YZtsU3NGkMrrktBRnFjg_FOzRGepd-X0yWyawdlM/s1080/kindness.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUsYhVJMTHXudlnB4o6RdWVPNtfOc1dRBMeXtvaVTIAi7gcELp0BA2_N4rmi_gtlA44-X0XjnsKd-ATNWADwJtWIHUoeH9yNg5m9YZtsU3NGkMrrktBRnFjg_FOzRGepd-X0yWyawdlM/s320/kindness.png" /></a></div><br />Never underestimate the value of kindness.What people tend to remember is how we treat them. Am I kind and gentle to people around me? A simple act of kindness can change someone's whole day. Kindness generates more kindness. What sort of legacy would I like to leave behind? Will my loved ones remember me as a gentle and helpful person ? One of my greatest weaknesses is I can become very harsh. I feel so blessed to be surrounded by very kindhearted and gentle souls alhamdulillah. The more I receive their precious kindness the more I feel inspired to reciprocate it in sha Allah. I also hope to be in service of others in sha Allah. Our beloved Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihe wa sallam was always in service of people (khidma). He is sent as a Mercy to the humanity. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala enable us to be among the kind, gentle and very helpful people, ameen!<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Lesson 4 : Be always positive and generate positivity </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_LyzrDtpObFNL56qar1XLBneLccnlN1R1ARKn9zE4MBJUdtk0kGrvlgpbhFoJiRPcpPmnBsz2l3F2rxp0tPVLF4E1eme7ljmSQCBvc-kZA_Pagzti_uFetZu_J8UbIwVo-GcK8a_7aU/s276/positive.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_LyzrDtpObFNL56qar1XLBneLccnlN1R1ARKn9zE4MBJUdtk0kGrvlgpbhFoJiRPcpPmnBsz2l3F2rxp0tPVLF4E1eme7ljmSQCBvc-kZA_Pagzti_uFetZu_J8UbIwVo-GcK8a_7aU/s0/positive.jpg" /></a></div><br />Among all the negativity, given the current Covid situation, I must be positive. If I have Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala with me, I can't let any negative thought affect me. I need to help others to feel positive too. By being there for others, we can help each other during this difficult time. The more positive we are , the better in sha Allah! Our faith teaches us to inculcate a positive mindset. The Qur'an tells us numerous stories of the prophets to inspire us to be positive and remind each other the power of positivity. Feeling hopeless is acually a sin. Our beloved prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihe wa sallam's Seerah (Lifestory/biography) teaches us to be always positive and hope for a happy future. He is send as a Mercy to us. When we deeply study his amazing life, we find somany lessons of hope and positivity . One of the greatest blessings in 2020 for me was to join a Seerah bookclub where I met some very passionate sisters who have helped me so much to connect to Seerah in a meaningful way alhamdulillah. The more deeply we can study the seerah, the more positive we can become in sha Allah. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUxqtJbCBMgyDYWztPxE5-caCGzq9Fhol7qzJ2J9AULwbKAJBcc99qGryI2VQL346Nxr0F77V4iJr5s9kikXXNczihwtHswQ2zylqyFDDcNG9B-I5VKyX0XVtH2G4hXriXfJK9VrGyS8/s512/Mercy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUxqtJbCBMgyDYWztPxE5-caCGzq9Fhol7qzJ2J9AULwbKAJBcc99qGryI2VQL346Nxr0F77V4iJr5s9kikXXNczihwtHswQ2zylqyFDDcNG9B-I5VKyX0XVtH2G4hXriXfJK9VrGyS8/s320/Mercy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Lesson 5 : Hold on to precious teachers</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnidwyJHo2psqhZqZJ4hQl_a4d1bQA7J3LMTKMfEOUNuoSoAy6ui9kcOR8tZ2MB7VVKhuBiICZYXJ2JDe4fZ-qYMcbjTngE85HWO58xmsWCJZF3l370tr37c-AFhNQO7ndm0a9BLFhBsI/s512/teach.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="512" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnidwyJHo2psqhZqZJ4hQl_a4d1bQA7J3LMTKMfEOUNuoSoAy6ui9kcOR8tZ2MB7VVKhuBiICZYXJ2JDe4fZ-qYMcbjTngE85HWO58xmsWCJZF3l370tr37c-AFhNQO7ndm0a9BLFhBsI/w400-h231/teach.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />My teachers are very precious to me. I can't thank my Rabb enough for enabling me to be a student/seeker of knowledge alhamdulillah. Everything on this earth is cursed apart from the beautiful teachers who remind us of the ultimate truth (Al-Haqq) , the students of knowledge and the circles of knowledge. Our faith is based on knowledge. The true people of knowledge are the most Godconscious people on this earth and they are the most righteous among the humanity. They are also the most helpful and generous to the creations of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala due to their intense love for Him. When someone falls in love with his/her Creator, he/she loves His creations too. My Rabb has enabled me to spend time in their precious company alhamdulillah. They always remind me of my Lord and His beautiful attributes. They help me to connect to His Book, the Qur'an and His beloved Messenger, Rasulullah sallallahu alaihe wa sallam. My ultimate teacher is my Rabb, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and He is the One Who facilitates for me to learn and strive for His sake alhamdulillah. So all praise belongs to Him, subhanahu wa ta'ala. May Allah reward my precious teachers, accept their efforts, preserve them and reward them with the best , ameen ! May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala enable us to be among the people of learning and the people of striving, ameen! May we honour our teachers and learn from them, ameen!<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala enable me to remember these 5 lessons and enable me to act accordingly, Ameen! May this year be a year of endless blessings for all of us, ameen! </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-35152055154272371152020-04-18T10:06:00.000-07:002020-04-19T02:13:11.942-07:00Seerah notes from Adil Salahi's Book <br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bismillah In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most
Loving<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For the Seerah book club (March 2020), I have chosen Brother <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Adil Salahi’s Muhammad: Man and Prophet</b>.
I hope to jot down some important points as I read through the book insha
Allah. I would strongly suggest to buy this excellent seerah book. If you are
interested in Sociology and History, this book will be a joy to read and
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The intention behind reading the book:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala has sent our beloved Prophet
Muhammad sallallahu alaihe wa sallam as a great example to follow if we truly
aim to please Allah swt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When we study his character and his life in details, the
Prophet Muhammad saw appears to us as noble, dedicated, human leader who takes
good care of his followers. But he is, above all, a model believer to whom we
should always turn in order to determine what course to follow and what action
to take. He is the walking talking Qur’an as our beloved mother of the believers, lady Ayesha RadiaAllahu Anha mentions. Through living his life
according to the Qur’an, he has successfully shown us how we should live on this earth. Only by following his blessed footstep, we can truly achieve success in sha Allah.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have bought the book from Amazon,<b> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Muhammad-Prophet-Complete-Study-Islam-ebook/dp/B00CGNQGC0/ref=pd_sim_351_1/258-1512041-3331653?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00CGNQGC0&pd_rd_r=527b1774-52f4-4438-a9eb-51284cb04f07&pd_rd_w=k92CD&pd_rd_wg=m075G&pf_rd_p=7df4b67e-ebf6-4e8b-b5dd-7a46501724e8&pf_rd_r=Z9Z1H5NR11PWY6W5PHTP&psc=1&refRID=Z9Z1H5NR11PWY6W5PHTP" target="_blank">link is here</a></b> where you can also read some sample pages in sha Allah. I have also shared <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKM8GSLaU4k&t=928s" target="_blank">a video</a></b> where the writer discusses some topics regarding seerah. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala knows best.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our goal when we read the seerah of our beloved Rasulullah saw is to learn how to be a firm beleiver in sha Allah. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We should always remember his last reminder to us:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have left with you
what should provide you with sound guidance and immunity from error if you would
only adhere to them: Allah’s Book and my example. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A glance back in history<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Prophet <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ibrahim
Alaihes salam</b> was blessed with Ismael through lady Hagar. She was given as
a gift to Lady Sarah, prophet Ibrahim’s first wife. As she was childless for a
long time, she presented lady Hagar to her husband (AS) saying: “I am now an
old woman, well beyond the age of childbearing. I am giving you my bondwoman,
Hagar, and hope that Allah may give you a child through her.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Allah swt ordered Ibrahim AS to leave Hagar and baby Ismael
in a barren valley in Makkah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Lady
Hagar was told to stay there with her baby, she asked Ibrahim AS the reason
behind this action. When he said that it was a divine order, she said bravely, "He who
has ordered you to do that will not abandon us.” This shows her strong faith in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After leaving his precious family in a barren land, he AS
made a heartfelt prayer: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Our Lord, I
have settled some of my offspring in a valley where there is no vegetation,
close to Your sanctified House, so that, our Lord, they might devote themselves
to prayer. Cause You, therefore, people’s hearts to incline towards them and
provide them with all sorts of fruit, so that they may have cause to be
grateful.” </b>(14:37) With the feeling that Allah swt would not abandon his precious
family, Ibrahim AS continued his journey home with a new sense of relief.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lady Hagar devoted herself to her young child, reassured that
Allah swt have a purpose for their arrival in that lifeless desert. But as the
days passed her food supply was dwindling and she desperately tried to find
water running between the two hills, Safa and Marwa. While on her 7th attempt
she heard a voice. Then she saw water gushing forth near her baby Ismail’s
feet. With Allah swt’s blessings, she and her baby was gifted with water of
Zamzam. The water attracted the birds and that’s how an Arabian tribe, <b>Jurhum</b>,
came to meet lady Hajar and Ismail. They settled their with lady Hagar’s
permission. Ismail AS grew up with them, learning their language and culture.
