Dr. Ali Elzeiny Quran Classes in the Weekend Islamic School

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1. Why did the Prophet ﷺ isolate himself in the cave of Hira’a? Mention two reasons.

2. What are the basic questions of life that the Prophet ﷺ looking for answers to? Watch this video clip https://youtu.be/RF5-On9kcU8

3. What happened to the Prophet ﷺ in the cave?

4. What was the first Ayat that were revealed to the Prophet ﷺ?

5. How did the Prophet ﷺ know that the man that came to the cave was not a traveler?

6. Explain the curve shown below about the communications between the heavens and the earth.

7. What is the symbolic meaning of the hug between the Prophet ﷺ and angel Jibriel?

8. What is the symbolic meaning of the pain of the hug and how is the pain of the hug related to the importance of the message? Explain.

9. Why did Allah ﷻ select a cave for this first meeting instead of a fancy place?

10. Explain the views regarding the issue of creation using the glasses of Iqra'a and without.

11. What is the theory of evolution? Does Islam reject the entire theory of evolution? One of the major principles of the theory of evolution directly conflicted with Islam and the people of the book. What is it and what is the conflict?

12. Are the stories of cave men and women true? Why or why not? Were Prophet Adam and Eve cave people? Explain.

13. How many rounds do we have? Which one is more important? The true winners are the ones who win which round?

14. If you see a criminal thug was successful in killing a Prophet, without using the glasses of Iqra'a , who is the winner and who is the loser? How about when you wear the glasses of Iqra'a? Explain in details.

15. Give more examples of how people ﷺ things differently through the glasses of Iqra'a such as the widow that had five children and the belief in the Day of Judgment.

16. What is the difference between the knowledge acquired by Iqra’a (reading in the Name of Allah ﷻ) and the knowledge acquired by other than reading in the name of Allah ﷻ? Explain how is that related to the use of science and technology? Relate to using the examples of the technology of death, such as the atomic bombs and weapons of mass destruction.

17. Regarding moral values versus technology, which one should control the other? Explain why.

Notes:

Lesson [3]: The Trust - How Allah ﷻ is Trusting Us. Khalifa on Earth

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Homework:

Lesson [4]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Salam Part I (The Source of the Ultimate Peace and Security)

1) Allah ﷻ trusted us. Explain what is the trust? Use the metaphor of the two slaves given in class.

2) List things that Allah ﷻ trusted us with.

3) Is everything around us ruled by the laws of nature?

4) Allah ﷻ created a gap for us, how? And what is it?

5) Explain the laws of nature and compare them to the laws of Islam.

6) Why didn’t Allah ﷻ trust us to control the laws of nature?

7) Explain the gap, and the circle of influence. Give examples of the ones who have small circle of influence and the one who have big ones. How big is yours?

8) Ayah 72 from Surat Al-Ahzab [33:72] talks about us accepting the trust. Do we remember that? Where did this took place and if it is not stored in our memories, where is it stored?

9) Ayah 172, 173 from Surat Al-Araf [7:172-173] says that Allah ﷻ took an oath from us that he is our Lord. Do we remember that? Where did this take place? If it is not stored in our memories, where is it stored?

10) Prove that we want to be given the trust and tested. Hint freedom, long life, wealth, power and insanity.

11) Prove that we desire to be given longer and harder tests.

12) How is the driving license related to the topic?

13) What happens with slaves who don't have a way out? Hint: [Nisa’a 4:98].

14) Allah ﷻ created a Khalifa (representation on earth) [Baqara 2:30].

a. What does it mean?

b. What was the response of the angels?

c. How did the angels know that we will be shedding blood and spreading corruption?

d. What happened to the Jinn when they became all corrupt? What happen to Iblis?

e. Allah ﷻ replied to the angels that I know that you don’t know. What is it in the context of the Ayah (Baqara 2:30).

15) Using the metaphor of the substitute teacher, how many types of substitution we have? Which one is appropriate for Allah ﷻ?

Notes:

The concepts of Khalifa (خليفة), Gap, writing your own book, Free Will, Laws of Nature, Laws of Islam, Trust, Being Tested, Tests of Submission.

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Notes from previous years:

Two Meanings:

(1) The Source of the Ultimate Peace and Security.

(2) The Flawless. سلم من العيوب والنقائص

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(Optional) Click here to listen to Dr. Qadhi lecture about the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Salam.

Homework:

Lesson [5]: The Second Meaning of The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Salam Part II: The Flawless.

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First meaning of the Name Al-Salam

1. If one greets you by the phrase "Al-Salamo Alykom السلام عليكم", what is the meaning of this greeting?

2. When you reply "Walykom Al-Salam وعليكم السلام" what do you mean?

3. Can we give Salam to Allah ﷻ, i.e. say Asalamo Alykom

4. How did the Prophet greet Allah ﷻ when he met him during the heavenly journey (المعراج)? What was the reply of Allah ﷻ to this greeting?

5. When the Prophet was with his wife Khadija angel Gibril came and told the Prophet to tell Khadija that Allah ﷻ is sending Salam to her. What was the reply of Khadija? and why did she reply that way?

6. One of the names of Janah is related to the name Al-Salam. What is it? Why was the Jannah called so?

7. One of the names of the city of Al-Qudos القدس in Palestine is related to Al-Salam? What was it and how did it change with time to Jerusalem?

Fake Salam:

8. Give an example of how to apply the name of Allah ﷻ Al-Salam in your life in relation to tyrants and dictators. (See the Ayat below).

9. What the difference between Salam offered by Allah ﷻ and Salam offered by tyrants?

10. Are people who follow orders from tyrants in hell or in heaven? Would they be excused because they were just following orders? Explain the reasons.

11. If a tyrant asked you to cut the hands of an innocent person and the tyrant threatens you that he is going to cut his hand and your hand if you don’t obey him. What is the right thing to do at this situation

12. From Quran, mention and explain four arguments between tyrants and their followers. Hint: Explain the following Ayat 2:165-167, 14:21, 34:31-33, 40:47-49, 7:38, 38:61, 41:29, 33:67-68. What is your understanding of these Ayat?

13. Mention the story of the magicians who were competing with Prophet Mosa ﷺ? How is that related to the name Al-Salam?

14. Does the Shytan believe in Allah ﷻ? Explain why or why not.

15. Mention and explain the speech of Iblis given in hell fire to the people of hell. Hint Quran (14:22). What is your understanding of his speech?

16. Was Ammar bin Yasir wrong when he was forced to curse the Prophet ﷺ and to curse Islam? What did the Prophet ﷺ said to him?

17. Meaning of ﷺ. What is the accurate translation and meaning of ﷺ (Salla Allah Alyh Wa Sallam , صلى الله عليه وسلم) that we say when the name of the Prophet ﷺ is mentioned .

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Two Meanings:

(1) The Source of the Ultimate Peace and Security.

(2) The Flawless. سلم من العيوب والنقائص

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Homework:

Lesson [6]: The Names of Allah ﷻ Related to Rahma (Mercy) – Part I

The second meaning - The Flawless

1. What is the second meaning of the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Salam? What does it mean?

2. What do we mean by saying that Allah ﷻ is perfect in Quantity and Quality? Unique in quantity and unique in qualities. Perfect in quantity and perfect in qualities?

3. Explain how the Name Al-Salam (Flawless) protected us from myth and superstitious belief. Protected us from accusing Allah ﷻ of derogatory descriptions.

4. What is wrong about drawing a picture of God? Explain how this is going to lead to racism.

5. In Christianity, the picture of Jesus has been reflecting the superiority of what race? See the picture in the notes.

6. Explain what is wrong with the following statements about Allah ﷻ. How does these statement conflict with the second meaning of the name of Allah ﷻ Al-Salam (The Flawless)? What is the Islamic phrase you would use to reply to these accusations to Allah ﷻ?

a. He created us and let us be.

b. He is not a loving and caring god.

c. Allah ﷻ is too busy to care about us. We are too small and too insignificant for him to worry about us.

d. We need middle Gods to hear us and then give him the message.

e. The powers of God are too many to belong to one God. We need to divide theses powers among multiple Gods.

7. Explain the Greek’s mythology and superstitious beliefs? What is wrong with this

8. How come Allah ﷻ knowns about the leaf falling down from a tree in the middle of the Jungle in the middle of the night? Why does these details matter? Why did Allah ﷻ need to know about little tiny minute very hidden details?

9. Who are the people of the book and why they were called this way? Who are the best non-Muslims?

10.In what way due we argue with the people of the book. Do Muslims and the people of the book all worship the same God? Explain your answers and quote the applicable verse of the Quran. (hint: Quran 29-46).

11.How do Muslims connect to God? How do Christians connection to God? How do Jews connect with God?

12.Were the Jews the chosen people by Allah ﷻ? How about now? What happened?

13.Are we allowed to marry from the women of the people of the Book? What is the Ayah from the Quran that would prove your answer?

14.What is the trinity and how does it conflict with the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Salam (The Flawless)?

15.Who was Crucified instead of Jesus? What is his name and why did Allah ﷻ punish him that way?

16.What the conflict between Christianity and the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Salam

17.Look at the highlighted text in the Bible at pages 3, 5, 6, 23 and 42, and explain what is wrong with them.

18.How is the Name of Al-Salam conflict with the perception (realization) of God in Judaism in terms of Qualities? Use the stigmatism as an illustrative example?

Related Material:

To draw the picture of God, is he going to look like white, Indian, Arabian, Chines, African, Black or Mongolian.

Pictures show Jesus as a white man. This leads to racism. It indicates the superiority of the white race over all other races because God is white.

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Homework:

~~Lesson [7]: Scientific Miracles of the Holy Quran.~~

About Names of Rahma (Mercy)

1. Define or explain Rahma.

2. What are the five names driven from the Rahma of Allah ﷻ? Which ones belong to the primary 99 Names?

3. What is the difference between Al-Rahman and Al-Rahim in terms of:

a. in meaning.

b. Which one belongs to the Names of Greatness and which Name belongs to the Names of Beauty?

c. Which one represents the actions of Allah ﷻ and which one represents the nature of Allah ﷻ?

d. Which one represents the self-mercy of Allah ﷻ and which one represents the created mercy?

e. How much is the self-mercy of Allah ﷻ? How much is the created mercy?

4. What is so special about The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Rahman (الرحمن)?

5. Can I call someone Rahim (رحيم)? Can I call someone Al-Rahim (الرحيم)? Can I call someone Rahman (رحمن)? Can I call someone Arhamo Al-Rahmin (أرحم الراحمين)?

6. What are the names of men most loved by Allah ﷻ? Why? Explain.

7. How many times Allah ﷻ ascribed the attribute of Rahma to himself in the Quran?

8. The Bissm Allah ﷻ, which is Bism Allah ﷻ Al-Rahman Al-Rahim, is said in the Quran many times. Mention the case where it is part of the Surah at the beginning and part of the Surah in the middle, and mention the case where it is not allowed?

9. How are the names of Rahma related to the name Al-Ghafor and Al-Wadud (الغفور الودود) and Al-Ghafor Al-Rahim (الغفور الرحيم).

About How Much Rahma (Mercy) Allah ﷻ Has.

10. Does Allah ﷻ follow rules? Who makes these rules? Where is the location of the book of rules that Allah ﷻ follows?

11. Allah ﷻ has a book of rules on the top of his throne. The first rule is that His Mercy will prevail over his anger. Explain this statement using the metaphor of the child who broke his father’s precious laptop.

12. In the Hadith, there was a woman looking for her child, .... continue the Hadith. And what was the comment of the Prophet ﷺ about the act of the woman?

13. Allah ﷻ divided his Rahma to how many pieces? How many of them is being used in this life and how many are dedicated to the next life?

14. Would the Shytan and the enemies of Allah ﷻ hope for his Rahma in the Day of Judgment? Would they get it? What is the meaning of the word “curse”?

15. Which mercy you trust in the Day of Judgment, Allah ﷻ or your loving mother? Explain.

16. Mention four stories About Rahma of Allah ﷻ in the Day of Judgment.

17. What is the story of the righteous slave that told Allah ﷻ I go to Jannah due to my acts of worship? What is the significance of this story?

About the Applications of Allah ﷻ’s Rahma

18. What happens to the one who despairs the mercy of Allah ﷻ? Why is it a low image of Allah ﷻ? Hint: Explain the Ayat that supports your answer. Quran (15:56, 39:53, 39:54).

19. What is the difference between having good hopes in the mercy of Allah ﷻ as compared to passive deceiving wishes?

20. Explain the meaning of Allah ﷻ gives and forgives. Man gets and forgets.

21. Why did Allah ﷻ call the Prophet Rahma (Anbia’a 21:107)?

22. Why did Allah ﷻ called the Quran Rahma (Isra’a 17:82)? What did the revelation of Quran do to believers and the non-believers?

