Lesson 7- Surah Baqarah (2:13-2:14)

Lesson 7 (week 7)

Ayah No.	New word No.	New Word	Meaning
13	99	آمِنُوْا	im. pl. believe, become faithful
13	100	كَمَا	like, as, alike
13	101	أَ نُؤْمِنُ	shall we believe?
13	102	سُفَهآءُ	pl. foolish / insolent / stupid persons
13	102(a)	لاَ يَعْلَمُون	they do not know

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ ءَامِنُواْ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلنَّاسُ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ‌ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّهُمۡ هُمُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ (١٣)
And when it is said unto them: believe as the people believe, they say: Shall we believe as the foolish believe? Beware! They indeed are the foolish? But they know not.

Ayah No.	New word No.	New Word	Meaning
14	103	إِذا لَقُوْا	when they meet
14	104	آمَنَّا	we believed / became faithful,
14	105	خَلَوْا	they went in loneliness, secluded in privacy, they are alone
14	106	شَيَاطِيْن	devils, devil type behavior
14	106(a)	مَعَكُم	with you (all)
14	107	مُسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ	ap. those who scoff / sneer / laugh/mock

وَإِذَا لَقُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوۡاْ إِلَىٰ شَيَـٰطِينِهِمۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا مَعَكُمۡ إِنَّمَا نَحۡنُ مُسۡتَہۡزِءُونَ (١٤)
And when they fall in with those who believe, they say: We believe; but when they go apart to their devils they declare: but we are with you; verily we did but mock.



Self Assessment 7
Now check your understanding.

1. Read the following two Ayahs and try to bring the meaning of every word into your mind.
2. If you cannot remember the meaning, go back and revise until you know what you are reading.


وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ ءَامِنُواْ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلنَّاسُ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ‌ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّهُمۡ هُمُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ (١٣)

وَإِذَا لَقُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوۡاْ إِلَىٰ شَيَـٰطِينِهِمۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا مَعَكُمۡ إِنَّمَا نَحۡنُ مُسۡتَہۡزِءُونَ (١٤)


3. Try to find related Tafsir and ahadeeth related to above ayahs.

May Allah reward your effort and May Allah make it easy for us to understand His Noble Words in Quran.

Next week follow the Lesson - 8

Lesson 6- Surah Baqarah (2:11-2:12)

Lesson 6 (week 6)

Ayah No.	New word No.	New Word	Meaning
11	87	إِذَا	when, whenever
11	88	قِيْلَ	pv. is said / told, 73, 92, 579, 602, 616
11	89	لَهُمۡ	unto them
11	90	لَا تُفْسِدُوْا	ni. pl. make not mischief, act not wickedly / corruptly
11	91	فِي الْأَرْضِ	on the earth
11	92	قَالُوا	they said
11	93	إِنَّمَا	only, infact, verily
11	94	نَحْنُ	we
11	95	مُصْلِحُوْنَ	ap. those who put things right, reformers

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَا تُفۡسِدُواْ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَا نَحۡنُ مُصۡلِحُونَ (١١)
And when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We are reformers(peacemakers)only.

Ayah No.	New word No.	New Word	Meaning
12	96	أَلَا	be aware, be careful, better understand
12	97	مُفْسِدُوْنَ	ap. mischievous, persons, disturbance creators
12	98	لكِنْ	but

أَلَآ إِنَّهُمۡ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدُونَ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا يَشۡعُرُونَ (١٢)
Beware ! They indeed are the mischief-makers. But they perceive not.


Self Assessment 6
Now check your understanding.
1. Read the following two Ayahs and try to bring the meaning of every word into your mind.
2. If you cannot remember the meaning, go back and revise until you know what you are reading.

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَا تُفۡسِدُواْ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَا نَحۡنُ مُصۡلِحُونَ (١١
أَلَآ إِنَّهُمۡ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدُونَ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا يَشۡعُرُونَ (١٢

3. Try to find related Tafsir and ahadeeth related to above ayahs.
May Allah reward your effort and May Allah make it easy for us to understand His Noble Words in Quran.
Next week follow the Lesson - 7

Lesson 5- Surah Baqarah (2:9-2:10)

Lesson 5 (week 5)

Ayah No.	New word No.	New Word	Meaning
9	76	يُخَادِعُوْنَ	they beguile, they deceive
9	76(a)	مَا	not
9	77	إِلَّا	but, except
9	78	أَنْفُسَهُم	their person / soul
9	79	مَايَشْعُرُوْنَ	they don’t perceive / realize

(يُخَـٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَمَا يَخۡدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَمَا يَشۡعُرُونَ (٩)
They think to beguile Allah and those who believe, and they beguile none save themselves; but they perceive not. (9)

Ayah No.	New word No.	New Word	Meaning
10	80	مَرَضٌ	disease, illness, sickness
10	81	فَ	therefore, then
10	82	زَادَهُم	increased them
10	83	أَلِيْمٌ	painful
10	84	بِمَا	because
10	85	كانُوْا	they were
10	86	يَكْذِبُوْنَ	they tell a lie

(فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ۬ فَزَادَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مَرَضً۬ا‌ۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمُۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكۡذِبُونَ (١٠
In their hearts is a disease, and Allah increases their disease. A painful doom is theirs because they lie. (10)

Self Assessment 5
Now check your understanding.

