Wednesday 23 February 2011

A wasted miracle

I have wondered since young, what was it that was 'heard' by Saiyidina Umar Al-Khattab on the day he embraced Islam. We all know he read Surah Taha verse 1-14 (if I'm not wrong), and the arrogant, daughter-murderer's heart softened. I have read the same verses many times but I still couldn't see how these verses could have melted him. I mean, Surah Ar-Rahman touches my heart more. Surah Al-Waqiah is scarrier.

Now I know.

Although I still don't know what he 'heard', but now I know why he could 'hear' it. Because Umar Al-Khattab was a master in Arabic language. He was one of the regular judges for the their community's poetry competition.

So he could experience the linguistic miracle of the Quran.

What a waste that we have a miracle in our hands and look at it every single day, but never exactly know why it is a miracle.

Look and See, with eyes and with heart...

This is why it's not enough to just recite AlQuran, or to just read the translation, or even to just read the tafseer! Only those who master the Arabic language will appreciate the miracle.

When can my heart see it?



Thursday 3 February 2011

Downloadable Madinah Arabic Books

Alhamdulillah, i have finished Lesson 4 with Teacher Asif. Have just covered Mudaf Mudaf Ileihi.

teacher Nabeel who owns the learn Quranic Arabic Channel also teaches at Sibawayh Institue, and at the website of this institute we can download here all the Madinah Arabic Book 1, 2, 3 and handouts that are used in Teacher Asif's classes, FOR FREE! MasyaAllah...don't worry, it is with the permission of Dr Abd Rahim the author of the book. May Allah bless him for this great great charity.

It is really inspiring. What Dr Abdul Rahim, Teacher Nabeel and Teacher Asif are doing... just how many people have benefited from them, at no cost, and they receive no extra monetary gains while thousands learn arabic from them. I saw that there are 3 thousand plus people who are following Teacher Asif's online classes using Dr Abd Rahim's books all uploaded by Teacher Nabeel.

If to enter Jannah is based solely on merits.... where do I stand?