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~~Homework:~~

~~[Part 1]~~ ~~Memorize Quranic Homework~~.

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1. Explain the Miracles of the mountain shape and role. Write the English translation of all of the Ayat that speaks about this and highlight the part that talks about the miracles of the mountain's shape and role. The Ayat are (13:3, 15:19, 21:31, 27:61, 31:10, 41:10, 50:7, 27:77, 78:6-7)

2. Explain the barrier between the two seas and the barrier between the river and sea. Write the English translation of the Ayat that speak about these miracles and highlight the part of the Ayat that speaks about the miracle. Quran (55:19-20, 25:53, 27:61)

3. Explain the positions of the star. After how many minutes we see the position of the sun. Is it possible to see the actual sun and stars now? Explain. Explain how is it possible that we can still see a star that has expired or exploded millions of years ago? Mention the Ayah that talks about the positions of the stars and highlight the specific part of the Ayah that talks about the miracle Quran 56:75-76.

~~4. Explain the stages of the development of the baby inside his mother's womb. Write the English translation of the Ayat and highlight the parts that talk about the miracle. Quran, (23:12-14)~~

~~5. Explain the miracle about the formation of Iron.~~

~~6. Explain the miracle about the darkness in the deep oceans.~~

~~7. Explain the miracle about the relationship between darkness and conception of babies. How many layers of darkness are provided and what are they?~~

~~8. Explain the miracles about the light of the sun and the light of the moon.~~

~~Notes:~~

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Lesson [8]: The Names of Allah ﷻ Related to Rahma (Mercy) - Part II

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Homework:

1. How is punishment being a kind of Rahma? Do parents have Rahma to their children? Why do they punish them? What if they don’t punish them?

2. What is sour mercy and sweet mercy?

3. Tell the story of the Rahma of Allah ﷻ towards Prophet Ayob.

4. Tell the story of the Rahma of Allah ﷻ towards Prophet Yunus?

5. Explain the Rahma of Allah ﷻ in:

a. About the counting of good deeds and bad deeds.

b. About the two angels that record our deeds.

c. The one who would “remind” Allah ﷻ with his bad deeds in the day of Judgement.

6. About the ways to obtain Allah ﷻ’s Rahma of Allah ﷻ by showing Rahma to others. Mention five related examples or stories.

7. About Rahma in the Sharia’a of Allah ﷻ regarding Salah

a. Mention the Rahma in performing prayers during times of rare water, cold weather, going to the Majid if it is muddy and slippery, traveling, shorting in the prayers, combining prayers…etc.

b. Perform prayers for people who can’t stand, can’t set and can’t move.

c. Making Wudu when it is very cold, during times of rare water.

d. Eating or drinking prohibited items.

8. About Rahma in the Sharia’a of Allah ﷻ regarding divorce. Which religion prohibits divorce? What are the exceptions? What would unhappy wives claim to get divorce?

9. About Rahma in the Sharia’a of Allah ﷻ regarding the fasting of the nursing children, pregnant women, fasting to the travelers, fasting to the ones who can make it up, fasting to the ones who can’t make it up.

10.Performing Haj and doing the difficult rituals.

11.Give three examples of Rahma in Allah ﷻ’s creation.

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Homework:

Lesson [10]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Tawab Part I

1. What is the difference between Al-Ghafoor and Al-Ghafar? Which one represents the actions of Allah ﷻ and which one represent the nature of Allah ﷻ? Which one is a name of beauty and which one is a name of greatness?

2. What is the meaning of Al-Afoo? How is it different from Al-Ghafoor and Al-Ghafar? Is it a name of beauty or name of greatness?

3. What is the difference between Mercy and forgiveness?

4. What is the meaning of the following Ayah Surat Al-Zomor (38:53-58)

5. Regarding to the story of the one who killed 99.

المجرم الذي تشاجرت عليه الملائكة!! قتل 99 شخصاً ثم قرر أن يتوب انظر ماذا فعل الله به !!! - YouTube

a. Why did he kill one more person to make them 100? Who was this person? Was he a dedicated worshiper of Allah ﷻ or a scholar?

b. Who advised him to pursue the forgiveness of Allah ﷻ Was he a dedicated worshiper of Allah ﷻ or a scholar? What was his advice?

c. Describe his ending and why did Allah ﷻ choose to end it that way? Why didn’t Allah ﷻ just forgive him and chose to make it happen in such a dramatic way?

d. Which one is better, the dedicated worshiper of Allah ﷻ or a scholar? Mention the Hadith that supports your answer.

6. What would happen to the world if the door of forgiveness is always closed? Why? Mention the part of the story of the one who killed one more after the 99 that supports your answer.

7. Allah ﷻ is extremely happy when one of us repents. The Prophet ﷺ gave a specific example to describe the happiness of Allah ﷻ. What is this example?

8. What is The Istigfar (الإستغفار). How many Istigfar times the Prophet ﷺ used to do every day?

9. What are the sins that Allah ﷻ will never forgive even with a repentance?

10.What is the sin that Allah ﷻ will never forgives unless the sinner repents? What would happen to other sins lower than this one?

11.What is Shirk? Is it only worshiping idols or more than that? Give examples.

12.Regarding the people who make Dua’a to the dead in their graves asking them for their needs, i.e., calling their names and then ask for needs.

a. Is this Shirk or just a regular sin?

b. Who promotes this practice? What are their gains?

c. How many graves Imam Al-Husain have?

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13.What would happen to the bad deeds of a person who makes sincere Tawba? Al-Forqan (25:68-70)

14.Regarding the situation that if you sin once and repent, and Allah ﷻ accepts your repentance and erases your sins.

a. What happens when you repeat the sin again and seek forgiveness?

b. At what point Allah ﷻ would stop forgiving you?

c. If you repeat a sin again after you repent, would Allah ﷻ take back the forgiveness that he granted in the past, i.e. would Allah ﷻ un erase the previous repentance?

15.Regarding trying to abuse Allah ﷻ’s forgiveness.

a. Is forgiveness intended to encourage people to do sins?

b. Is forgiveness intended for the sinners who already made sins, or to the ones who plan for sins?

c. Can one trick Allah ﷻ and repent in the last minute? (MM)

d. What are the possible scenarios that could happen that will prevent a person from repenting in the last-minute, i.e. right before death?

e. How do you reply to someone who says “I am not going to start prayers until I am old and near death”?

f. What did Allah ﷻ say about the last-minute repentance? Nisa Ayat 4:18

g. What did the Prophet ﷺ said about the ones who try to pay charity at their death bed?

16.In the Example of the Pharaoh. What did he tried to do and what was the response of Allah ﷻ? Yunus [10:90-92].

17.Allah ﷻ said in Yunus [10:90-92] that he will preserve the body of the Pharaoh to be a sign of wrath and an example of the tyrants who come after him. How was this body preserved?

18. What are the two times where Allah ﷻ will not accept any further repentances, i.e. door of repentance would be completely closed?

19.What is the story of the one who locked a cat till it died? Tell the story.

20.Who is the bankrupt according to the Hadith of the Prophet?

21.Would Allah ﷻ let go the rights of the victims who were wronged by others? If not, then who must forgive these rights.

Additional Notes:

The pharaoh and similar tyrants would spend millenniums in the bottom of the hell fire. Worst punishment ever. Every time their skin and flesh burn, they will be given new skin and flesh to burn, and so forth. Endless cycles of torture. Each cycle is worse than the cycle before. A mountain of burning rock will appear to them in the bottom of the hell. They will be made to believe that if they would climb this mountain, their pain is going to be less. So, they spend millenniums climbing the mountain. When they reach to the top, the mountain collapses and another one is raised. They will try the next one and so forth. Cycles of climbing a fire fueled by stone. It will be much worse than the fire that is fueled by wood. The size of their body will be so large that their teeth in hell is larger than a mountain for the purpose of maximizing the surface area of their body to feel the pain. In each cycle, his body will be larger than the body before. The hell fire feeds on them and it gets nothing but worse. He would have no chance of any kind of parole. He and tyrants like him along with the Shytan. It is a fair punishment for what they did. I believe that In Sha’a Allah ﷻ tyrants like Hitler, Stalin, Mao and north Korean tyrants would join the Pharaoh in the seventh layer of hell, which has the worst torture.

أين جثة فرعون الآن

جثة فرعون في المتحف المصري

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The one who gave water to a thirsty dog.

The one who detained a cat in a cage.

The One Whom You Repent To, The One Who Makes You Repent and The One Who Accepts Repentance. The One Who Makes You Keep the Repentance.

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Homework:

Battle of Uhud Video YouTube

1. What are the meanings of the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Tawab? Mention the five meanings.

2. What happens to your bad deed when you make Tawba (repentance)? Hint: Surah Hud [11:114] and Surah Al-Forqan [25:68-70]

3. What are the conditions of Tawba (repentance)?

4. If Allah ﷻ dislikes a person, would he guide him/her to repentance? Mention the reasons.

5. Allah ﷻ dedicated two adults to love you and care for you. Who are they and how they are related to the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Tawab?

6. What would happen if the parents did not punish the child for mistakes? Is this good for the child? How this related to the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Tawab? Tell the story of the man he was caught stealing and he asked for his mother.

7. What happened to Prophet Musa? What was the story? How Allah ﷻ make him do Tawba? Hint Al-A3rat [7:143 - 144].

8. How does Allah ﷻ make you repent? Write the Ayah in the Quran that proves your answer. Hint Sajda [32:21]

9. Is the punishment by Allah ﷻ in this life really a punishment? What is it? What is the purpose of it?

10. Is the reward by Allah ﷻ in this life really a reward? What is it? What is the purpose of it?

11. Using the example of the teachers we used in class, compare both kinds and what is good and bad about them. Hint: Tawab teacher versus a fair teacher.

12.If someone is making sins and Allah ﷻ is not punching him/her to stop, does this mean that they are good people? How come Allah ﷻ lets them get away with their bad deeds?

13.Mention seven examples of how Allah ﷻ can punish wrong doers.

14.Tell the story of the disobedient man from the children of Israel who said to Allah ﷻ how many times I disobeyed you and you are not punishing me. How did Allah ﷻ send him the answer and what was it?

15.Tell the Hadith of the Prophet about the Prophet linking punishment to sins.

16.Harmful things could happen for two reasons. Either raise your rank or punish you. How can you tell which one it is?

17.Was COVID-19 a blessing or a curse? Explain.

18.Briefly write the story of the battle of Uhud relevant to the subject. When was it? How were the arrangements? The importance of the role of the archers, results of round one, the reason of defeat in round two. Watch this on YouTube at 2:08:00, or this at 10:00

19.In the battle of Uhud, Allah ﷻ likes believers and dislikes the bad Arab lords. How come then Allah ﷻ made the believers lose and Arab lords win? What would happen if Allah ﷻ made the Muslims win after they have disobeyed the Prophet?

20.Does the punishment of Allah ﷻ fall only on the wrong doers? Hint: Explain the Ayah Al-Anfal [8:25] and the Hadith of the ship.

21.Does Allah ﷻ give you time to repent on your own before punishing you? Mention the story of the bird who stole meat.

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Lesson [11]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Tawab Part II

The One Whom You Repent To, The One Who Makes You Repent and The One Who Accepts Repentance. The One Who Makes You Keep the Repentance.

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Homework:

Lesson [12]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Hakim. Part I - The Most Wise - The Wisdom Behind Halal and Haram

1. Mention the story of the Prophet who quit doing his job and left his people without the permission of Allah ﷻ, as follows:

a. What was his punishment?

b. Did Allah ﷻ accept his repentance?

c. What was the relief he got?

d. Why did Allah ﷻ cover him with a squash tree?

e. What happened to him at the end?

2. Mention the Story of the battle of Hardship, as follows:

a. Why was it called the battle of Hardship?

b. The battle divided people to four groups. What are they?

c. Who were the three people that left behind? why didn’t they make it?

d. What happened to them when the Prophet returned from the battle? Did they lie and make false excuses?

e. How did Allah ﷻ punish them?

f. What happened to them at the end?

g. Mention the Ayah in the Quran that speaks about them. Hint Tawba 9:118

3. What is the story of the brothers who inherited a farm from their father, as follows

a. What was their father used to do?

b. After he died, what did his sons decide? Why?

c. What did Allah ﷻ do to them?

d. What happened to them at the end.

e. Mention the Ayat that talks about their story. Hint Qalam 68:17-33

4. Mention the story of the Jewish fishermen who were ordered not to fish on Saturday, as follows

a. How did Allah ﷻ test them?

b. Did they pass the test?

c. Why did Allah ﷻ do this to them, i.e., give them such a hard test?

d. Mention the Ayat that talks about their story. Hint A3raf (7:163)

5. If Allah ﷻ would test you with something bad that happen to you, how could you tell whether it is a punishment from Allah ﷻ or a blessing intended to raise your rank? Give examples.

