In to the Quran Let It Enrich Your Soul And Your Life by Sadaf Farooqi

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INTO THE
Qur'an
LET IT ENRICH
YOUR SOUL AND YOUR LIFE
مع القرآن الكريم
SADAF FAROOQI
الدار العالمية للكتابي الاسلامي IPA
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Contents
Pronunciation and Transliteration Chart.
Arabic honorific symbols.
Hadith grade terms...
About the Word 'Lord'
Publisher's Note.
Dedication.
About the Author.
Introduction..
CHAPTER 1
Enrich Your Life with the Qur'an
Recite the Qur'an..
Read its translation and explanation
Memorize it..
Attentively listen to it
Act upon it.
Teach it to others
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Enjoy the friendships of the family of the Qur'an...
CHAPTER 2
Learning to Recite the Qur'an
Know the letters and their articulation..
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CHAPTER 13
Abhorrence of Arrogance
"Arrogant? Who, ME? Never! I am a Muslim."
In the previous chapter, I highlighted the tyranny and bigotry committed by one of the most arrogant rulers in the history of humankind: the Pharaoh. I also described how his arrogance led him to reject the message brought by Allah's prophet and to mistreat the latter in many wicked ways.
His arrogance caused him to commit many sins besides the rejection of truth, such as lying, slander and outright genocide. (He used to have the male babies of the children of Israel killed in order to maintain his and his tribe's absolute power over them.)
In numerous places, the Qur'an describes not only the abhorrent actions of the Pharaoh, but also the numerous punishments meted out by Allah to him as a result of his repeated transgressions.
We can imagine how arrogant he must have been simply by considering the shocking statements that he made in front of the people over whom he ruled as king.
(سورة النازعات: ٢٤)
And said: I am your most exalted lord.
(Qur'an 79: 24)
فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَى )
... يَتَأَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ مَا عَلِمْتُ لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَهِ غَيْرِى .
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(سورة القصص: ۳۸)
...O eminent ones, I have not known you to have a god other than
me...)
(Qur'an 28: 38)
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Prophet Moses and al-Khidr - The quest for divine knowledge
Lessons from taking the young boy's life
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وَأَمَّا الْغُلَمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَا أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْتَنَا وَكُفْرًا (
(سورة الكهف: (۸۰)
And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief.) (Qur'an 18: 80)
فَأَرَدْنَا أَن يُبْدِ لَهُمَا رَبُهُمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ زَكَوَةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحما ) (سورة الكهف: ۸۱)
So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy. (Qur'an 18: 81)
Not every child is a blessing. A child can also be a means of distress, torment, and sorrow for the parent by being rebellious, disobedient, ungrateful and wicked towards them. This is especially true for the children that Allah gives to disbelievers.
فَلَا تُعْجِبُكَ أَمْوَالُهُمْ وَلَا أَوَلَدُهُمْ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُم بِهَا فِي الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا وَتَزْهَقَ أَنفُسُهُمْ وَهُمْ كَفِرُونَ
(سورة التوبة: (٥٥)
So let not their wealth or their children impress you. Allah only intends to punish them through them in worldly life and that their souls should depart [at death] while they are disbelievers.>> (Qur'an 9:55)
By making a child die in his or her youth, it is highly probable that via this tragic demise, Allah is actually saving the parents of this child from an even bigger future torment, grief, or sorrow, especially if they are righteous.
By taking a child's life, Allah might intend to give the parents another child who is purer in character and more righteous: one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy), who
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INTO THE
Qur'an
LET IT ENRICH YOUR SOUL A
Do you feel unable to give sufficient time to the Qur'an?
Do you recite the Qur'an regularly but find that you're not applying it in your daily living?
Do you want to improve the quality of your relationship with the Qur'an?
If yes, then this book is definitely for you!
Beautifully written, straight from the author's heart, Into the Qur'an offers comprehensive and inspiring reminders about commandments from the Qur'an and the Hadith, in a way that you can apply to everyday life. Sadaf Farooqi urges you to study the Qur'an and then implement its teachings, regardless of personal whims and desires or traditional customs and practices.
The author has compiled the results of "...her soul-searching quests into the glorious Qur'an, the lessons she extracted, and the insights she gleaned from reciting its verses." She shares how these reflections helped her relate to and overcome numerous practical challenges. As you study more about and delve deeper into the Qur'an, your relationship with it will improve by leaps and bounds, Allah willing.
About the author
Sadaf Farooqi, a Pakistan-based freelance writer studied the Qur'an and the Sunnah at Al-Huda International Institute of Islamic Education for Women. She is also a passionate homeschooling parent of three children. Ms. Farooqi writes about her life experiences on her award-winning blog titled "Sadaf's Space", which can be accessed at http://sadaffarooqi.com. She is the author of Traversing the Highs and Lows of Muslim Marriage, also published by IIPH.
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ISBN 978-603-501-318-5
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