Where do we start, where are we heading to ?

أَعُوْذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّـيْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْمِ
Bismillah ir-rahman ir-rahim.
Assalamualaikum wbt

Alhamdulillah! All praises to Allah swt and I hereby declare the perfection of Allah, The Authority, The Merciful. Recently Alhamdulillah I was one amongst the luckiest 500 students, with almost 1000ppl on the waiting list, from what I heard, that came from different part of the world – FR, UK, US, OZ, SG, JPN, SAUDI, PHILIPINE, BANGLADESHI, PAKISTANI, SOMALI, AND EVEN FROM THE TAJIKISTAN & UZBEKHISTAN (at least I got to blow away my just-beginning-to-be-dusty-russian-language-shelf from the back of my brain! Oh lord, it’s not yet a month in Malaysia and already I am forgetting ruski yizik!) MasyaAllah! Quran Intensive (QI) course that was held for approximately a month at Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan.

So generally, we have daily classes from 9am-1.30pm and have our Zohor  or afternoon prayer and then continue with a 30-40minutes of kasiraa (tazkirah/tafseer/sharing) except on Friday which is the only off day. Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan started to teach us from the very core basic Nahwu (grammar) of Arab Fushah (the quranic Arabic, not the communicational Arabic ) until intermediate level for about 2/3 of the whole journey and 1/3 of it we were taught about the Sarf (some sort of a machine or some magic mathematical equation, where u put a three letters root word and it produces about 100 plus different words, errr sorry its really hard to explain btw hahaha) and at the final stage, we were applying all the knowledge that we had into Surah Yaseen together. 

Frankly speaking from my own perspective as a QI student, it was the most effective, productive, well organized and very excellent methods of teaching together with easy to understand materials and very practical notes oriented textbooks provided, yet still remain challenging in a fascinating way! It’s all worth the pay and the time spent. I would really recommend Bayyinah QI program to everyone but of course, not everyone has the same opportunity as we had as in the matter of time especially. THUS, I AM GOING TO SHARE THE WHOLE ACTION PLANS STARTING FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, THAT USTADH CAME OUT WITH TO EVERY MUSLIMS WORLDWIDE THAT WILL INSYAALLAH BRING YOU CLOSER TO NONE OTHER THAN THE ONE WHO CREATED US and besides, in order to instill & nurture the fundamentals core of our religion by the means of doing our 5 pillars of Islam.

But before that, I know some people might question, isn’t it enough that I pray, read the quran and pay my zakat? Well, let me try to explain.

Allah swt compares the Quran with the ocean, it eases the eyes of the people on the shore who are looking at it, it brings joy to those who come closer to touch it, it brings so much excitement to the one who is swimming even in the shallow part of it, however, it brings even more satisfaction to the deep divers who experience the deeper connection when they are able to see the whole new amazing world underneath the deep blue ocean, the hidden beauty of it. It works the same with the Quran, no matter at which level you are, you will always still enjoy it at different intensity, but you will forget the taste of it if you just stop engaging with it, does it makes sense?

As a Muslim, as a slave to Our Master, have we ever asked ourselves, what do we really want in this life? Well most of the time, we will find ourselves wanting and in the need of guidance. Guidance to think right, guidance to have the right emotions, guidance to act best at different situations, guidance to make decisions, guidance to success, guidance to happiness, guidance to be grateful for whatever that is given, guidance to be a human again, guidance to live and love, guidance to solve the endless problems, guidance through hardships, guidance to the straight path.

And only with the blessings and merciful of Allah swt towards His slaves, He gave us the ultimate guidance which is the Quran, for us to read, understand, reflect, ponder and think, so that we will be those who are successful in this life and hereafter and of course to be those who can meet Him in Jannah insyaAllah. Indeed, a great lost to those who turned away from the guidance.

What I love and benefits the most from Ustadh Nouman is he is both a great, absolutely brilliant thinker and doer! It really shows in all fields of his works, in teaching line and his entire institution, insyaAllah one day it will grave a great legacy to the ummah.

So here is the well-thought and very practical action plan every muslim can follow to start building up your relationship with the Quran and insyaAllah will taste the sweetness to be sheltered under His blessings and love for us more closer each day. It will definitely changes our lives insyaAllah.

Requirements for benefiting from the Quran :

A )  Academically,

ü  Arabic knowledge

ü  Tafseer Lectures

ü  History knowledge

ü  Memorization! Try to memorize an ayah a day at least, doesn’t matter if you can finish because to finish is never a goal, studying our religion there is basically no end, just embark the destinationless journey.

ü  Etc

B) Psychologically, what attitude we should have

ü  Never lose sight of why we study the quran, which is guidance to us as a slave (not as a friend or a consumer).

ü  Some people said we have to put into action/practice everything in the quran. In reality, not every ayah offers action but certainly will offer guidance. Eg in aliff laaam miiiim, which means only Allah knows. Therefore, before you take instructions you have to know that you really don’t know anything first and yet, Allah swt knows best. 

ü  When you study an ayah, turn it into a du’a/prayer.

Again, its not a destination or a goal that we are racing to finish, its a journey that everyone have to save oneself and the beloved ones to walk hand in hand towards Him, insyaAllah. 

Ps - I am really sorry for the 4 months of hiatus, please do pray for me that i can share more of it oneday insyaAllah. 

Best wishes,

Tiana As Samad