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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ

‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬


‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

َّ ٰ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ
‫قال ہللا تبارک و تعال ِف کِتا ِبہ‬
ُْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ً ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ ُ َّ ْ َّ
‫جیعا و َل تفرقوا‬ ِ ِ‫صموا ِِبب ِل ہللا‬ ِ ‫و اعت‬
Allah, Blessed and High be He, said in His Book

“And hold fast unto the rope of Allah


and be not disunited…”
The Holy Quran, Surah Aal Imraan (3): verse 103

UNDERSTANDING
THE HOLY QURAN
Level – Elementary

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Table of Contents
Preface ................................................................................................................................... 3
Lesson 1: Surah Al-Fateha .................................................................................................... 4
Lesson 2: Surah Al-Tauheed ..............................................................................................10
Lesson 3: Surah Al-Naas .....................................................................................................14
Lesson 4: Surah Al-Falaq ....................................................................................................18
Lesson 5: Surah Al-Kaafiroon ............................................................................................22
Lesson 6: Surah Al-Kauthar................................................................................................25
Lesson 7: Surah Al-Qadr .....................................................................................................29
Lesson 8: Surah Al-Asr .......................................................................................................33
Lesson 9: Surah Al-Nasr .....................................................................................................37
Lesson 10: Surah Lahab / Masad .......................................................................................41
Lesson 11: Surah Feel .........................................................................................................45
Lesson 12: Surah Quraish ...................................................................................................49
Lesson 13: Surah Maa’oon .................................................................................................53
Lesson 14: Surah Takaathur ...............................................................................................57
Lesson 15: Surah Zilzaal .....................................................................................................61
Lesson 16: Surah Aadiyaat .................................................................................................66

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Preface

We begin in the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful and seek the grace
and bestowal of His Last Proof and the Imam of our time, His Eminence, Imam al-Hujjah Ibn
al-Hasan al-Askari (a.s.).

The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.), in his famous tradition known as Hadith al-Thaqalain
(tradition of the two precious things) which is unanimously accepted by all Muslims,
irrespective of the sect they belong to, said:
َّ ُ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ ُ ُ ْ ٌ َّ
ْ‫ْت ِِت أ ْه َّل َّب ْي ِِت َّما ِا ْن ََّت َّ َّسك ُت ْم ِ ِِب َّما َّل ْن َّت ِضل ْوا َّب ْع ِد ْي أ َّب ًدا َّو َّلن‬ َّ ‫الث َّقلَّ ْْي ك َِّت‬
‫اب ہللاِ و ِع‬ ِ ‫ِا ِّن َت ِرك ِفیُك‬
َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ
‫َع اْلَّ ْوض‬ ‫َيدا‬ ِ ‫ْتقا تَح‬ ِ ‫يف‬

“I am leaving behind among you two precious things, the Book of Allah and my progeny my
Ahle Bait (a.s.), if you hold fast unto both of them then you shall never be deviated after me for
these two shall never separate from each other until they meet me at the pond (of Kauthar).”

[Al-Mustarshid Fee Imamah Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) by Muhammad Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, p. 559, H. 237]

It is our endeavour and sole aim to adhere to and propagate the teachings of Thaqalain i.e.,
the Holy Quran and the traditions of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) and his pure and infallible
progeny (a.s.), to the best of our ability, so that their true teachings reach the people.

The objectives of this book are:

1. To get acquainted with small chapters of the Holy Quran which are easy to memorise
2. To enrich the vocabulary of students with regards to these chapters
3. To know the correct pronunciation of the Holy Quran
4. To learn the benefit of reciting these chapters

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 1: Surah Al-Fateha


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 1
ُ َّ ْ
Name of the Surah ‫اتَّۃ‬
ِ ‫ الف‬Al-Fateha
Meaning The Opening

Total no. of Verses 7

No. of Verses after Bismillah 6

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word Meaning Word


Name ‫ِا ْس‬ In / By ‫ِب‬
Most Beneficent
ٰ ْ ‫َّر‬
‫ْحن‬ Allah ‫ہللا‬
Praise
ْ َّ
‫ْحد‬ Most Merciful ‫َّر ِح ْیم‬
Lord ‫َّرب‬ For ‫ِل‬
َّ ْ ‫ال ِم‬ َّ َّ
Master ‫َّمالِک‬ Worlds ‫ْي‬ ‫ع‬
ْ
Religion / Resurrection ‫ِدی‬ Day ‫َّ ْیم‬
ُ َّ َّ َّ
We worship ‫ن ْع ُبد‬ Only You ‫ِاَیك‬
We beseech for help
ُ ‫ن َّ ْس َّت ِع‬
‫ْي‬ And ‫َّو‬
Us ‫َّن‬ You guide ‫ا ِْه ِد‬
َّ
Straight / Right ‫ُم ْست ِق ْیم‬ Path ‫ِصاط‬ َّ ِ
َّ ‫أَّ ْن َّع ْم‬
‫ت‬ َّ‫َّالذی‬
You have conferred bounties Those who ِ
Them ‫ه‬ ْ ِ Upon ‫َع‬ ٰ َّ
ُ ْ َّ
Upon whom is wrath ‫َّمغضوب‬ Not / Other ‫غ ْي‬
َّ ْ ‫َّضال‬ َّ
Deviated ones ‫ِْي‬ No / Do not ‫َل‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Pronunciation of this Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

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‫َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ َّ ُ ْ ْ‬ ‫َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ‬ ‫ِ َّ ْ ٰ َّ‬
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع ِ‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
‫‪Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary‬‬

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‫َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ َّ ُ ْ ْ‬ ‫َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ‬ ‫ِ َّ ْ ٰ َّ‬
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع ِ‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
‫‪Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary‬‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫بِ ْس ِم ہللا‬
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In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
َّ َّ ْ َّ ُ ْ َّ ْ َّ
َّ ْ ‫ال ِم‬
‫ْي‬ ‫اْلمد ِِل ِ ر ِب الع‬
2
All Praise is for Allah, the Lord of the worlds
َّ َّ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬
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The Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
ْ َّ َّ
‫ی‬ ِ ‫مال ِِک ْی ِم‬
ِ ‫الد‬ 4
Master of the Day of Resurrection

ُ ْ ‫ا ََّی َّك نَّ ْع ُب ُد َّو ا ََّی َّك ن َّ ْس َّت ِع‬


‫ْي‬ ِ ِ 5
We worship only You and You alone we beseech for help
َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ ْ
‫اط ال ُم ْست ِق ْی َّم‬ ‫الْص‬
ِ ‫ِاه ِدن‬
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You keep us guided on the straight path
َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ ْ ُ ْ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ
َّ ْ ‫الضال‬
‫ِْي‬ ‫ْيم و َل‬
ِ ‫ي المغضو ِب عل‬ ِ ‫ْيم غ‬ِ ‫ِِصاط ال ِذی أنعمت عل‬
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The path of those upon whom You conferred bounties and not upon
those upon whom is Your wrath and neither the deviated ones

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• Surah Fateha is called so because it the chapter which the Holy Quran begins with
• We must begin every important work in the Name of Allah
• Allah has bestowed all bounties upon us out of His infinite Mercy
• Allah is the Master of the day of resurrection and we will be accountable for all our
actions in front of Him on the day of Qiyaamah
• We must worship only Allah and He is the ultimate source of all help for us
• We pray to Allah to keep us steadfast on the right path of divine guidance which is the
path of the Mastership of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) because guidance is only by Allah
• The right path is the path of those upon whom Allah has conferred His bounties i.e.,
the infallible Prophets (a.s.) and Imams (a.s.)
• Allah’s wrath is upon the enemies of the infallible Prophets (a.s.) & Imams (a.s.)
• It is mandatory to recite this Surah in every prayer (Namaz)

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Ameerul Momineen Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) said:

ُ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ً َّ َّ َّ ‫أَّ ََّل ََّف َّ ْن َّق َّرأَّ َّها ُم ْع َّت ِق ًدا ل ُِم َّو َّاَل ِة ُُم َّ َّمد‬
ُ ‫اه‬
‫ہللا‬ ‫ِنما أعط‬ ِِ ‫ْي ُم ْنقادا ِل ْم ِر ِِهَّا ُمؤ ِم ًنا ِبظا ِه ِر ِِهَّا َّو ََّب ِط‬ َّ ْ ‫الطی ِب‬
ِ ِ
‫ہ‬ ‫ل‬
ِ ‫أ‬ ‫و‬ ٍ
َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ
ْ ُ َّ َّ ُ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ ُ ُ ً َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ ُ
‫ِم‬ ِ َّ
ِ ‫اف أموالِها و خياُتا و‬ ِ ‫ك َّح ْر ٍف ِمِنا حسنۃ ك وا ِحد ٍة ِمِنا أفضل لہ ِِم الدنیا ِِبا ِفْيا ِم أصن‬
ْ ْ ِ ْ َّ َّ ِ ‫ِب‬
ُ‫ُك َّفانَّہ‬ ْ ُ ‫ي ْال ُم ْعر ِض َّل‬ ْ َّ‫ِم َّه َّذا ْاْل‬ ْ ْ ُ ُ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ ُ ُ ُ ْ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ ْ َّ ٍ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ
ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫ُك‬ ‫د‬ ‫ح‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ِث‬ ِ ‫ك‬ ‫ت‬ ‫س‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ر‬ِ ‫ا‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ث ما لِل‬ ِ ‫استمع ِاَل قا ِرئ يقرؤها َكن لہ قدر ثل‬
ُ َّ ْ َّ ْ ُ ُ ْ ُ ُ َّ ْ َّ َّ ُ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ ٌ َّ ْ َّ
‫ْسة‬ ‫غ ِنیمۃ َل يذهب أوانہ فتبَق ِف قلو ِبُك اْل‬

“Know that, whoever recites it believing in the Mastership of (Prophet) Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) and
his pure progeny (a.s.), having faith in their commands, believing in their apparent and
concealed, Allah shall grant him for every alphabet in it a goodness; each of it is superior to
whatever is in the world from the types of its wealth and goodness. And the one who listens
carefully to a person reciting it, for him will be (a reward) one-third of the reciter. So, each one
of you must amass excessively from this goodness which is offered to you for surely it is an
opportunity whose time should not pass else (only) remorse will remain in your heart.”

[Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 89, pp. 227-228, H. 5]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 2: Surah Al-Tauheed


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 112

ُ َّ ُ َّ ْ ْ
Name of the Surah ‫ الت ْو ِح ْید‬Tauheed, ‫اَلخلص‬ ِ Al-Ikhlaas
Meaning Divine Monotheism, Sincerity

Total no. of Verses 5

No. of Verses after Bismillah 4

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word
ُْ
Say ‫قل‬
ٌ َّ
One / Unique ‫ا َّحد‬
Does not / Do not ‫ل‬ ْ َّ
ُ َّ
He is begotten / born ‫ُ ْیلد‬
َّ
For ‫ل‬
ُ
He ‫ ھ‬/‫ُھ َّو‬
Self-sufficient / Needless ‫َصد‬ َّ َّ
ُ
He gives birth / He begets ‫يَّ ِلد‬
ُ
Is / Be ‫يَّک ْن‬
ُُ
Equal / Similar ‫کف ًوا‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Pronunciation of this Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

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‫َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ َّ ُ ْ ْ‬ ‫َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ‬ ‫ِ َّ ْ ٰ َّ‬
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع ِ‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
‫‪Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary‬‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫بِ ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
ٌ َّ ُ َّ ُ ْ ُ
‫ہللا أ َّحد‬ ‫قل هو‬
1
Say: He, Allah, is One
ُ َّ ُ
‫ہللا الص َّمد‬
2
Allah is Needless
ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ
‫ل ُیلد‬ ‫ل ي ِلد و‬
3
He does not give birth nor is He born
ٌ َّ َّ ً ُ ُ ُ َّ ْ ُ َّ ْ َّ َّ
‫ول يكن لہ كفوا أحد‬
4
And there is no one equal to Him

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• This Surah highlights the fact that there is only one creator
• Allah is not in need of anyone and He is self-sufficient
• In Islam, we do not believe in Allah having any father or son
• Allah does not have any partner for Him and nothing can be compared to Him

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Abu Abdillah Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s.) said:

َّ‫ِم َّق َّرأَّ َّها َّجَّع‬ َّ ُ ُ ْ ُ


ْ َّ ‫ہللا أ َّح ٌد َّفانَّ ُہ‬
َّ َّ
َّ‫ِم َبِل ِ َّو ْال َّی ْو ِم ْال ِخر َّف َّل يَّ َّد ْع أ ْن يَّ ْق َّرأ ِف ُد ُُب ْال َّفر ْي َّض ِۃ ب قل هو‬ ْ ُ َّ ْ َّ
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ُ ِ ‫ِم َكن ُي‬
َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ ُ َّ ْ َّ ُ َّ ُ
‫ي الدن َّیا َّو ال ِخ َّر ِة َّو غف َّر ل ُہ َّو ل َِّوالِد ْي ِہ َّو َّما َّولدا‬ ‫ہللا لہ خ‬

“Whoever believes in Allah and the last day (Qiyaamah) then he should not forsake the reciting
Surah Tauheed at the end of every obligatory prayer for surely the one who recites it, Allah shall
gather for him the goodness of the world and the hereafter and He will forgive him, his parents
and whoever they have given birth.”

[Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, p. 622, H. 11]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 3: Surah Al-Naas


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 114


ُ َّ ْ
Name of the Surah ‫ الناس‬Al-Naas
Meaning The People

Total no. of Verses 7

No. of Verses after Bismillah 6

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word
ُ َّ
I seek protection ‫ا ُع ْوذ‬
Men / People ‫َّن ِس‬
King ‫َّم ِلک‬
ٰ
God ‫اِلہ‬
From
ْ ِ
‫ِم‬
َّ
Evil ‫ش‬
Whispering ‫َّو ْس َّواس‬
َّ َّ
Satan ‫خناس‬
ْ‫َّالذی‬
One who ِ
ُ َّ ُ
He whispers ‫ی ْس ِوس‬
In ‫ِف‬
ُ
Hearts / Chests ‫ُصد ْور‬
َّ
Jinn ‫ ِج َّن‬،‫ِجنۃ‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Pronunciation of this Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

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‫َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ َّ ُ ْ ْ‬ ‫َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ‬ ‫ِ َّ ْ ٰ َّ‬
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع ِ‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
‫‪Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary‬‬

‫‪16‬‬
ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
َّ َّ ْ ُ
ِ ‫قل أ ُع ْو ُذ ِ َُّب ِب الن‬
‫اس‬
1
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of men
َّ
ِ ‫َّم ِل‬
ِ ‫ك الن‬
‫اس‬
2
The King of men
َّ
ِ ‫ِا ٰل ِہ الن‬
‫اس‬
3
The God of men
َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ
ِ ‫ش ال َّو ْس َّو ِاس اْلَّن‬
‫اس‬ ِ ‫ِِم‬ 4
From the evil of the whisperings of the slinking (Satan)
َّ َّ
ِ ‫ی ْس ِو ُس ِف ُص ُد ْو ِر الن‬
‫اس‬ َّ ُ ‫ال ِذي‬
5
The one who whispers into the hearts of men
َّ َّ ْ َّ
ِ ‫اْلن ِۃ َّوالن‬
‫اس‬ ِ ‫ِِم‬ 6
From among the jinn and the men

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• This Surah highlights the importance of seeking protection in the Lord


• A person seeks Allah’s protection from the whispering Satan
• Satan is our open enemy who whispers in our hearts to commit sins

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Abu Abdillah Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s.) said:

ْ‫الص َّغا ِر ُح ِف ُظوا‬ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ ِ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ ُ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ


ِ ‫ال‬ِ ‫اْل ِن و الوسواس و ِم کتَبا و علقها َع الطف‬ ِ ‫ْن ِل ِہ ك لیل ٍۃ أ ِِم ِِم‬
ِ ‫ِم قرأها ِف م‬
َّ َّ ْ
‫ان َِبِذ ِن ہللاِ ت َّعال‬َّ‫ِم ْاْل‬
َّ ِ
ِ

“Whoever recites it every night in his house shall be safe from the Jinn and the whisperings (of
Satan) and whoever writes it and hangs it around the small children, they will be protected from
the (evil of) Jinn, by the permission of Allah, the Exalted.”

[Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, p. 622, H. 11]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 4: Surah Al-Falaq


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 113


َّ َّ ْ
Name of the Surah ‫ الفل ُق‬Al-Falaq
Meaning The Dawn

Total no. of Verses 6

No. of Verses after Bismillah 5

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word
َّ َّ
Dawn ‫ف لق‬
What / No / None ‫َّما‬
َّ َّ
He created ‫خل َّق‬
َّ
Utterly dark night ‫اسق‬ ِ ‫غ‬
َّ
When ‫اِذا‬
He / it appears, comes ‫ب‬َّ ‫َّو َّق‬
َّ َّ َّ
Those who blow ‫نفاَث ِت‬
َّ
Knots ‫ُعقد‬
Envious, Jealous ‫اسد‬ ِ ‫َّح‬
َّ
He envies ‫َّح َّسد‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Pronunciation of this Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
َّ َّ ْ ُ َّ ْ ُ
‫قل أ ُع ْوذ ِ َُّب ِب الفل ِق‬
1
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn
َّ َّ َّ ْ ِ
‫ش َّما خل َّق‬
ِ ‫ِم‬ 2
From the evil of what He created

َّ ‫اسق ِا َّذا َّو َّق‬


‫ب‬ ِ
َّ َّ ْ َّ
‫غ‬ ‫ش‬ِ ‫و ِِم‬
ٍ 3
And from the evil of the utterly dark night when it comes
َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ
‫ش النفاَث ِت ِف ال ُعق ِد‬ ِ ‫و ِِم‬ 4
And from the evil of those who blow on knots
َّ َّ َّ ْ ِ َّ
‫اس ٍد ِاذا َّح َّسد‬
ِ ‫ش َّح‬
ِ ‫ِم‬ ‫و‬
5
And from the evil of the envious when he envies

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• This Surah is about the various evils which exist in the society
• Evil eye and curses by people do have an effect on us
• Hence, we must always seek protection in Allah from every evil

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said:

َّ‫ْي َّن ِظر ٍۃ‬ْ ‫ِم ُك َّع‬


ْ ِ ٌ ْ َّ ٌ َّ َّ ٌ َّ ْ ُ َّ ِ َّ ْ ُ ُ ْ ِ ٌ ْ َّ ِ َّ ٌ ْ َّ ٌ ْ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ
ٍ ِ ‫ك سو ٍء و ه رقیۃ ن ِفعۃ و ِحرز‬ ِ ‫ِم قرأها ِعند َن ِم ِہ َكن لہ أجر ع ِظیم و ه ِحرز ِم‬

“Whoever recites at the time of sleeping, for him will be great reward. It (Surah Falaq) is a
protection from every evil, it is a beneficial incantation and a protection from evil eye.”

[Tafseer al-Burhaan, vol. 5, p. 815, H. 12064]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 5: Surah Al-Kaafiroon


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 109


َّ ْ
Name of the Surah ‫ الک ِف ُر ْو َّن‬Al-Kaafiroon
Meaning The Disbelievers

Total no. of Verses 7

No. of Verses after Bismillah 6

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word
‫یا‬َّ ُ ‫ َّا‬/ ‫ََّی‬
O
َّ
Disbelievers ‫َك ِف ُر ْو َّن‬
ُ َّ
I worship ‫ا ْع ُبد‬
ُ َّ
You worship ‫ت ْع ُبد ْو َّن‬
ْ َّ
You ‫ان ُت ْم‬
ُ
Worshippers ‫َّعا ِبد ْو َّن‬
Worshipper ‫َّعا ِبد‬
ُ ْ
You worshipped ‫َّع َّبدت ْم‬
ُ
You ‫ک ْم‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Recitation of the Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

23
ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫بِ ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
َّ ْ َّ ُ َّ َّ ْ ُ
‫یا الک ِف ُر ْو َّن‬ ‫قل َی أ‬
1
Say: O disbelievers!
ُ َّ ُ َّ َّ
‫َل أ ْع ُبد َّما ت ْع ُبد ْو َّن‬
2
I do not worship what you worship
ُ َّ ُ ْ َّ َّ
‫َّوَل أن ُت ْم َّعا ِبد ْو َّن َّما أ ْع ُبد‬
3
And you do not worship what I worship

ْ‫َّو ََّل أَّ َّن َّعاب ٌد َّما َّع َّب ْد ُتم‬


ِ 4
Nor am I going to worship what you worship
ُ َّ ُ ْ َّ َّ
‫َّوَل أن ُت ْم َّعا ِبد ْو َّن َّما أ ْع ُبد‬
5
Nor will you worship what I worship
ْ َّ َّ ْ ُ ُ ْ ْ ُ َّ
‫ی‬
ِ ‫لُك ِدينُك و ِل ِد‬ 6
You shall have your religion and I shall have my religion

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• This Surah addresses the disbelievers


• It clearly differentiates between a believer and a disbeliever
• A Muslim will never worship the god of the disbelievers
• Both can still peacefully co-exist by not interfering in each other’s religious matters

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Abu Abdillah Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s.) said:


َّ َّ ُ ُ ْ ُ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ ُ َّ َّ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ
َّ ِ ‫اء ًة‬
ْ ِ ‫ِم‬
‫الّش ِك‬ َّ ‫ہللا َّع َّز َّو َّجل َّل ُہ َّ َُّب‬
ُ ‫ب‬ َّ ‫ہللا أ َّح ٌد َّك َّت‬ ‫ قل َی أیا الک ِف ُرون و قل ه َّو‬-‫اش ِہ‬ َّ
ِ ِ ‫ِم قرأ ِاذا أوى ِا‬
‫ر‬ ‫ف‬ ‫َل‬

“Whoever recites Surah Kaafiroon and Surah Tauheed while retiring to his bed, Allah, Mighty
and Majestic be He, shall write for him amnesty from polytheism (Shirk).”

[Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, p. 626, H. 23]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 6: Surah Al-Kauthar


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 108


َّ َّ ْ
Name of the Surah ‫ الک ْوث‬Al-Kauthar
Meaning Abundance

Total no. of Verses 4

No. of Verses after Bismillah 3

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word
َّ
Surely ‫اِن‬
We / Us ‫َّن‬
َّ
We granted ‫ا ْع َّط ْی َّنا‬
You ‫ک‬ َّ
ْ َّ
Abundance ‫ک ْوث‬
َّ
Then ‫ف‬
You pray ‫َّص ِل‬
ْ
Make a sacrifice ‫ِا َّْن ْر‬
َّ
Enemy ‫ان‬ ٍ ‫ش‬
َّ َّ
Without posterity ‫ا ْبْت‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Recitation of the Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ
َّ َّ ‫اك ْال َّك ْو‬
‫ث‬ ‫ِان أعطین‬
1
Surely, We have granted you abundance

َّ ْ ‫ك َّو‬
‫اْن ْر‬ َّ ‫َّف‬
َّ ‫صل ل َِّرب‬
ِ ِ 2
Therefore, pray to your Lord and make a sacrifice
َّ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ
ُ‫ال ْب َّْت‬ ‫ِان شا ِنئك ه َّو‬
3
Surely your enemy is the one who shall be without posterity

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• This is the shortest Surah in the Holy Quran


• It was revealed in the honour of Her Eminence Fatima Zahra (s.a.)
• The hypocrites were taunting Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) for not having a son
• They thought that his lineage would not continue and Islam would be destroyed
• So, Allah revealed this Surah and announced that the progeny of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.)
would continue through his daughter
• Allah ordered Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) to recite prayers and offer a sacrificial animal as a
mark of gratitude and thanksgiving to Allah
• At the end, Allah also declared that the progeny of his enemies would in fact be cut off
• This Surah teaches us the importance of thanking Allah for blessing us with children,
especially daughters

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said:

َّ
‫ات ِب َّعد ِد‬
َّ َّ ْ ‫ب َّل ُہ َّع‬ ْ
َّ ‫ك ََّنَّر ِف اْلَّ َّن ِۃ َّو کَّ َّت‬ ُ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ ُ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ ُ َّ َّ‫ِم َّق َّرأ‬
ْ َّ
ٍ ‫ّش َّح َّسن‬ ٍ ِ ‫ِم‬ ِ ‫و‬ ‫ث‬
ِ ‫و‬ ‫ک‬‫ال‬ ‫ر‬
ِ ‫َن‬ ‫ِم‬ ِ ‫ال‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ہللا‬ ‫اه‬ ‫ق‬ ‫س‬ ‫ۃ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫و‬ ‫الس‬ ‫ه‬
ِِ‫ذ‬‫ه‬
ُ ‫(ص َّّل‬
َّ‫ہللا َّعلَّ ْی ِہ و‬ َّ ‫ب‬ َّ ‫الن‬َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ ُ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ ً َّ ْ ُ َّ ُ َّ ْ َّ ُ
ِ ‫ك ِم قرب قرَبن ِِم الناس یم النح ِر و ِم قرأها لیلۃ اْلمع ِۃ ِمائۃ مر ٍۃ رأی‬ ِ ِ
ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ
ْ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ ‫أ ِلہ) ف َّم َّنام ِہ َّرأ َّی ْال َّع‬
‫َياه‬ ‫اس ِاَل کما‬ ِ ‫ِم الن‬ ِ ‫ْي َل يت َّمثل ِبغ‬
ِ ‫ي ِه‬ ِ ِ ِ

“Whoever recites this Surah, Allah, the Exalted, shall quench him from the stream of Kauthar and
from every stream of Paradise and He shall write for him ten good deeds equal to the one from
among the people who has sacrificed a sacrificial animal on the day of sacrifice (Eid). And the
one who recites it on the eve of Friday (Thursday night) one hundred times, he will see the Holy
Prophet (s.a.w.a.) in his sleep, actual seeing by the eye because none from among the people can
appear like him except that (he will be exactly) how this person sees him (s.a.w.a.).”

[Tafseer al-Burhaan, vol. 5, p. 771, H. 11933]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 7: Surah Al-Qadr


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 97

ْ َّ ْ
Name of the Surah ‫ القدر‬Al-Qadr
Meaning The Decree

Total no. of Verses 6

No. of Verses after Bismillah 5

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word Meaning Word


َّ ْ ْ َّ
Night ‫ل ْیل‬ We revealed ‫ا َّْنل َّنا‬
َّ ‫َّا ْد َّر‬ ْ َّ
You know / understand ‫اک‬ Decree ‫قدر‬
ْ َّ َّ
Thousand ‫الف‬ Good / Better ‫خ ْي‬
ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ
She / It descends ‫تْنل‬ Month ‫ش ْهر‬
ُ َّ َّ
Spirit / Soul ‫ر ْوح‬ Angels ‫َّملئِكۃ‬
ْ َّ ِ /‫َّھا‬
Permission ‫اِذن‬ She / It ‫ه‬
َّ ُ
Affair ‫ا ْمر‬ All ‫ك‬
َّ َّ
Until ‫َّتَح‬ Peace ‫َّسلم‬
َّ َّ
Dawn ‫َفْر‬ Place of rising ‫َّم ْطلع‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Recitation of the Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

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‫َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ َّ ُ ْ ْ‬ ‫َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ‬ ‫ِ َّ ْ ٰ َّ‬
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع ِ‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫بِ ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ ُ ْ ْ َّ َّ
‫ِان أ َّْنل َّناه ِف ل ْیل ِۃ القد ِر‬
1
Surely We revealed it on the night of decree
ْ َّ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ
‫َّو َّما أد َّراك َّما ل ْیلۃ القد ِر‬
2
And what do you know what the grand night is?
َّ ْ َّ ْ ٌ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ ُ َّ ْ َّ
‫ف ش ْه ٍر‬ِ ‫لیلۃ القد ِر خي ِِم أل‬
3
The grand night is better than a thousand months

ْ َّ ُ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ ُ ْ ُ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ
‫ك أم ٍر‬ ْ ِ
ِ ‫تْنل الملئِكۃ والروح ِفْيا َِبِذ ِن ر ِ ِِبم ِم‬
4
The angels and the Spirit descend in it by the permission of their Lord
for every affair
َّ َّ َّ ٌ َّ َّ
ْ‫تَح َّم ْطلَّعِ ْال َّفجر‬
ِ ‫سلم ِه‬
5
Peace! It is till the break of the morning

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• The Night of Decree in the month of Ramadan is better than a thousand months
• Angels descend in this night with the destiny of everyone in the presence of the Imam
of the time (a.s.) and stay till the time of dawn (Fajr)
• This Surah is biggest proof of the presence of Allah’s proof (Hujjah) on the earth

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Ismail Ibn Sahl narrates:

ُ‫ِبط ِہ أَّ ْعر ُفہ‬


َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ ْ ُ ْ ُ َّ َّ ُ ْ ُ ُ ُ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ً ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ ُ ْ َّ َّ
ِ ِ ِ ‫كتبت ِاَل أ ِِب جعف ٍر ع ع ِلم ِِن شيئا ِاذا أن قلتہ كنت معُك ِف الدنیا و ال ِخر ِة قال فكتب‬
َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ ُ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ ْ َّ
‫ك َِب َِل ْس ِتغفا ِر‬‫أك ِِث ِِم ِتلو ِة ِان أْنلناه و ر ِطب شفتی‬

“I wrote to Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.), ‘Teach me something which when I recite it,
I will be with you in the world as well as the hereafter.’ He says that Imam (a.s.) wrote (a letter)
in his own handwriting which I could recognise that, ‘Recite Surah Qadr excessively and moisten
your lips by seeking forgiveness.”

[Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 89, p. 328, H. 5]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 8: Surah Al-Asr


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 103


ْ
Name of the Surah ‫ ال َّع ْْص‬Al-Asr
Meaning The Time

Total no. of Verses 4

No. of Verses after Bismillah 3

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word
Swear by ‫َّو‬
Time ‫َّع ْْص‬
ْ
Man / Human ‫اِن َّسان‬
َّ
Indeed ‫ل‬
ُ
Loss ‫خ ْْس‬
َّ
Except / But ‫اَِل‬
They believe ‫ا َّم ُن ْوا‬
ُ َّ
They perform / act / do ‫َعِل ْوا‬
Good deeds ‫اْلَّات‬ ِ ‫َّص‬
They enjoin each other
َّ ‫َت‬
‫اص ْوا‬ َّ َّ

Truth ‫َّحق‬
Patience ‫َّص ْب‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Recitation of the Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful

‫ْص‬ْ ‫َّو ْال َّع‬


ِ 1
I swear by the time

‫ْس‬ َّ ‫ا َّن ْاَلنْ َّس‬


ْ ‫ان َّل ِِف ُخ‬
ٍ ِ ِ 2
Most surely man is in loss
َّ
ْ‫لصب‬ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ِ َّ ْ ُ َّ َّ ْ ُ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ
ِ ‫ات وَتاصوا َِبْل ِق وَتاصوا َِب‬ ِ ‫ِاَل ال ِذی أمنوا وَعِلوا الصاْل‬
3
Except those who believe and do good, and enjoin on each other
truth, and enjoin on each other patience

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• This is the second shortest Surah in the Holy Quran


• Allah is swearing by time in this Surah that human beings are at loss
• Only those who believe in Allah, do good deeds, exhort each towards the truth and
patience will be successful in the hereafter
• We should always support the truth and advise each other to be patient in supporting
the truth

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Abu Abdillah Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s.) said:

َّ َّ ْ َّ ُ ْ َّ ُ
ً ْ ‫ّش ًقا َّو ْج ُه ُہ َّضا ِح ًک ِسن ُہ َّقر‬ْ ُ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ ُ ُ َّ َّ َّ ِ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ
‫َيا َّع ْی ُن ُہ َّتَح يَّدخل اْلَّنۃ‬ ِ ِ ‫ْص ِف َنا ِف ِلہ بعثہ ہللا یم ال ِقیام ِۃ م‬
ِ ‫ِم قرأ و الع‬

“Whoever recites Surah Asr in his recommended prayers, Allah shall raise him on the Day of
Qiyaamah with his face shining, his teeth smiling, his eyes cooled until he enters Paradise.”