Notes:

1. Define wisdom. What is the difference between wisdom and knowledge? Do we need knowledge to achieve wisdom? Give examples.

If this video is true, then this might be the wisdom behind Allah making eating pork Haram.

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Homework:

[Part 1] Memorize Quranic Homework..

2. Complete the sentence: If something already happened and you believe someone else can come up with a better scenario, then ……………….

3. Complete the sentence: If you don’t have enough knowledge, then your choices would be ……………..

4. Complete the sentence: If you don’t have any knowledge, then your choices would be ……………..

5. Allah ﷻ sent the Prophet to us to teach us the book and the wisdom. The book is the Quran, but what is wisdom?

6. Allah ﷻ didn’t send us the Quran to be written by cheap ink on cheap paper. What was the purpose of sending the Quran?

7. What are the reasons for which Haram and Hallal exist? Could we have Hallal without Haram? Can we get tested without Halal and Haram? Give examples.

8. What is the basis for which Allah ﷻ decides Haram and Halal for the Muslims? Did he intend to cause us hardships? Explain the relevant part of Ayat 7:157 and 5:6.

9. What is the basis for which Allah ﷻ decides Haram and Halal for the Jews? Did he intend to cause us hardships? Explain the relevant part of Ayat 4:160.

10. Allah ﷻ made working on Saturday Haram for the Jews. Did they obey? Tell the story of the fishing on Saturday. Explain the relevant part of Ayat 7:163

11. Allah ﷻ sent a Prophet to relief the children of Israel from the hardships imposed on them. Who was this Prophet? Explain the relevant part of Ayat 3:45-50

12. Did Allah mention in the Quran the wisdom behind making eating pork is Haram?

13. If someone asked you why eating pork is Haram, what is the ideal answer?

14. Allah ﷻ gave a royal answer when the bad guys said that Riba is just like business. What was this answer? Explain the relevant part of Ayat 2:275.

15. Explain the equations of Riba and business.

16. Is it appropriate for Allah ﷻ to include the Riba and business equations in the Quran? Explain how that is related to his royal answer.

17. Explain the difference between wise and unwise versus Haram and Hallal? Give a few examples.

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Lesson [13]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Hakeem II - The Most Wise – The Wisdom in our inability to see Allah ﷻ, his angel or the life after death.

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[Part 2] Watch the video or listen to the audio recording of the class, or read the notes and answer the following questions thoroughly.

1. Instead of having people who deny the existence of Allah ﷻ and the unseen world, why doesn't Allah ﷻ allow us to see him and the unseen world? How would this impact our freedom of choice? Use the example of a police officer behind you.

2. What happened to Prophet Mosa when he asked Allah ﷻ to see him? Explain what happened before and after.

3. Is Allah ﷻ wearing Hijab? How many layers? What would happen if Allah ﷻ would lift his Hijab?

4. Not being able to see the world of unseen is a test from Allah ﷻ. Explain How?

5. Not being able to see the world of unseen is a mercy from Allah ﷻ. Explain How?

6. What would happen to us if we can hear the screams of the ones who are being punished in the graves? How is this going to affect our free will or freedom of choice?

7. What happened when Allah ﷻ sent Angel Gabriel to look at the Jannah and the hell? What would happen to us if we see them now? What would happen to us if we do see them?

8. Is seeing miracles is good or bad? What happen if we see miracles? How would Allah ﷻ judge us then?

9. Who were the people of the dining table? What happened to them?

10.When the people of Thamud ﷺ the miracle, what was that miracle? Did they believe after seeing the miracles?

11.The Arab Lord asked the Prophet Mohamed for miracles (see these Ayat). What were these miracles? Were they serious?

12.The problems of the world today, were they resulting from lack of Miracles or lack of Prophet, or what?

13.Allah ﷻ gave Prophet Mosa nine miracles to show to the Pharaoh and his followers. What are these nine miracles? How did the Pharaoh and his follower react after seeing each one of these miracles?

14.Is knowing the date of our death a good thing or a bad thing? What would happen to us if we know the date of our death or the death of our loved ones?

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Lesson [14]: The Names of Allah ﷻ Related to Providing us with our Needs – Part I: Concept of Rizq in Islam

Al-Raziq, Al-Razzaq and Al-Mo3ti

الرزاق، الرازق، المعطي

The Supplier of All, The Sustenance Provider and The Provision Supplier. The One Who Divides Shares Among People. The One who Supplies us with our Needs. The One Who Gives.

[Part 2] Watch the video or listen to the audio recording of the class, read the notes and answer the following questions thoroughly.

1. What is the difference between I need and I want? Give examples.

2. Explain Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. What is it? What does it contain? Why is it big at the lowest level and small at the higher level? Give examples.

3. To what level belongs a rich, young, powerful prince or king?

4. To what level belongs the starving people?

5. Which level belongs to love and to be loved? Can every one achieves this?

6. What is the meaning of the word “secular”?

7. What is the fatal deficiency in Maslow’s pyramid? Why is it called a secular pyramid?

8. Is our nation secular? Why or why not? Give reasons and examples.

9. How is feeling of satisfaction is more important than the amount of wealth you have? Explain

10.What do we mean that things are a matter of perception? Give examples of the Saudi princess and the poor lady.

11.Mention the story about the color of a dress. How is it related to our subject?

12.Who was the richest girl in the world that committed suicide? What was the reason?

13.What is the difference between the name Al-Raziq and Al-Razzaq? What is the difference between Al-Razzaq and Al-Mo3ti?

14.What is the real share of money that we really get? Is it the entire wealth? Why?

15.What the money that remains with us after our death?

16.Would the stingy rich live the life of poor or rich? And would be judge in the day of judgment as poor or rich?

17.What is the Concept of Rizq in Islam? See this link.

Notes

maslow's hierarchy of needs five stage pyramid

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. (Abraham Maslow) (1908–1970) (the pyramid was proposed in 1943)

Lesson [15]: The Names of Allah ﷻ Related to Providing us with our Needs – Part II: Distribution of Wealth

Al-Raziq, Al-Razzaq and Al-Mo3ti

الرزاق، الرازق، المعطي

The Supplier of All, The Sustenance Provider and The Provision Supplier. The One Who Divides Shares Among People. The One who Supplies us with our Needs. The One Who Gives.

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[Part 1] Memorize Quranic Homework..

The above web site repeats the recitation of the Ayat. Use the recitation so that you can memorize them right. You may also use the children repeating after teacher by clicking here. Note that you can still make up for the missed memorizations in the past Lessons.

[Part 2] Watch the video or listen to the audio recording of the class, read the notes and answer the following questions thoroughly.

1. Does Rizq (provisions) mean wealth only? Are there any other types of Rizq? If yes, what are they? give examples.

2. Allah ﷻ is accused of being unjust (ظَالِمُ) in distributing of Rizq among people. Why?

3. What are the meanings of the word Rida (رِضَا) (satisfied) and the word Sukhat (سُخْطُ) (angry) regarding the concept of Rizq? Give examples.

4. What is the message in this Ayah (Al-Fajr 89:15-17) and how is it related to the subject?

5. Do our shares of wealth depend on how smart and hardworking only? Give the example of minimum wages.

6. Are people born with equal rights? Are they born with equal opportunities?

7. Who does decide shares of wealth and talent, see (Nahl 16:71)?

a. Is it equal distribution?

b. Are people pleased with their shares of wealth?

c. Are people pleased with their shares of talent? Why? Explain.

8. What would happen if Allah ﷻ made everyone rich? Why? Hint Shura (42:27) and (Zokhrof 43:32)

9. Explain the following verse and how is it related to this topic Isra (17:18-20).

10.What would happen if Allah ﷻ made all believers rich and all nonbelievers poor? Why?

11.What would happen if Allah ﷻ made all believers poor and all nonbelievers rich? Why? Hint (Zokhrof 43:33-35).

12.Also (Isra 17:21) shows that Allah ﷻ has made us in ranks one above another in this life and will be even more in the day of judgement. Explain the following:

a. What is the purpose of differences in shares of Rizq in this life? Hint (Anaam 6:165)

b. What is the purpose of differences in shares of Rizq in the next life?

c. The purpose of the difference in shares in this life is to test us.

d. In the day of judgement, a correction of rank will take place. Explain how and why? Hint (Waq3a 56:1-3)

e. Which ranking is better, the ranking in this life or the ranking in the hereafter? Why?

13.Why is very few people believe that people’s shares are pre-assigned? What did Allah ﷻ do in the following Ayat to make people believe (Tharyat 51:22-23)?

14.If our shares of pain and pleasure are preassigned, it is up to us to get them the good way or the bad way.

a. We chose how to get our preassigned shares of wealth. How? What is the significance of this?

b. We chose how to get our preassigned shares of pain? How? What is the significance of this?

c. Mention in particular the example in the story of Ali Ibn Abo Talib regarding the camel.

15.Allah ﷻ has already decreed our future pain and suffering (Iron 57:22-23). What does He want from us then?

16.Does taking drugs increase our shares of happiness, i.e., make us happier? Why or why not? Explain in details the happiness against time graph below

17.How many people die due to drug overdose every year?

18.How is feeling of satisfaction is more important than the amount of wealth you have. Explain.

19.Does Allah ﷻ doesn’t give entire share of the poor people directly to them? If not, then who get them and why?

20.When the disbelievers were asked to feed the poor and the hungry, what was their reply?

a. What was their reply? Hint Yasin 36:47.

b. The reply was a silly ridiculous argument? Why? How would you respond to this argument?

21.Explain the story of Prophet Soliman and the ant in the bottle? What is the significant of the story? How is it related to the subject?

22.Regarding the fact that some people get more shares in one area but less share in another area.

a. Complete the table below by providing the values of a, b, d, e, f and g, and comment on it.

Package	Children	Wealth	Health	Total number of Shares	Description
Person A	30	(a)	30	100	Distributed
Person B	(b)	10	10	100	Focus on … (e)
Person C	5	(c)	5	100	Focus on …..(f)
Person D	0	20	(d)	100	Focus on …..(g)

b. Who designs our package of shares? Why most of the people are not happy with their package?

c. Do people in the table above get equal packages? Why?

d. Do people in real life get equal packages or equal opportunities? Explain.

e. True richness is in the heart. Explain.

f. Tell the story of the millionaire who watch others eat his own food in a party but he himself couldn’t eat the food? Why? How is this related to the subject.

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Lesson [16a]: The Names of Allah ﷻ Related to Providing us with our Needs – Part III: The test of being rich is harder than the test of being poor.

Al-Raziq, Al-Razzaq and Al-Mo3ti

الرزاق، الرازق، المعطي

The Supplier of All, The Sustenance Provider and The Provision Supplier. The One Who Divides Shares Among People. The One who Supplies us with our Needs. The One Who Gives.

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Lesson [16b]: The Names of Allah ﷻ Related to Providing us with our Needs – Continue Part III: The test of being rich is harder than the test of being poor.

[Part 2] Watch the video or listen to the audio recording of the class, read the notes and answer the following questions thoroughly.

1. Types of tests from Allah ﷻ or Fitnahs.

a. Is Allah ﷻ testing us through Hardships only.

b. Explain (Anbia | Prophets 21:35) and how it is related to the answer of the question?

c. Explain (Naml | Ant 27:40) and how it is related to the answer of the question?

d. Explain (Fajr | Dawn 89:15-16) and how it is related to the answer of the question?

2. Being rich or being poor and the love from Allah:

a. Is being rich a sign of love from Allah ﷻ? Is being poor a sign of Allah ﷻ’s anger?

b. What is the sign of Allah ﷻ’s love?

c. Explain (Almomenon | Believers 23:55-56) and how it is related to the answer of the question?

d. Which one does Allah ﷻ love more, rich or poor? Why?

3. The majority of the followers of the Prophets:

a. What kind of people were the majority of the followers of the Prophets? Rich or poor? Why?

b. Explain (Hud 11:27) and how it is related to the answer of the question?

c. Explain (Shuara 26:111) and how it is related to the answer of the question?

4. The condition that the rich arrogant people give to the Prophets before they can follow them:

a. What is that condition?

b. What was the response of the Prophets?

c. Explain (Anam | Cattle 6:52) and how it is related to this question.

d. Explain (Hud 11:29-30) and how it is related to the answer of the question?

