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Understand Qur’an &

SalahThe Easy Way

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جزاكم الله خيراMay Allah reward those

Who made arrangements to get it delivered or informed you about it.

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مبار كCongratulations to you!

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If we fail to plan, we plan to fail.

Therefore, First, UNDERSTAND the Task. Next, make the PLAN. Then, ASK Allah make the task easy. And, START the Task.

(If you walk towards Him, Allah will come to you running!!) -

Hadeeth

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For Understanding Al-Qur'an

First get to know…

How many words are there? How fast can the human brain learn new

words? How many days will it take?

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In the MUSHAF from Madinah, (or the one used by those who memorize the

Qur’an)

Pages in the Mus-haf 600 Lines per page 15 Words per Line 9 Total Words in every page 130 Total Words (130 x 600) 78,000

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In the MUSHAF from Madinah, (or the one used by those who memorize the

Qur’an) Non-repeated Words 17,000 Unique words

(after learning صرف) 4,500

Root words 1,850On an average, each root word occurs in

2 to 3 derived word forms. For example, ما ا ل ا�، �ا ا ا�، ل� ا

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Easy to Learn!

Allah says, “Verily We have made Al-Qur'an EASY to understand and remember”

So the suggestion that “Al-Qur'an is difficult” is from shaitan! Even in your thoughts, NEVER agree with it and NEVER say it.

Do we want to contradict what Allah says in the Qur’an? (May Allah forgive us!)

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Easy to Learn!

Allah has made His Al-Qur'an easy for us in many wonderful ways. For example,…

The words of Surah Fatihah are repeated …

7500 times in Al-Qur'an!

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Easy to Learn: Step 1 Words (and their derivatives) from Salaah

– the Surah Fatiha, 6 often used small surahs, the usual dhikr words and 4 usual du’aas are found 40,000 times in the Qur’aan.

This means 50% of the words… or every 2nd word in the Qur’aan is from DAILY Salaah!

That is the content of our Short Course-1

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Easy to Learn: Step 2

Additional Recitations- 5 Last Surahs - Selections from the Qur’an- SupplicationsLearnt Basic Words (from 2 courses) : 250 Occurrences in Al-Qur'an : 55,000

That is the content of our Short Course -2

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After the 2 Short Courses …

Unfamiliar/New words found in Al-Qur'an Juz’/ Paarah 1 : 20 per

page Juz’ / Paarah 2 to 5 : 12 per

page Juz’ / Paarah 6 to 28 : 6 per page Juz’ / Paarah 29 to 30 : 12 per page

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Unfamiliar or New words per page in Al-Qur'an after the 2 Short Courses

New Words in the Qur'an (after you study the 2 short courses)

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Repetition / Reinforcement Opportunity on Every Page of Al-Qur'an!

New Words per page : 20 TOTAL words per page :

130 Repeated words : 110 Therefore, each page ensure enough

revision of the words that have learnt earlier!!!

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Human Brain Capacity???

New Words memorizable per Day : 15 The Secret of this Capacity :

Repetition

Repetition ensures that the learnt words get stored in the PERMANENT MEMORY of the brain

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The Problem is NOT Time or Effort,

It is just your Attitude , your Thought!

Make it a Part of your Daily Routine Life. Like you eat 3 times and drink water 5-6

times. When you want to memorize the

meaning of new words, follow the Sunnah of Allah (for memorizing… because that is the way He designed the brain).

For this, adopt 2 main aids:– Vocabulary sheets & Posters– Friends (to help you and team up with)

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Just 200 hours!

To understand Al-Qur’an, you need 200 Hours! (20 hours for the 2 short courses + 6 hours for each of the 30 Juz’u/Paarah)

Start A.S.A.P. (As Soon As Possible)

When you have any way decided to learn, Why Delay?

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Du’aaMay Allah (Sub-hanahu wa Ta-’aalah) help us

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Read Al-Qur'an Understand Al-Qur'an Reflect/Contemplate upon Al-Qur'an Implement / Act upon Al-Qur'an Spread the learning and the message of

Al-Qur'an(Aameen!)

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Objectives of the Short Course - 1

1. To make the understanding of the Qur’an easy

2. To pray Salah effectively3. Encourage you to recite Qur’an

again and again with understanding4. Help in interacting with the Qur’an

(to bring it into our lives)5. To generate the team spirit

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What will we study?In 19 lessons (First Part) Surah Al-Fatihah, and last 6

Surahs Parts of Salah Supplications, etc. PLUS grammar rules in every

session

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How will we study?

26 minutes sessions Each Session will have:

Qur’an / Hadith Grammar Educational and motivational tips

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StrategyThrough these common

recitations, we will learn 125 words that occur in the Qur’an almost 40,000 times (50% of the words of the Qur’an)

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Qur’an sample page – 1Red color shows the words

covered in this course (almost 50%)

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Qur’an sample page – 2Red color shows the words

covered in this course (almost 50%)

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Qur’an sample page – 3Red color shows the words

covered in this course (almost 50%)

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Understanding Qur’anvs.

Learning Arabic Language

3 Major Differences in our approach

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No. 1: Smooth Start Start from Salah (Why use any other

text, for Qur’an)… If I want to teach you French and if I

know that you speak something in French for 1 hour, I will say: Learn that first!

A common sense approach Valid for every Muslim man, woman,

old, and young, and even for a child …

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No. 2: Focus on Listening and Reading

Language Learning

Understanding Qur’an

Reception

Listening Reading

Production

Speaking - X- Writing -X-

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More focus on Vocabulary (just the way a child learns…)

Less focus on grammar; otherwise if we teach the way shown below, people will run away!

No. 3: More Focus on Vocabulary

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باب مهموز، مذكر، جمع، غائب،إفعال

النون بثبوت مرفوع مضارع فعلوالواو الخمسة، األفعال من ألنهفاعل رفع محل في متصل ضمير

يؤمنون

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Rules of the Short Course

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Rules … We will learn with love, smiles, and

relaxation. This is a thoroughly interactive

short course therefore listen attentively, and participate continuously.

Listen interactively, with your HEART and have faith that Allah will teach you. Don’t doubt about yourself. www.understandquran.com(الرحمن علم القرآن)

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State of mind

What made you come here?To See the Teacher?To see the class?For you only ( What am I

learning)

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ApproachWith out attentivenessWith doubt (whether we can learn or

not?)Infact with a firm belief that Allah the

high will make it easy for us to learn.

(الرحمن علم القرآن)

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Rules …

Remember the golden rule:

I listen, I forget. I see, I remember. I practice, I learn (HW

too). I teach, I master (more

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Repetition of words in Qur’an

هكتاب أنزلناإليك

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Repetition in

Qur’an

Noun (singular + plural forms);

Verb (all forms)

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After the Break, we will study:

Grammar & Learning tips