[Wasaael al-Shia, vol. 6, p. 147, H. 5]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 9: Surah Al-Nasr


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 110


ْ
Name of the Surah ‫ ال َّن ْْص‬Al-Nasr
Meaning The (Divine) Help

Total no. of Verses 4

No. of Verses after Bismillah 3

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word
He comes َّ ‫َّج‬
‫اء‬
َّ
Help ‫ن ْْص‬
َّ
Victory ‫ف ْتح‬
You saw / will see
َّ‫َّرأَّ ْيت‬

They (shall) enter


َّ ُ‫يَّ ْد ُخل‬
‫ون‬
Groups / Armies
ً ‫َّا ْف َّو‬
‫اجا‬
You celebrate / glorify ‫َّس ِب ْح‬
ْ َّ
You seek forgiveness ‫ِا ْستغ ِف ْر‬
َّ َّ
Oft-turning ‫َتاب‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Recitation of the Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
َّ ْ َّ ‫ِا َّذا َّج‬
ُ ْ َّ‫اء ن‬
‫ْص ہللاِ َّوالف ْت ُح‬
1
When the help of Allah and the victory comes

ً ‫اس يَّ ْد ُخلُ ْو َّن ِف ِد ْی ہللاِ أَّ ْف َّو‬


‫اجا‬
َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ
‫ورأيت الن‬
ِ 2
And you see people entering the religion of Allah in groups
َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ
‫استغ ِف ْره ۚ ِان ُہ َك َّن َت ًاَب‬‫فس ِبح ِِبم ِد ر ِبك و‬
3
Then celebrate by the Praise of your Lord, and seek His forgiveness;
surely, He is oft-returning (to mercy)

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• This Surah teaches us that when we work to make Allah happy, Allah will help us and
grant us victory and success
• We will see that slowly and steadily other people will also join us
• When we see people joining us for the sake of Allah then we should thank and praise
Allah for it
• At the same time, we should also keep any kind of evils such as pride, arrogance or
superiority complex away from us by constantly seeking Allah’s forgiveness

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said:

َّ‫ِم َّق َّرأَّها‬ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ ُ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ


ُ ‫(ص َّّل‬
ْ َّ ‫ہللا َّعلَّ ْی ِہ َّو أ ِلہ) َّ ْی َّم َّف ْتح َّمک َّۃ َّو‬ َّ ‫النب‬ ‫ع‬ ‫م‬ ‫د‬‫ه‬ ‫ش‬ ‫ن‬‫م‬ ‫ک‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ج‬‫ال‬ ‫ِم‬ ِ َّ
‫ط‬ ِ
ْ
‫ع‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ۃ‬ ‫ر‬ ْ
‫و‬ ‫الس‬ ‫ه‬
ِ ‫ذ‬ ٰ
‫ه‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ر‬ ْ
َّ ‫ِم ق‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
َّ َّ ُ َّ ْ َّ ُ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ
‫ت َّصلت ُہ ِم ْن ُہ أ ْح َّس َّن ق ُب ْو ٍل‬ ‫ِف صل ٍۃ و صّل ِِبا بعد اْلم ِد ق ِبل‬

“Whoever recites this Surah, he will be granted from the reward like the one who has attained
martyrdom alongside the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) on the day of the conquest of Makkah and the
one who recites it in prayers and prays through it after Surah Fateha, his prayer shall be accepted
as a best acceptance.”

[Tafseer al-Burhaan, vol. 5, p. 783, H. 11965]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 10: Surah Lahab / Masad


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 111


َّ
Name of the Surah ‫ ل َّهب‬Lahab, ‫ َّم َّسد‬Masad
Meaning Lahab, Twisted

Total no. of Verses 6

No. of Verses after Bismillah 5

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word Meaning Word


Hand ‫يَّد‬ It was cut off
ْ ‫َّت َّب‬
‫ت‬
ْ َّ َّ ‫َّت‬
He makes needless ‫أغ َِّن‬ He perished ‫ب‬
He earned َّ ‫کَّ َّس‬
‫ب‬ Wealth ‫َّمال‬
َّ َّ
He burns ‫يَّ ْصل‬ Soon ‫س‬
َّ َّ ‫َّذ‬
Blazing flames ‫ل َّهب‬ Essence / Of ‫ات‬
َّ َّ َّ ْ
Carrier ‫َّْحالۃ‬ Wife / Spouse ‫ِام َّرأۃ‬
Neck ‫ِج ْید‬ Firewood / Fuel ‫َّح َّطب‬
Twisted ‫َّم َّسد‬ Rope ‫َّح ْبل‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Recitation of the Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

42
ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful

َّ ‫ت يَّ َّدا أَِّب َّل َّهب َّو َّت‬


‫ب‬ ْ ‫َّت َّب‬
ٍ ِ 1
Perdition overtake both hands of Abu Lahab and he will be perished
َّ
َّ‫َّما أ ْغ َِّن َّع ْن ُہ َّمالُ ُہ َّو َّما َّك َّسب‬
2
His wealth and what he earns will not make him self-sufficient

‫ب‬ َّ َّ َّ َّ ً َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ
ٍ ‫سيصل نرا ذات له‬ 3
He shall soon burn in fire of blazing flames
َّ َّ َّ ُ ُ َّ َّ ْ َّ
َّ َّ‫ال َّۃ ْاْل‬
‫ب‬
ِ ‫ط‬ ‫وامرأتہ ْح‬
4
And his wife, the bearer of fuel

ْ ِ ‫ِف ج ْی ِد َّها َّح ْب ٌل‬


‫ِم َّم َّس ٍد‬ ِ 5
Upon her neck will be a halter of strongly twisted rope

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• This Surah is about Abu Lahab and his wife


• They were enemies of Islam and denied the message of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.)
• In fact, both of them openly opposed Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.)
• Hence, Allah revealed this Surah condemning Abu Lahab and his wife
• Wealth of a person will not make him needless of Allah’s blessings

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said:

‫ب‬ َّ ‫ْي أَِّب َّل‬


‫ه‬ َّ ْ ‫ہللا َّب ْي َّنہ َّو َّب‬
ُ ِ‫َی َّمع‬ ْ َّ ‫الس ْو َّر َّۃ‬
ْ َّ ‫ل‬ ُ
‫ه‬
ِِ‫ذ‬‫ه‬ٰ َّ‫ِم َّق َّرأ‬
ْ َّ
ٍ ِ

“Whoever recites this Surah, Allah shall not gather him and Abu Lahab together.”

[Tafseer al-Burhaan, vol. 5, p. 787, H. 11976]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 11: Surah Feel


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 105


ْ َّ
Name of the Surah
‫ ال ِف ْیل‬Feel
Meaning The Elephant

Total no. of Verses 6

No. of Verses after Bismillah 5

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word Meaning Word


َّ َّ َّ
You see ‫ت‬ Is / Whether ‫ا‬
َّ َّ َّ َّ
He did ‫ف َّعل‬ How ‫ک ْیف‬
ْ َّ
Elephant ‫ِف ْیل‬ Companions / People ‫اْصَّاب‬
َّ َّ ْ َّ
Plan / War ‫ک ْید‬ He made ‫َی َّعل‬
َّ َّ ْ َّ
He sent ‫ا ْر َّسل‬ Confusion / Deviation ‫تض ِل ْیل‬
َّ
Flock of sparrows ‫ا ََّب ِب ْیل‬ Bird ‫َّط ْي‬
Stones ‫ارۃ‬َّ ‫ِح‬ َّ ِ
He casts / He throws
ْ ِ‫ت‬
‫م‬ ْ َّ

Straw ‫َّع ْصف‬ Baked clay ‫س ْیل‬ ِِ


ُ ْ
Eaten up ‫َّماک ْول‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Recitation of the Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

46
ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful

ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ
‫اب ال ِفی ِل‬
ِ ‫أل ت كیف فعل ربك ِبأْص‬ 1
Did you not see how your Lord dealt with the people of the elephant

ْ ْ َّ ْ ُ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ
‫أل َیعل كیده ِف تض ِلی ٍل‬
2
Did He not cause their war to end in confusion
َّ َّ ً ْ َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ
‫يا أ ََّب ِب ْیل‬‫ْيم ط‬
ِ ‫وأرسل عل‬ 3
And send down (to prey) upon them birds in flocks

‫س ْی ٍل‬ ْ ِ ‫ار ٍة‬ ْ َّ


َّ ‫ت ِمْي ْم ِِب َِّج‬
ِ ِ ‫ِم‬ ِ 4
Casting against them stones of baked clay

ْ ُ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ
‫ف مأكو ٍل‬ ٍ ‫َفعلهم كعص‬
5
Then He rendered them like straw eaten up

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• Abraha, the Ethiopian ruler, had come to attack the Holy Kaabah
• He had come with an army mounted on elephants to destroy the Holy Kaabah
• Allah sent a flock of small birds like sparrows with pebbles in their beaks
• These birds threw the pebbles on the entire army of elephants and destroyed them
• Being large in size has no value in front of Allah if a person is supporting falsehood
• Allah will cause the truth to finally prevail even if its supporters are considered few and
insignificant by the people