5. In making Dua’a to Allah ﷻ:

a. Which one would be more desperate, the rich or the poor? Why?

b. Explain )Fussilat 41:51( and how it is related to this question.

c. Explain (Isra | Night Journey 17:83) and how it is related to this question.

d. Explain (Zumor 39:8) and how it is related to this question.

e. Explain (Zumor 39:49) and how it is related to this question.

6. About the unrighteous people when riding a ship and there is a storm.

a. What happen to the unrighteous people riding a ship and there is a storm?

b. Who would save them? Would they be thankful after being saved?

c. Explain (Ankabot | Spider 29:65) and how it is related to this question.

d. Explain (Loqman 31:32) and how it is related to this question.

7. About the ones who feel self-sufficient:

a. Which one is going to feel self-sufficient and has no need to Allah ﷻ, the poor or the rich? Why?

b. Explain (Alaq 96:6-8) and how it is related to this question.

8. Association between living in luxury and being among the people of hell fire:

a. Is it true that Allah ﷻ associated between living in luxury and being among the people of hell? What is the reason?

b. Explain (Muzzammil 73:11) and how it is related to this question.

c. Explain (Anbiya | Prophets 21:13) and how it is related to this question.

d. Explain (Almomenon | Believers 23:33) and how it is related to this question.

9. What is the story of Tho3aylaba (ثعيلبة). Hint Tawba [9:75-77]

a. What did he ask the Prophet Mohamed (ﷺ) for?

b. What was the response of the Prophet?

c. What did he promise Allah ﷻ and his Prophet (ﷺ)?

d. What happened after he got what he asked for?

e. What was his punishment? Tawba [9: 77]

11. Which one is easier to please, the rich or the poor? Why?

12. How is it that the more money you have the more difficult it is to pay Zakah?

13. The Prophet ﷺ said that one Dirham of charity could be much more appreciated by Allah ﷻ than a charity of one thousand Dirham. How? Explain.

16. Is Islam against rich people? Why? Name some rich powerful Prophets.

17. Which one Allah ﷻ loves more, the patient poor or the thankful rich?

Notes:

Al-Raziq, Al-Razzaq and Al-Mo3ti

الرزاق، الرازق، المعطي

The Supplier of All, The Sustenance Provider and The Provision Supplier. The One Who Divides Shares Among People. The One who Supplies us with our Needs. The One Who Gives.

Powerful Visual Dichotomies Contrast Rich and Poor | Moss and Fog

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[Part 2] Watch the video or listen to the audio recording of the class, read the notes and answer the following questions thoroughly.

1. The rich have more choices than the poor. Explain that statement and how is related to the subject.

2. Who was the Prophet that was distracted from the worship of Allah ﷻ because of his horses? What did he do to fix his mistake? Hint explain [Sad 38: 30-33].

3. Why did Prophet Mohamed choose the poor lifestyle rather than being a king like Prophets Dawood and Soliman? What was the intended message resulting from his choice?

4. The corrupt spoiled rich is very busy increasing his wealth. What is the message from Allah ﷻ to this rich? Hint explain [Takathur 102:1-8]

5. Why the following formula is dangerous “Youth + Rich + Free time”. How does this related to the subject?

6. Allah holds the rich to higher standards. The judgement of the poor in the day of judgement is easier than the judgment of the rich:

a. Why does Allah holds the rich and powerful to higher standard? Give examples.

b. How many pillars of Islam for the rich and how many pillars of Islam for the poor?

c. Explain the relevant part of the following Ayah [Cow 2:286], which is “Allah doesn’t burden the soul beyond its abilities” and how it is related to the subject.

d. Why does the poor have easier judgment?

e. How fast is the judgment of the rich compared to the judgement of the poor? Why?

f. How many times will we be judged for our life when we were young and our life when we were old?

Lesson [17]: The Names of Allah ﷻ Related to Providing us with our Needs – Part IV: How to Increase our Pre-assigned Shares of Wealth.

Al-Raziq, Al-Razzaq and Al-Mo3ti

الرزاق، الرازق، المعطي

The Supplier of All, The Sustenance Provider and The Provision Supplier. The One Who Divides Shares Among People. The One who Supplies us with our Needs. The One Who Gives.

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Lesson [18]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Wasi3 الْوَاسِعْ - The Unlimited, the Vast

[Part 2] Watch the video or listen to the audio recording of the class, read the notes and answer the following questions thoroughly.

1. Concept of Barakah.

a. Explain how Barakah is more benefit for the same cost.

b. Explain how Barakah increases the worth of money. Give examples.

c. Baraka happens with other than money, such as time, health, ….…(fill the gap)…….. Explain with examples.

d. Mention the story of the slave who said Ya Allah ﷻ I have been disobeying you so much and you never punished me. How is this related to the topic?

2. What does it mean that Rizq per source is fixed? What is the application of this fact? Do more children lead to poverty? Explain.

3. Allah ﷻ has initial book and final book. Quran (Ra’ad 13:39)

a. Why are they different?

b. Why don’t Allah ﷻ make everything according to the initial book? Give the example of assigning the 50 prayers

c. What is the initial Rizq and what is the final Rizq?

d. What does it mean that the Dua’a and the Qadar are fighting each other between the heaven and the earth?

5. Tell the story of the widow with five children when her husband died. How is that related to the subject.

6. Allah ﷻ doesn’t just hand us our provisions directly?

a. Relate to the metaphor of the child who is sent to a faraway college and his father sends him a check every month, to explain that Allah ﷻ is not hand us our shares by himself but he does through the laws of nature.

b. Use the same metaphor to relate to the theory of evolution.

c. Do Muslims agree with the theory of evolution? Explain.

7. Would anyone die without finishing all pre-assigned provision? Give the example of the guy who fell in the well and he still have a cup of milk left in his pre-assigned provisions.

8. About increasing our shares of Rizq? Relate to the story of the angel saying rain on the farm of one person. https://youtu.be/yAPoLDfiRBs Special rain for special garden.

9. Pain and pleasure are both preassigned Rizq. You have two ways to get your pre-assigned shares of pain and pleasure:

a. What are these two ways?

b. What is the good way of getting our pre-assigned shares of pain? Is it possible to run away from our pre-assigned shares of pain? Explain.

c. The Haram pleasure is forgotten and what remains is the ………(fill the gap)………………

d. The pain of prayers and fasting is also forgotten, what remains is ……… (fill the gap) ……………..

e. Explain how people who try to increase their shares of happiness using drugs and alcohol would fail. Explain the following:

i. How does it backfire on them?

ii. Explain how if they try to borrow too much, they end up overdosing themselves and their lives end. No more shares available.

10. Mention and explain six good deeds that cause your shares of Rizq to increase? Hint 12 Ways to Increase Rizq FS.pdf

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Optional Related videos:

1. What came before the big bang. (4:57 min YouTube Video Or download)

2. How the Universe is Way Bigger Than You Think (9:06 min YouTube Video Or download)

3. An Epic Journey From Earth to the Edge of the Universe (10:47 min YouTube Video Or download)

Lesson [19]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Qudos. The Pure, The Holy

[Part 2] Watch the video or listen to the audio recording of the class, read the notes and answer the following questions thoroughly.

1. What does the Name Al-Wasi3 mean?

2. How could we use this name to show that Allah ﷻ must be one?

3. What are the two kinds of infinite do we know? Which one is real and which one is fake? Which one is offered by Allah ﷻ and which one is offered by the Shytan? Explain in details.

4. Is Jannah infinity? Which kind of infinity is Jannah? Explain.

5. What is the size of the second heaven relative to the first heaven? the third relative to the second, ...etc. The seventh relative to the throne of Allah ﷻ?

6. What is best pleasure in Jannah? What would happen to the people of hell if this pleasure happens to them? Is this pleasure available to the people in lower ranks in Jannah? Explain in details.

7. How did the Shytan use the infinity to trick Adam to eat from the forbidden tree?

8. Adam got some kind of fake infinities by eating from the forbidden tree. Explain.

9. If you are told that you will live in Jannah for 50 Million years only. would that cause you to worry? Can Jannah be truly Jannah if it has a time limit?

10. Can someone who is limited provide something that unlimited (infinity)?

11. If you mention to the simple-minded Bedouin person that Allah ﷻ is Al-Wasi3, what would he/she be thinking about?

12. Explain the infinity of the universe in terms of the size of our solar system, the size of our galaxy, distances between us and the nearest galaxy, the nearest star, how many galaxies are out there, how many stars in each galaxy, ...etc.

Notes:

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(Optional Video About The Name of Allah Al-Qudoos (11:03 min YouTube video or download).

Homework:

Lesson [20]: The Names of Allah ﷻ Al-Hady & Al-Model - The Guidance Provider and the Misguiding.

[Part 2] Tafseer Part: Watch the video or listen to the audio recording of the class and answer the following questions thoroughly. Short answers are not accepted. You must email me the homework via email hw@zeiny.net

1. What is the meaning of the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Qudos (The Holy)?

2. What is the meaning of Tazkia?

3. What is the difference between Taqdees and Tazkyah? Who can do Taqdees and who can do Tazkyah? Explain in details.

4. Mention and explain the Ayah that talks about Taqdees. Hint Cow 2:30. Why were the angels surprised and what question did they ask Allah ﷻ? What was the response?

5. How did the angels know that humans will shed blood and spread corruption?

6. What happened when Allah ﷻ sent Angel Gibriel to see heaven and to see hell? Tell the story.

7. Mention and explain one of the Ayat that talks about Tazkiah. Hint Al-Shams 7 to 10.

8. How can Taqdees be done and how can Tazkyah be done?

9.Tell the story of the angel who wanted to do Taqdis to Allah ﷻ. What did he ask Allah ﷻ for? What did Allah ﷻ grant him? What was the result.

10.Who are the four perfect women?

11.Explain in details the diagram of purity (purity scale), which is located below in the notes section.

12.Jannah has three things to make it perfect, what are they? Explain them.

13.What is the mountain Al-A3raf? Where is it located? Who are the people who stay on it? How long they stay on it? Where would they end up?

14.In what way the Name Al-Qudos is similar to the Name Al-Salam?

Notes:

· Allah ﷻ is Al-Qodoos, which means the infinite purity. The more pure angels get, the closer they get to Allah ﷻ.

· Angles seek closeness to Allah ﷻ by engaging into the so called “Taqdees”. Taqdees is the process of seeking closeness to Allah ﷻ by purifying yourself. This is applicable only to the angels because they are at the level of purity. For humans, we seek closeness to Allah ﷻ by doing Tazkiah, which is cleaning the heart from dirty temptations. Angles don’t have dirty temptations, so they do Taqdees but we humans are not at this level yet. We do Tazkhiah. The word Sanctify in English means to seek Holiness by purifications.

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Homework:

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1. Introductory video https://youtu.be/weRBdEq7BHQ

2. What is the meaning of the Named of Allah ﷻ AL-HADI & Al-Model?

3. List the outcomes that result from the Name of Allah ﷻ AL-HADI.

· Allah ﷻ guides us by providing

· 1) Quran, [Baqara 2:2]

· 2) ….

· 3) ….

· 4) ….

4. Can Prophets can’t compel someone to be guided? Hint [Qasas 28:56].

5. How are the miracles of the Quran related to the Name of Allah ﷻ AL-HADI? Explain.

6. How punishments would be an outcome caused by the Name of Allah ﷻ AL-HADI? Compare to the punishments your parents are imposing on you if you do something wrong. Al-Tawab.

7. Allah ﷻ is also Al-Model (Misguides), which is the opposite of Al-Hadi. Answer the following:

a. In order for Al-Hadi to exist, the opposite, which is Al-Model must ….

b. Can we mention name of Allah ﷻ Al-Model the alone? Or it must come in pairs? Explain why.

c. Can I mention the opposite of all Names as twin names?

d. How is it fair that Allah ﷻ misguides people? Hint [Nahl 16:93]

e. If Allah ﷻ providers misguidance, then how can we still be held accountable to our deeds?

8. There are two kinds of guidance to us. Answer the following:

a. What are they?

· Both kinds are mentioned at the end of Surat Al-Fathia. Explain in detail. Write the part of Surat Al-Fatiha where we ask Allah ﷻ for guidance [Fatiha 6:7]. Response from Allah ﷻ [Baqara 2:2]

b. Give examples of both kinds.

Types of Guidance to us:

· 1) Correct …. 2) apply the ….

· Al-Magdoob Alyhim. …. Example ….

