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☝ I've begun documenting lessons from the Qur'an.

240505 - Treasuries in perfect measure

The Quran says, in English, [15:21] And there is not a thing, except that We have treasuries of it, yet We do not send it down except in a precise measure. and... [42:27] And if God were to increase the provision for His servants, they would transgress on the earth; but He sends down what He wills in a measure. He is Expert and Seer of His servants. Comment Isn't this glorious? God has unlimited supply of anything and everything. However, it is provisioned to us i...
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230618 - Our choice of words

Good words [14:24] Did you not note how Allah puts forth the example that a good word is like a good tree, whose root is firm and whose branches are in the sky. [14:25] It bears its fruit every so often with the permission of its Lord; and Allah puts forth the examples for the people, perhaps they will remember. Foul language [14:26] And the example of a vile word is like a vile tree which has been uprooted from the surface of the earth, it has nowhere to settle. Because [14:27] ...
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240923 - A seed of money that grows

Greetings of peace. In the Quran, it says, translating into English, [2:261] The example of those who spend their money in the cause of God is like a seed that sprouts forth seven pods, in each pod there is one hundred seeds; and Allah multiplies for whoever He chooses, and God is Encompassing, Knowledgeable. ROI That’s a 1:700 return for any money that moves in the favour of God. Note I have used the words God and Allah, interchangeably Some people believe that "Allah"...
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240421 - The feminine pattern in surah 91

Translation pattern via Asad Sirohey. The majestic reading called the Quran says, in English, With name of the God, the Almighty, the Merciful [91:1] And the Sun and her morning. [91:2] And the Moon when revolves around her. [91:3] And the day when glorifies her. [91:4] And the night when it covers her. [91:5] And the Heaven and What constructed her. [91:6] And the Earth and What levels her. [91:7] And soul and What shaped her. [91:8] But brought her, her wickedness and her p...
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231210 - Read

God said... translating into english... Recite... [96:1] Iqra with name of your Rabb | Lord who has created [96:2] Created the insaan from an embryo. [96:3] Iqra, and your Rabb | Lord is the Generous One. [96:4] The One who taught by the pen. [96:5] He taught the insaan what he did not know. Resources Arabic reciting via Abdul Basit: https://app.box.com/s/ipp7lwutf7k38jqrbk92bc2qyi55xa96 English reading via Snoop Dogg AI: https://app.box.com/s/h11jjoe1o30freqvkml5o2y929c86...
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231125 - He will substitute security for them in place of fear

[24:55] God promises those among you who believe and do good works that He will make them successors on the earth as He made successors of those before them, and He will enable for them their system which He has approved for them, and He will substitute security for them in place of fear: "That they serve Me, not setting up anything with Me." And as for those who reject after that, these are the wicked. ...
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231124 - Best individuals and groups in the Quran

Name some among the best before the maker of the heavens and earth. [38:45] And recall Our servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They were resourceful, and with vision. [38:46] We had chosen them to remind of the Hereafter. [38:47] And with Us, they are of the chosen, the best. [38:48] And recall Ishmael, Elisha, and Isaiah; all are among the best. [38:49] This is a reminder, and the righteous will have a wonderful abode. [38:50] Gardens of delight, whose ga...
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240413 - Qadr and personal responsibility

In the Quran, Allah says, translating into English. [28:67] As for the one who repents, believes, and does good works; perhaps he will be with the winners. [28:68] And your Lord creates what He wills, and He selects; it is not for them to select. Glory be to God, He is far above the partners they set up. [57:21] You shall race towards forgiveness from your Lord, and a Paradise whose width is as the width of the heaven and the earth, prepared for those who believed in Allah an...
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231117 - Blessed faith and trust in Allah

Allah recounts for us in the Quran, translating into English, the scene where Firawn's forces are pursuing Moses and the Children of Israel. [26:60] So they were pursued at sunrise 🌅 [26:61] But when the two groups saw each other, the companions of Moses said: "We are caught!" [26:62] He said: "No, my Lord is with me and He will guide me." Note, ☝🙂 The fact to the companions of Moses is that they are trapped. The fact to Moses is, NO, they are not trapped, and h...
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231113 - Maintain the Salawaat and the Salaatil Wustaa

[2:238] Maintain the salawaat and the | Salaatil Wustaa and stand dutifully for Allah. ➕ [2:155] And We will test you with some fear and hunger, and a shortage in money and lives and fruits. And give good news to those who are As'Saab'reen. [2:156] The ones who, when afflicted with adversity, they say: "We are to God and to Him we are returners" | innaa lillaahi wa innaaa ilaihi raaji'oon. [2:157] For those there will be Salawaatun from their Lord and a mercy, they are the guide...
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240505 - Make firm our foothold