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Abu Baseer narrates from Abu Abdillah Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s.):
َّ ُ ُ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ
َّ‫ك َّس ْهل َّو َّج َّبل َّو َّم َّد ٍر ِبأنَّ ُہ ََّك َّن ِِم‬ ‫ ش ِهد لہ یم ال ِقیام ِۃ‬-‫ِم قرأ ِف فرائ ِِض ِہ أ ل ت كیف فعل ربك‬ َّ
ٍ ٍ
َّ َّ ْ ُ ُ ْ َّ َّ َّ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ ‫ْي َّو يُ َّنا ِدي َّل ُہ َّ ْی َّم ْال ِق َّی‬ َّ ‫ْال ُم‬
‫ُك ل ُہ َّو َّعل ْی ِہ أد ِخل ْوه اْلَّنۃ‬ ‫ام ِۃ ُم َّنا ٍد َّصدق ُت ْم َع َّع ْب ِدي قد ق ِبلت شهادت‬ َّ ْ ‫ص ِل‬
َّ َّ َّ ُ ُ َّ ُ ُ ُ ْ َّ ُ َّ َّ ُ ْ ُ َّ ُ َّ َّ
‫َعلہ‬ ‫اسبوه ف ِانہ ِمن أ ِحبہ و أ ِحب‬ ِ ‫و َل ت‬

“Whoever recites Surah Feel in his obligatory prayers, on the Day of Judgement every plain,
mountain and clay shall bear witness for him that he was from among the praying ones and a
caller shall call out on the Day of Judgement that ‘You all have said the truth regarding My
servant. Indeed, I have accepted your witness in his favour. I shall make him enter Paradise and
do not take his account because certainly he is from among those whom I love and I love his
actions (as well).”

[Wasaael al-Shia, vol. 6, p. 56, H. 8]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 12: Surah Quraish


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 106


ْ ُ
Name of the Surah
‫ ق َّریش‬Quraish
Meaning The Quraish Tribe

Total no. of Verses 5

No. of Verses after Bismillah 4

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word
َّ
Protection ‫ا ِْيلف‬
َّ
Travel / Caravan ‫ِر ْحلۃ‬
َّ
Winter ‫ِشتاء‬
Summer ‫َّص ْیف‬
ُ
They must worship ‫ل َِّی ْع ُبد ْوا‬
َّ
This ‫ٰھذا‬
House ‫َّب ْيت‬
َّ
He feeds ‫ا ْط َّع َّم‬
Hunger ‫ُج ْوع‬
He secures, protects
َّ َّ ‫ا‬
‫ِم‬
َّ
Fear ‫خ ْوف‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Recitation of the Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

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‫َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ َّ ُ ْ ْ‬ ‫َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ‬ ‫ِ َّ ْ ٰ َّ‬
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع ِ‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
‫‪Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary‬‬

‫‪51‬‬
ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫بِ ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
ْ ُ َّ
‫ِ َِل ْيل ِف ق َّری ٍش‬
1
For the protection of the Quraish
َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ
ِ ‫الشتا ِء َّوالص ْی‬
‫ف‬ ِ ‫ِايل ِف ِهم ِرحل‬
‫ۃ‬
2
Their protection during their trading caravans in winter and summer

ْ ْ َّ ٰ َّ ُ ْ ْ َّ
ِ ‫فل َّیع ُبد ْوا َّرب هذا ال َّبي‬
‫ت‬
3
So let them worship the Lord of this House

ْ َّ ْ ِ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ٍ ْ ُ ْ ِ ْ ُ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ
‫ال ِذي أطعمهم ِم جوع وأمِنم ِم خو ٍف‬
4
Who feeds them against hunger and gives them security from fear

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• Quraish was the tribe to which Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and his progeny belonged
• They used to work hard in this world
• They travelled for work even during summer and winter
• Allah protected them during their journeys and ensured to provide them with food
• Allah granted them security from any fear during their travel
• We must worship Allah and thank Him for all the bounties He has granted us

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said:

َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ُ ُ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ
ِ ‫ِم ال ْج ِر ک َّم ْن َّطاف َّح ْول الکع َّب ِۃ َّو اعتکف ِف ال َّم ْس ِج ِد اْلَّ َّر‬
‫ام َّو ِاذا‬ ِ ‫ِم ق َّرأ ٰه ِذ ِه السورۃ أعطاه ہللا‬
ْ
ً َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ ُ ْ ُ َّ ُ َّ َّ ٰ َّ ْ َّ ُ
‫ل ُُي ِذ أ ِِک ُہ أ َّبدا‬ ‫الشفاء و‬ِ ‫ام یاف ِمنہ َك َّن ِف ْی ِہ‬ ٍ ‫ق ِرئت َع طع‬

“Whoever recites this Surah, Allah shall grant him from the reward similar to the one who has
circumambulated around the Holy Kaabah and remained in worship in Masjid al-Haraam and
when it (this Surah) is recited upon food which is feared (its consumed), then in it is a cure and
it will not harm the one who consumes it ever.”

[Tafseer al-Burhaan, vol. 5, p. 765, H. 11913]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 13: Surah Maa’oon


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 107


ُ ‫ ْال َّم‬Maa’oon
َّ‫اعون‬
Name of the Surah

Meaning Necessities of Life

Total no. of Verses 8

No. of Verses after Bismillah 7

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word Meaning Word


ٌ َّ
Woe be unto ‫َّو ْيل‬ Is / Whether ‫ا‬
The praying ones
َّ ْ ‫ص ِل‬
‫ْي‬ َّ ‫ا ْل ُم‬ You saw ‫ت‬َّ ‫َّرأَّ ْي‬
ُْ َّ
They ‫ه‬ He denies / belies ‫يُك ِذ ُب‬
ُ ُ َّ
From ْ َّ
‫ع‬ He treats harshly ‫يدع‬
َّ ْ
Prayers ‫َّصلۃ‬ Orphan ‫ال َّی ِت ْیم‬
َّ ‫اه‬ ُ ‫َّس‬ ُ ُ َّ
Not mindful ‫ون‬ He urges ‫َيض‬
They act to be seen ‫ون‬ َّ ‫َيا ُئ‬ َّ ُ Food ‫َّط َّعام‬
‫ی َّن ُع ْو َّن‬ ْ َّ ْ ْ ْ
‫ِْي‬
They prevent Poor ِ ‫ال ِمسك‬
ُ ‫ْال َّم‬
‫اع ْون‬
Necessities of life

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Recitation of the Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

54
ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful

ُ َّ ُ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ
‫ی‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫أرأيت ال ِذي ي‬
‫لد‬‫َب‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ذ‬‫ك‬
1
Have you seen the one who belies the religion?
ُ ُ َّ َّ َّ ٰ َّ
َّ‫ع ْال َّی ِتیم‬ ‫فذلِك ال ِذي يد‬
2
That is the one who treats the orphans harshly

‫ِْي‬ ٰ َّ ‫َي ُض‬


ْ ْ ِ ‫َع َّط َّع‬ ُ َّ ‫َّو ََّل‬
ِ ‫ام ال ِمسك‬ 3
And does not urge (others) to feed the poor

َّ ‫َّف َّو ْي ٌل ل ِْل ُم‬


َّ ‫ص ِل‬
‫ْي‬
4
So, woe be unto the praying ones

ُ ‫ع َّص َّل ُِت ْم َّس‬


َّ ‫اه‬
‫ون‬ ْ َّ ‫ه‬ َّ ‫َّالذ‬
ُْ ‫ی‬
ِ ِ
5
Those who are not mindful of their prayers

َّ‫َيا ُئون‬ َّ ‫َّالذ‬


ُْ ‫ی‬
َّ ُ ‫ه‬ ِ
6
Those who act (good) to be seen

ُ ‫ون ْال َّم‬


َّ ‫اع‬
‫ون‬ ْ َّ ‫َّو‬
َّ ‫ی َّن ُع‬
7
And withhold the necessities of life

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• This Surah was revealed about Abu Jahl and the disbelievers in Quraish
• They used to deny the religion of Islam
• As a result, they possessed negative traits such as preventing the orphans of their rights
and not feeding the poor people
• This Surah also condemns those people who recite prayers but take their prayers very
lightly such as not reciting prayers on time
• They perform good actions only to show-off in front of others whereas there is no
sincerity in their actions
• They also do not help others with wealth and necessary provisions in the house

