Juz 1

Surah Al-BaqarahAyah 40-48

Word-to-Word Translation of :

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Oh! أبن is the singular form of the word above. It means son. Therefore the word above means sons

This word is from Hebrew and it means the slaves of Allah. اسر means slave and ئيل means Allah. It was a title of Prophet Yaqub. And who was Yaqub? Yaqub bin Ishaq bin Ibrahim.

Remember. The root letters are ذكر. Remembrance is done by either tongue or in the heart. It is the opposite of نسيان. It is to remember something that was forgotten or to continuously remember.

My favour. In the Arabic language عمتن is used for prosperity, grace, gifts, goodness, favour.

That which. The purpose of this is to combine words .

I favoured Upon you

Oh! أبن is the singular form of the word above. It means son. Therefore the word above means sons

This word is from Hebrew and it means the slaves of Allah. اسر means slave and ئيل means Allah. It was a title of Prophet Yaqub. And who was Yaqub? Yaqub bin Ishaq bin Ibrahim.

Remember. The root letters are ذكر. Remembrance is done by either tongue or in the heart. It is the opposite of نسيان. It is to remember something that was forgotten or to continuously remember.

My favour. In the Arabic language عمتن is used for prosperity, grace, gifts, goodness, favour.

That which. The purpose of this is to combine words .

I favoured Upon you

AND

The root letters are ف ي و . It means to fulfil a promise/condition/oath/vow

My pact. The root letters are ع ه د . It means to guard something. عهد means to make a promise and then guard it. So what is ميثاق? It is when an عهد is made more binding through an oath. And then what is It is something ?وعيد in it. What is وعيد It is something that has ?وعدin which you make the other person hopeful. This could be bad or good hope.

Fulfil completely

With your covenant

And only Me

So fear me. The root letters are ب ر ه . This means to fear. This is such

a fear which has cautiousness in it.

AND

The root letters are ف ي و . It means to fulfil a promise/condition/oath/vow

My pact. The root letters are ع ه د . It means to guard something. عهد means to make a promise and then guard it. So what is ميثاق? It is when an عهد is made more binding through an oath. And then what is It is something ?وعيد in it. What is وعيد It is something that has ?وعدin which you make the other person hopeful. This could be bad or good hope.

Fulfil completely

With your covenant

And only Me

So fear me. The root letters are ب ر ه . This means to fear. This is such

a fear which has cautiousness in it.

And believe

In what

I revealed

Confirmation. This is from صدق, truth.

For what

Is with you

And not you become

First With it

Disbelievers

And believe

In what

I revealed

Confirmation. This is from صدق, truth.

For what

Is with you

And not you become

First With it

Disbelievers

And not you sell. The root letters are ش ري . This word is used for both selling and buying

My signs

A price. The root letters are . ث م ن means price. There is another ثمنword ثمين which means precious or a high price.

Little. The root letters are لق ,It is used for weight .ل

amount, distance.

And only meSo fear me

There are different types of fears. this is the fear of a bad – تقوى .1result or end which convinces man of something2. ر is such a fear in which there –هبis caution and restlessness this is the fear we use in – خوف .3everyday language

And not you sell. The root letters are ش ري . This word is used for both selling and buying

My signs

A price. The root letters are . ث م ن means price. There is another ثمنword ثمين which means precious or a high price.

Little. The root letters are لق ,It is used for weight .ل

amount, distance.

And only meSo fear me

There are different types of fears. this is the fear of a bad – تقوى .1result or end which convinces man of something2. ر is such a fear in which there –هبis caution and restlessness this is the fear we use in – خوف .3everyday language

And you conceal. The root letters are ت م

كتم. .is to hide ك

With the falsehood.

The truth

And not you clothe. The root letters are . لباس ل ب س

means your dress or garment. The meaning here is to hide or

to cover. There fore the meaning is and not you cover.

The truth

And you

You have knowledge, you know

And you conceal. The root letters are ت م

كتم. .is to hide ك

With the falsehood.

The truth

And not you clothe. The root letters are . لباس ل ب س

means your dress or garment. The meaning here is to hide or

to cover. There fore the meaning is and not you cover.

The truth

And you

You have knowledge, you know

And establish. The root letters are ق is to make أقام The literal meaning of .ومstraight. And to keep steadfast. أقام means making a thing straight or keeping it firmly in its place like a tree or a wall. This word also signifies making a thing perpetual. It doesn’t mean merely offering the prayer but performing the 5 ordained prayers steadfastly in the prescribed form in the prescribed hour and fulfilling the necessary conditions. According to the Sunnah of the Prophet, the Salat should be offered with regularity and with all its etiquettes and its conditions. It doesn’t mean just reading the prayer.

And give

The Zakat. What is Zakat? The word literally means to purify and another meaning is to grow. What is Zakat in Shariah? It is that part of wealth which is taken out from the entire wealth in a calculated way and is spent according to Allahs will.

The prayerAnd do Rukuh. Rukuh means to bow down.

With those who bow down

And establish. The root letters are ق is to make أقام The literal meaning of .ومstraight. And to keep steadfast. أقام means making a thing straight or keeping it firmly in its place like a tree or a wall. This word also signifies making a thing perpetual. It doesn’t mean merely offering the prayer but performing the 5 ordained prayers steadfastly in the prescribed form in the prescribed hour and fulfilling the necessary conditions. According to the Sunnah of the Prophet, the Salat should be offered with regularity and with all its etiquettes and its conditions. It doesn’t mean just reading the prayer.

And give

The Zakat. What is Zakat? The word literally means to purify and another meaning is to grow. What is Zakat in Shariah? It is that part of wealth which is taken out from the entire wealth in a calculated way and is spent according to Allahs will.

The prayerAnd do Rukuh. Rukuh means to bow down.

With those who bow down

To or what

You order. The root letters are ر . أمر أ م means command or order.

people

With piety. The root letters are ب ر It means to do good on a vast .رscale. In reality this word means forest. There is greenery on a vast scale, every kind of plant grows in it. This is the kind of goodness which doesn’t have to be thought about a lot. Whatever you are able to do and whenever you get the chance, you do it before you forget.

And you forgetYourselves

To or what

You order. The root letters are ر . أمر أ م means command or order.

people

With piety. The root letters are ب ر It means to do good on a vast .رscale. In reality this word means forest. There is greenery on a vast scale, every kind of plant grows in it. This is the kind of goodness which doesn’t have to be thought about a lot. Whatever you are able to do and whenever you get the chance, you do it before you forget.

And you forgetYourselves

And you

You recite/read. تالوة is reading in such a way that the meaning that follows it is understood. What we do is Qirat which is just recitation without understanding.

The bookDo then not you have intellect? The root letters are

. ل عقل ع ق means to tie. So .keeps a man tied عقل

And you

You recite/read. تالوة is reading in such a way that the meaning that follows it is understood. What we do is Qirat which is just recitation without understanding.

The bookDo then not you have intellect? The root letters are

. ل عقل ع ق means to tie. So .keeps a man tied عقل

And seek help. The root letters are ع ن و . This means to seek help and cooperation from someone.

With patience. صبر means to stop yourself or your desires in such a way that Allah is not disobeyed. It means to stop yourself from such a negative action that could become a source of Allahs wrath.

And the Salat

And indeedIs certainly great

except

upon

Those who are submissive or humble. This is created in the heart. It means to create such a fear in the heart due to which ones limbs, his body, his eyes humble out.

And seek help. The root letters are ع ن و . This means to seek help and cooperation from someone.

With patience. صبر means to stop yourself or your desires in such a way that Allah is not disobeyed. It means to stop yourself from such a negative action that could become a source of Allahs wrath.

And the Salat

And indeedIs certainly great

except

upon

Those who are submissive or humble. This is created in the heart. It means to create such a fear in the heart due to which ones limbs, his body, his eyes humble out.

Those who

They are certain. The root letters are ن ظ ن . This word in arabic means conjecture and conviction. So what would we translate it as here? Those who are certain.

Indeed they

Are ones to meet

Their Rabb

And indeed they

Towards him

Are ones to return

Those who

They are certain. The root letters are ن ظ ن . This word in arabic means conjecture and conviction. So what would we translate it as here? Those who are certain.

Indeed they

Are ones to meet

Their Rabb

And indeed they

Towards him

Are ones to return

Oh! أبن is the singular form of the word above. It means son. Therefore the word above means sons

This word is from Hebrew and it means the slaves of Allah. اسر means slave and ئيل means Allah. It was a title of Prophet Yaqub. And who was Yaqub? Yaqub bin Ishaq bin Ibrahim.

My favour. In the Arabic language عمتن is used for prosperity, grace, gifts, goodness, favour.

That which. The purpose of this is to combine words .

I favoured Upon you

Remember. The root letters are ذكر. Remembrance is done by either tongue or in the heart. It is the opposite of نسيان. It is to remember something that was forgotten or to continuously remember.

Oh! أبن is the singular form of the word above. It means son. Therefore the word above means sons

This word is from Hebrew and it means the slaves of Allah. اسر means slave and ئيل means Allah. It was a title of Prophet Yaqub. And who was Yaqub? Yaqub bin Ishaq bin Ibrahim.

My favour. In the Arabic language عمتن is used for prosperity, grace, gifts, goodness, favour.

That which. The purpose of this is to combine words .

I favoured Upon you

Remember. The root letters are ذكر. Remembrance is done by either tongue or in the heart. It is the opposite of نسيان. It is to remember something that was forgotten or to continuously remember.

And indeed I

I preferred you. The root letters are ل . فضل ف ض means to give someone more than his right.

Upon the worlds

And indeed I

I preferred you. The root letters are ل . فضل ف ض means to give someone more than his right.

Upon the worlds

And fear

A day

Not will avail or recompense. The root letters are ج ز So here this .ءword means to give someone their share of good or bad.

Any soul

From any soul

anything

And will not be accepted

From it

Any intercession. The root letters are ش ف This means .عto join. So this word means to join someone and help them. This if often used in the context of an influential man joining an ordinary man in order to help him.

And fear

A day

Not will avail or recompense. The root letters are ج ز So here this .ءword means to give someone their share of good or bad.

Any soul

From any soul

anything

And will not be accepted

From it

Any intercession. The root letters are ش ف This means .عto join. So this word means to join someone and help them. This if often used in the context of an influential man joining an ordinary man in order to help him.

And not will be taken. أخذ means to take.

From it

Any compensation. The root letters are ع ض ل . It means to be equal to one another. Revenge, compensation, equality.

And not theyThey will be helped. The root letters are ص ر This means to .نhelp.

And not will be taken. أخذ means to take.

From it

Any compensation. The root letters are ع ض ل . It means to be equal to one another. Revenge, compensation, equality.

And not theyThey will be helped. The root letters are ص ر This means to .نhelp.

Jazakallah Khair

May Allah forgive me if I have made any mistakes or have given any false information.