1. Read the following two Ayahs and try to bring the meaning of every word into your mind.
2. If you cannot remember the meaning, go back and revise until you know what you are reading.


(يُخَـٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَمَا يَخۡدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَمَا يَشۡعُرُونَ (٩
(فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ۬ فَزَادَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مَرَضً۬ا‌ۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمُۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكۡذِبُونَ (١٠


3. Try to find related Tafsir and ahadeeth related to above ayahs.

May Allah reward your effort and May Allah make it easy for us to understand His Noble Words in Quran.

Next week follow the Lesson - 6

Lesson 4 - Surah Baqarah 2:7-2:8

Lesson 4 (week 4)

Ayah No.	New word No.	New Word	Meaning
7	63	خَتَمَ	sealed, closed
7	64	قُلُوْبِهٍم	hearts
7	65	سَمْعِهِمْ	their ears, hearing
7	66	أَبْصَارِهٍم	pl. eye-sight, eyes
7	67	غِشَاوَةٌ	covering, dimness
7	68	وَلَهُمۡ	and for them
7	69	عَذَابٌ	punishment, torment
7	70	عَظِيْمٌ	Great

خَتَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ وَعَلَىٰ سَمۡعِهِمۡ‌ۖ وَعَلَىٰٓ أَبۡصَـٰرِهِمۡ غِشَـٰوَةٌ۬‌ۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ۬ (٧)
Allah has sealed their hearing and their hearts, and on their eyes there is a covering. Theirs will be an great punishment,torment.

Ayah No.	New word No.	New Word	Meaning
8	71	اَلنَّاسُ	the men / mankind / people
8	72	مَنْ	who
8	73	يَقُوُلُ	he says / speaks / tells (vn.: قَوْلٌ)
8	74	آمَنَّا	we believe, we have faith, 34, 62
8	75	وَمَا هُم	and they are not

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأَخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤۡمِنِينَ (٨)
And of mankind are some who say: we believe in Allah and in the Last Day: and they are not believers.

Self Assessment 4
Now check your understanding.

1. Read the following two Ayahs and try to bring the meaning of every word into your mind.
2. If you cannot remember the meaning, go back and revise until you know what you are reading.

خَتَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ وَعَلَىٰ سَمۡعِهِمۡ‌ۖ وَعَلَىٰٓ أَبۡصَـٰرِهِمۡ غِشَـٰوَةٌ۬‌ۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ۬ (٧)
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأَخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤۡمِنِينَ (٨)


3.Try to find related Tafsir and ahadeeth related to above ayahs.

May Allah reward your effort and May Allah make it easy for us to understand His Noble Words in Quran.

Next week follow the Lesson - 5

Lesson 3 - Surah Baqarah 2:4 - 2:6

Lesson 3 (week 3)

Ayah No.	New word No.	New Word	Meaning
4	44	بِمَا	which, with
4	45	أُنْزِلَ	revealed, sent down
4	46	إِلَيْكَ	unto you
4	47	مَا	which, whatever
4	48	قَبْلِكَ	before you
4	49	آخِرَةٌ	life after death, hereafter, life to come
4	50	يُوْقِنُوْنَ	they are certain of, sure, affirm

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبۡلِكَ وَبِٱلۡأَخِرَةِ هُمۡ يُوقِنُونَ (٤)
And who believe in that which is revealed unto you (Muhammad) and that which was revealed before you, and are certain of the Hereafter.

Ayah No.	New word No.	New Word	Meaning
5	51	أُوْلَآئِكَ	those / (these) people
5	52	عَلَى	(Prep.)On, upon, above
5	53	هُدً۬ى	guidance
5	54	مُفْلِحُوْنَ	ap(active principle). Pl (plural). successful,

أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ عَلَىٰ هُدً۬ى مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡ‌ۖ وَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ (٥)
These depend on guidance from their Lord. These are the successful.

Ayah No.	New word No.	New Word	Meaning
6	55	إِنَّ	verily, certainly,undoubtedly, doubtless
6	56	كَفَرُوْا	they disbelieved, they rejected
6	57	سَوَآءٌ	equal, all the same
6	58	ءَ	whether (sign of interrogation)
6	59	أَنْذَرْتَهُم	you warned / frightened them
6	60	أَمْ	or
6	61	لَمْ	not
6	61(a)	تُنْذِرْهُم	you warn them
6	62	لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ	they do/will not believe

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَأَنذَرۡتَهُمۡ أَمۡ لَمۡ تُنذِرۡهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ (٦)
As for the Disbelievers, Whether you warn them or you warn them not it is all one for them; they believe not.

Self Assessment 3
Now check your understanding.

1. Read the following three Ayahs and try to bring the meaning of every word into your mind.
2. If you cannot remember the meaning, go back and revise until you know what you are reading.