Greetings of peace. What was it like to be in this army of God? Everything happens with the permission of Allah. The Quran says, in English, [2:250] And when they came forth to Goliath and his soldiers, they said: "Our Lord grant us sabr | patience, perseverance , and make firm our foothold, and grant us victory over those kaafireen | denying" ☝🙂 These soldiers also say, "How many a time has a small group beaten a large group with the permission of God, and God is with the...
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231029 - Forerunners

Glory to God. As'salaam u'Alykum. Greetings of peace, from the source of Peace! Look at these amazing qualities! Hard to do? Good to do! The Quran says, Translating into English, [23:57] As for those who are, from the concern of their Lord | Rabb, reverent. [23:58] And they believe in the revelations | ayat of their Lord. [23:59] And they do not set up anything with their Lord. [23:60] And they give of what they were given, and their hearts are full of reverence t...
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231004 - My Lord will guide me

The Quran says, that Moses said [26:62] He said: "No, my Lord is with me and He will guide me." And Abraham said, [26:78] "The One who has created me, He will guide me." ...
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231206 - Before establishing the Salah

Raw Notes ☝🙂 - Translation via Moses PhD on YouTube [5:6] Oh you who have believed/maintain peace If You decide(d) to Aqim' the Salah (your two-way connections done right) Then Purify/Wash out all distracting intentions in order to truly focus, and your helpers so they become your ardent supporters. And cleanse your leadership and those working under them so both parties can reach their full potential And if You have been sidelined (from Allah's instructions) Then wash out all the impurit...
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231212 - Junnah Fastrack Project 0.7

On you be peace, from the source of peace. 👋 Welcome Allah says in the Quran, [2:261] The example of those who spend their money in the cause of Allah is like a seed that sprouts forth seven pods, in each pod there is one hundred seeds; and Allah multiplies for whoever He chooses, and Allah is Encompassing, Knowledgeable. Service Overview Frictionless spending in the way of Allah. ROI According to the ayat above, that’s a 1:700 return for any money that moves in the fa...
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230603 - Give from what you love

[3:92] You will not reach piety until you spend from what you love; and whatever you spend, Allah is aware of it. [2:267] O you who believe, spend from the good things that you have earned, and from what We have brought forth from the earth. And do not select the rotten from it to give, while you would not take it yourselves unless you closed your eyes regarding it. And know that God is Rich, Praiseworthy. Previously 230528 - Give from what you love ...
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230525 - Human diversity in the Quran

On you be peace, from the source of peace. 👋 [49:13] O people, We created you from a male and female, and We made you into nations and tribes, that you may know (accept) one another. Surely, the most akramakum (honourable, noble) among you in the sight of Allah is the most atqaakum. Allah is Knowledgeable, Expert. [30:22] And from His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of your tongues and your colors. In that are signs for the world. [5:4...
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230807 - There is not, an example of Him, anything

[42:11] Initiator of the heavens and the earth. He created for you from among yourselves mates, and also mates for the hoofed animals so they may multiply. There is not, an example of Him, anything. He is the Hearer, the Seer. [112:4] "And there is none who is His social-equal." Previously 230518 - There is not, an example of Him, anything 230423 - There is not, an example of Him, anything ...
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230518 - Reveal their attraction to

On you be peace, from the source of peace. 👋 [24:31] [24:31] And tell the believing females to lower their gaze and maintain their chastity; and they should not reveal their attractiveness except what is apparent. And they should put forth their shawls over their cleavage, and they should not reveal their attraction except to: their husbands, or their fathers, or fathers of their husbands, or their sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or the sons of their brother...
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230520 - Allah pleased with them...

As'salaam u'Alykum 👋 On you be peace, from the source of peace. Allah, in the Quran says... translating into English, [5:119] Allah said: "This is a Day when the truth will benefit the truthful they will have gardens with rivers (streams) flowing beneath them abiding therein eternally Allah has become pleased with them and they are pleased with Him. Such is the greatest victory." [58:22] You will not find any people who believe in Allah and the Last Day leaning towards th...
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230629 - The time of the night is more effective and better for study

On you be peace, from the source of peace. 👋 As'salaam u'Alykum On Clubhouse, we discussed... ⤵ [73:6] The time of the night is more effective and better for study We then read... [73:1] O you who are cloaked. [73:2] Stand the night except for a little. [73:3] Half of it, or a little less than that. [73:4] Or a little more, and arrange the Qur'an with a meticulous arrangement. [73:5] We will throw upon you a saying (kawl'lan) which is heavy. [73:6] The ti...
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240215 - I'llah Ayn Yasha'Allah, and remember your Rabb ...