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) said:


َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ
َّ‫ہللا َّع َّز َّو َّجل َّص َّل َّت ُہ و‬ ْ ِ ‫ت الذ ْي يُ َّكذ ُب َبلد ْی‬
ُ ‫ف َّف َّرائ ِِض ِہ َّو َّ ََّنا ِف ِل ِہ ََّك َّن ِف ْی َّم ْن َّقب َّل‬ َّ ‫ي‬ ‫أ‬ َّ ‫ِم َّق َّرأَّ ُس ْو َّرة أ‬
‫ر‬ ْ َّ
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
ْ ُ ْ ْ ُ ْ َّ َّ َّ ُ ْ َّ ُ ْ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ
‫ف اْلَّ َّیا ِة الدن َّیا‬ ِ ‫اسبہ ِِبا َكن ِمنہ‬ ِ ‫ِصیامہ و ل َي‬

“Whoever recites Surah Maa’oon in his obligatory and recommended prayers will be among
those from whom Allah, Mighty and Majestic be He, shall accept their prayers and fasting and
He will not take account of whatever he did in the worldly life.”

[Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 89, p. 338, H. 1 narrating from Sawaab al-A’maal]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 14: Surah Takaathur


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 102


ُ َّ َّ
Name of the Surah
‫ التکث‬Takaathur
Meaning Abundance

Total no. of Verses 9

No. of Verses after Bismillah 8

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word Meaning Word


َّ ْ َّ
If ‫ل ْو‬ He diverted ‫ال ٰهی‬
ْ ُ
Knowledge ‫ِعلم‬ You ‫ک ْم‬
ُ َّ َّ
Certain ‫يَّ ِق ْْي‬ Abundance ‫ت کث‬
َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ
You shall certainly see ‫ْت ُون‬ ‫ل‬ Until ‫َّتَح‬
َّ ُ ُ
Hell ‫َج ْیم‬ ِ You come ‫ز ْرت ْم‬
َّ َّ
Eye ‫َّع ْْي‬ Graves ‫اُب‬
ِ ‫مق‬
َّ َّ َّ
You shall certainly be questioned
َّ‫َّل ُت ْسالُن‬ Nay / Rather ‫َک‬
َّ
On that day ‫َّ ْی َّم ِئ ٍذ‬ Soon ‫َّس ْوف‬
ْ َّ َّ َّ
From ‫ع‬ You shall know ‫ت ْعل ُم ْو َّن‬
َّ َّ ُ
Great bounty ‫ن ِع ْیم‬ Then ‫ثم‬

57
ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Recitation of the Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

58
ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫بِ ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
َّ ُ ُ ٰ ْ َّ
ُ ُ ‫الت َّک‬
‫ث‬ ‫ألهیُك‬
1
Abundance has diverted you
َّ
َّ ِ ‫َّتَح ُز ْر ُت ُم ْال َّم َّق‬
‫اُب‬
2
Until you come to the graves
َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ
‫َک َّس ْوف ت ْعل ُم ْو َّن‬
3
Nay! You shall soon know
َّ َّ َّ ُ
َّ‫َک َّس ْو َّف َّت ْعلَّ ُم ْون‬ ‫ثم‬
4
Then Nay! You shall soon know
َّ َّ
ْ ‫َک َّل ْو َّت ْعلَّ ُم ْو َّن ِع ْل َّم ْال َّیق‬
‫ْي‬
ِ ِ 5
Nay! If you had known with a certain knowledge
ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ
‫ْت ُون اْلَّ ِح ْی َّم‬ ‫ل‬
6
You should most certainly have seen the hell

‫ْي‬ْ ‫ْي ْال َّیق‬


َّ َّ َّ ‫ثُ َّم َّل‬
ْ ‫ْت ُو ََّنَّا َّع‬
ِ ِ
7
Then you shall most certainly see it with the eye of certainty

ْ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ ُ َّ ْ ُ َّ َّ ُ
‫ع الن ِعی ِم‬
ِ ‫ثم لتسألن یم ِئ ٍذ‬
8
Then on that day you shall most certainly be questioned about the
great bounty

59
ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• This Surah talks about how excessive wealth in this world which is acquired through
unfair means results in a person diverting and deviating from religion
• Excessive wealth often makes a person negligent of his duties
• However, the moment a person leaves this world, he will see the result of his negligence
• Allah will not question a person about how much food he ate or the clothes he wore
• The great bounty about which people will be questioned is the love and Mastership
(Wilaayah) of Ameerul Momineen Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) and his progeny

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said:

َّ َّ ْ ُ ُ َّ َّ ُ ُ ٰ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ
ْ ‫الن ْوم ُو ِِقَّ ِف ْت َّن َّۃ ْال َّق‬
‫ب‬
ِ ِ ‫ِم قرأ ألهیُك التکث ِعند‬

“Whoever recites Surah Takaathur at the time of sleeping will be protected from the trials of
the grave.”

[Al-Kaafi,, vol. 2, p. 623, H. 14; Wasaael al-Shia, vol. 6, p. 228, H. 7800]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 15: Surah Zilzaal


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 99
ْ
Name of the Surah
‫ ِزل َّزال‬Zilzaal
Meaning Earthquake / Shaking

Total no. of Verses 9

No. of Verses after Bismillah 8

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word Meaning Word


َّ َّ
He revealed / inspired ‫ا ْو ٰح‬ When ‫اِذا‬
He comes forth / emerges
ُ
‫يَّ ْصد ُر‬ It will be shaken ‫ت‬ْ ‫ُز ْلز َّل‬
ِ
َّ
People ‫َّنس‬ Earth ‫ا ْرض‬
َّ ْ َّ ْ
Scattered groups ‫اشتات‬ Shaking ‫ِزل َّزال‬
So that they can be shown
َّ ُ ‫ل‬
‫ِي ْوا‬ It brings forth
ْ ‫َّا ْخ َّر َّج‬
‫ت‬
َّ ْ ‫َّا‬ َّ ْ َّ
Actions ‫َعال‬ Burdens ‫اثقال‬
َّ َّ
They ‫ُھ ْم‬ He said ‫قال‬
ْ َّ ْ
Who / Whoever ‫ِم‬ Man ‫اِن َّسان‬
ُ
He does / acts / performs ‫يَّ ْع َّمل‬ What ‫َّما‬
َّ ْ َّ
Weight / Size ‫ِمثقال‬ For / To ‫ل‬
َّ َّ
Atom / Particle ‫ذر ۃ‬ On that day ‫َّ ْی َّم ِئ ٍذ‬
َّ ُ ُ
Goodness ‫خ ْي‬ It will tell ‫تَّ ِدث‬
َّ َّ ْ َّ
He shall see ‫َي‬ News ‫اخ َّبار‬
َّ
Evil / Bad ‫ش‬ Lord ‫َّرب‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Recitation of the Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

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‫َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ َّ ُ ْ ْ‬ ‫َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ‬ ‫ِ َّ ْ ٰ َّ‬
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع ِ‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫بِ ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
َّ ْ ُ َّ ْ َّ ْ ُ َّ
‫ت ال ْرض ِزل َّزال َّها‬
ِ ‫ِاذا زل ِزل‬
1
When the earth will be shaken with its (violent) shaking
َّ َّ ْ َّ ُ َّ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ
‫ت ال ْرض أثقال َّها‬ ِ ‫وأخرج‬
2
And the earth will bring forth its burdens
َّ ُ َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ َّ
‫ان َّما ل َّها‬‫اَلنس‬
ِ ‫وقال‬ 3
And man will say: What has happened to it (the earth)?

