9th Grade Qur’an Packet 2
Ms. Yasmine
August 25-29
Name ______
Iman Academy SE 2014-2015 Weekly Objectives
Write reflections on three selections from the Qur’an
Develop the habit of reading/memorizing the Qur’an daily
Translate 15 common words found in the Qur’an
State how the Qur’an describes itself (from last week)
Analyze and explain how the Qur’an’s descriptions of itself should translate into how you perceive it and interact with it (from last week)
Discover which consonant/vowel sounds need work and practice them
Answer questions demonstrating understanding of Tafsir of ‘Amma Qur’an Journal
Monday, August 25th: Al-Baqarah 2
لي ي ي ي ي ذَل َك المكتَ تاب َل َريم َب فيه تهىدى لمل تمتقق َي This is the Book about which there is no doubt,
a guidance for those conscious of Allah
What points do you get out of this Ayah found at the very beginning of the Qur’an? What does it inspire you to do?
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After discussion thoughts and reflections:
______Wednesday, August 27th: Al-Baqarah 42
ي ي ي َوَل َتعملب تسوا مالَ قق بالمبَاطيل َوتَ مكتتموا مالَقق َوأَنتت مم َتعمعلَتم َون And do not mix the truth with falsehood or conceal the truth while you know [it].
Give an example of mixing truth with falsehood. How easy or difficult do you think it is to fall into this mistake? What can you do to protect yourself from doing that?
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What does “concealing the truth” mean? Think of a situation where someone (you or someone else or hypothetical) hid important information. What harm happened/could have happened from hiding the truth?
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Friday. August 29th: Al-Baqarah 43
ي يي َوأَق تيموا قالصَلةَ َوآتتوا قالزَكاةَ َومارَكعتوا َم َع قالراكع َي And establish prayer and give Zakah and bow with those who bow
[in worship and obedience]
How might this Ayah relate to the one discussed on Wednesday? What are Salah and Zakah? What can you infer from the sentence “and bow with those who bow”?
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After discussion thoughts and reflections: ______Memorization Plan
Surah & Ms. Tester Final Tester Signature Day Ayat Y’s Name Grade & Comments okay
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Student observations and comments:
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Teacher feedback: ______Weekly Qur’an Log
Day Suwar/Ayat Skill Time
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Teacher Comments: ______Vocabulary: List Two The Last Day)
English Meaning Arabic Word Test Yourself اصاحب companion ا ((أ حصحاب عااقببة end عاذاب punishment بعقاب penalty لبقاء meeting سم اس ىمى appointed ا أ اجل term اجزاء recompense دار abode/home سخلود eternity واقود fuel يامين right بشمال left احريق burning فاوز attainment
HOMEWORK 1: Write a paragraph in English describing the Day of Judgment Use 6 more of the ARABIC vocabulary words in your paragraph. I will start the paragraph for you.
then we must all return to Allah. We must all ,أجل Each one of us has an ______.will be عاقبة think about what our
______HOMEWORK 2: Circle the correct answer.
1. The people of Jannah will remain there for all ______.
الحريق (c) الخلود (a)
الصاحب (d) المسمى (b)
.______is يمين The opposite of .2
شمال (c) وقود (a)
حريق (d) دار (b)
.شديد Allah’s ______is .3
عاقبة (c) لقاء (a)
شمال (d) عقاب (b)
.”______إلى“ ,When an Arab says goodbye, he might add .4
دار (c) صاحب (a)
المسمى (d) اللقاء (b)
Challenge words: Check here if you are testing on the challenge list. believers = سم بؤمنون .1 disbelievers = كاافبرون .2 deniers = كمكاذىبون .3 disobedient ones = فا باسقون .4 transgressors = طااغون .5 pious ones = سمتققون .6 successful ones = سمفحلبحون .7 those brought near = سم ققاربون .8 those who are lost = ضالوون .9 those in error = خاطبئون .10
Surat an-Naba’ Dream Tafsir Self-Study
Section 2: Human Inability and the Power of Allah
Blessed Be Allah, the Best of Creators!
At this point in the Surah, we have a transition to a new topic. Sometimes the transitions in the Qur’an SEEM unrelated to each other. But Subhan Allah, the transitions ARE all related to what came before, and we should try to think about, understand and appreciate these transitions.
Ayah 6:
رألا ضم ا ضن اع هل ض رالضر اض هم اهاادا Alam naj'alil-arda mihaada Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse?
Another word related to mihaad is mahd. The word mahd is the cradle, or even the womb of the mother, or the cradle in which the child is comfortable. Allah says, “Didn’t We make the earth a place in which you would be comfortable?” In classical Arabic, mihaad is used for bed. This is a place where you find peace and tranquility. Allah has begun talking about His favors. What does this have to do with the previous topic of Resurrection and the Kuffar’s criticism? A lot of their criticism had to do with the earth cracking open, and the events related to the Resurrection that the Messenger (s) talked about seem too monumental to them. What sort of God is capable of all of these things?
Human beings are aware of what they themselves are capable of: making a bed or a place of comfort for ourselves. Allah, however, made the entire earth.
Compare what we can do to just some of Allah’s creation and Allah’s ability.
No comparison.
Ayah 7:
اوالض هج اب اال رأ ضوات ادا Waljibaala awtaada And the mountains as pegs?
Allah uses analogies and references in the Qur’an that the reader can relate to. In the olden days, they would pitch tents; it was very common. Allah says He made the mountains as pegs. The tent is known by the most important element – the peg. Things are known by their most important element. For example, a soldier could be called a sword. A tent could be called a peg. What kind of pegs/tents does Allah put up? Mountains! Compare that to what we erect of tents.
These were all big things that we mentioned thus far, but now we’re going to look at the creation of human beings themselves.