As'salaam u'Alykum. On you be peace, from the source of peace. 👋 [6:19] Say: "Which is the greatest testimony?" Say: "Allah is witness between me and you, and He has inspired to me this Qur'an that I may warn you with it and whoever it reaches, that you are bearing witness that with Allah are other gods!" Say: "I do not bear witness!" Say: "He is only One god, and I am innocent of what you have set up!" [31:34] With Allah is the knowledge regarding the Hour. And He sends down the...
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230511 - Remembrance and Salah

On you be peace, from As'salaam, the source of peace. 👋 Allah says, translating into English... [24:35] Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which there is a lamp, the lamp is encased in a glass, the glass is like a radiant planet, which is lit from a blessed olive tree that is neither of the east nor of the west, its oil nearly gives off light even if not touched by fire. Light upon light, Allah guides to His light w...
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231025 - Rarely yahja'oon the whole night

As’salaam u’Alykum. On you be peace, from the source of peace. 👋 Sleep? [3:17] The patient, and the truthful, and the devout, and the givers, and the seekers of forgiveness in the late hours of the night. [32:15] The only people who believe in Our revelations are those whom when they are reminded by them, they fall sujjadan, and they glorify the praise of their Lord, and they are not arrogant. [32:16] Their sides readily forsake their beds, to call on their Lord out of fear ...
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230512 - Salah common meanings

Dua... [14:39] "Praise be to God who has granted me to my old age Ishmael and Isaac; my Lord is Hearer of the prayer." [14:40] "My Lord, let me establish the Salah, and also from my progeny. Our Lord, and accept my prayer (dua)." [14:41] "Our Lord, forgive me and my parents, and the believers on the Day the reckoning is called." [14:42] And do not think that Allah is unaware of what the wicked do. He is merely delaying them to a Day when all eyes are watching. [7:169] Then, a generation...
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231226 - [2:183]... Syam has been decreed...

On you be peace, from the source of peace. 👋 [2:183] O you who believe, syam has been decreed for you as it was decreed for those before you, perhaps you may be ta'ta'kun. [2:184] A few number of days. Whoever of you is sick or on a journey, then the same count from different days; and on those who are able, they may redeem by feeding the needy. And whoever does good voluntarily, then it is better for him. And if you ta'sumu it is better for you if only you knew. [2:185] ...
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230503 - Are there only two divine books?

Peace. The argument for two divine books via Kayvon Note..., the plural books. The assertion is the plural books refers to two books. The first mention of book refers to the Quran, and the other book...? The one that came before. [4:136] O you who believe; believe in God and His messenger, and the Book which was sent down to His messenger, and the Book which was sent before. And whoever rejects Allah, and His angels, and His Books, and His messengers, and the Last Day; then he has strayed...
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230505 - Salah and Dua (prayer) are different concepts

The Salah and the Dua are two separate concepts, and related behaviours. How do we know that? Because what is being said is the prayer (dua), which is asking to establish the Salah. [14:39] "Praise be to God who has granted me to my old age Ishmael and Isaac; my Lord is Hearer of the prayer." [14:40] "My Lord, let me hold the Salah, and also from my progeny. Our Lord, and accept my prayer (dua)." [14:41] "Our Lord, forgive me and my parents, and the believers on the Day the reckoning is cal...
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230424 - [2:47] Transliteration

[2:47] O Children of Israel, remember My favor that I had bestowed upon you, and that I had preferred you over all the worlds. [2:47] Yaa Baneee Israaa'eelaz kuroo ni'matiyal lateee an'amtu 'alaikum wa annee faddaltukum 'alal 'aalameen Yaa Baneee Israaa'eeL az kuroo ni'matiy al lateee an'amtu 'alaikum wa annee faddal'tukum 'alal 'aalameen ...
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240413 - God guides and chooses for Himself

Have faith The Quran says [26:62] He said: "No, my Lord is with me and He will guide me." [26:78] "The One who has created me, He will guide me." and..., [28:67] As for the one who repents, believes, and does good works; perhaps he will be with the winners. [28:68] And your Lord creates what He wills, and He selects; it is not for them to select. Glory be to God, He is far above the partners they set up. God says paraphrasing in English [10:100] And it is not for a so...
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