When he was a young man, he married a Jurhum girl who gave him a number of sons
and daughters.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ismael was in effect one of the Jurhum. He and his children
lived in that valley and many generations later our beloved, Muhammad saw,
Allah swt’s Messenger and a direct descendant of Ishmael, was born in that very
place.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Prophet's dreams are true. Prophet Ibrahim AS saw a dream that
he was commanded to sacrifice his son, Ismael, for Allah’s sake. He told his
son who was in his teens. Since he was brought up by a mother with firm faith
and a father who was a Prophet, faith had been instilled in him ever since he
was very young. He said, “Father, do as you are bid. You will find me , God
willing, patient and able to face death with fortitude.”(37:102) <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Both father and son went out of the city to Mina. Shaitan
tried to stop Ibrahim AS from sacrificing his son. Ibrahim AS’s submission to
Allah swt’s will, however, showed no sign of weakness whatsoever. He then
stoned Satan in three different spots. His action is commemorated by pilgrims
when they stone the Jamarah during their pilgrimage. At the moment when Ibrahim
AS was about to cut his son’s throat in complete submission to the Divine will,
he was told by an angel that Allah swt had accepted his offering and he was
told to sacrifice a fully grown sheep instead of Ismail AS.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On another visit, Ibrahim AS was ordered to bulid the House
of Allah swt, the Kaba with his son, Ismail AS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When Ibrahim AS and Ismail AS were raising the foundation of the House,
they prayed: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Our Lord, accept You this
from us, for You are indeed the One Who hears all and knows all. Our Lord, make
us submit ourselves to You and make out of our offspring a community which will
submit itself to You and show us our ways of worship and accept our repentance
. You are indeed the One Who accepts repentance, the Merciful. Our Lord, raise
up in the midst of our offspring a messenger from themselves, who shall convey
to them Your revelations and instruct them in the Book and in the wisdom and
cause them to grow in purity. You alone are the Almighty, the truly Wise.”
(2:127-129)<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our beloved prophet Muahammad saw is the answer to this noble dua. Allah
swt taught Ibrahim AS all the rituals of hajj and people started coming to
Ka’ba to perform their hajj. The city of Makkah became a sacred city ( Al
Haram) where fighting was not allowed. It was also forbidden to hunt and cut
the trees. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Naturally, the custody of the Ka’bah belonged to at first to
Ismael and his children. It continued in their hand until it was later taken
over by the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jurhum tribe</b>. After a
long time, due to their gradual corruption, the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Khuza’ah tribe</b> took hold of the custody. When Jurhum tribe realized
that they were unable to defend their position, they collected all the
treasures which were dedicated to the Ka’bah and buried them in the well of
Zamzam. They levelled the well and removed all traces of its position. Then
they left Makkah. For a long time, the custody belonged to Khuza’ah. After
them, it was <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the Quraish</b> who took over.
They enjoyed the noblest lineage in Arabia because they were the direct
descendants of Ismael and Ibrahim (peace be upon them both). The man who gained
that honour for the Quraish was <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Qusayy
ibn Kilab</b> , the fifth grandfather of our prophet saw.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He was a true leader. He married Hubba, daughter of Hulayl
ibn Hubshiyyah, chief of the Khuza’ah and Master of Makkah who held the
position of the custodian of the Ka’bah. He chose him as the leader as he
recognized his qualities as a leader. When he became the undisputed lead of
Makkah, he called all the Quraish tribe to live near the Ka’bah. All the
Quraysh were extremely happy with Qusayy’s leadership. They called him the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Assembler</b> because he had caused the
Quraysh to regroup. He built a big hall close to the mosque to serve as a
meeting place for the Quraysh and called it Dar al-Nadwah.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He also initiated the practice which is called <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rifadah</b> which facilitated hosting and
feeding the pilgrims in Makkah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Qusayy
himself took part in the work and offered the pilgrims whatever the Quraysh
prepared for them-bread, meat and various dishes. This increased the Quraysh’s
prestige and enhanced Qusayy’s honour. He in effect combined all the symbols of
honour and leadership.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Hashim</b>, Qusayy’s grandson, put hostility to pilgrims on an
unprecedented level. He was very wealthy and generous. He started the biannual
commercial trips which soon became a well-established tradition in the life of the
Makkans. In the summer a large commercial went to Syria and a similar one went
to Yemen in winter. It was mentioned in Surah Al-Quraysh.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">‘Abd al-Muttalib became the chief of Quraysh after the
leadership enjoyed by his uncle. He continued the rich tradition of the tribe.
He was given the honour of finding the Zamzam water after it was hidden out of
vengeance by the tribe of Jurhum before they left Makkah. While facing
difficulty digging the zamzam, he made a dua to Allah swt to grant him ten sons
to strengthen his leadership and in return he would sacrifice one son to show
his gratitude to Him swt. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When he was eventually granted sons ( He had five wives) he
drew lots to find who to sacrifice. His youngest son Abdullah’s name came out.
Despite the intense opposition, he still wanted to sacrifice Abdullah, his
favourite son. But the tribal leaders advised him to resolve the matter through
consulting a female fortune-teller of Yathrib who was known to have contacts
with the jinn.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She said, “Go back to your town and arrange a draw to be made
between your man (‘Abdullah) and ten camels. If the draw comes out against the
man, add ten more camels. Continue to do so as long as the draw comes out
against him. When the draw shows that the camels are accepted, this means that
your God has accepted the offering and spared your man. You slaughter those
camels as a ransom for him.” He followed the instruction and he sacrificed 100
camels as a ransom for his beloved son ‘Abdullah. He was very pleased when his
son’s life was spared and wanted ‘Abdullah to get settled. He arranged his
marriage to lady Aminah, daughter of Wahb ibn ‘Abd Manaf, chief of the clan of
Zuhrah. It was a happy marriage. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abdul Muttalib told ‘Abdullah to join the trade caravan
travelling to Syria that summer. Aminah was sad to be separated from her
beloved husband but she was aware that Abdul Muttalib did whatever is best for
his son as he was being trained to be trader. Before leaving, ‘Abdullah was
given the happy news of her pregnancy.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The journey was very
difficult for ‘Abdullah. He contracted some sort of disease which sapped his
strength, yet he had no choice but to travel with the caravan. As his health
got worse, he had to be left behind in Yathrib (later to be known as Madinah)
and was looked after by his cousins of the clan of Al-Najjar. Abdul Muttalib
was worried when the caravan arrived without ‘Abdullah. He sent his eldest son,
al-Harith to help his brother on journey home. By the time Al-Harith reached to
Yathrib, he was given the sad new of ‘Abdullah death. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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to destroy Kabah<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A major event took place during the year of our beloved
prophet’s birth. Abraha, the Abyssinian governor of Yemen, built a luxurious
church hoping Arabs will start coming to the church instead of visiting Ka’bah.