Ayah 8: او اخلا ضقنا ضاك رأ ضزاو ااجا Wa khalaqnakum azwaja And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
Allah says: “We created all of you in pairs.” We didn’t create ourselves in pairs. Man didn’t create woman; woman didn’t create man. We’re not even capable over our creation – our own gender!
Ayah 9:
او اج اعلضناا ناضوام ضك سب اب اات Wa ja'alna nawmakum subaata And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
Allah then says: “And made your sleep [a means for] rest…” Nawm is deep sleep. Allah says He made your sleep subaata. Sabat as-sayra would be to cut a string. Literally, this subaat is that which cuts off. So Allah speaks of the night as something that cuts you off. What does it cut you off from? First of all, it cuts you off from your body – your soul departs from your body. It also cuts you off from daily affairs, business, tasks, family, etc. You’re dead to the world. This foreshadows what Allah will talk about later – the resurrection. One essential feature of resurrection day: all human beings will be cut off from each other that day. A man will run from his family. The kind of cutting off that will be permanent, we will see later. But we experience a little something of that every single day.
Sleep will overcome a man eventually; the power of Allah overcomes humans, even those who deny Him.
You are so adamant about disbelieving in Allah. Here are the powers Allah has over you and the powers of Allah over creation. You think that the One Who created all of this cannot create life again? Ayah 10:
او اج اعلضناا الليضي ال هل اب ااسا Wa ja'alna al layla libasa And have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
“And We made the night as a garment.” Why is the night a garment? Because is covers you up and takes over you as a blanket. A garment is something you hide underneath. Crimes take place at night. Secret, ambush and robbery are all associated with night. This is a libaas (cloth) that you are not capable of getting rid of or taking off. The night overcomes everyone just as the day does.
Ayah 11:
او اج اعلضناا يالنا اار ام اع ااشا Waja'alna an-nahara ma'aasha And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
“We made the daytime a means of livelihood and a time of livelihood.”
This is particularly true in the desert because there are few places in the desert where there is farmland. That food is critical to feed everyone else; it will not grow until it has sunlight. Daytime is a means because you need the sun for agriculture. Also, the average work time is day time. Most people work during the day.
Ayah 12:
اوبانايضناا فا ضوقا ضك اسب ضب اعا هش اداادا Wa banayna fawqakum sab'an shidada
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens] Then Allah speaks finally: “We constructed/built above you….” If you look at the other ayat that just came, there was some implication (if indirect) of the human being. Everything comes back to us and our powerlessness even over the creation of Allah. Again, here Allah says “We made above you these seven heavens.” Human beings construct things to. Compare that to what Allah creates. SubhanAllah, it puts us in our place. We need to know how weak and powerless we are.
Ayah 13:
او اج اعلضناا ه اس ااجا او يه ااجا Wa ja'alna sirajan wahhaja And We made a shining lamp,
And then, on top of this – “then We installed a siraaj.”
Siraaj in Arabic refers to anything that emits light. In the Qur’an, it consistently refers to the sun. Wahhaaja means brilliant and blazing. Of all the fires we can kindle on the earth, or the chandeliers we create, what can compare to this creation of Allah? It is an illustration of the powerlessness of the human being.
Ayah 14:
اورأ انزلضناا هم ان الض م ضع ه اص هات ام ااء ا يث ااجا Wa anzalna minalmu'sirati ma'an thajjaja And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water. “Minal mu’siraat”: ‘Asara is to squeeze. One opinion is that it is referring to the wind squeezing the clouds, then the clouds drip rain. It is also used for the clouds full of so much water that they drip rain.
“Maa‘an thajaaja”: Thajaaja means overflow of heavy rain, or profuse rain. The water overpowers humans by being too much or too less. If Allah doesn’t send it, it can create death and famine. If it comes too much, then there can also be death and destruction. Allah is again illustrating His power over the human being. SubhanAllah…
The Mercy of My Lord
Now, you will find a change in tone to the mercy of Allah and the favors He has given us.
Ayah 15:
هلن ن ضخ هر اج هب هه احباا اونااب اات Linukhrija bihi habban wanabata That We may bring out thereby grain and growth,
“By means of water, all kinds of grain and vegetation…”
The word habban is used for all kinds of grain, wheat and crop. Nabaat is used for all kinds of grass or vegetation. Basically, it is all the sustenance of the earth. Without vegetation, there is no life on earth. Whatever we consume of animals and food consumes plant life.
Ayah 16:
او اجني ات رألض افافاا Wajannaatin alfafa
And gardens of luxurious growth Beyond that – lush gardens. Alfaaf is the plural of lafeef (though there are other opinions), which means that which wraps around. So the idea is that the plants are intricately tangled. The plants are so lush and abundant that you can’t tell where one begins or ends. That is the imagery being presented.
Questions:
1. What is a connection between the Resurrection and the blessings of Allah mentioned in the second set of Ayat?
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2. What are two possible meanings for the word mihaad? (Be a detective. )
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3. When Allah compares the mountains to “pegs”, what might He be comparing them to?
______4. How is sleep especially related to the theme of proving the Resurrection?
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5. Compare night to a garment.
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6. My mother would often quote Ayat 10-11 to encourage us to get our sleep during the night and remain active during the day. Comment with your thoughts on this understanding of the Ayat. You may reference scientific studies to support whether you agree or disagree with my mother’s logic.
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7. In the Qur’an, the word siraaj consistently refers to the ______. 8. What is the meaning of mu’siraat in ayah 14?
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9. CRITICAL THINKING: Both Ayat 15 and 16 reference vegetation, but they are referring to two different benefits of plants. What is the nature of the blessing of plants being focused on in each ayah?
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10. PERSONAL CONNECTION: Pick one ayah that stood out to you and write what you found interesting about it.
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