· 2) Al-Dalin. Lost. . …. Example ….

· Example of the one who knows the truth but don’t follow it is the one who wants to lose …...

· Surat Al-Fatiha We ask for guidance. Surat Al-Baqra, we ….. [Fatiha 6:7]. Response from Allah ﷻ [Baqara 2:2]

· Guides the universe by the laws of ….. Guides human and Jinn with the laws of …..

9. What happened to the languages of other scriptures? Compare this to the language of the Quran. How is this related to the Name of Allah ﷻ AL-HADI.

· Preserve the language of the Quran …..

10.Can anyone change the text of the Quran nowadays? Why?

11.Guide you make a decision by praying Istikhara. It would be the best for you even if you don’t like the outcome. [Isra 17:11]

12.Christians are confused by incorrect faith (Trinity). Watch the following video and comment about Nicaea council, trinity faith and Arius version of Christianity. https://youtu.be/WSKBGdv07nQ

Notes:

Lesson [21]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Adel – The Just; The Balance Maker; The Balance Provider – Part I – Balance in the laws of Nature and the Laws of Islam

Homework:

Click here to Watch the video of the class.

[Part 2] Tafseer Part: Watch the video or listen to the audio recording of the class and in no less than 300 words, answer the following questions thoroughly. Short answers are not accepted. You must email me the homework via email hw@zeiny.net

1. Among the following Ayat, find the Ayat that talk about the Balance and explain them: (Al-Rahman, 55:1-7).

2. Can justice and balance exist without injustice and imbalance? Explain why and how is that related to our freedom of choice and the purpose of life.

3. What are the two types of balance (laws) in terms of enforcement, i.e. who maintains each type?

4. What is the difference between islam (small i) and Islam (capital I)?

5. Allah ﷻ is stating in these verses (Al-Hijr, 15:19) that he has establish the balance in everything that he has created. Give seven examples of the balance created and maintained by Allah ﷻ using the laws of nature?

6. What is the balance that Allah trusted us to maintain? Is it maintained by the laws of nature or the laws of islam (small i)? give five examples.

7. In Surat (Al-Hadeed, 57:25), Allah ﷻ sent down to us two things to establish justice. What are they? Whom did Allah ﷻ send them with? How is Iron related to justice?

8. Why do we need balance?

9. In Ayat (Al-Motafifeen, 83:1-6), Allah ﷻ speaks about Al-Motafifeen (المطففين) who are they and explain the Ayat.

10. Why did Allah ﷻ decide to maintain his part using the laws of nature and didn’t give us the freedom to maintain everything by ourselves?

11. Why does the laws of nature and the laws of islam compatible and fit perfectly together?

12. What would happen if we break the laws of islam? Give and explain three examples.

Notes:

Lesson [22]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Adel – The Just; The Balance Maker; The Balance Provider – Part II – Balance Between the Body and the Soul

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Homework:

[Part 2] Tafseer Part: Watch the video or listen to the audio recording of the class, answer the questions and fill in the blanks. You must email me the homework via email hw@zeiny.net

1. We are made of body and soul:

a. [Sad 38:71-72]. States that Allah ﷻ created Adam from two components. What are they?

b. The spirit is the …... If you duplicate a living cell to create a man-made cell, is it going to be alive?

c. What is the difference between soul and spirit?

d. How many kinds of souls in existence? Explain each one.

e. Explain the body and the soul using the metaphor of the car and the driver.

f. Is it mercy to have no control over the internal components of our body? Why? Explain.

2. Relationship between sleep, death and resurrection to the body and the soul:

a. Is death like sleep? Hint [Zomar 39:42]. Punishment in the grave is like what? Reward in grave is like what?

b. Things are matter of perception. Explain and provide three examples.

c. The physical reality is not important. What is important is how you perceive it. Explain and provide two examples.

d. What do you see when you see a person sleeping? Do you see the reality of his experience? Explain in details.

e. What happen to the soul during sleep? Explain in details.

f. What happens to the souls in the day of judgement. Hint [Takwir 81:7].

3. The body and the soul

a. The clay is the … and the soul is the ….

b. The clay container gives us …. on which the soul …..

c. The body is like the box of the gift and the soul is like the ….. The box has …. value and the entire value is in the …..

d. The most important component of us is the …...

e. What is the story of the Jews quizzing the Prophet Mohamed^ﷺ about the spirit? What was his answer? Hint [Isra 17:85]

f. The soul is the one that made ….. the angels bowing down to him.

g. The body belongs to the ….. It was created from …., feeds from …. and goes back to …. after death and resurrected from …. Hint [Taha 20:55].

h. Prophet Mohamed PBUH said, Allah ﷻ does not care about your …., but Allah ﷻ looks to …..

i. But we have to realize that the container is taken care of mainly to serve the …., the soul, the divine part that Allah ﷻ has breathed into us. This is the valuable part in us. Without it, man becomes like ….. This is the part that differentiates …. The container, which is the body, is controlled by the …..

j. If the spiritual part of human is bad, he is ….

4. The food for the soul:

a. What are the three types of food for the soul? Hint [Baqara 2:165], and [Sajda 32:16-17].

b. The source of these kinds of food is …..

c. Love of Allah ﷻ is inspired by …. Hint [Nahl 16:3-18].

d. Why did Allah mention his blessings and gifts to us even though they are easy to be created by him?

e. Desire to go to Jannah is inspired by ….. Hint [Insan 76:12-22]

f. Fear of hell is inspired by …. Hint [Safat 37:62-68]

g. Desire and fear are also inspired by comparing ….. Hint [Mohamed 47:15].

h. Allah ﷻ called the Quran part of his …. Hint [Shura 42:52]

5. Required balance between the body and the soul:

a. The soul is more important. Therefore, it is fair to …..

b. What is the difference between equality and equity? Does equality represent justice?

c. Despite the fact that the soul is much more important, unfortunately, …..

d. How did the modern west take care of the body?

e. Did the modern west take care of the soul? Explain.

f. What are the needs of the body and the needs of the soul?

6. The religions of islam (small i) and Islam (capital I) provide the solution.

a. Which one is the religion of all the prophets, the islam (small i) or the Islam (capital I)?

b. We are born innocent and Islam …...

c. The spiritual part of islam (small i) is the solution …...

d. Islam takes care of the physical container that we have, the body, and Prophet Mohamed^ﷺ taught us that ….

e. Prophet Mohamed ﷺ said Your body has ….

f. Allah ﷻ commanded us not to eat or drink things that will harm the container. Because if …..

g. Excessiveness will harm the …. Be balanced. Do not ignore your …. and do not harm it by …. Keep the …, because the right thing is the median between …...

h. Monks who deny their body its right are ….

i. The Prophet ﷺ says, the best in all issues is take a ….

j. What is the story of the three people who wanted to exceed the worship of the Prophet ﷺ?

k. Allah ﷻ has given us the brain, the gift that we can utilize to ….

l. In [Forqan 25:67] When they spend, ….

m. The brain is the …. between the body and the soul.

n. What is our responsibility towards this lesson?

7. The spiritual viruses:

a. What are the spiritual viruses? Explain each one of them and how it could harm the soul.

b. It is okay that we love Donya attractions, such as money, food, children, desires of the body…etc. But if it is too much love, then it is a sin. Where do you draw the line? How do we know that it is too much love or good Halal love?

c. What are the nasty pleasures of Donya and why do we need to remember them.

d. Why and how does Allah putt the Donya down in the Quran? Give an example from the Quran.

Lesson [23]: The Name of Allah ﷻ: (Al-Fatah - The Opener or the Reliever)

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Keys of mercy, relief, provision, health, happiness, ...etc. You name it, Allah ﷻ has the keys for it.

(Optional) Click here to listen to Dr. Qadhi Lecture about the Name of Allah Al-Fatah.

Homework

[Part 2] Tafseer Part: Watch the video or listen to the audio recording of the class and answer the questions below. You must email me the homework via email hw@zeiny.net

1. How are the keys are related to the Name of Allah Al-Fatah?

2. How is the words "stuck" and “desperate” related to the Name of Allah Al-Fatah?

3. How are secrets related to the Name Al-Fatah?

4. Does Allah ﷻ know about a leaf falling from a tree in the middle of the jungle in the dark? How come Allah ﷻ knows all these details?

5. Does Allah ﷻ know about the cells in our body?

6. Does make a difference with Allah ﷻ if the knowledge is detailed or not detailed? To Allah ﷻ, is there a difference between detailed knowledge or no detailed knowledge? To Allah ﷻ, is there a difference between secret knowledge or public knowledge?

7. Allah ﷻ says that all existing knowledge detailed and no details are written in a book. Explain. What is the book and what does it contain?

8. What are the doors that Al-Fatah can open or close?

9. What is the meaning of Al-Fatah related to the concept of victory?

10. What is the meaning of Al-Fatah related to the concept of judgment?

11. What is the meaning of Al-Fatah related to the concept of decree?

12. Allah ﷻ decreed both the laws of nature and the laws of Islam. What are the differences between them?

13. If Allah ﷻ opens the doors of wealth and power to someone, does it mean that Allah ﷻ love this person? Explain.

14. Why does Allah ﷻ open the doors of wealth and power to the ones he likes and the ones he dislikes? Why?

15. What is the story about the people in the Day of Judgment when they were stuck because Allah ﷻ was angry and He refuses to start the judgment? What happened? How is this related to the name Al-Fatah?

16. How to believe in the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Fatah? In other words, how does the believe in Allah's Name Al-Fatah make you different in faith and actions?

17. In what situations do we use the Name of Allah Al-Fatah in making Dua’a?

18. Mention the story of the guy who owned two gardens and there is a river in between (Cave 18:32-43). Why did he think that Allah ﷻ loves him and will give him a better garden if there is a day of Judgment? What was his logic and how is that related to the Name Al-Fatah?

19. Mention the story of Qarun (Al-Qasas 28:76-82). How is that related to the Name Al-Fatah?

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Lesson [24]: The Name of Allah ﷻ – Al-Wadud, the Loving, the Full of Love, the Maker of Love and the Source of Love

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(Optional) Click here to listen to Dr. Qadhi Lecture about the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Wadud

Homework

[Part 2] Tafseer Part: Watch the video or listen to the audio recording of the class, answer the questions. You must email me the homework via email hw@zeiny.net

1. What is the meaning of the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Wadud, is it romance?

2. Is the name of Allah ﷻ Al-Wadud a name of beauty or greatness?

3. Who benefits from Al-Wadud? Allah ﷻ or us? Does Allah ﷻ seek our love to benefit himself?

4. Mention the Hadith about decreasing or increasing Allah ﷻ’s kingdom.

5. What would happen if Allah ﷻ didn’t create love?

6. What would happen if Allah ﷻ prevented hate from existence?

7. What would happen if Allah ﷻ did not create love? What would go wrong without love?

8. What is the cause of the wars of the world today that is related to the Name Al-Wadud?

9. Is it fair that Allah ﷻ loves the good guys and dislikes the bad guys? Who is the one who is fair when he loves and fair when he dislikes?

10.There are three good motivations that motivate us to do good deeds and sacrifice time, effort and money for the sake of Allah ﷻ. What are these motivations and how are they related to the Name Al-Wadud?

11.The love of Allah ﷻ is the most important thing in this existence. Why? Can you worship Allah ﷻ if you don't love him? Can you hate Allah ﷻ and at the same time worships him?

12.People pray for three reasons, one of them is that one prays because he has to pray. What are the other two? Which kind is you?

13.What happens if you don’t care about Allah ﷻ? What happens if you ignore him? Mention Quran [25:77].

14.Mention the Hadith Qudsi about if you make one step towards Allah ﷻ, he will make 10 steps towards you (complete)….

15.Mention the Hadith Qudsi about if you come to Allah ﷻ crawling, he comes to you walking, when you come to him walking, he comes to you (complete)………….

16.How did love was the main cause of spreading Islam? In other words, how did love made it possible for Islam to spread? Hint Quran [8:62-63]

Notes:

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Lesson [25]: The Names of Allah ﷻ Al-Jubbar (The Mighty and the Mender)

1. Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Jubbar

Primary Videos (Optional)

2. Aj-Jabbar (the Compeller, the Repairer)

Long Videos (Optional)

1. When They Challenged Allah ﷻ The Al Jabbar (22 min)

Secondary videos

1. What does Allah ﷻ mean?

2. Why Allah ﷻ has 99 Names.

Homework

· Click here to Watch the video of the class

[Part 2] Tafseer Part: Watch the video or listen to the audio recording of the class, answer the questions. You must email me the homework via email hw@zeiny.net

1. Al-Jabar has two meanings. Mention them and explain each in details.

2. How did Allah ﷻ destroy the king who claimed to give life and death?

3. Tell the parts of the story of Prophet Musa that highlights that Allah ﷻ is the Al-Jabar?

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· Click here for the written notes.

