New LIFE

Thanks to all the wishes and advices I received before taking off to Czech Republic. I will remember all the amanat to make me more strong. InsyaAllah...

It's been quite a while that I didn't post anything here. I don't think I can spend much of my time here anymore. Living in a new place and having lots of things to do, I need to manage my time wisely.

I just started medicine for one week and I know my journey is still a long way to go. If I didn't take it seriously from now, I'll be in trouble. I have one BIG problem. Always feel like wanna doze off during lecture. (I know this is bad). People said that it is jet lack. Hopefully I can overcome this.

Raya is coming soon. I wish everyone a very Happy Eid Mubarak and may this Ramadhan teach us something.

Currently I need to do some notes and got to read many things. Need to organize the unorganized. Didn't have much time. Ya... gtg.

note: ...

Arabic Series 6 [Finale]

16. "What is the relationship between Tajweed and Arabic grammar?"

Tajweed if you do not already know is the science of the proper pronunciation and recitation of the Quran. There is certain nuance principles that the Prophet saw use to apply when he recited the Quran that he learn from Jabir as.His principles are part of the right of the Quran.

And also they have the right bearing on how the Quran is to be interpreted. So, as you are learning to understand the grammar, the vocabulary, this area of the Arabic language. Also at the same time you have to concern yourselves at the measured phase with the tajweed of the Quran. With the principle of tajweed as they apply to the recitation of quran for a couple of reasons.

Number one,it will beautify the recitation of Quran for yourselves because it is a science within it itself which ensure that you are doing justice when you pronounce the word of Allah azzawajalla as they were meant to be pronounced as they were menat to be recited.

And this will give you appreciation and rhythmic beauty of the Quran also that is lost, is not really truly appreciated unless you are a student of science of tajweed. InshaAllah hu taala Bayyinah tajweed program will be a great help to your effort in learning tajweed. InshaAllah hu taala.

#Video 16

[The End]

OK. This video will be the last part of this series. Why am I translating all these videos? Just to fill my leisure time. Hopefully it can be benefited by anyone out there. Hopefully this can also push me up to actively learn Arabic for and find some time to learn it. I love language. I love Arabic language. Sorry if I made any mistake along the Arabic Series. Do listen to the video for yourselves.

Jazakallah. . .

Am I ready?

It has been a while that I didn't post here. I've been little bit busy; completing 'things to do' list and packing my stuffs since I will depart to Czech Republic this coming Monday. (now is 12:28 am, Sunday).

After about 3 months of holiday and sitting at home life, soon I'll start my study life again. Now is the time for me to touch the book and read it. I need to listen to talks and lectures. I need to do revision, need to study, need to do experiment, need to put my focus back! Am I ready?

Sometimes I feel scared to start a new thing for I fear to face the challenges that awaits me. But this is actually common and I know time is all what it takes. As time goes by, I'll get use to the new environment. Right?

At my new place, I believe that the challenge in becoming a Muslim is harder since Muslims are just a small minority of group. The solah time will be different. Fasting maybe longer. Halal food source is not much.

After all, all these obstacle will help me to become more strong in seeking the redha of Allah. I hope I can strengthen my pillars of Islam and istiqama in whatever that I do.

Arabic Series 5

13. "How do I get my family involved?"

This is something that will become so much easier on you if your wife, your children, your siblings are involve with you. Your parents indeed. So, one of the best thing you can do is have them come to Bayyinah program. My job, my collegues job are to get them motivated. To get them fired up to learn this thing together. So now, even if you got them to come to one session. Just the intro session, that's enough inshaAllah hu taala and you let us do the work of getting them fired up, of getting them motivated, that maybe you can't do that, well inshaAllah hu taala we can because that's our job to do so.

#Video 13

14. "What is the relationship between conversational Arabic and Quranic Arabic?"

This are actually two different studies that shouldn't be confused with each other. When you focused on conversational arabic, that does not necessarily mean that you made any significant progress in Quranic Arabic and vice versa.

Somebody may understand the Arabic of the Quran really well, but at the same time not understand much of the coversational Arabic or not even able to converse either.

So if you divide this two things and tackle one problem at a time, you will see better result. My recomendation is take on grammar and the Quran first because it is something you can keep up with on your own. Conversation you may not have enough opportunity to converse with someone at any given time but Quran is gonna come up when you pray, is gonna come up when you recite. So tackle that area first that is why we teach Quran and Arabic frst at Bayyinah because it is the easiest excess to Arabic for the average Muslim.

And then, after that when you have a lill bit of famialirity in that, now you move on to conversational Arabic which has its own benefit because when you learn a conversation in Arabic, you can take advantage of the Arabic lectures, classes, you can read Arabic articles, Arabic books. Things like that. That will come afer you study a lil bit of conversational Arabic.

But in the beginning, focus your energies and your concentration on Quranic Arabic.

#video 14

15. "Is there anything I can do to significantly boost my progress in learning Arabic and the Qur'an?"

Yes there are. The first and the most important thing you should worry about is your reading fluency, how well and how fast you can read. If you are reading slowly, concern yourselves with that first, become good at reading at a decent fluent level, the very next thing whether you understand it or not, make it a project to your life to give yourselves half an hour, 20 minutes a day, to memorize something from the Quran.

The more Quran you memorise, the better your experience become and in the context of this discussion, the better the understanding of your Arabic becomes. Its easier for you to learn Arabic, when you memorize the best excerpts of Arabic available, and there are already in your head. So, when you learn a concept you can apply it to ayat that you already know, that already been memorized by you and you repeat them often. It's a automatic practice.

If you are serious about learning Arabic, then you better be serious of memorizing the Quran as much as you possibly can also. InshaAllahu taala.

By the way, I would recommed, our collegue have an entire program of tips on how to memorize the Quran in a part time basics effectively. So inshaAllah hu taala take advantage of that and begin your journey to learn and to analyse this book.

#video 15

Braces lesson

Last time my nine years old sister watched the television and she saw someone wearing this.

I'm sitting next to her. Then she said:

"orang tu pakai gelang kat gigi dia"

and I said:

"Iraaa..?"

What i want to say here is, although we are looking at the same thing but the way she think is not the same like what I think of. It is clear to me that the person in the TV is wearing a braces but this is not clear to her (my sister). Maybe because she never saw anyone with braces before.

Then I explained to her about braces and she seems to have more questions coming over. (Just like my TOK essay title: In expanding the knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance)

So, when applied this situation in the real world, we see the same thing happen everyday but everyone has their own way of interpreting them. It is not because I am right or you are wrong or vice versa. It is just the way we think. Just like my sister thought that braces is a bracelet wearing at the teeth.

If somehow you have a contradicting view with someone else, there's nothing to argue about. Just take some time to discuss.