َّ ‫ث أَّ ْخ َّب‬
َّ‫ارها‬ ُ َّ ُ َّ ْ َّ
‫یم ِئ ٍذ ت ِد‬
4
On that day it shall tell its news
َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ
‫ك أ ْو ٰح ل َّها‬‫ِبأن رب‬
5
Because your Lord will inspire it
َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ ُ ً َّ ْ َّ ُ َّ ُ ُ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ
‫َعال ُه ْم‬ ‫یم ِئ ٍذ يصدر الناس أشتاَت لِيوا أ‬
6
On that day people shall come forth in scattered groups that they can
be shown their actions
ُ َّ َّ ً ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ
‫َيه‬ ‫َفن يعمل ِمثقال ذر ٍة خيا‬
7
Then whoever has done an atom's weight of good shall see it

ُ َّ َّ ً َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ
‫َيه‬ ‫وِم يعمل ِمثقال ذر ٍة شا‬
8
And whoever has done an atom's weight of evil shall see it

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• This Surah talks about how the day of judgement will take place
• It shall all start with a huge earthquake
• The earth will throw up everything which it contains
• It will then converse with a man by the permission of Allah
• According to traditions of Ahlul Bait (a.s.), this man is Ameerul Momineen Imam Ali Ibn
Abi Talib (a.s.) [Tafseer al-Qummi, vol. 2, p. 433]
• On the day of judgement, people will be scattered into various groups depending on
their actions in this world
• On the day of judgement, the smallest of good and evil deeds will be accounted for
and accordingly the good doers will be sent to Paradise and the evil ones in Hell

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said:

َّ َّ ْ ُ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ً َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ ُ ْ ُ ْ َّ َّ ُ ُ َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ ْ َّ
‫ات الدن َّیا ف ِاذا‬
ِ ‫ِم أف‬ ِ ‫اءتہ ِف ََّنا ِف ِل ِہ ل ي‬
ِ ‫صبہ ہللا تعاَل ِِبلزل ٍۃ أبدا و َل ِبصا ِعق ٍۃ و َل ِبأف ٍۃ‬ ‫ِم َكنت ِقر‬
َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ
.ِ‫مات أ ِمر ِب ِہ ِاَل اْلنۃ‬

“Whoever recites it (Surah Zilzaal) in his recommended (Mustahabb) prayers, Allah, the Exalted,
shall never afflict him with an earthquake nor with a stroke of lightning or any other calamity
from the calamities of this world and when he dies, he will be ordered to be taken into Paradise.”

[Al-Misbaah by Shaikh Kaf’ami, pp. 451-452]

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Lesson 16: Surah Aadiyaat


Introduction to the Surah

Surah Number 100


ْ َّ
Name of the Surah
‫ ال َّعا ِد ََّیت‬Al-Aadiyaat
Meaning The Runners / Racers

Total no. of Verses 12

No. of Verses after Bismillah 11

Session 1: Vocabulary of the Surah

Meaning Word Meaning Word


‫ِک‬َّ ‫ٰذل‬ ‫َّعا ِد ََّیت‬
That Racers
َّ َّ
Witness ‫ش ِه ْید‬ To pant / gasp / huff ‫ض ْبح‬
Love ‫ُحب‬ Producers of sparks ‫ُم ْو ِر ََّیت‬
َّ ْ َّ
Severe ‫ش ِد ْيد‬ To strike ‫قدح‬
َّ
He knows ‫يَّ ْعل ُم‬ The chargers ‫يات‬ َّ ْ ‫ُم ِغ‬

He will be scattered
َّ ِ ‫ُب ْع‬
‫ِث‬ Morning / Dawn ‫ُص ْبح‬
In ‫ِف‬ They raise
ْ َّ ‫َّا‬
‫ث َّن‬
ُ ْ َّ
Graves ‫ق ُب ْور‬ Dust ‫نق ع‬
َّ ُ
It is made apparent ‫صل‬ ِ ‫ح‬ Pierce into the center ‫َّو َّس ْط َّن‬
ُ ْ َّ
Chest / Heart ‫ُصد ْور‬ Together / Collectively ‫جع‬
َّ
They / Them ‫ ِھ ْم‬/‫ُھ ْم‬ Ungrateful ‫ک ُن ْود‬
َّ ٰ َّ
Aware ‫خ ِب ْي‬ Upon / For / At ‫َع‬

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 2: Recitation of the Surah

Following are the Tajweed (pronunciation) rules regarding few of the alphabets in this Surah:

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‫َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ َّ ُ ْ ْ‬ ‫َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ‬ ‫ِ َّ ْ ٰ َّ‬
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع ِ‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
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‫َّ ْ ْ َّ َّ َّ ُ ْ ْ‬ ‫َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ‬ ‫ِ َّ ْ ٰ َّ‬
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع ِ‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 3: Translation & Recitation of the Surah


َّ َّ ِ
ٰ ْ ‫الر‬
‫ْح ِن الر ِح ْی ِم‬ ‫بِ ْس ِم ہللا‬
In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful
َّ ْ
‫َّوال َّعا ِد ََّی ِت ض ْب ًحا‬
1
I swear by the racers gasping for breath
ْ َّ ْ َّ
‫فال ُمو ِر ََّی ِت قد ًحا‬
2
Then those that produce fire striking

‫ات ُص ْب ًحا‬
ِ ‫ي‬َّ ‫َّف ْال ُم ِغ‬
3
Then those who charge at dawn
َّ
ْ َّ ‫َّفأ‬
ً‫ث َّن ب ِہ نَّ ْقعا‬
ِ 4
Then through it they raise dust

ْ َّ ‫َّف َّو َّس ْط َّن ب ِہ‬


‫ج ًعا‬ ِ 5
Then through it they pierce into the center of a gathering
ٌ َّ َّ َّ ‫ا َّن ْاَلنْ َّس‬
‫ان ل َِّر ِب ِہ لك ُنود‬ ِ ِ 6
Most surely man is ungrateful to his Lord
ٌ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ٰ َّ ُ َّ َّ
‫ِك لش ِهید‬ ‫و ِانہ َع ذل‬
7
And most surely, he is a witness upon that
ٌ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ ُ ِ ُ َّ َّ
‫ي لش ِديد‬
ِ ‫ب اْل‬ِ ‫و ِانہ ْل‬ 8
And most surely, he is severe in the love of wealth
ُْ َّ ِ ‫أَّ َّف َّل يَّ ْعلَّ ُم ا َّذا ُب ْع‬
‫ِث َّما ِف الق ُبو ِر‬ ِ 9
Does he not know that when what is in the graves will be scattered
ُ ُ َّ ُ َّ
‫صل َّما ِف الصدو ِر‬ ِ ‫وح‬
10
And what is in the chests (hearts) is made apparent

ٌ ‫ا َّن َّر َِّبُ ْم ِِب ْم َّ ْی َّم ِئ ٍذ َّْلَّب‬


‫ي‬ ِ ِ ِ 11
Most surely their Lord, on that day, shall be fully aware of them

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ْ ْ ُ َّ َّ َّ ْ ْ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ ٰ ْ َّ ِ
‫ُت ِلک َّنا‬ ِ ‫و صّل ہللا عل ْیک َی و ِل الع‬
‫ْص (جع) اد ِرکنا و َل‬ ‫ْح ِن الرح ِْی ِم‬‫ِب ْس ِم ہللا الر‬
Understanding The Holy Quran – Elementary

Session 4: Learnings from this Surah

• Allah, the High, has taken an oath of the horses which move in the way of Allah
• They move so fast against the enemies that they gasp for breath
• Enemies feel that these horses are lighting fire when their hooves step on the stones
• These fast-moving horses raid the enemy camp at morning
• The only thing which was visible to the enemy was dust all around due to the fast
movement of their hooves
• Finally, they reached the centre of the valley in which the enemy had camped and
gained victory
• The Almighty Allah taking an oath in the name of horses actually means He pledged
by the riders of these horses who were believers who attained victory over the enemies
• This virtue which was granted by Allah to the riders was due to their leader who was
none other than Ameerul Momineen Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.)
• This Surah was revealed concerning the battle of Zaat al-Salaasil which was won at the
hands of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)
• Despite witnessing the victory of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.), the disbelievers denied his
mastership (Wilaayah) due to jealousy

Benefit of reciting this Surah

Regarding the benefit of reciting this Surah, Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said:

َّ َّ ْ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ
ِ‫ِم ُرفقا ِئہ‬ ِ ‫َع ع یم ال ِقیام ِۃ و َكن‬ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ُ ُ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ْ َّ ْ َّ
ٍ ِ ‫ِم أدِم ِقراءُتا بعثہ ہللا تعاَل مع‬

“Whoever is devoted to its recitation, Allah, the Exalted, shall raise him along with Ali (a.s.) on
the day of judgement and he will be among his close aides.”

[Al-Misbaah by Shaikh Kaf’ami, p. 452]

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