· (Optional Videos) Jamil in his creation is a sign of His Existence. This how we recognize and know him.

1. God's Beautiful Creation, Awesome Scenery https://youtu.be/F79Ck8rFIes

2. Beauty of Creation https://youtu.be/X-WK9mBeRgg

3. Dr. Qahdi speech about the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Jamil.

Homework

[Part 2] Tafseer Part: Watch the video or listen to the audio recording of the class, answer the questions. You must email me the homework via email hw@zeiny.net

1. Mention the Hadith where the Prophet Said “No one enters Jannah if he/she has an atom weight of arrogance in his/her ...." What do you learn from the Hadith? How is this related to the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Jamil?

2. How to dress to make sure that we are within the limits for both men and women? Mention the dresses we are forbidden from wearing?

3. Mention the Hadith the wealthy person who came to see the Prophet and he was wearing torn and cheap clothes. What do we learn from this Hadith?

4. Would everyone be able to see the beauty of Allah ﷻ's Al-Jamil face in the day of Judgment. Who would and who wouldn’t?

5. What would happen to the people of hell fire if they can see the face of Allah ﷻ?

6. What happened when Prophet Musa AS asked Allah ﷻ to see him? Tell the story.

7. Does Allah ﷻ wear Hijab? Why or why not? What if he uncovers his Hijab.

8. During the night and heavenly journey of the Prophet ﷺ to see Allah ﷻ (Al-Isra'a and Al-Mi3raj). Did the Prophet SA see Allah ﷻ? What did he say when he was asked about that?

9. During (Al-Isra'a and Al-Mi3raj), was angel Gibril able to accompany Prophet Mohamed ﷺ all the way to his final destination? What did he say when the Prophet ﷺ asked him about that?

10. Allah ﷻ deals with us in the most Jamil manner. What is the meaning of this? mention the two examples mentioned in the class and come up with your own.

11. Allah ﷻ is the creator of beautiful things. Mention and explain three verses in the Quran regarding the beautiful creation of Allah ﷻ. Hint: you may use the two ones in the notes and then come up with one of yours.

12. Allah ﷻ likes Al-Jamil likes Jamil dress. Summarize the dress code in Islam.

13. Mention and briefly explain the three Ayat in the Quran about the obligation to wear Hijab, Noor (24:31), Ahzab (33:59) and Noor (24:60)

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Lesson [**]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Aziz – The Most Powerful - the Most Rare.

Homework:

[Part 2] Tafseer Part:

Listen to class and in no less than 600 words answer the following:

1. What is the meaning of the Name Al-Aziz. Explain in details. Hint there are three meanings.

2. From a language point of view, what is the meaning of the word Izah العزة?.

3. What is the opposite of Izah?

4. Draw the pyramid of Izah inside the United States. Who is the Aziz of the United States?

5. Who can give Izah and can take it away? Hint: Imran 3:26.

6. Why did Allah ﷻ call the Quran the Aziz Quran? Hint Fosilat 41:41.

7. If you want Izah, what do you need to do? Hint Fatir 35:10.

8. What are the fake sources of Izah? Give examples.

9. The magicians of the Pharaoh that competed with Prophet Musa. What kind of Izzah they were seeking before the competition and then what kind of Izzah they sought after the competition? What did the Pharaoh do to them?

10. Why is the Izzah of the Pharaoh fake Izzah?

11. The Name Al-Aziz comes combined with the name Al-Hakeem. Why and what is the meaning of this combination?

12. The Name Al-Aziz comes combined with the name Al-Raheem (the Merciful). Why and what is the meaning of this combination?

13. How many times the Name Al-Aziz came in the Quran?

14. How do you prove that you believe in the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Aziz?

15. What happens if you are order by a dictator to do something Haram? What if the dictator is trying to force you to denounce Islam?

Notes:

Meaning of Al-Azeez. Pyramids of Izah (Power)

Comparing the Azeez of United States with the Azeez of Mexico, the Azeez of United States wins.

Allah ﷻ is the highest Azeez

Allah ﷻ is the highest super-duper power

To prove that you believe in the name of Allah ﷻ Al-Azeez, you seek Izah from Allah ﷻ by pleasing him. Don't seek Izah from other super powers than Allah ﷻ by pleasing other super powers and displeasing Allah ﷻ. If you can please all, then good, but if you have to please one and make all others angry then please Allah ﷻ and make all others angry.

Allah ﷻ is the heavenly Azeez. He is to be pleased and all other earthly Azeezs come next.

Q. What would you do if an earthly super power is forcing you to disobey the highest super duper Azeez (Allah ﷻ), such as the case in the inquisition?

A. First try to escape to a place where you are free to obey Al-Azeez. If you can't (such as the case of African American slaves), then keep your heart with Al-Azeez. In other words, set your intentions to obey Al-Azeez as much as you can and maintain a desire to obey Al-Azeez if you can get a chance. You have full control over your heart and no one can change your heart except Allah ﷻ and you.

More Notes:

Lesson [**]: The Names of Allah ﷻ related to creation: Al-Khalaq, Al-Khaliq, Al-Bari'a and Al-Moﷺer (The Continuously Creator, The Creator, The Maker and the Fashiorer).

الخلاق، الخالق، البارئ، المصور، أحسن الخالقين

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Homework

Lesson [**]: The Names of Allah ﷻ Al-Majeed and Al-Majid. (The Ultimate Glory and Perfection, and the Endless Giving)

[Part 2] Tafseer Part:

Listen to class and read the written notes, then in no less than 600 words answer the following:

All answers must be in relation to the Names of Allah ﷻ Al-Hafeez and Al-Hafiz.

1. What are the five names related to creation? Explain each name in at least 60 words each.

2. What is the difference between our creation and the creation of Allah ﷻ.

3. Who is Lucretius? What was his opinion regarding the issue of creation? Do you agree with him? Explain in details.

4. Is it easy to Allah ﷻ to create? How easy it is? Mention the story behind the following related Ayat (36:78-82) and explain it.

5. How long Allah ﷻ has been creating and how long he will continue to create? Explain.

6. Comment about the shapes Allah ﷻ Al-Moﷺir makes.

7. About the tree names Khaliq, Bari'a and Moﷺer. Two can be used to name human and one can't. Identify the one we can't and explain why?

8. Is Allah ﷻ wearing a Hijab? Why? Explain.

9. During the heavenly journey of the Prophet ﷺ, did he get to see Allah ﷻ? Was angel Gibril able to proceed with the Prophet Mohamed all the way? Explain.

10.What happened when angel Israfil blow in the trumpet the first time. What happened when he blow in the trumpet the second time? How long in between.

11. What is the first thing that Allah ﷻ created to write the books of creation. Does this mean that Allah ﷻ is responsible for our bad deeds because it was already written ahead of time? Explain how.

Notes:

Homework

Lesson [**]: The Names of Allah ﷻ related to Originating the creation and then bringing it back to life.

[Part 2] Tafseer Part:

Listen to class and read the written notes, then in no less than 600 words summarize the class.

1. What is the difference between Al-Majeed and Al-Majid?

2. What is the meaning of Al-Majid?

3. Do we like perfection? Do we look up to the perfect ones?

4. Why do evil exist?

5. Allah ﷻ was rebuking the ones who don't want to feed the poor and use the argument that why do you need us to feed someone, if Allah ﷻ wanted he would have fed himself. Where in the Quran Allah ﷻ mention this? Why this argument is silly ridiculous argument?

6. Allah ﷻ was rebuking people who have been pursuing the non-stop increase in worldly things. Where in the Quran was that mentioned? What did Allah ﷻ threaten them with?

7. Is it wrong to seek increasing of worldly things?

8. Explain the metaphor of the room full of gold and rocks and we pick the rocks instead of the gold.

9. Explain the metaphor of the angel of death deporting us from this life.

10. What if you seek the increasing in your relationship with Allah ﷻ, would that have an end to it?

11. How can you keep getting Hassanat (good deeds) after you die? Mention the three ways and give examples.

12. What is the difference between islam (small i) and Islam (capital I)?

13. Explain the metaphor of this life being as a piece of chocolate that Allah ﷻ uses for ....

14. Allah ﷻ giving is infinite, but sometimes he doesn't give. Why?

15. What is the difference between Hadith Qudsy, regular Hadith and Quran? (hint source of the thought and source of the wording)

Notes:

المبدئ، المعيد، الباعث

Homework

Lesson [**]: The Names of Allah ﷻ Al-Hafeez and Al-Hafiz (The Preserver of people, deeds, knowledge and everything He wills to preserve).

[Part 2] Tafseer Part:

Listen to class and read the written notes, then in no less than 600 words answer the following:

All answers must be in relation to the Names of Allah ﷻ Al-Hafeez and Al-Hafiz.

1. What are the three names related to originating the creation and bring it back to life? Explain each name in at least 60 words each.

2. For humans, which is harder, originating things for the first time or repeating them? How about for Allah ﷻ?

3. What would happen if something exists in the knowledge of Allah ﷻ?

4. What happen to the good guys when they die? Describe who gets the soul, what would happen when the soul is taken up to meet Allah ﷻ? What happen when the angel ask for permission to pass into the second heaven? how the soul would be returned back to the grave? what would happen after the soul returns back to the grave? What are the three questions? What are the names of the angels who ask these questions. How would the bad soul answer the question? What would happen to them when they give the wrong answer? What happen to them after that?

5. Answer question 4 for the bad guys.

6. What is happening in the following picture?

7. What is happening in the following picture?

Notes:

الحافظ، الحفيظ

Homework

Lesson [**]: The Three Names of Allah ﷻ Related to Ability and Planning. Al-Qadeer, Al-Qadir and Al-Moqtadir

[Part 2] Tafseer Part:

Listen to class and read the written notes, then in no less than 600 words answer the following:

All answers must be in relation to the Names of Allah ﷻ Al-Hafeez and Al-Hafiz.

1. What are the meanings of the the Names Al-Hafeez and Al-Hafiz.

2. How do you preserve your wealth?

3. How do you preserve your life from dangers?

4. Allah ﷻ sometimes preserves your faith by depriving you. How? Give Examples.

5. Allah ﷻ did what to the Quran in relation to the the names Al-Hafeez and Al-Hafiz? How?

6. List all the things that you can think of that you want Allah ﷻ to preserve.

7. What is the opposite to Hifz?

8. How does Allah ﷻ preserve the deeds?

9. What you should do first before you depend on Allah ﷻ to preserve you or your stuff?

10.We Muslims need to preserve our eyes, tongue and mouth. How?

11.The following Ayat in the Quran talks about things related to the Names of Allah ﷻ Al-Hafeez and Al-Hafiz? Explain them.11:57, 34:21, 42:6

Notes:

Homework

Lesson [**]: The Three Names of Allah ﷻ Related to Gifting. Al-Karim, Al-Akram and Al-Wahab.

[Part 2] Tafseer Part:

Listen to class and read the written notes, then in no less than 600 words answer the following:

1. What are the meanings of the three names Al-Qadir, Al-Qadeer and Al-Moqtader

2. Allah ﷻ is able to do anything but would he do everything? Explain.

3. For the following sections of the Quran, find and mention the example that Allah ﷻ has used to make us know that he is able, super able, planner, super planner and able to execute his plans. For example, in 36:77-82, Allah ﷻ speaks about the one who brought a dead bone and squished it in his hands to make it dust and then blow it away. While he was doing that, he told the Prophet ﷺ can your god bring this dead bone back to life. Allah ﷻ responded "he gave an example and he forgot that he was created, he said who is going to bring this dead bone to life. Tell him the one who made it the first time will be able to do it again". Following this example, explain the following parts of Quran.

a. 77:20-23

b. 6:65

c. 6:91

d. 22:73-74

e. 39:67

f. 54:41-42

g. 54:54-55

h. 77:20-23

i. 23:93-94

j. 18:45

Notes:

Homework

[Part 2] Tafseer Part:

Listen to class and read the written notes, then in no less than 600 words answer the following:

1. What are the two meanings of the Name Al-Karim?

2. Allah ﷻ described his thrown as Al-Karim. What does it mean? Do Allah ﷻ's thrown give gifts?

3. Is Allah ﷻ expecting anything back?

4. Does Allah ﷻ wait for us to ask first before gifting us?

5. Is Allah ﷻ generosity restricted to the good people only? Explain.

6. Some people are deceived when Allah ﷻ gives them gifts. Explain? Use the example of the story of the one who owned two gardens. What made him think that Allah ﷻ loves him? Why did he think that Allah ﷻ will also give him better gardens in the next life? What happened to him at the end?

