Tajweed Rules Intermediate Meem Saakinah Rules

Sillat Meem Al-Jam' — Hafs' Two Modes

Meem Al-Jam' (Plural Meem): The sukoon meem ending nouns/verbs referring to masculine plural — هُمْ، أَنْتُمْ، عَلَيْهِمْ. In Hafs 'an …

Contemplation Basic Worship & Dhikr

O Believers When the Call for Friday Prayer Is Made Then Hasten — Friday Prayer and Commerce

Verse: "O believers, when the call for Friday prayer is made, hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade." (62:9) — "Leave trade" …

Reasons for Revelation Basic Madani Events

"Let Not Your Wealth Distract You" — The Story of Uthman and the Caravan

Verse: "O you who believe, let not your wealth and your children distract you from the remembrance of Allah." (63:9) Occasion (Sahih): …

Reasons for Revelation Basic Madani Events

"And Others Among Them Who Have Not Yet Joined Them" — The Interpretation of Salman Al-Farisi

Verse: "And others among them who have not yet joined them — and He is the Mighty, the Wise." (62:3) Occasion (Sahih — Agreed Upon): A…

Quranic Terms Advanced Rhetoric

Singular and Plural in the Quran — When Each Is Used for Rhetorical Effect

Plural where singular is expected: "My Lord, send me back" (23:99) — the speaker addresses one Lord but uses the plural for majesty (the r…

Fiqh Rulings Basic Prayer

Prayer of Fear and Travel — The Divine Concession

Verse: "When you travel the earth, there is no blame on you in shortening prayer if you fear the disbelievers will trouble you." (4:101) …

Fiqh Rulings Basic Prayer

Friday Prayer — The Weekly Obligation

Verse: "O you who believe, when the call is made for prayer on Friday — hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade." (62:9) Rul…

Fiqh Rulings Intermediate Prayer

Traveler Prayer — Shortening and Combining and Their Quranic Proofs

First: Shortening prayer Verse: "And when you travel through the land, there is no blame on you for shortening the prayer." (4:101) R…

Quranic Rhetoric Intermediate Allegory

Quranic Parables — Illustration and Clarification

Definition: A tangible analogy to clarify or establish an abstract meaning in the mind. Famous Quranic parables: "Like a donkey carryi…

Quranic Rhetoric Intermediate Glorification

Al-Tashbih Al-Tamthili — "Like a Donkey Carrying Books"

Definition of Al-Tashbih Al-Tamthili: Representational simile: a comparison where the point of resemblance is a composite image drawn fro…

Quranic Rhetoric Intermediate Command & Prohibition

The Imperative for Permission — "When the Prayer Is Concluded, Disperse in the Land"

The imperative in rhetoric: Primary imperative: demanding an action in a commanding manner. But the imperative form carries many other me…

Quranic Readings Advanced Differences

Al-Sila and Al-Iskan — Extending Ha' and Mim Al-Jam' in Some Readings

First: Sila of ha' al-kinaya (pronominal ha'): The singular masculine pronoun ha' (in "minhu / 'anhu / lahu") — the default is plain pron…

Quranic Readings Intermediate Narrators

The Narrations of Hisham and Ibn Dhakwan from Ibn Amir — The Fundamental Difference

Ibn Amir Al-Shami (d. 118 AH): Imam of the people of Syria — read from Al-Mughira ibn Abi Suhayb from Uthman ibn Affan. Two main narrator…

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