Meaning of Sheen

Getting back on track. Left the lessons too long. May Allah ease this journey. Will not look back. Have allowed myself time to adjust to the new life, now refreshed with new goals and targets. The ayat discussed in this video- very interesting. But when i opened my copy of tafsir (bahasa melayu) somehow the message is not clear enough and I probably wouldn't go on thinking about the verse had I only read it from my tafsir. In fact I just read the tafsir of this surah last month. Was I sleepy? .....ok, ok.. but hidayah, knowledge belongs to Allah alone. Does not depend on which tafsir you use. One more reason to quickly master the arabic language.

Quranic Arabic Corpus

There is a very good website suggested by Teacher Nabeeel called The Quranic Arabic Corpus where we can learn the Quran in depth (word by word analysis). Although we might not want to go very deep as the mufassirin, but one use suggested by Teacher Nabeel is that when we are learning a new Arabic word, just go to the Quran dictionary section on the left, choose the root word, and all Quranic sentences that use the word will come out. In this way we can learn how Allah uses the words to convey message to us. Subhanallah!

Hameem

Coolness of the eyes

I have been unable to study the arabic lessons since our arrival in Malaysia, mainly because the slowness of the internet in Seremban. But now after the internet has been installed in our house in Melaka (with much hassle), I can resume my lessons. The internet speed is alright, at least the videos can run smoothly.

Nouman Ali Khan is really a man of deep understanding. I've never thought of the real meaning of this arabic/Quranic phrase before-coolness of the eyes (penyejuk mata). The psychological torment of Queen Asiah, wife of Pharaoh. And Rasulullah (saw)'s description of his prayers as coolness of the eyes, not responsibility, Allah's command or ..anything else of our interpretation of the solat.



Note to self- Coolness of the eyes means a happiness that bring you tears of joy, or a shade in the storm.

Though I want to study a lot and I'm trying my best to study what I can, but I will have to adopt the attitude of Kang Azzam in Ketika Cinta Bertasbih- yang sedikit itu kalau berkat itulah yang berguna.

Life

Ma'ishah vs Hayat

Quranic subtlety in the use of the word 'Parents'

Abwayn vs Walidayn. Whenever the Quran mentions about goodness to parents, it will use Walidayn (root from mother), but when it refers to inheritance it will use Abwayn (root from father). In english both are translated as parents. Subhanallah!

Hikmah

Today I learned something amazing! Another of my favourite Quranic story is the story of Prophet Musa (as) and Khidir (as). Everytime I come across this story I will learn something new. So 2 new things I learned about the story (one today, one last week)..

1. This is from a lecture by Syeikh Bilal Philips. He said we think that the 3 stories of Musa (as) and Khidir (as) all has the same theme ie everything that happened have hidden hikmah (Allah's wisdom). But have we noticed that in the 3 stories Allah is teaching us about 3 different hikmahs? Amazing, amazing....The 1st about the fisherman's boat, the hikmah was known quite soon, probably in the next few days. The second story the hikmah will NEVER be known in this lifetime, because the child died, and the parents would always miss him. They will probably know in the next life. The third story the hikmah were to be known in many years, when the orphans were adults and would find the treasure. So in everything that happens to us, know that there is always a hikmah behind it, whether we will know it soon, many years later or NEVER. But there always is.

2. This I got today from my Ipod's apps of daily hadith. There is a hadith narrated by Ibn Abbas (ra) that says-"If you take care of the commands of Allah, Allah will take care of you". According to a scholar, Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, one of the thing that Allah will take care of us is that he will take care of our children. This was reflected in the second and third story of Musa (as) and Khidir (as). The child who was killed will of course go to Jannah because he died as a child. So he was saved from becoming a disbeliever and making his parents disbelievers. Allah saved him because his parents were righteous. Now, I have always look at this story from the point of the parents, but it has never occurred to me that Allah is saving the child too. And the third story also Allah send Khidir (as) to re-erect the orphans' house to secure the treasure underneath it. Allah took care of the orphans because their parents were righteous. So if we take care of Allah's commands then Allah will take care of our children even AFTER our deaths. There is no better life insurance than this. Who is the better carer of our children other than Allah swt Himself?

No wonder we have to read AL-Kahfi every Friday. When can I understand it straight away?

I have this anxiety of not being able to finish at least the beginner's classes before I start working again. I know too well I won't have time and energy to..I don't want to think about it!! But...there is a hikmah in this.. I just have to believe it. Ya Allah...help me..You Own Time..please give baraqah to my time...

People of Al-Kahfi

LOVE this Quranic analysis!! The story of AlKahfi is actually my favourite story, maybe you can guess why, it's because of their medical miracle :), and of course because of their courage, steadfastness and friendship.

Human Beings in the Quran (Insaan and Basyar- the difference)

This week Teacher Nabeel is teaching the word Insaan and Basyar. I JUST realized that he actually upload his videos in continuous fashion. He sometimes upload videos of Quranic verses, which I thought were random videos. Only today that I noticed the verses that he uploaded were related verses to the words that he just taught. Subhanallah, May Allah reward him.

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?