7. Some tyrant kings die while still being kings. Some are thrown of power first before they die (like Sadam Hussain). Which one is better? Explain why?

8. A group of Jews say that Allah ﷻ's hand is restrained. What made them say that? Reply to their argument.

9. Why the generous person is loved and why the stingy person is disliked?

10. What is the meaning of the name of Allah ﷻ Al-Akram? Which Surah it was mentioned? Why is it the first name that was revealed in the Quran?

11. What is the difference between Al-Karim and Al-Akram?

12. What is the meaning of the Name Al-Wahab?

13. Prophet Zakaraia called on Allah ﷻ using the name of Al-Wahab. What did he ask for and what did he get?

14. The angel told Marium that Allah ﷻ will gift her with who?

15. Who are the five super Prophets?

16. Prophet Suliman called on the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Wahab after he made a sin. What was the sin? What did he ask for when he called on Allah ﷻ Al-Wahab?

17. What did Prophet Suliman do to the horses?

18. How come the Shytans and the Jinn continued working 1000 years after the death of Prophet Soliman.

Notes:

Lesson [**]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Sittir (The Coverer of Shame)

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Homework

[Part 2] Tafseer Part:

Listen to class and read the written notes, then in no less than 600 words answer the following:

1. Is the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Sittir mentioned in the Quran, Hadith or both?

2. Mention the Hadith that mentions the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Sittir.

3. Allah ﷻ covers our private sins, faults and shame? Why?

4. Would Allah ﷻ keep covering our private sins over and over and over again? Explain.

5. Does Allah ﷻ cover our shame because we deserve it?

6. What is the physical meaning of the Name Al-Sittir? How is this related to the dress code?

7. If you commit a sin in private, is it good that you put it in facebook? Why?

8. Mention the Hadith that speaks about the ones who brag about their sins or tell everyone about them.

9. Mention the Hadith about the guy who hugged and kissed a woman in privacy.

10.If you made a private sin and you want to know the ruling of Islam regarding the sin during a public event. Do you say I did xxxx and I want to know how to deal with it (1st person). Or do you say I know someone who did xxxx and he wants to know how to deal with it (3rd person)? Explain?

11. What if you see someone making a private sin. Do you cover it up or do you tell everyone? (Note: This doesn't apply to crimes. You need to call the authorities if you happen to to see or to know about a crime)

12. What is the rule of Sharia'a about telling everyone about the personal private sin of others?

13. Mention the Hadith that talks about covering the sins of your brothers.

14. Mention how Allah ﷻ would remind us of our sins in the Day of Judgment.

15. Mention the story about when Allah ﷻ stopped the rain and Prophet Musa prayed to him to lift the drought.

16. Mention the story of Aisha R when she was slandered.

17. What happens if sins smell bad?

Notes:

Lesson [**]: The Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Latif (The Gentle, the Knower of Hidden Things). and Al-Shufa3a الشفاعة

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Homework

[Part 2] Tafseer Part:

Listen to class and read the written notes, then in no less than 600 words answer the following:

1. What is the meaning of the verb Latafa?

2. Mention all the meanings of the name of Allah ﷻ Al-Latif.

3. How many times the Name Al-Latif occurs in the Quran?

4. The name of Al-Latif is mentioned alone or combined with another name. What is that other name? What is the meaning of the combination?

5. The following Ayat has the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Latif mentioned, explain how the Name Al-Latif means in the context of each Ayah. The Ayat are (67:14), (6:103), (22:63), (31:16), (42:19) and (16:100) and

6. How come Allah ﷻ knows about the leaf falling from a tree in the middle of the forest in the middle of the night and where is it going? Why would Allah ﷻ want to know this very little minute details?

7. What is the meaning of Shafa3a? What is its purpose? How is it linked to the Name of Allah ﷻ Al-Latif?

8. What is the greatest Shafa3a? Who will do it? When it would be done? Mention the story.

9. If the Prophet of a nation gives up hope on his people and prays to Allah ﷻ to destroy them, would Allah ﷻ do that? Who is the Prophet that did it?

Notes:

Lesson [**]: Multiple Names of Allah ﷻ; Latif, Halim, Shakur, Hafiz, Hasib, Karim, Mojib, Mobi, Moied, Hai and Qayom .

Homework

Lesson [**]: Names of Allah ﷻ that come in Pairs; Rafi3-Khafid,

[Part 2] Tafseer Part:

Listen to class and summarize it in no less than 600 words. What are the meanings of each of the following names of Allah ﷻ and how they are related to each other? Give illustrative examples.

الحليم، الصبور، الحفيظ، الحسيب، اللطيف، الحي، القيوم، الغني، الكريم، المبديء، المعيد،المجيب،

1. Mention the example of the butterflies and the Prophet ﷺ.

2. Mention the example of our lives being a piece of ice.

Notes:

Homework

Lesson [**]: Beginning of Surat Al-Hadeed (the Iron) --> Al-Awal (The First); Al-Akhir (The Last); Al-Zahir (The Outward); Al-Batin (The Inward).

[Part 2] Tafseer Part:

Listen to class and summarize it in no less than 600 words. Address the following:

1. Few of the names of Allah ﷻ come in pairs. Why? What is the reason?

2. List the names of Allah ﷻ that come in pairs and explain the meanings.

3. One of the names of Allah ﷻ is Al-Ilah "The God" (الإله), what the plural of this word and what the female gender of this word?

4. Allah ﷻ is one of the names of God. What is the root of the names? What is the meaning of the name Allah ﷻ? Can it be plural? Can it be feminine?

5. What is the difference between the following two names of Allah ﷻ: Al-Wahid (الواحد) and Al-Ahed (الأحد)?

6. Explain the name of Allah ﷻ Al-Shakoor (الشكور). When and how does this name take place? Who will build the Jannah for the Prophets and their followers? Who built the Janah for the people of lower ranks?

7. Explain the name of Allah ﷻ Al-Adel (العدل). Give three examples.

8. What the meaning of the name of Allah ﷻ Al-Wadood (الودود)?

9. Can we increase the wealth of Allah ﷻ? Can we decrease his wealth? Then why is he seeking our love? How does he do to seek our love?

10. The favors of Allah ﷻ can be for everyone or for specific individuals. Give two examples of both.

Notes:

سُوۡرَةُ الحَدید: ٱلۡأَوَّلُ وَٱلۡأَخِرُ وَٱلظَّـٰهِرُ وَٱلۡبَاطِنُ‌ۖ

Homework

[Part 2] Tafseer Part: Listen to class and read the written notes, then in no less than 600 words answer the following:

1. Is Allah ﷻ inside time or outside time? Can time age Allah ﷻ? Can time change Allah ﷻ? Explain in details.

2. Does Allah ﷻ need to wait to see things happening? Explain. Use the example of a story board.

3. What do we mean that Allah ﷻ is Al-Awal and Al-Akhir? Does he has start or end?

4. Explain the Outside using the example of a telescope.

5. Explain the inside using the example of a microscope.

6. What is the Hadeeth that was narrated in Shiat books of Hadeeth regarding the two angels who met in the middle? Explain the Hadeeth.

7. During travel, you make a Dua'a to Allah ﷻ. What is the Dua'a that we mentioned in the class? What is so amazing about this Dua'a?

8. What is the size of the first heaven relative to the second? the second relative to the third? ..... etc

9. Is Allah ﷻ located everywhere? Explain.

10. Can we see the entire Allah ﷻ? What can we see? Does the words "Entire Allah ﷻ" possible? Explain.

11. What would happen to the people of Hell Fire if they would get see the face of Allah ﷻ?

12. What is the best joy for the people of Jannah?

13. What is the face of Allah ﷻ that good guys will experience? How about the bad guys?

14. Would Allah ﷻ judge every one of us alone at different times? Explain.

15. Can Allah ﷻ be pleased and displeased at the same time? Can he be angry and merciful at the same time? Explain.

16. What kind of Hijab Allah ﷻ is wearing and why is he wearing it?

Notes:

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Lesson [**]: Tafsir Ayah of the Royal Chair of Allah ﷻ --> Shafa'a

آية الكرسي --- الشفاعة

Homework

[Part 2] Tafseer Part:

Listen to class and summarize it in no less than 600 words. Address the following:

1. Seven kinds of people will be enjoying the shade under the Royal Throne of Allah ﷻ in the Day of Judgment. Who are they? What is so impressive about them that will qualify them for such an incredible status.

2. Tell the story about the special status for Prophet Mohamed in the day of judgment regarding Al-Shafaa. What is the name of this special status? At what specific time we pray to Allah ﷻ to grant his Prophet Al-Shafa'a?

3. Explain the other kinds of Shafa'a

4. Tell the story of the people who said (لا إله إلا الله) who are in hell and Allah ﷻ wants to get them out.

5. Who qualifies for Shafa'a?

6. Why doesn't Allah ﷻ get people to what was decided from them without Shafa'a.? In other words what is the purpose of Shafa'a?

Notes:

Seven kinds of people will be enjoying the shade under the Royal Throne of Allah ﷻ in the Day of Judgment.

Lesson [**]: Tafsir Surat Al-Fatiha Part I

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Homework

[Part 2] Tafseer Part: Listen to class and read the written notes, then in no less than 600 words answer the following:

1. Bism Allh Al-Rahman Al-Rahim is at the beginning of what Surah? In the middle of what Surah? Optional at what Surahs? Forbidden at what Surah?

2. What is the meaning of "In the name of someone or something". Give examples.

3. What is the meaning of “In the name of the American people”?

4. What is the meaning of "In The Name of Allah ﷻ".

5. What is meaning of Al-Rahman and Al-Rahim, and what is the difference in this life and in the hereafter?

6. Al-Rahman Al-Rahim, which one is the nature of Allah ﷻ and which one is the action of Allah ﷻ?

7. What is the meaning of Al-Hamdullelah?

8. What is the meaning of Rab? Is it used with humans as well?

9. What is the meaning of Al-Alamin? Give examples.

10. Why was Al-Rahman Al-Rahim repeated again in Ayah 3?

11. Mention the difference between slavery to Allah ﷻ and slavery to wages, income, individuals or corporations.

Notes:

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Lesson [**]: Tafsir Surat Al-Fatiha Part II

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Homework

[Part 2] Answer this multiple-choice homework about Surat Al-Fatiha. Answer questions 1-26 only

Notes:

Click here for the notes.

Lesson [**]: Tafsir Surat Al-Fatiha Part III

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Homework

[Part 2] Answer this multiple-choice homework about Surat Al-Fatiha. Answer questions 27-34 only

[Part 3]

1. Allah ﷻ divided Surat Al-Fatiha equally between himself and his servant.

a. At what Ayah the division takes place?

b. The first part is about what?

c. The second part is about what?

2. At what Ayah Allah ﷻ switched the noun from 3^rd person to 2^nd person? Why did he make the switch?

3. Explain the metaphor about the son who went to study in an out of state university and his father was sending him checks to cover his expenses.

4. Salah is a communication with Allah ﷻ. What is the phone number we use to reach Allah ﷻ? Where do we get the number from?

5. What is the difference between Hadith, Hadith Qudsy and Quran?

Notes:

Click here for the notes.

Lesson [35]: Tafsir Surat Al-Fatiha by Dr. Yasir Qadhi – Part I

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Lesson [36]: Tafsir Surat Al-Fatiha by Dr. Yasir Qadhi – Part II

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Lesson [37]: Surat Al-Kahf (1) by Sheikh Dr. Yasir Qadhi.

Sahb e Kahf - People of the Cave - YouTube

· Click here to Watch the video recording of the class

· Related Lectures by Dr. Sheikh Yasir Qadhi are The First lecture and Second lecture. They are included in the video recording of the class

· The series of the story of the people of the cave is https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-wU-5A3ns7pa4oupQFGbjgcD3zH3OBBE

Watch the recorded video or listen to the recorded audio, and then answer the questions below from the lecture. Be thorough. No short answers are accepted. You can add your own thoughts at the end. You may add your own AFTER mentioning the one in the lecture.

The homework involves two lectures:

Part I: Introduction.

1. What is special about Surat Al-Kahf (The Cave, Surah 18) in terms of order of revelations? When was it revealed?

2. How many main stories in the Surah? Where did the name of the Surah come from?

3. What kind of fitnah (test or tribulation) in the story of:

a. The sleepers in the cave? Explain.

b. The man of the two gardens? Explain.

c. The story of Prophet Musa (PBUH) and the righteous slave Al-Khidr? Explain.

d. The King of the two horns? Explain.