But to his great disappointment, tribes around Makkah were still was attached
to Ka’bah. They believed themselves to be the descendants of Ibrahim and Ismael
who built the House. Some even ridiculed Abraha’s effort. One of them went so
far as to use the most splendid spot in that church for defecation! When Abraha
was told about the incident, he decided to pull down the Ka’bah in order to
achieve his objective of turning the Arabs away from it. He therefore marched
at the head of a great army with elephants. Some Arab tribes tried to stop him
and they failed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Makkah) Abrahah dispatched one of his commanders to Makkah where he looted some
possessions from the Quraysh and other Arabs, including 200 camels which
belonged to Abd al-Muttalib. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The story continues in sha Allah...but not with so much details as I believe getting your own personal copy is very important. I highlight and annotate a lot. In sha Allah I hope and pray that we can learn a lot and follow our beloved as much as possible in every aspect of our life. Just like as believers, our motto is No Salah (prayer) , No Falah (succcess) Our motto for reading and getting to know of beloved is No Sunnah, No Succcess. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala enable us to truly connect to His beloved and learn from his blessed life, ameen! May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala purify our intention and allow us to meet him oneday, ameen!</span><br />
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<br />Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-66992781873202770072018-05-19T22:59:00.005-07:002018-05-20T09:30:48.449-07:00Tajweed notes on makharij <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I have typed some of my tajweed notes on makharij for the purpose of </span>revision inshAllah. Alhamdulillah our beautiful teacher has started doing videos on tajweed. I have shared some of the videos here with relevant notes. Hope this helps us all inshaAllah.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">Makharij </span></b>means articulation point i.e the place where the letters exit from. Letters are called huruf in arabic. Harf is the singular form of the word huruf.</span></div>
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are five different exit points (makharij). </span></span></div>
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empty space in the throat and mouth/ the oral cavity)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tongue)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">From the</span><i style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="border: none 1.0pt; font-size: 14.0pt; padding: 0cm;"> </span></i><span style="border: 1pt none; font-size: 14pt; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">jawf ( empty space in the mouth and throat)</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> three
letters emerge. These madd ( lengthening the sound) letters are:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">There
are four letters from the lips.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Between the lips </span></b><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ب </span><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> م و </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;">These three letters requires the
both lips to meet, even for the letter </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">و</span> we must round both lips.</span><br />
<span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-indent: -18pt;">ب </span><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Letter Baa'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><b>Makhraj:</b> It is pronounced when the </span><b style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;">wet portion</b><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> of the two lips meet and
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<b style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;">Sifaat (attributes)</b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2 <span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3 <span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Light
letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">و </span><span style="font-size: large;">Letter Waaw</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Makhraj: It is pronounced
by rounding the lips without the two lips meeting completely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sifaat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No
air flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sound
flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Light
letter</span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inside lower lip</span></b><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ف Letter Faa'</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To pronounce it we use the bottom
lip. </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">It
is pronounced by putting the wet portion of the bottom lip on the edge of the
upper incisor teeth and pushing air between them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;">Sifaat:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;">Air
flows</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;">Sound
flows</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;">Light letter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Al-Halq (The Throat)</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> There are 6
letters pronounced from the throat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Aqsal Halq</span></b><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #e06666;">
<u>(The deepest/ bottom part of the throat)</u></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><u><br /></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> هـ</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Haa'</span></span></span></div>
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Makhraj: It is pronounced
from the deepest part of the throat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sifaat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Air flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sound flows<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Light letter</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> ء Hamza</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Makhraj: It is pronounced from the deepest part of the
throat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sifaat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No air<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No sound flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jerk the sound<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Light letter</span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #e06666;"><b><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--></span><b><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Wasatul
Halq (Middle of the throat)</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> ع</span></span><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-indent: 0px;"> 'Ayn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Makhraj: It is pronounced from the middle of the throat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sifaat: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No air flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Partial sound flow<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Light letter</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">ح Haa'</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Makhraj: It is pronounced from the middle of the throat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sifaat: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Air flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sound flows<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Light letter</span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #e06666;"><b><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--></span><b><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Adnal
Halq (Top of the throat)</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> خ</span></span><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Khaa'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Makhraj: It is pronounced from the top of the throat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sifaat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Air doesn’t flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sound flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Heavy letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">غ</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Gyan</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Makhraj: It is pronounced from the top of the throat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sifaat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Air flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sound flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Heavy letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span>
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<b><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Al-Khayshum
(The nasal passage)</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: teal; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="color: teal; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ن</span></span><span style="color: teal; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"> Noon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Makhraj: It is pronounced when tip of the tongue (Tarful
Lisaan) touches the root of the upper incisor sharing the nasal passage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sifaat: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Air doesn’t flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sound partially flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It has ghunna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Light letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: teal; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">م </span><span style="font-size: large;">Meem</span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Makhraj: It comes out by closing the two lips (dry
portion of the lips meet) and using the nasal passage, softly without pressure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sifaat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No air flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Partial sound flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Light letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It has ghunna <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b><span style="color: #741b47;">Al Lisaan (The tongue)</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />
18 letters are
pronounced from four different parts of the tongue.<br />
<br /></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->11. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->AQSAL
LISAAN ( Back of the tongue)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->22. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->HAAFATUL
LISAAN (Side of the tongue)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->33. WASATUL
LISAAN (Middle of the tongue)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->44. TARFUL
LISAAN (Tip of the tongue)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Huroof
al-lisaan means the letters of the tongue. There are 18 letters that exit from
the tongue which are divided in to four parts mentioned above.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">2
letters are pronounced from the back of the tongue (Aqsal lisaan)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
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It is pronounced when the root of the tongue
touches <u>the soft part of the palate</u>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;">Sifat: </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">No air flows</span></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; line-height: normal; margin: 15pt 0cm 7.5pt 18pt; padding: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;">No sound flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; line-height: normal; margin: 15pt 0cm 7.5pt 18pt; padding: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;">Heavy letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;">4.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;">Qalqalah letter (bounce/echo)</span><br />
<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Kaaf <span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_9" o:spid="_x0000_i1052"
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It is pronounced when the root of the tongue
touches <u>the hard part of the palate</u> (closer to the mouth)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; line-height: normal; margin: 15pt 0cm 7.5pt; padding: 0cm;">
<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sifat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; line-height: normal; margin: 15pt 0cm 7.5pt 18pt; padding: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Air flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; line-height: normal; margin: 15pt 0cm 7.5pt 18pt; padding: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">No sound flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; line-height: normal; margin: 15pt 0cm 7.5pt 18pt; padding: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Light letter</span></div>
</div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; line-height: normal; margin: 15pt 0cm 7.5pt; padding: 0cm;">
<b><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Middle of the tongue (Wasatal Lisaan)</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">There are
three letters which are pronounced from the middle of the tongue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The middle
part of the tongue touches the part of the palate which is directly above it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jeem</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_12"
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sheen</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_13"
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">ش</span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Yaa </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_14"
o:spid="_x0000_i1049" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://arabicquick.com/content/uploads/2016/02/Learn-Arabic-letter-ya.png"
style='width:45pt;height:45pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>
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o:title="Learn-Arabic-letter-ya"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; font-family: "scheherazade" , "lateef" , "droid arabic naskh" , "amiri" , "arabic transparent" , "arial" , "microsoft sans serif" , "segoe ui" , "sakkal majalla" , "microsoft uighur" , "arabic typesetting" , sans-serif , serif; font-size: 42px; text-align: center;">ي</span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -24px;">Jeem</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large; text-indent: -24px;"><span style="background: rgb(248, 249, 250);"> </span><span style="background: rgb(248, 249, 250);"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">ج</span></span> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_50" o:spid="_x0000_i1048"
type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://arabicquick.com/content/uploads/2016/02/Learn-Arabic-letter-jeem.png"
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o:title="Learn-Arabic-letter-jeem"/>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sifaat: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">No air flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">No sound flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Light letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt;">Sheen</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">ش</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_51" o:spid="_x0000_i1047"
type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://arabicquick.com/content/uploads/2016/02/Learn-Arabic-letter-sheen.png"
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sifaat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Air flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sound flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Light letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt;">Yaa </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "scheherazade" , "lateef" , "droid arabic naskh" , "amiri" , "arabic transparent" , "arial" , "microsoft sans serif" , "segoe ui" , "sakkal majalla" , "microsoft uighur" , "arabic typesetting" , sans-serif , serif; font-size: 42px; text-align: center;">ي</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_52" o:spid="_x0000_i1046"
type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://arabicquick.com/content/uploads/2016/02/Learn-Arabic-letter-ya.png"
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sifaat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">No air flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sound flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Light letter</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Side of the tongue (Haafatul Lisaan)</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">These are two
letters which are pronounced from the side of the tongue.</span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The letter </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #339966; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ل</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Laam originates from the front edge of the
tongue touching the back gums of the upper six teeth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sifaat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">No air flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partial sound flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Generally a light letter but when used in the
word, Allah</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;">الله</span></span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -18pt;">it will be heavy if it’s
preceded by fatha and dhamma and it will be light if it is preceded by
kasra, like in the word Bismillah </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">بِسْمِ اللهِ</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The letter </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Daad comes
from the back edge of the tongue connected to the upper molar teeth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sifaat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">No air flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sound flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Heavy letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">No qalqalah, sound needs to stay inside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Letter of Istitalah</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Tip of the tongue (Tarful Lisaan)</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">There are 11
letters pronounced from the tip of the tongue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">ت</span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">د </span><span style="color: #34495e; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;">ط</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Letters below
are articulated from <u>the top part of the tip of the tongue</u>, touching the
roots of the upper incisors.</span><span style="color: #34495e; font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_15" o:spid="_x0000_i1043"
type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://arabicquick.com/content/uploads/2016/02/Learn-Arabic-letter-ta.png"
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o:spid="_x0000_i1042" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://arabicquick.com/content/uploads/2016/02/Learn-Arabic-letter-dal.png"
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">ت</span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_17" o:spid="_x0000_i1041"
type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://arabicquick.com/content/uploads/2016/02/Learn-Arabic-letter-ta.png"
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sifaat: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Air flows <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">No sound flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Light letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">د</span></span></div>
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type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://arabicquick.com/content/uploads/2016/02/Learn-Arabic-letter-dal.png"
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sifaat: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">No air flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">No sound flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Light letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 36.0pt;">ط<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sifaat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">No air flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">No sound flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Heavy letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tongue is raised<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ز س ص</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_69" o:spid="_x0000_i1039"
type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://arabicquick.com/content/uploads/2016/02/Learn-Arabic-letter-zay.png"
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o:spid="_x0000_i1037" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://arabicquick.com/content/uploads/2016/02/Learn-Arabic-letter-saad.png"
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">These three letters are articulated from between the tip of the tongue
and the plates of the upper and lower incisors. This leaves a small gap between
the tongue and the incisors (hence the whistle sound).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ز</span></span></div>
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sifaat: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">No air flow <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sound flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Light air<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">س</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sifaat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hurufus Saufeer
(whistling letter) as it makes a whistling sound<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Air flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sound flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">4.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Light letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #34495e; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">ص</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sifaat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Air flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sound flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Strongest letter of
whistling (<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -18pt;">Hurufus Saufeer)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">ن</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This letter is articulated from the
tip of the tongue touching the roots of the upper incisors. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In Al-khayshum, we have learnt
Ghunnah (nasal sound) is the sound we make for the letter </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_23"
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">but it is pronounced using the
tongue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sifaat: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Air doesn’t flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sound partially flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Part of Al-Khayshum letters that’s why it has ghunna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Light letter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #34495e; font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">ر</span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Makhraj: it is pronounced when the tip of the tongue including the back
touches the gums of the upper incisor. We must very slightly roll the tongue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sifat:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Not too much vibration<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Air doesn’t flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sound partially flows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It can be heavy or light letter. It is pronounced heavy, due to a fatha
or dhamma. With a kasra, it is pronounced light.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">ظ</span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">ث</span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ذ</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">These letters are pronounced when <b>the top of the tip of the tongue</b>
touches the bottom edges of the top incisors. Part of the tongue will stick
out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ظ</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(248 , 249 , 250); font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sifaat:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Learn Tajweed with Sheikh Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy<br />
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<br />Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-83511651299615604282017-12-31T15:55:00.002-08:002017-12-31T15:55:19.900-08:00Last post of 2017Several loved ones passed away this year . And we are still alive alhamdulillah. Once again, our Most Merciful Lord has given us the precious opportunity to reach our true potential alhamdulillah. Let’s not restrict our goals to health and dunya which is essentially a very temporary abode. Let’s plan to achieve our ultimate and most noble purpose on this earth inshAllah! To be His slave , to know Him, to love Him, to appreciate Him and to obey His every command to the best of our ability, inshAllah! To Him is our ultimate return. Let’s that reunion be a grand one inshAllah ta’ala!💞Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-78899781431218633842017-07-28T08:51:00.001-07:002022-08-15T07:51:10.978-07:00Summer holiday 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Alhamdulillah the summer holiday has started in London. Although we can't really call it a summer as it is raining a lot which means I don't need to water the garden. As Muslims,we say we are content in every situation alhamdulillah. I have been looking forward to some break from daily school runs. Our holiday started on Friday 21st of July. So we have started with a lovey picnic at the park on last Friday. We had pizza, chips, egg noodles, fish fingers, cakes and biscuits with drinks, alhamdulillah. We are so blessed to have some beautiful parks around our area. One of the reasons I feel so blessed to be a Londoner, is the sheer amount of parks in this city alhamdulillah. </div>
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I see an unhealthy trend of parents getting so stressed about what to do during the holiday season. It seems like we as parents are obliged to entertain our kids 24/7. This attitude creates a sense of entitlement in our kids. I see lot of parents spending a fortune on expensive holidays abroad, summer activities run by local organisations which costs a lot ( given we have three kids to pay for) and so on. Our new generation is unfortunately so engulfed with so much (useless/meaningless) activities, they miss out the joy of childhood. Childhood supposed to be a time of carefree, unstructured games and plays. They are suppose to roam around the nature and enjoy the environment around them. Soak up the sounds and smells around them. But how many children in this postmodern era really enjoy their childhood? Most of the young children around me are plugged into their gadgets. They are so hooked on to their electronic devices that they look like zombies. As adults, you literally have to take the gadget from them to make them do their daily tasks such as eating, getting ready and so on. When I am on tube, I see the same trend followed by adults, so lost in their phones and tablets. But its not all doom and gloom. We as parents can make a big difference by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's grace. We are in control of their gadgets. We must confess that it is us who provided these weapons of great distraction to them and to us. So it is us who need to do something before it goes out of hand. There should be a balance. We should not let technology rule our daily lives and take over. </div>
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The change starts within and that's why I believe I must start digitally detoxing myself first. I have a weakness for Facebook and I was hooked on to my phone because of that addiction. Alhamdulillah I have uninstalled the Facebook, Instagram, Viber apps on my phone and hey presto! I am not staring at my phone that much anymore. </div>
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I am cutting back on screen time. Our kids have to buy their TV time with homework. They have really surprised me yesterday by tiding up the whole house while I was having my afternoon nap. Moments like this makes me so content as a mum of these three precious bundles of joy alhamdulillah. Most of the time, they are playing with their toys ( to be precise, Legos and cars) , playing in the garden or at parks, socializing with family and friends. They are also reading books, writing their own books with illustrations. I am also reading books with them. I am trying to know them by having meaningful conversations with them. I am trying to have more one to one time with them ( not an easy task if you have three very different personalities). Trust me, kids really appreciate these quality time.<br>
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My daughter and me had a great time shopping at Asian lane. We initially started with the intention to do window shopping but as ussual ended up buying a beautiful outfit to wear for a family wedding in sha Allah. I really enjoy our girly outings. Boys hate shopping aimlessly, I understand. So we love our girl time while boys have a great home time playing wii games with their dad. </div>
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Please let them be bored. Boredom is a great way to find passions in life. I cant remember having a boring, dull day as a child. Childhood was so full of exciting adventure for me. I can't recall my parents planning my day to day activities for me. As long as I did my daily homework, I was free to do whatever I wanted. Alhamdulillah for having a magical childhood which I will be cherishing for the rest of my life in sha Allah and I hope to relive the snippets of that life when I am in heaven In sha Allah.</div>
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So far we have been to couple of picnic trips to the parks around us with friends and family. We also been to the couple of museums around South Kensington area which you can easily guess, I believe. Alhamdulillah I managed to drive the kids to the other side of river Thames for the first time. Given I have started driving quite recently. this has been a big achievement for me alhamdulillah. We went to see a very close friend of mine. Kids are also very close to her kids too. When she moved from our area in 2015, I was in tears. I don't like saying good bye to loved ones but the older I am getting, it seems like a very normal part of my life. So please enjoy the moments with your family and friends. We don't know how long we can enjoy each others company. But at the same time, be hopeful that if you love someone for Allah's sake, the friendship will last forever in sha Allah and we can eventually be together in the heaven in sha Allah. So there will be a happy ending by His grace. Having said that, during the holiday, please try your best to socialize with family and friends even if they live far away. Make an intention and Allah will make it happen in sha Allah . </div>
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Alhamdulillah I took the kids to my weekly halaqa. My beloved teacher told the story of our father Adam (Alaihes Salam) and Iblees ( Satan). Although they knew the story, it was great to listen to the story again. We adults also learnt some great lessons from the story alhamdulillah. Some lessons kids have learnt from the story are:</div>
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<li>Never be like Satan. He blamed Allah subhanau wa ta'ala for his arrogance towards Adam (Alaihes Saalam). He also had the audacity to challenge Allah that he will lead human races to hell fire, which is his ultimate destination due to his sheer disobedience. </li>
<li>Satan is very ancient. He knows how we behave. He know what button to push to make us do wrong things. But don't be afraid of him. As long as we believe and listen to Allah by holding to His rope, the Qur'an and Sunnah of our beloved Rasulullah Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam, we will be saved from his evil plans in sha Allah.</li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Alhamdulillah so far we have had a lovely break. As you can see, we can have lots of fun without breaking the bank. Alhamdulillah London has a lot to offer. Parks and museums are great places to create some beautiful memories with family and friends. And most of the time these places are free. Try to go early to the parks, then you can enjoy the playgrounds properly. I love going early as I can enjoy my swing time alhamdulillah. Also having people around as well as visiting family and friends are a great way to spend the holiday and keep the relations flourishing in sha Allah. Hope I have inspired you to have great fun in sha Allah. I am looking forward to hear what you have been up to ! Thanks a lot for reading my posts. Wish you a great summer In sha Allah! Happy holidays ! </span></div>
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Bismillah...In the Name of Allah , the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful<br />
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After a long time ( more than a decade!) I have managed to type in Bangla. I am feeling quite excited. I really need to practice inshAllah. I am a Bengali speaker alhamdulillah and I can read and write in Bangla. Buy my husband and children cannot read or write in Bangla. Kids don't even know how to talk in Bangla properly. I hope I can teach them the language inshAllah. Knowing another language is a great way to broaden our horizon. For me it is also a great way to relate to our loved ones. All of my grandparents have left this world but I still have my loved ones in Bangladesh and around the world to connect to inshAllah. Through the Google online input tools I have managed to type in Bangla alhamdulillah. This may seem very simple to you but for me it is a huge achievement alhamdulillah. It was always in my mind but never got the chance to do it until now. Thanks to the half term break alhamdulillah.<br />
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আমার নাম সুমাইয়া । আমার জন্ম পাকিস্তানে।আমার ছেলেবেলা কেটেছে ইরানে।ইরানের একটা ছোট শহর গারামাসার। আজকে অনেক দিন পরে বাংলায় টাইপ করে খুব ভালো লাগ্ছে আলহামদুলিল্লাহ। আমার এই ছোট পরিবারে শুধু আমি শুদ্ধ বাংলা বলতে আর লিখতে পারি আলহামদুলিল্লাহ। অনেক সময় মনে হয় আমার মৃত্যুর পর হয়ত কেউ আর বাংলা বলবে না. আমি চেষ্টা করছি বাংলায় কথা বলতে আমার বাচচাদের সাথে ।আমার বাচ্চারা একটু বাংলা বুঝে , বলতে লজ্জা পায়. ইনশাল্লাহ আমরা যদি ওদের বাংলাদেশে বেড়াতে নিয়ে যাই তাহলে ওদের একটু প্রাকটিস হবে. <br />
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Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-4032195505656242312015-12-24T07:14:00.001-08:002016-02-18T05:26:45.952-08:00Winter break 2015<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Alhamdulillah we have just started our much needed winter holiday. I am really excited as I have been planning for this holiday since September. We went to the MRDF family retreat at University of Leicester in August (28th to 31st) and we thoroughly enjoyed our time there alhamdulillah. I was so motivated by the fantastic event that I made a promise to myself to save for their next event in December. Alhamdulillah we have managed to save up for the MRDF family conference. InshAllah we will be leaving tomorrow to attend the conference at Nottingham. InshAllah I hope we all be able to benefit from the conference. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala accept our intentions and enable us to benefit from the beautiful gathering, ameen! InshAllah I hope to share the experience as much as possible with you all. keep us in your precious dua. Once again , Jazakallah khairan for reading. Happy holidays inshAllah. </div>
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Just before I leave, let me share a tiny reflection on autumn, one amazing season subhanallah.</div>
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Autumn is my favourite month. I love walking in the parks and enjoy the beautiful colours of the leaves. This magical season reminds me what an amazing creator Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is, subhanallah. Each and every leaf reminds us our journey as a human being. Just like a leaf, I am also a traveller on a path of contradictory seasons. I am journeying to my Lord. Life will be full of ups and downs but I know eventually I will return to Him. The question is am I worthy of meeting Him. I hope just like a leaf I will be an obedient , faithful and thankful slave to Him. I hope I will do my best to please Him. I hope I will live and die on His path, inshaAllah. The humble leaf through its beautiful journey of changes, teaches us how we should be on this earth. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala enable us to be like the humble leaves.<br />
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Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-6235117232850836272015-12-10T04:10:00.001-08:002015-12-10T04:11:59.357-08:00Ustadha Yasmin Mogahed's one day seminar <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Bismillah</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>Seeking Solace: Hardships,
Challenges and Difficulties in Everyday Life</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18pt;">Alhamdulillah
we have spent our Sunday 22nd of November 2015 (10:30 to 6:30 pm) with
Ustadha Yasmin Mogahed learning about how to deal with
difficulties in life.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So often we
experience hardships and challenges in life, and yet never see the connections
between them. When we are given hardship, or feel pain, we often fail to
consider that the experience may be the direct cause or result of another
action or experience. Ustadha have dealt with quite a lot of issues and I have
tried my best to take some notes alhamdulillah. I hope to divide the notes into three parts. InshAllah I hope the notes are
beneficial.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I will highly
recommend her book <b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reclaim-Your-Heart-Yasmin-Mogahed/dp/0985751207" target="_blank">“Reclaim your heart: Personal insights on breaking free fromlife’s shackles” </a></b>which got a new edition with new chapters on Tawakkul
(trusting Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala). Also, the Arabic verses are printed with
harakat in the new edition. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So without
further due, let us start with the notes which are based on my understanding of
her talk. Anything good from this post is from Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala and
for anything wrong, please do forgive me. Jazakallah khairan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Before starting the course, Ustadha Yasmin reminded us to have sincere
intentions and firm resolution to fulfill the intentions. Have a goal and
remain focused.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Seeking Solace<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We are
looking for peace, happiness and success. Life is hard and full of challenges.
But we cannot control the weather. It is something external. But every single
time when it rains, do we get wet? Externally there will be circumstances which
I cannot control but I can live in a way that protects me from the rainy
weather. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">As a Ummah ,
we are facing lot of challenges. We have become like the froth on oceans. We
don’t have any say on which direction to move to. We move like the froth moves
according to the waves. This analogy is based on a hadith (sayings) of our
beloved Rasulullah sallallahu alaihe wa sallam. The companions of Rasulullah
asked him why we would be so weak like the froth on the ocean despite our sheer
numbers as Muslims on this earth. He told us due to wahn we will be weak. Wahn
refers to </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>the love of dunya</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> and </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>the fear of death</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We are too
attached to this earth (dunya). Our weakness as the Muslim community is due to our
strong attachments to our wealth, status, career, fame, peoples’ opinion of us
and so on and so forth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Whenever
something bad happens, we tend to get the blame as Muslims. But as Muslims we
know that we don’t believe in terrorism. We don’t support any act of terror.
Still we see some of us start apologizing as soon as some crazy people in the
name of our beautiful faith commit some horrible crime. Sometimes it seems like we
are apologizing for being Muslims! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Ask yourself.
Do we need any one’s approval? We should be content with our identity as
Muslims. The problem is we don’t even know who we are. This problem is very
deep. Imagine a tree. We are like a rotten tree. We are too obsessed with the
leaves but forgetting the fact that the root of the tree is in greater need of
our attention. Our hearts are too attached to dunya that’s why we have become
slave to social, political, physical surroundings around us. There must be a
change from within us. We keep blaming others for our problems. We refuse to
see our own faults. But Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala tells us that He won’t change
our situation until we change inwardly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We have
forgotten our roots. We forgot our purpose in life. Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala
has given us honour (izzah) as Muslims. But we have lost that sense of honour. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b> We are honoured to be His slaves</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The most
precious thing we have is the belief that there is no god but Allah subhanahu
wa ta’ala. We don’t obey anyone else but Allah. The concept of Laa illaha
illallah is very important for Muslims.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We need to
stop being defensive and start being proactive. Stop apologizing. Focus on what
you are. You need to be better every day. You are a source of life. As a Ummah,
we need to be source of life on this earth. Let us build things. Let us be
proud as the slaves of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala on this earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>So how do we
navigate the weather?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Have a solid
foundation. Seek knowledge. Know your religion. Imagine a well-rooted tree. A
tree with small, weak roots will be knocked down quite easily by a not so
strong wind. Seek knowledge and it will empower you inwardly as well as outwardly inshAllah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Be very
conscious of what you <b>focus</b> on. What I focus on grows. If I focus on a problem
day and night, the problem will grow. Eventually the problem can consume me. It
suffocates me. I feed the problem, when I focus on it. I become paralyzed and
cannot do anything to solve it. So be careful of what you focus on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>Perspective</b>
is also very important. When I am standing on a top of a mountain, my views
will be different than the people at the bottom of the mountain. My views of
the mountain will be very clear if I am looking at it from an airplane. So we
must step back to have a clearer view of any issues we are facing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">When we are
focusing, we must be careful about what we are focusing on. If we always focus
on everything which is wrong, we start becoming very negative. We become
consumed by it. We become hopeless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Whenever
something bad happens, we become obsessed with it. And media is quite good in
making us feel overwhelmed. One hadith says that Pharaoh had magicians. These
magicians helped Pharaoh to control the people. The media does the same. It
controls our mind. It brainwashes us. When we tune into media, we are in fact
exposing ourselves to dangerous and brainwashing "information". You may think you are watching the news.
But in reality, you are getting gradually sucked into their narratives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We must be
positive. The practice of gratitude is very important for us Muslims. Even
secular psychology talks about the power of gratitude. We must understand the
<b>power of gratitude</b>. Let us focus on what we do have and what are going right in
our life. When we thank Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala, He increases the blessings. So gratitude is the attitude we should nurture inshAllah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Be like a
traveler. When we are travelling, we appreciate the hotel room but we don’t get
attached to the furniture and things in the hotel room. We certainly don’t
invest in furniture in the hotel room because we know we are there for a while only. Just the
same way, we are here on this earth for a limited time. We are on a journey and
we focus on the destination which is to return back to our Creator, Allah
subhanahu wa ta’ala. One of our beloved Rasulullah’s saying reminds us the
reality of this life. “I am like a traveler who stops to have a bit of shade of
a tree and keeps moving.” So this earth is just a shade of a tree for a while. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The statement
“Inna lillahe wa inna ilaiher rajeuun” is very important concept for us.
<b>Verily, we are from Him and we will return to Him.</b> We must live by this
powerful concept. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Allah
subhanahu wa ta’ala says in the Qur’an:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>“We shall
certainly test you with fear, hunger and loss of property, lives and crops. But
(Prophet), give good news to those who are steadfast, those who say, when
afflicted with a calamity, ‘We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return.’
These will be given blessings and mercy from their Lord and it is they who are
rightly guided." Surah Al-Baqara: 155-157</b></span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">This ayah
telling us that we will face harsh weathers. He is also telling us how to keep
safe. There will be fear, hunger and loss. When it says fear, it means a
glimpse of fear not the real fear people will be facing on the day of Judgement
and afterwards in hell fire. May Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala protect us from that
sort of fear, ameen! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of crops/fruits is mentioned it can mean loss of efforts for us, the postmodern
Muslim, as not that many of us are farmers anymore! Sometimes we put lot of
efforts but may not get the result we were expecting at the start. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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patient during hardship and we truly understand that we belong to Allah
subhanahu wa ta’ala and we will be eventually returning to Him, Allah becomes
pleased with us. He will shower us with His endless Blessings and His Mercy. He
also calls them as the rightly guided. What else do we need!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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about these special people. These people live their lives with the concept of
Inna lillahe wa inna ilaiher rajeuun. This is not just a lip service for them.
They have the understanding of the reality of this life. They know that nothing
belongs to them. They are aware of the limitations of this life. And they are pleased with whatever life throws at them. They are patient during hardship as well as during happiness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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subhanau wa ta’ala make us like these special people, ameen! We must remember
that nothing belongs to us. It is returned to its real owner. If we are
patient, it will be saved for us in Jannah inshAllah. For example, when someone
loses their beloved child, if they are patient, that child waits for them at
the door of Jannah and requests Allah to let his/her parents join him/her in
Jannah. So the lost child can be a key to Jannah. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for the time when the storm hits. We can build a strong, internal shelter by
worshiping Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala. Every time we pray, make dua
(supplicate), recite the Qur’an, remember Allah (swt), we are building that
very-needed shelter. Allah (swt) is our only shelter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will feel sad .Even our prophets felt sadness in their lives. Prophet Yakoob
(Jacob) alaihes salam felt so sad , cried so much that he became blind. Sadness
is natural outcome of any hardship and it is okay to feel sad. But we cannot
give up. We are not allowed to despair. Our faith (Imaan) will protect us from
despair. Whenever I lose something, I must remind myself that I have lost it
but this phase will pass. Nothing is permanent on this earth. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AS was tested with so many difficulties. He was surrounded by layers of
darkness. Imagine being stuck in a belly of a whale, in an ocean, during a dark
night! Yunus AS supplicates to Allah by acknowledging first that there is no
one but Allah, no ilah but Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala. We must understand this
concept of ilah. Who is it that I worship? Who is it that I focus on in my
life? What matters the most to me? Whatever I take as an ilah, I become slave
of it. When I make peoples’ opinion as my ilah, I become a slave of them. My
happiness depends on their opinion. We tend to hand the power to make us feel
happy and content to wealth, career, people etc. But Yunus AS teaching us that
the only One who is worthy of being our ilah is Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala. Only
through acknowledging Him as our ilah we can be truly free from all the false
ilah out there.</span></div>
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part of his dua, he is acknowledging his mistake and asking Allah to help him.
He is literally saying that he needs Him. This is a very powerful dua. Our
beloved Rasulullah (SAW) teaches us to do this dua during hardship. There are three
aspects to this dua.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala as our only Lord<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hardship but I don’t despair as I know I can rely on Him (SWT)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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opinion of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Allah (swt) does for us is for our best. Always having a good opinion of Him is
very crucial for us. Allah is always looking after us. Even when it feels like
He is taking something from us, it is actually to make us prepared for
receiving something better inshAllah. When we are sick, we go to the doctors
and trust them wholeheartedly when they prescribe the medications. Sometimes we
also need to have operations. But we don’t really question the doctors as we
know they are more capable than us to treat our illness. Now imagine,
questioning Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala about the difficulties in our life (i.e
why me? It is not fare!) Allah loves us more than our mothers. How can we think that He is
harming us. We cannot afford to have
such an arrogant attitude. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-28708617464430955562015-11-20T01:46:00.005-08:002015-11-20T01:46:49.846-08:00The importance of having good character <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At our Tuesday halaqa (circle),
our beloved ustadha Umm Abdullah joined us through Skype to teach us about the
importance of nurturing good characters among ourselves and our loved ones.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I took some notes. Below I have just
shared some of the lessons I have learnt from the talk. So it is not her exact
words. The post is based on my understanding of her talk. And I have added my
own notes based on the books I am reading for last couple of weeks
alhamdulillah. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala is the
most forgiving. Sinners can be completely forgiven on the day of judgement. But
there are some sins which will not be forgiven without sincere repentance. The
sin of Shirk i.e associating partners to God, harming other creations are very
serious sins. Disbelief (Kufr) is the biggest sin which is the opposite of
Shukr (Gratefulness, thankfulness, appreciating the blessing of Allah subhanahu
wa ta’ala).When we deny Allah’s existence, we deny the very fact that we are
here only because of Him. We are nothing without His Grace and Mercy on us. We
won’t even survive even a second without His continuous blessings on us. So
being humble and grateful to Him is really crucial for us as human beings. </div>
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When
we read about the prophets in the Qur’an and the Sunnah of our beloved
Rasulullah sallallahu alaihe wa sallam, we always find them as the most humble
and polite people on this earth. Allah
subhanahu wa ta’ala mentions them as his grateful slaves. The most honourable
title someone can get as a Muslim is to be called the slave of Allah (Abd-Ullah
or Amat-Ullah). Our beloved Rasulullah‘s most honourable title is to be
mentioned as the slave of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala has so
many attributes and we must try our best to instil those attributes in our
life. Allah is witr (odd number) and He loves odd numbers. According to Sunnah,
we try to worship (ibadah) in odd numbers. For example, we do zikr in odd
numbers. We like to repeat the actions of wadu (purification) in odd numbers.
Allah is compassionate and He loves the compassionate ones. Allah is the Gentle
one and He loves the gentle slaves. He is forgiving and he loves the forgiving
ones. Our Rasulullah sallallahu alaihe wa sallam accepted any excuse given by
the people (companions and non-Muslims). He was so gentle and forgiving to
people subhanallah. Allah will treat us the way we treat others around us. He
will forgive the ones who forgive others. Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala hide our
faults. Do we hide peoples’ faults? As parents, do we hide our children’s
fault? How many of us enjoy talking bad about our spouses when they are not
around? As parents and spouses, do we accept the excuses given by our loves
ones? Time for serious reflection I believe. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Whoever shames other people,
Allah will shame him/her. When we deal with people with mercy, forgiveness,
Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala will deal with us with the same qualities. When we
ease someone’s hardship, Allah will give ease to us on the Day of Judgement. So
in a nutshell, if we want Allah subhananu wa ta’ala to treat us with His
Ridwaan i.e Pleasure, we must do our best to incorporate His attributes in our
day to day life. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So we need to make pledge with
ourselves. When we write down the pledge, it becomes a firm agreement. So let
us make pledge to be grateful and thankful, to be merciful and forgiving to
others, to hide the faults of others, to be gentle and caring, to be helpful
and supportive of others, to serve others with ihsaan and ithaar InshaAllah!
Ihsaan means to be worshipping Allah with a firm feeling that I can see Him or
He is watching me. And Ithaar means to prefer others over us and our needs even
if our needs seem greater than the others’. Our beloved Rasulullah is a great
example of Ihsaan and ithaar. He always helped others even when he was in
bigger need. He even borrowed to give charity! Subhanallah what an amazing
human being! I believe he is the best of creations for a reason. The more we
know about him, he more we love and cherish him, sallallahu alaihe wa sallam.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This pledge must start with a
sincere dua to our Rabb to enable us to fulfil the pledge. Because without His
help and mercy, we can never achieve anything in life. It always reminds me of
one of the most powerful verses from the Qur’an: La hawla wa la quwwata illah
billah which roughly means there is no power of might except with Allah
subhanahu wa ta’ala. This powerful ayah (verse) reminds me that I am not able
to do any good deed with Allah swt’s Help and I cannot stay away from an evil
deed without His Help. It keeps you grounded alhamdulillah. There is no scope
of being proud when I perform a good deed or feeling completely hopeless when I
commit a sin. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ustadha did mention a very
beautiful quote from a scholar. I believe we can use it as a motto inshaAllah.<o:p></o:p></div>
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benefit someone, let us not harm them. If cannot speak well of someone, let us
not speak ill of them."</span><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Allah is Al-Halim, the Forbearing
one. He tolerates with goodness. Even when we are disobedient to Him, He
blesses us with so many blessings. The life on earth (dunya) is not easy but
our Rabb wants us try our best. Every evil is based on our ego. Our ego always
tells us to react in a wrong way. It is a huge temptation. But we must control
our ego. And to achieve that, first we must ask Allah to help us. O Allah! I
seek Your refuge from the evil of my nafs (ego), ameen! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Why has Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala
taught us His beautiful names and attributes? So that we can instil the
beautiful qualities. We have the potentials to follow his attributes. By
following the last prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihe wa sallam inwardly and
outwardly we can improve our characters. May Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala enable
us to follow His attributes and be the righteous ones, ameen! Nothing is
impossible with His Help.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-8762039693792736522015-09-12T10:14:00.000-07:002015-09-12T10:14:16.253-07:00MRDF Family retreat : The Companions:Their lives and legacy<div style="text-align: justify;">
The event was from 28th to 31st of August 2015 and it was held at University of Leicester. We have been to the university before attending the JIMAS conference couple of years ago. We left after Jumuah as the MRDF people did mention that they are not providing any jumuah facility there on the day. So we left just after jumuah. There was a bit of traffic on the way as lot of people leave London around bank holiday weekends. When we finally reached Leicester, we smelt quite a lot of cow dung! Kids were quite shocked by the smell. For me, it was quite a delight as the smell took me back to my childhood holidays to my granddad's place in rural Bangladesh. My granddad was a very devoted farmer. He died last year. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala bless him with jannatul ferdous. </div>
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Leicester is known as the heart of rural England. It was great to see so many cattle scattered around the area. Sometimes as city dwellers we lose our crucial connection to nature. That's why travelling to rural areas is very important. I don't think our kids will ever appreciate the countryside the way we did. I miss my childhood, roaming around rural Iran and during holidays , rural Bangladesh. </div>
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We reached there at the campus around 6 pm Alhamdulillah. During our stay at the university, we attended quite a lot of lectures, panel discussions and seminars. I did take quite a lot of notes Alhamdulillah. I hope to share some here with you inshaAllah. </div>
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Our companions are the best of our Ummah. Nobody can be better than them. They are like the starts. W need to follow them if we have the same goal like them. Their main goal was pleasing Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and a strong desire to be successful in hereafter (Akhira). They sacrificed whatever they can to establish Islam as a faith on this earth. If we question their integrity, we are actually questioning our faith! The faith was established on this earth by them with the help of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and Rasulullah sallallahu alaihe wa sallam. Allah subhanahu wa talala Himself mentioned in His Book, the Qur'an that He is pleased with them. How can we criticize them or question their integrity as believers? The person who criticizes them, has a sickness in his heart.</div>
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Last year, we went to the Eden family retreat organised by Islamic network. We had a blast Alhamdulillah! This year we have been eagerly waiting for another Eden family retreat. But unfortunately they couldn't organize the event this year. I was looking for an alternative. Alhamdulillah heard about MRDF family retreat. I heard from other sisters how good the retreat is so we decided to give it a try. Alhamdulillah we had a great time as a family. </div>
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The four days spent at University of Leicester was really beautiful. Every single member of the family enjoyed their time and benefited from the retreat. It was truly a retreat for me from my daily mama life Alhamdulillah. No cooking, cleaning, looking after kids! We had breakfast in the morning and then drop our three kids to their activity zone and head to the lecture halls to learn about the greatest generation of the Muslims: the companions i.e sahaba of our beloved Rasulullah Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam. It was very inspiring to learn about the mothers of believers . Shaikh Haitham Al-Haddad ran the seminar about the great women of our ummah. We also learnt about great companions such as Abu Bakr (RA), 'Umar (RA), Salman Al-Farisi (RA), Khalid Bin Walid (RA) Alhamdulillah. As a teenager, I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the great companions. It always boosts our imaan. They are the greatest role models for us. But how many of us really know about them? I hope to learn more about the companions inshAllah and read their stories to our children inshAllah. </div>
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Through the activities, kids learnt a lot about the companions Alhamdulillah. When we came back, we did the quiz the teachers from MRDF has provided us with. I am really glad that kids did very well. I learnt a lot from them Alhamdulillah. I am so inspired by the retreat that I hope to attend the MRDF Family conference in December at Nottingham inshAllah. I know it is quite pricey but it is definitely worth spending money on inshAllah. For me, holidays should be not only about enjoying beautiful views but also about getting inspired spiritually and intellectually so that we can return to our real world with a strong passion to live life for Him inshaAllah. You can learn more about the conference at <strong><a href="http://www.familyconference.co.uk/" target="_blank">Building a fabric of society : Ridding ourselves of social ills</a></strong> </div>
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Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-36159402328816198872015-09-12T08:00:00.001-07:002015-09-12T09:10:40.459-07:00Seeking knowledge <div style="text-align: justify;">
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Alhamdulillah our youngest one just started full time school. Last 8 years I have been busy raising our three children Alhamdulillah. There was a phase when I was changing three nappies! I realized toilet training is not my cup of tea. I really enjoyed breastfeeding, co-sleeping, baby wearing, playing (most of the time outdoor) and story telling. Can't believe how quickly they have grown up mashAllah! Now when I drop them at the school, the youngest one says not to accompany him to his class. He wants to behave like his older siblings. Moments like this makes me wonder whether I will be needed by them in future. I am sure as parents we will always be cherished inshAllah but the extent of dependency on us will definitely get less and less. We may need them more as we grow old. I tell them we will be the babies and they may need to look after us as parents. Circle of life :-)</div>
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Now that all the kids are at school, I can concentrate on my study inshAllah. I thought this day will never come! Subhanallah time flies! While at university, I started taking my faith seriously. I started practising with conviction alhamdulillah. We had a good library at the prayer room. As I am an avid reader, that was a great opportunity to delve into the religious books Alhamdulillah. I used to rush from the lectures and seminars to be there at the prayer room with my beloved sisters who helped me so much to understand our faith properly Alhamdulillah. One of the sisters taught me how to read the Qur'an with proper tajweed. There was a point in my life where I thought I wish I can just devote my whole time to seek knowledge for His Sake. But as a social being, I got carried away and spent most of my time at work. Then got married and a new phase started...motherhood. It is definitely a very challenging job. 24/7 with no breaks! I still tried my best to attend the circles of knowledge i.e halaqa but I used to get frustrated if kids made noise. I love going to the masajid. But I found it very difficult to go to the mosque with kids. I want our children to have a positive attachment to the house of Allah but I found majority of the masajid not very family friendly. </div>
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Now that, our kids are at school, I hope to seek knowledge properly and spread the knowledge through writing and socialising inshAllah. I am really blessed to be able to attend the circles of knowledge on a weekly basis Alhamdulillah. These places are regarded as the gardens (of Jannah) on earth. Our beloved Rasulullah sallallahu alaihe wa sallam said, <strong>“If you pass by the Gardens of Paradise, then dwell therein.” When asked what the gardens of paradise are, he replied, “The circles of remembrance.”</strong><br />
As Muslim community, we have a long way to go inshAllah. Most of us don't really understand our faith properly because the knowledge wasn't that available to us before. Alhamdulillah people are getting more aware of their faith thanks to the dedicated teachers and shuyukh in the community. Internet is also a huge blessing for us Alhamdulillah. I have learnt a lot through the social media and YouTube and Bayyinah TV. I hope I will be able to devote more time in seeking knowledge inshAllah. And seeking knowledge should be only for His Pleasure. The more we know about Him, the more we will love Him and worship Him. Please do keep us in your precious dua. </div>
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O Allah, I ask You for knowledge that is of benefit, a good provision and deeds that will be accepted.</div>
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O Allah, make the Qur'an the spring of my heart and the light of my chest, the banisher of my sadness and the reliever of my distress.</div>
Sumaiya Umm Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414388336146744563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858199912352288537.post-68283711572620824742015-04-06T05:58:00.003-07:002015-09-12T08:49:59.708-07:00Eden family retreat 2014 <div style="text-align: justify;">
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Alhamdulillah we have had an amazing family retreat at Eden, in Birmingham. It was from 22nd to 25th of August 2014. The event was packed with lots of lectures and activities. For lot of people traffic was bad on Friday. We left after jumuah at 2:30 and we reached there at Aston university at 5:30. We used the satnav on my phone which has the option to use routes with lesser traffic alhamdulillah. It took us 3 hours to get to our destination from London alhamdulillah. When we reached there, checking in was quite quick alhamdulillah</div>
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We booked one big room but they gave us two rooms for health and safety reason. The restaurant had various halal food alhamdulillah. We had to book the activities. I booked archery and swimming sessions. Unfortunately lot of brothers couldn't book for the swimming session. Kids had activities through out the day. We had to drop them off after breakfast and collect them at 12 for lunch and drop them off again after lunch and collect them for dinner at 6. Alhamdulillah this arrangement made it possible for us to attend the lectures and workshops without the hassle of looking after kids. It was like proper "me time" alhamdulillah. I thoroughly enjoyed the lectures. Sister Fatima Barkatullah talked about Islam and feminism (whether we Muslims need feminism), sheikh Abu Bilal talked about the importance , sheikh Abdul Bary Yahya talked about the importance of dua and qiyam at night. I attended parenting workshop and surah Fatiha workshop. Tried to attend marriage workshop but it was too crowded and couldn't really concentrate. Sheikh Aa'la did great lectures mashAllah. There were panel discussion on unity among Muslims and oppression. There were funny chai chat after Maghrib Salah. I enjoyed a night out in the prayer marquee with friends till 2 am alhamdulillah. We sisters rarely get a chance to chill out with our girl friends. So it was my opportunity to spend some time with friends. There were couple of stalls near the reception such as Little Explorer magazine, Al-Kauthar, National Zakat Foundation, Charity Right, IEat, imam hijab etc. I wish they had more stalls and tuck shops for snacks and drinks. </div>
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Alhamdulillah it was a great family treat for us. We have really enjoyed every single day of the treat. Time passed so quickly! We were quite sad at the last day of the retreat. Kids were missing their daylong sessions. Alhamdulillah we have learnt a lot too. It was a great Iman boosting event. We are looking forward to future Eden events insha Allah. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala accept their efforts and make the event full of Baraka for Muslims in the UK. Ameen!</div>
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It has been ages since I last blogged. Time flies! One of the signs of the last days before the Day of Judgement is the passing of time so quickly! May Allah subahanahu wa ta'ala enable us to do our best with our limited time on this earth. May He subhanahu wa ta'ala put baraka in our time, ameen. One of the way to get baraka i.e blessing in our time is to do our morning and evening adhkar on a daily basis, my ustadha says. Also waking up half an hour or one hour before others can make a huge difference. It can be our "me" time before the hectic day starts. </div>
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This year things are a bit different for me. Alhamdulillah I have started driving on a daily basis.It took me three years of countless lessons, 2 theory tests, 5 practical tests to get to this stage alhamdulillah! Childcare was an issue as we had three kids under 6 during that time. Alhamdulillah my better half has been looking after the kids. He has been a great support alhamdulillah. I had to take lesson with my great instructor lady around 6/7 in the morning. I have learnt a lot from her. She is a very active lady, not just a driving instructor but a dental nurse, blind/curtain maker and last but not the least, a marathon runner! She goes to gym everyday at 6! And she is also a vegan! One of my goals I hope to achieve one day insha Allah! I feel blessed to have her as my instructor alhamdulillah. Having a good instructor is very crucial otherwise we can just literally waste our time , money and efforts. My first instructor who looked like a practicing Muslim lady almost crushed my confidence. She forced me to have my theory test when I wasn't even prepared. Her teaching technique was so rigid that I started fearing driving lessons thinking I must be just rubbish at driving. So it is very important to choose the right person to teach driving who you can trust wholeheartedly and someone who believes that you can do it. </div>
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Trust me, if I can drive, you can too! Insha Allah with perseverance and lots of dua anything is possible. There are so many times I felt like giving up but I kept on trying. This is a great skill to have as a mum alhamdulillah. I am a very active mum and take my kids to lot of outdoor activities alhamdulillah. We walk a lot but some places are not really walking distance. Even using public transport can be a hassle to get to forests and places like that with three kids and a pushchair. </div>
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Alhamdulillah this year for the first time I have managed to take our three kids to Hainault country park in the holiday with group of close friends. I felt very accomplished alhamdulillah. The feeling of being able to create beautiful memories with kids and the car :-) is just priceless alhamdulillah. I enjoy driving alhamdulillah. But I wish I can drive faster which is impossible in London. I hate meet and cross. Anyway, I am so grateful to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for enabling me to drive alhamdulillah. Now I hope I don't cause any serious problem on the road for us and others insha Allah. I am learning the duas for travel. Everyday 5/6 minutes before I start driving, I am doing my duas to be a safe driver. It is a huge responsibility. I see so many people who are not aware of the basic rules on the road. Then I wonder how many rules I am not aware of or not following ! May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala save me from causing any harm to us and others, ameen!</div>
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Having said that, driving does make me feel lazy and quite unfit as it restricts exercise time for me. I used to walk a lot. That's why I only drive to certain places as I do want to have the much needed practice. I am still trying to walk to lot of places almost every single day as it keeps me fit. My next target is running for half an hour every other day insha Allah at my local park . I need a partner who can motivate me to carry on insha Allah. </div>
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I used to fast Mondays and Thursdays. But got lazy (as usual) and finding it very hard to fast twice a week. I have recently learnt that our nafs i.e soul/ego is like an Arabian horse. If it is given a choice, it tends to run left and right instead of going straight. When we want to perform any act of worship, our soul suggests us to do the hardest acts to punish us. When we force ourselves to do the hardest acts we eventually give up the act. This is exactly what our ego/soul wants us to do. </div>
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But, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala wants us to be moderate in our worship. He loves the small but regular acts of worship. When we do deeds on a regular basis just to please Him and show how much we love Him, it becomes a habit. Our soul gets a gradual training and it becomes easy to worship Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Alhamdulillah I am glad that I have realized this truth now. To train my beastly soul, I have started fasting only three days a month alhamdulillah. I can feel that it is lot more manageable alhamdulillah. </div>
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As Muslims, we are suppose to perform deeds only recommended by the Qur'an and the Sunnah. So I needed some evidence. There are plenty of ahadith about fasting. I have found couple of ahadith which I love to refer back to on a monthly basis to motivate myself to fast three days. I hope these ahadith helps you too insha Allah. </div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Mu'adhah Al-'Adawiyah radiAllahu anhu reported: I asked 'Aishah radiAllahu anhu "Did the Messenger of Allah, sallallu alaihi wa sallam, used to observe three days of Saum in every month? She replied, "Yes." I asked, "On which days in the month did he observed fast?" She replied that he did not mind on which days of the month he observed fast. [Muslim]</b></span> In the commentary of this particular hadith, Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf wrote that this hadith makes it clear that one can observe Saum on any three days of the month and it is not necessary to fix these days. However, it is more meritorious to observe Saum on 13th, 14th and 15th of each lunar month because the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam has so ordained it. He himself also used to take special care of these dates and observe Saum on them, as is evident from the forthcoming Ahadith.</div>
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My Ustdaha and several shuyukh I follow have strongly recommended Imam An-Nawawi's excellent book <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Riyad-us-Saliheen</b></span> which comes in two volumes. This book is meant to be for people who are not scholars but seekers of knowledge who want to learn the faith to practice Islam properly. Hadith collections such as Al-Bukhari is meant to be for scholars. So please do buy the Riyad-us-Saliheen and make it a habit to read and reflect on a regular basis in sha Allah.<br />
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Ramadan is due in 87/88 days insha Allah. So this habit of fasting three days a month can also help the body and mind to get into Ramadan mode in shaa Allah. Let us make the intention to fast three days a month to prepare for the great month of Ramadan just like our predecessors , the Companions of the beloved Rasulullah, who used to start preparing for Ramadan six months ahead of the sacred month! I hope this post is beneficial insha Allah. May Allah subhanahua wa ta'ala forgive our shortcomings and give us the tayseer and tawfique to perform acts on a regular basis to show how much we love Him and want to be close to Him, ameen! </div>
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