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبۡلِكَ وَبِٱلۡأَخِرَةِ هُمۡ يُوقِنُونَ (٤)
أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ عَلَىٰ هُدً۬ى مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡ‌ۖ وَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ (٥)
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَأَنذَرۡتَهُمۡ أَمۡ لَمۡ تُنذِرۡهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ (٦)

3.Try to find related Tafsir and ahadeeth related to above ayahs.

May Allah reward your effort and May Allah make it easy for us to understand His Noble Words in Quran.

Next week follow the Lesson - 4

Lesson 2 - Sruah Baqarah 2:2 & 2:3

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Lesson 2 (Week 2)
Now let's start from Surah Baqarah(Cow).
We are going to learn first two ayahs. There are 14 new words. If you learn two words per day, you can finish it within one week.

These are words for (2:2)

Ayah No.	New word No.	New Word	Meaning
2	30	ذالِكَ	- this, that
2	30(a)	الْكِتَابِ	- Book(Scripture)
2	31	لَا رَيْبَ	- no doubt, no suspicion
2	32	فِيْهِ	- (Preposition=Perp.) in this, in, at, on, within
2	33	مُتَّقِيْنَ	- those who ward off evil, pious, God-fearing

Now let's construct the complete meaning of the Ayah.

ذَٲلِكَ ٱلۡڪِتَـٰبُ لَا رَيۡبَ‌ۛ فِيهِ‌ۛ هُدً۬ى لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ
This is the Book(Scripture) within there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil).

These are words for (2:3)

Ayah No.	New word No.	New Word	Meaning
3	34	يُؤْمِنُوْنَ	- they believe
3	35	غَيْبُ	- unseen, secret, invisible
3	36	وَ	- and
3	37	يُقِيْمُوْنَ	- they establish, they are steadfast
3	38	الصَّلَاةُ	- Prayer
3	39	مِمّاَ	(Prep. )of that, from that
3	40	رَزَقْنَا	- We have provided, bestowed
3	41	نَا	- (Plurals=Pl.) We, Us, Our
3	42	هُمْ	- (Pl.)them, they, their
3	43	يُنْفِقُوْنَ	- they spend / distribute

Now let's construct the complete meaning of the Ayah.

ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقۡنَـٰهُمۡ يُنفِقُونَ (٣
Who believe in the Unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that We have bestowed upon them;

Self Assessment 2
Now check your understanding. Try to use the following five principles after learning an ayah from the Quran.

1. We must read
2. We must know the meaning of what we are reading
3. We must try to understand it(as it was understood by Great sahabahs)
4. We must contemplate (reflect/think)
5. We must practice it.

1. Read the following two Ayahs and try to bring the meaning of every word into your mind.
2. If you cannot remember the meaning, go back and revise until you know what you are reading.

ذَٲلِكَ ٱلۡڪِتَـٰبُ لَا رَيۡبَ‌ۛ فِيهِ‌ۛ هُدً۬ى لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ (٢)
ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقۡنَـٰهُمۡ يُنفِقُونَ (٣)

3.Try to find related Tafsir and ahadeeth related to above ayahs.

May Allah reward your effort and May Allah make it easy for us to understand His Nobel Words in Quran.

Next week follow the Lesson - 3

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Lesson 1 - Surah Al Fatihah (The opening surah)

Lesson - 1 (week 1)
Learn Surah Al-Fatihah word for word. There are 29 new words. If you learn 5 words per day, you can finish this surah within 6 days.

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SOME IMPORTANT CONTENTS OF SURAH Al-FAATIHA
1. AL-FAATIHA [The Opening] (Rukus-1; Verses-7)
1. Supplication to Allah for guidance taught by Allah Himself.

SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol 1 pg 41-50)
1. This surah is known as 'Umm Al-Kitab' - The mother of the book , because the Quran & the prayer start with it. It is also called Umm Al- Kitab because it contains the meanings of the entire Quran.
2. It is also called Al-Hamd and As-Salâh.
3. It was called Salâh because reciting it is a condition for the correctness of Salâh-the prayer. Reciting Al-Fatihah is required in every Rak'ah of the prayer.
4. It was also called Ash-Shifâ (the Cure)
5. It is called Ar-Ruqyah (remedy)
6. It is the greatest Surah in the Quran
7. Allah has never revealed in Tawrah(Torah), the Injil(Gospel), Zabur(Psalms) or Furqân(Qurân) a surah like this.
8. It is also called seven repeated verses.


Self Assessment 1
Now check your understanding. Follow the following five principles after learning an ayah from the Quran.

1. We must read
2. We must know the meaning of what we are reading
3. We must try to understand it(as it was understood bt Great sahabahs)
4.We must contemplate it
5. We must practice it.

1. Read the following Surah Al Fatihah and try to bring the meaning of every word into your mind.
2. If you cannot remember, go back and revise until you know what you are reading.

3. Try to find Tafsir and ahadeeth related to Surah Fatihah to understand it more.

May Allah reward your effort and May Allah make it easy for us to understand His Noble Words in Quran.

Next week follow the Lesson - 2