4. Among the blessings of Surat Al-Kahf is that:

a. If one memorizes the first ten Ayat, then what would he be protected from?

b. If one receipt it on a Friday, then what would be the rewards he/she get?

5. Why is the fitnah of the false deceiving Messiah the worst fitnah mankind would ever face?

6. Why did Surat Al-Kahf linked with the Fitnah of the false deceiving Messiah?

7. Why the first ten Ayat are special? What is the eleventh Ayah about?

Part II - Ayat 1 -3.

1. What is the primary theme of Surat Al-Kahf?

2. Who chose the name Surat Al-Kahf? What is the similarity between the cave and the theme of the Surah?

3. The Surah includes answers to a quiz given to the Prophet Mohamed PBUH. Answer the following:

a. What is the story of this quiz?

b. What were the questions in the Quiz?

c. How is it that the third question tricky?

d. In which Surah was the answer to the first two questions? And in which Surah was the answer to the third question?

e. If the words of the Quran are counted, the middle will be in Surat Al-Kahf. Which word is exactly in the middle and what is the Ayah? And what is the meaning of that Ayah?

4. Surat Al-Isra’a (The Night Journey, Surah 17) is the one right before Surat Al-Kahf. The end of Surat Al-Isra’a is linked to the beginning of Surat Al-Kahf. Explain how.

5. In the first Ayah, Allah ﷻ is praised for what?

6. What are the things we learn from the second Ayah about the description of the Quran and about the purpose of the Quran? How is it referring to the concept of carrot and stick?

Lesson [38]: Surat Al-Kahf (2) by Sheikh Dr. Yasir Qadhi.

Listen to the short lectures below and then answer the questions below from the lecture. Be thorough. No short answers are accepted. You can add your own thoughts at the end. You may add your own AFTER mentioning the one in the lecture.

The homework involves two lectures:

Lecture 3: Speaking False of Allah ﷻ. Ayat 4 -8.

Listen to the Third lecture and answer the following:

1. Allah ﷻ issued a warning in Ayah 4. What was it?

2. What is the worst sin mentioned in Ayah 5? What is the source of knowledge of the claim that Allah ﷻ has a son?

3. What is the source of the grief mentioned in Ayah 6?

4. In Ayah 7. Why did Allah ﷻ create this world and its beauties?

5. In Ayah 8. What did Allah ﷻ say about this world? What was he referring to?

Lecture 4: Intro to the story of the People of the Cave - Ayat 9-13.

Listen to the Fourth lecture and answer the following:

1. In Ayah 9. How did Allah ﷻ describe the miracle of the sleepers in the cave?

2. Why did Allah ﷻ dedicate a portion of the Quran to tell us stories? How much is this portion?

3. About the stories in the Quran. Are they real or fables and legends? Are they metaphoric?

4. Why did Allah ﷻ skip the details in the stories of the Quran?

5. Why did the young believers resort to a cave?

6. What was the first thing that the youth did when they entered the cave? And then what happened?

7. What is the difference between sleep and death?

8. In Ayah 12, Allah ﷻ mentioned that he resurrected them back from their sleep and mentioned a purpose. What was that purpose? What is the message in this Ayah?

9. What is the difference between young people and old people when it comes to willingness to make changes and speak truth to power?

10.Among the people that will be in the shade of the throne of Allah ﷻ in the Day of Judgment are youth who did what?

11.What does cause the faith in the heart to go up?

Lesson [39]: Surat Al-Kahf (3) by Sheikh Dr. Yasir Qadhi.

The homework involves three lectures:

Lecture 5: Sleeping 300 years in cave - Ayat 13-18

Listen to the fifth lecture and answer the following:

1. The youth of the cave ran away from society. Why they were scared? Tell the story.

2. In Ayah 15, the youth asked their people for evidence about what?

3. Is it better to stay among your people to breach to them or leaving them? Explain why.

4. Were these youth rich or poor? Which is harder, the rich leaving the community to a cave or the poor? Explain why.

5. Describe the condition of their sleep? Ayat 17-18.

6. Were their eyes open or closed? Why did Allah ﷻ say that if anyone would see them, he/she would be scared?

Lecture 6: Promise of Allah ﷻ & the sleepers - Ayat 19-21

Listen to the sixth lecture and answer the following:

1. What did these sleepers say when they woke up?

2. Tell the story of what happened. How did people find out about them? How did they die?

3. What is the difference between being brave and being foolish?

4. Ayah 21 says that Allah ﷻ has disclosed them for reasons. What are these reasons?

5. How is the story related to the promise of Allah ﷻ and the truthfulness of the Day of Judgment?

6. What did the people do with the bodies of the sleepers after they died?

7. What is the heresy of the Sadus? How does this version of the story fit with Quran?

8. Does the Islamic Sharia allow building Masjids on the grave of dead people? Why?

Lecture 7: Etiquettes of saying “In Sha’a Allah ﷻ - Ayat 22-24

Listen to the seventh lecture and answer the following:

1. In Ayah 22. How many were the sleepers? What did Allah ﷻ say about the number?

2. What do we have to have before debating?

3. When the Prophet PBUH was asked the three quiz questions, what did he say?

4. Did Allah ﷻ reveal the answers to the quiz questions the next day? When were the answers revealed? Explain why.

5. Why and how did Allah ﷻ chastise the Prophet PBUH?

6. In each of the following statements, is it mandatory, optional or doesn’t make sense to say “In Sha’a Allah ﷻ” and why?

a. I went for Haj last year.

b. I plan to go to Haj.

c. I am going for Haj this year.

d. How are you doing?

e. What is your name?

f. I swear by the Name of Allah ﷻ that I will feed ten people.

7. What to do if you forget to say “In Sha’a Allah ﷻ” and you remembered later?

8. What was the joke mentioned by the speaker at the end of the speech?

Lesson [**]: Surat Al-Baqara (The Cow 2:246-251) --> Story of Taloot and Galoot.

قصة طالوت وجالوت من سورة البقرة

Homework

[Part 2] Tafseer Part:

Listen to class and summarize it in no less than 600 words. Address the following:

1. Mention the story where the children of Israel told to Prophet Mosa you go with your Lord and liberate the holy land from the mighty people and then invite us to enter. Quran 5:20-26.

2. Write the story of Taloot and Jaloot. Highlight the tests that Allah ﷻ made to filter away weak soldiers and retain only good soldiers.

3. Why did Allah ﷻ wanted to filter away the weak people?

4. Mention the other situation where Allah ﷻ wanted to filter the bad people away from the army.

5. Why Allah ﷻ is giving us the tests of Islam? What is his purpose of testing us?

6. What is the meaning of the word Fitnah in the Arabic language and what is its meaning as a Quranic term?

7. Sometimes Allah ﷻ wants to give people a hard test to raise their ranks and give them lots of good deeds. Other times Allah ﷻ is testing people as a punishment. How can you tell the difference?

8. After killing Taloot. Allah ﷻ made Dawood a Prophet. What was the special thing about Prophet Dawood?

9. Mention the story of Prophets Adam and Dawood.

10. Would the angel of death attack the Prophets to take their soul away? What is the proper way?

11. How many of Prophet Mohamed's children die when he was alive? Who was the exception? How long after the Prophet did she live?

12. Was our share of pain reassigned in heaven before we are born? If yes, then what is left to us to decide?

13. Was our share of wealth reassigned in heaven before we are born? If yes, then what is left to us to decide? Mention the story of Ali Ibn Aby Talib and the guy who stole his camel. What is the lesson you learn from the story?

14. Was our life length decided in heaven? Can people run away from death? What can we do so that Allah ﷻ grants us more life?

Notes:

Lesson [**]: Tafsir Surat The Spider (سورة العنكبوت)

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Homework

[Part 2] Tafseer Part: Listen to the Recording, read the notes and answer the following questions in no less than 600 words:

1. What are the Surahs of the Quran that has a mention of insect or named after an insect?

2. When the Surah was reaveled, the Arab Lords made statements, what are these statements? What was the reply of Allah ﷻ to these statements? Where in the Quran was that reply?

3. Describe the spider house in terms of strength and does it offer what the house is expected to offer?

4. Describe the spider family relationship.

5. Allah ﷻ used the example of the spider to describe what?

6. What is the linguistic meaning of the word Fitnah and what is the Islamic meaning of it?

7. How many Surahs start with individual letters? How many of them don’t have the mention of the Quran right after the individual letters? What are their names?

8. What is the meaning of these individual letters? Do we know for sure?

9. Scholars came up with a possible interpretation for these individual letters, what is it and how is it related to the mention of the Quran that follows? (Hint: challenge)

10.The Surah of the spider starts with the individual letters but the next Ayah was not about the Quran. Explain how this is connected to the concept of challenge.

11.At the beginning of Surat the Spider, Allah ﷻ ridicules people who think what? What was the reply of Allah ﷻ to their ill thinking?

12.At the end of the Surah, Allah ﷻ made a statement. What is the statement and what is the message in it?

13.The followers who follow evil masters, how do they compare to the example of foolish spider?

14.The followers who follow evil masters argue together in hell and curse each other. Mention three examples of these arguments.

Notes:

The example of those who rely on other than Allah ﷻ's establishment, or those who treat others the way Allah ﷻ is to be treated is like the foolish spider relaying on his house for shelter, coverage and protection.

Lesson [**]: Tafsir of the beginning of Surat Taha.

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Homework:

Final Test Ayat 1-45 from Surat Al-Waq3a [65:1-45]

[Part 2] Tafseer Part:

Listen to class and in no less than 600 words answer the following:

1. Was the Quran a source misery and unnecessary hardships to the Prophet ﷺ? Explain.

2. Do you agree with those who say that duties of Islam are the source of unnecessary headache? Reply to this argument using the no pain no gain and provide examples.

3. If you feel that studying and doing homework now annoys you and hurt your feelings, what would happen to you in the future if you ignore them?

4. Is worship and slavery to Allah ﷻ demanding? Compare with being a wage slave.

5. Compare the reward of being slave to Allah ﷻ with the reward of being slave to corporations. Give examples.

6. Believers wake up at Fajr time. Non-believers also wake up at Fajr time. Compare the two.

7. Who are the truly miserable people?

8. What are the three meanings of Taha?

9. Explain the meanings of Ayat 2 to 6. Don’t just provide translation. Reflect on the meanings of the Ayat, i.e. the message being delivered by these Ayat.

Lesson [**]: The Speech of Shytan by Dr. Yasir Qadhi.

Homework:

Listen to the lecturer by Sheikh Dr. Yasir Qadhi about Shytan, and then answer the questions below from the lecture. Be thorough. No short answers are accepted. You can add your own thoughts at the end.

· Regarding the argument between the powerful tyrants and their followers:

1. Which Surah and what is the Ayah that mention this speech?

2. What did the followers of the tyrant say to the tyrants?

3. What was the answer of the tyrant?

4. In your opinion, who is going to be at fault, the tyrants or the followers?

5. Would the tyrants be able to help the followers in the Day of Judgment?

· Regarding the speech (Khotbah or sermon) of Shytan in the Day of Judgment:

1. Which Surah and what is the Ayah that mention this speech?

2. When and where the speech is going to be giving?

3. Who will be the audience?

4. Why is Allah ﷻ telling us about this Khotbah now if it is going to happen later?

5. What would the Shytan say in his Khotbah?

6. What does the promise of Shytan and what was the promise of Allah ﷻ?

7. Shytan blamed the people who followed him. Discuss that.

8. In your opinion whose fault is it. The Shytan or the listeners to his speech?

· Lessons from the Shytan’s speech:

1. Is the Shytan aware of the greatness of Allah ﷻ? Did he know that he is going to hell? Why doesn’t he repent and ask for Allah ﷻ for forgiveness? Why is he blaming Allah ﷻ for what he has been doing?

2. Shytan has been inviting his followers to commit Shirk with him. What would be that Shirk?

3. What is the wisdom of the creation of Shytan? Mention the answer in the lecture?

4. Are all Satans from Jinn? Are there human Satans? Describe them if any.

5. How does the Shytan whispers evil to people? Can he make us forget? Can he beautify evil in our eyes? Can he trick us? Give examples that were mentioned in the lecture.

6. Shytan promised Allah ﷻ that he is going to misguide all his creation except a certain kind of people. Who are they and what is so special about them?

7. How can we overcome the tactics of Shytan? How can we protect ourselves from him? Mention the ways explained in the lecture.

Lesson [**]: Keeping Faith During Faithless Times – Message to Muslim Youth by Dr. Yasir Qadhi.

Homework: