The Voice of Muslimah

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِِ "In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful". Part I The Unique Status of Women in the Holy Islam -M.S.R. Hossain Women in the Holy Quran ١- يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَاءً ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّـهَ الَّذِي تَسَاءَلُونَ بِهِ وَالْأَرْحَامَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا ◯ "O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord Who created you from a single person created of like nature his mate and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women; reverence God through Whom ye demand your mutual (rights) and (reverence) the wombs (that bore you): for God ever watches over you". (Source: Sūra 4: Nisāa, or The Women, Ayat: 1, Verses 176 — Madani; Revealed at Madina — Sections 24, https://quranyusufali.com/4/). . ١٣- يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ O mankind ! We created You from a single (pair) Of a male and a female, And made you into Nations and tribes, that Ye may know each other (Not that ye may despise Each other). (Sūra 49: Hujurāt, or the Inner Apartments, Verses 18 — Madani; Revealed at Madina — Sections 2, Ayat: 13, https://quranyusufali.com/49/). Who is Woman? "Womanhood" and "Women" redirect here. For the Tammy Wynette song, see Womanhood (song). For other uses, see Women (disambiguation). A woman is a female human being. The word woman is usually reserved for an adult, with girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent. The plural women is also sometimes used for female humans., regardless of age, as in phrases such as "women's rights". Women with typical genetic development are usually capable of giving birth from puberty. Etymology The spelling of "woman" in English has progressed over the past millennium from wīfmann. to wīmmann to wumman, and finally, the modern spelling woman.[3] In Old English, wīfmann meant "female human", whereas wēr meant "male human". Mann or monn had a gender-neutral meaning of "human", corresponding to Modern English "person" or "someone"; however, subsequent to the Norman Conquest, man began to be used more in reference to "male human", and by the late 13th century had begun to eclipse usage of the older term wēr. The medial labial consonants f and m in wīfmann coalesced into the modern form "woman", while the initial element wīf, which meant "female", underwent semantic narrowing to the sense of a married woman ("wife"). It is a popular misconception that the term "woman" is etymologically connected to "womb". "Womb" is actually from the Old English word wambe meaning "stomach" (modern German retains the colloquial term "Wampe" from Middle High German for "potbelly"). Women in the Holy Quran Women in the Holy Quran is important characters and subjects of discussion in the stories and morals taught in Islam. Most of the women in the Quran are represented as either the mothers or wives of leaders or prophets. They retained a certain amount of autonomy from men in some respects; for example, the Quran describes women who converted to Islam before their husbands or women who took an independent oath of allegiance to Muhammad (Peace be upon him).[ "From the article on Women and Islam in Oxford Islamic Studies Online". Oxfordislamicstudies.com. 2008-05-06. doi:10.1093/0198297688.003.0006. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2012-08-22.1] While the Quran does not name any woman except for Mary directly as “Maryum”, and called his son, Jesus as Easa Ibn Maryum. There is a big Surah named “Maryum” (Mary) in Al Quran, Sūra number 19: Verses 98 — Makki; Revealed at Makka — Sections 6, https://quranyusufali.com/19/). Women play a role in many of Quranic stories. These stories have been subject to manipulation and rigid interpretation in both classical commentary and popular literature from patriarchal societies. (Encyclopaedia of the Quran. Leidan: Brill, 2001. Print.) The cultural norms existing within a patriarchy have shaped the way that these societies approached the text and created a pervading narrative that dictated the way future generations were set up to interpret these stories and the role of women within the Quran. WHO IS MU'MINAH? Mu’minah “Mu’minah” (Arabic: مؤمنة ‎, Muʾminah; Male: مؤمن Muʾmin) is an Arabic Islamic term, frequently referenced in the Quran, meaning "believer".It denotes a person who has complete submission to the Will of Allah and has faith firmly established in her heart, i.e. a "faithful Muslimah". ٩٧- مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ◯ "Whoever works righteousness, Man or woman, and has Faith, Verily, to him will We give A new Life, a life That is good and pure, and We Will bestow on such their reward According to the best Of their actions". (Sūra 16: Nahl, or The Bee, Verses 128 — Makki; Revealed at Makka — Sections 16,Ayat:97, https://quranyusufali.com/16/). Adam's spouse The name Hawa i.e., "Eve" (Arabic: حواء, Ḥawā') is mentioned by name in hadith.( Beyond The Exotic: Women's Histories In Islamic Societies – Page 9, Amira El Azhary Sonbol – 20053]Hawa A’laihimus Salam, the Adam A’laihimus Salam's spouse, is mentioned in the Holy Quran: - وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً Behold thy Lord said to the angels: “I will create a vicegerent on earth. (Sūra 2: Baqara, or the Heifer,Ayat: 30,Verses 286 — Madani; Revealed at Medina — Sections 40,https://quranyusufali.com/2/) وَقُلْنَا يَا آدَمُ اسْكُنْ أَنتَ وَزَوْجُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنْهَا رَغَدًا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هَـٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ We said: “O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the garden and eat of the bountiful things therein as (where and when) ye will but approach not this tree or ye run into harm and transgression.”(Sūra 2: Baqara,Ayat: 35) Adam who is forewarned by Allah that Iblis, Satan, is their natural enemy and the threat to their removal from heaven.[ Stowasser, Barbara Freyer (1996-08-22). Women in the Qur'an, Traditions, and Interpretation. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-976183-8.] - فَقُلْنَا يَا آدَمُ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا عَدُوٌّ لَكَ وَلِزَوْجِكَ فَلَا يُخْرِجَنَّكُمَا مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَتَشْقَىٰ ◯ Then We said : “O Adam ! Verily, this is an enemy To thee and thy wife : So let him not get you Both out of the Garden, So that thou art landed In misery. (ūra 20: Tā-Há (Mystic Letters, T.H.), Ayat: 117,Verses 135 — Makki; Revealed at Mecca — Sections 8) Sarah, Wife of Abraham In contrast to the Old Testament and the Torah, Sarah, wife of the prophet Abraham, plays a decidedly smaller role in the Quran. In both the Christian and Jewish traditions she is the mother of the chosen son, Isaac, and therefore a more important person.( Encyclopaedia of the Quran. Leidan: Brill, 2001. Print.) In the hadith Sarah is not mentioned directly but rather alluded to in Hagar's expanded story. (Trible, P., & Russell, L. M. (2006). Hagar, Sarah, and Their Children :Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives (1st ed.). Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press.) Hagar's struggles, dealt with extensively in Sahih al-Bukhari, are important to the Islamic tradition since many Muslims paint her as the mother of all Arabs and one of the pre-Islamic pioneers.[ Rible, P., & Russell, L. M. (2006). Hagar, Sarah, and Their Children :Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives (1st ed.). Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press.] While this may seem to castigate Sarah as the villain in Hagar's story, she is not seen or depicted in Islamic writing as the impetus for Hagar's exile. Unlike the more traditional Jewish and Christian explanations that paint a contentious relationship between Hagar and Sarah, Islamic interpretations are largely devoid of commentary on Sarah, choosing rather to focus on the hardships and successes of Hagar.[ Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press] And his wife, standing [nearby], laughed [with happiness]; whereupon We gave her the glad tiding of [the birth of] Isaac and, after Isaac, of [his son] Jacob. ٧١- وَامْرَأَتُهُ قَائِمَةٌ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَاهَا بِإِسْحَاقَ وَمِن وَرَاءِ إِسْحَاقَ يَعْقُوبَ ◯ "And his wife was standing (There), and she laughed : But We gave her Glad tidings of Isaac, And after him, of Jacob". ٧٢- قَالَتْ يَا وَيْلَتَىٰ أَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا عَجُوزٌ وَهَـٰذَا بَعْلِي شَيْخًا ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عَجِيبٌ ◯ "She said : “ Alas for me ! Shall I bear a child, Seeing I am an old woman, And my husband here Is an old man ? That would indeed Be a wonderful thing! ” Sūra 11: Hūd (The Prophet Hūd), Ayat: 71-72, Verses 123 — Makki; Revealed at Mecca — Sections 10 Aziz's Wife (Zulaykha) and the Ladies The story of Yusuf and Zulaykha, wife of Joseph's master the Aziz, is one of the most extensive depictions of women in the Quran.( Encyclopaedia of the Quran. Leidan: Brill, 2001. Print.) She appears in Surah 12 (Yusuf) as part of Joseph's chronological narrative shortly after he is sold into slavery in Egypt. In this narrative Zulaykha attempts to seduce Joseph, at first outright and then by using guile and wit. . ٢٣- وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الَّتِي هُوَ فِي بَيْتِهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِ وَغَلَّقَتِ الْأَبْوَابَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ ۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّـهِ ۖ إِنَّهُ رَبِّي أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَايَ ۖ إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ ◯ "But she in whose house He was, sought to seduce him From his (true) self : she fastened The doors, and said : “ Now come, thou (dear one) ! ” He said : “ God forbid ! Truly (thy husband) is My lord ! He made My sojourn agreeable ! Truly to no good Come those who do wrong ! ” (Sūra 12: Yūsuf, or Joseph, Ayat: Verses 111 — Makki; Revealed at Mecca — Sections 12, Ayat: 23). After Joseph rebuffed her advances, the women of society began to gossip about Zulaykha's affection for him. She, in turn, prepared a banquet in these women's honor. At this banquet when Joseph appeared, the women extolled him and yelled out to Allah, almighty that he must be an angel.[ Quran, Sura 12 (Yusuf), ayat 3] The story continues with Zulaykha attempting to trick Joseph into entering into an affair with her. The results of this lands Joseph in jail. When the King the women and Zulaykha of their role they respond: ” ٥١- قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُنَّ إِذْ رَاوَدتُّنَّ يُوسُفَ عَن نَّفْسِهِ ۚ قُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلَّـهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ مِن سُوءٍ ۚ قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ الْعَزِيزِ الْآنَ حَصْحَصَ الْحَقُّ أَنَا رَاوَدتُّهُ عَن نَّفْسِهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ ◯ "(The king) said (to the ladies) : “ What was your affair When ye did seek to seduce Joseph from his (true) self ? ” The ladies said : “ God Preserve us! no evil Know we against him ! ” Said the ’Aziz’s wife : “ Now is the truth manifest (To all) : it was I Who sought to seduce him From his (true) self : He is indeed of those Who are (ever) true (and virtuous).(Sūra 12: Yūsuf, or Joseph,Verses 111 — Makki; Revealed at Makka — Sections 12). Renditions of this story outside the Quran have focused historically on and sought to establish the natural duplicitous and cunning nature of women.[Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New] Especially in the works of early interpreters, Zulaykha and the ladies are not portrayed as the multi-faceted characters the Quran suggests but rather are considered only for "their unbridled sexuality and guile."[Encyclopaedia of the Quran. Leidan: Brill, 2001. Print.] This depiction is used as yet another conservative example of the inherent threat the female sex poses to men and their piety. al-Baydawi's interpretation specifically highlights the inherent contrast between a prophet's devotion to God and the sly nature of women.[ al-Bayḍāwī, ʻ. A. i. ʻ.Baiḍāwī's Commentary on Sūrah 12 of the Quran. Oxford: Clarendon Press] Recently, however, the critical explanation surrounding Zulaykha has expanded to present different possible interpretations. In many instances this story is now used as an allegory depicting the ability of pious people, in this case, a prophet, to overcome the temptations of the world and adversity. (Encyclopaedia of the Quran. Leidan: Brill, 2001. Print.) In these cases, interpreters argue Zulaykha's presence in the Quran is not meant to imply the evil nature of all women, but rather the different possible distractions that society in general can present and the need to rebuff them. (Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press). Mother and sister of Moses Moses's mother is the only woman in the Quran to receive divine inspiration. (Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press), Allah inspired her to suckle the child until she feared for his life and then to cast him into the river without sadness or fear because Allah would eventually restore him to her and make him one of the messengers.(Aforesaid). ٧- وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِي وَلَا تَحْزَنِي إِنَّا رَادُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ◯ "So We sent this inspiration To the mother of Moses : “ Suckle (thy child), but when Thou hast fears about him, Cast him into the river, But fear not nor grieve : For We shall restore him To thee, and We shall make Him one of Our apostles.” (Sūra 28: Qasas, or the Narration,Ayat: 7, Verses 88 — Makki; Revealed at Makka — Sections 9). When the Pharaoh's wife discovered Moses on the shore, Allah had to strengthen Moses's mother's heart to make her a firm believer.(Aforesaid). ١٠- وَأَصْبَحَ فُؤَادُ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰ فَارِغًا إِنْ كَادَتْ لَتُبْدِي بِهِ لَوْلَا أَنْ رَبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قَلْبِهَا لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ◯ But there came to be A void in the heart Of the mother of Moses : She was going almost to Disclose his (case), had We Not strengthened her heart (With faith), so that she Might remain a (firm) believer.(Sūra 28: Qasas, or the Narration,Ayat: 10). . ١١- وَقَالَتْ لِأُخْتِهِ قُصِّيهِ فَبَصُرَتْ بِهِ عَنْ جُنُبٍ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ◯ "And she said to the sister Of (Moses), “ Follow him ”. So she (the sister) watched him In the character of a stranger. And they knew not". (Sūra 28: Qasas, or the Narration,Ayat: 11) ١٢- وَحَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَرَاضِعَ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَقَالَتْ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ يَكْفُلُونَهُ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ نَاصِحُونَ ◯ "And We ordained that he Refused suck at first, until (His sister came up And) said : “ Shall I Point out to you the people Of a house that will nourish And bring him up for you And be sincerely attached To him" ? (Sūra 28: Qasas, or the Narration,Ayat: 12) ١٣- فَرَدَدْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ أُمِّهِ كَيْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا وَلَا تَحْزَنَ وَلِتَعْلَمَ أَنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّـهِ حَقٌّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ◯ "Thus did We restore him To his mother, that her eye Might be comforted, that she Might not grieve, and that She might know that the promise Of Allah is true: but Most of them do not understand. (Sūra 28: Qasas, or the Narration,Ayat: 13) Wife of Moses A’laihimus Salam Moses Alaihimus Salam's wife called Safura was the daughter of a Madyanite flockherder whom Moses met before he became a prophet. The Madyanite flockherder allowed Moses and his daughter to wed in exchange for Moses performing eight to ten years of work.( Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press). ٢٦- قَالَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا يَا أَبَتِ اسْتَأْجِرْهُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ اسْتَأْجَرْتَ الْقَوِيُّ الْأَمِينُ ◯ "Said one of the (damsels) : “ O my (dear) father ! engage Him on wages : truly the best Of men for thee to employ is The (man) who is strong and trusty". ٢٧- قَالَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُنْكِحَكَ إِحْدَى ابْنَتَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ عَلَىٰ أَنْ تَأْجُرَنِي ثَمَانِيَ حِجَجٍ فَإِنْ أَتْمَمْتَ عَشْرًا فَمِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّـهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ◯ "He said : “ I intended to wed One of these my daughters To thee, on condition that Thou serve me for eight years ; But if thou complete ten years, It will be (grace) from thee. But I intend not to place Thee under a difficulty : Thou wilt find me, Indeed, if God wills, One of the righteous.” (Sūra 28: Qasas, or the Narration,Ayat: 26-27) She is not mentioned by name in the Quran, but some qisas al-anbiya' identify her as Zipporah.[Aforesaid] Many of the details surrounding Moses's wife have been filled in throughout history. Contemporary Muslims see her as a righteous Muslim female because of her respect for the different gender spheres. When she first met Moses, she was getting water in public, but was afraid because it is typically a male domain.[ Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, traditions, and interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press.] ” ٢٣- وَلَمَّا وَرَدَ مَاءَ مَدْيَنَ وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّةً مِنَ النَّاسِ يَسْقُونَ وَوَجَدَ مِنْ دُونِهِمُ امْرَأَتَيْنِ تَذُودَانِ قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُمَا قَالَتَا لَا نَسْقِي حَتَّىٰ يُصْدِرَ الرِّعَاءُ وَأَبُونَا شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ ◯ "And when he arrived at The watering (place) in Madyan, He found there a group Of men watering (their flocks), And besides them he found Two women who were keeping Back (their flocks). He said : “ What is the matter with you ? ” They said : “ We cannot water (Our flocks) until the shepherds Take back (their flocks) : And our father is A very old man.” (Sūra 28: Qasas, or the Narration,Ayat: 23). Asiyah(A’laihimus Salam), Wife of the Pharaoh The wife of the Pharaoh, known in some traditions as Asiyah(A’laihimus Salam),, played a large role in Moses's life because she became his foster mother. She saved his life when she took him in and raised Moses from infancy in a household of non-believers while Allah watched over him.[ Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press,] Of all the women in Moses's life, Pharaoh's wife is the subject of the greatest amount of interpretive literature. There is a large amount of emphasis on her as an example for the believers.[ Encyclopaedia of the Quran. Leidan: Brill, 2001. Print.; Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press.] Many think of her as a righteous woman because of her role in keeping Moses alive, as shown in the holy Quran that " ٩- وَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ فِرْعَوْنَ قُرَّتُ عَيْنٍ لِي وَلَكَ لَا تَقْتُلُوهُ عَسَىٰ أَنْ يَنْفَعَنَا أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُ وَلَدًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ◯ "The wife of Pharaoh said : “ (Here is) a joy of the eye, For me and for thee : Slay him not. It may be That he will be of use To us, or we may adopt Him as a son.” And they Perceived not (what they Were doing)! ((Sūra 28: Qasas, or the Narration,Ayat:9). ) Additionally, Asiyah is praised because in Q 66: 11, which is dated into the late Medinan period, she prayed to Allah to build her a house in paradise and save her from her wicked husband, Pharaoh. (Encyclopaedia of the Quran. Leidan: Brill, 2001) ١١- وَضَرَبَ اللَّـهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا امْرَأَتَ فِرْعَوْنَ إِذْ قَالَتْ رَبِّ ابْنِ لِي عِندَكَ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَنَجِّنِي مِن فِرْعَوْنَ وَعَمَلِهِ وَنَجِّنِي مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ ◯ "And God sets forth, As an example To those who believe, The wife of Pharaoh : Behold she said : “ O my Lord ! build For me, in nearness To Thee, a mansion In the Garden, And save me from Pharaoh And his doings And save me from Those that do wrong.” (Sūra 66: Tahrīm, or Holding (something) to be Forbidden, Ayat:11, Verses 12 — Madani; Revealed at Medina — Sections 2). ٢٢- فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطْتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ وَجِئْتُكَ مِنْ سَبَإٍ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ ◯ "But the Hoopoe tarried not Far : he (came up and) said : “ I have compassed (territory) Which thou hast not compassed, And I have come to thee From Sabā with tidings true". ٢٣- إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ امْرَأَةً تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌ ◯ “I found (there) a woman Ruling over them and provided With every requisite ; and she Has a magnificent throne. ٢٤- وَجَدْتُهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّـهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ ◯ “I found her and her people Worshipping the sun besides God : Satan has made their deeds Seem pleasing in their eyes, And has kept them away From the Path,—so They receive no guidance,— ٣٢- قَالَتْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِي فِي أَمْرِي مَا كُنْتُ قَاطِعَةً أَمْرًا حَتَّىٰ تَشْهَدُونِ ◯ "She said : “ Ye chiefs ! Advise me in (this) My affair : no affair Have I decided Except in your presence.” ٣٤- قَالَتْ إِنَّ الْمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا قَرْيَةً أَفْسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوا أَعِزَّةَ أَهْلِهَا أَذِلَّةً وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ ◯ "She said : “ Kings, when they Enter a country, despoil it, And make the noblest Of its people its meanest : Thus do they behave". ٤٢- فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْ قِيلَ أَهَـٰكَذَا عَرْشُكِ قَالَتْ كَأَنَّهُ هُوَ وَأُوتِينَا الْعِلْمَ مِنْ قَبْلِهَا وَكُنَّا مُسْلِمِينَ ◯ "So when she arrived, She was asked, “ Is this Thy throne ? ” She said, “ It was just like this ; And knowledge was bestowed On us in advance of this, And we have submitted To Allah (in Islām).” The Queen of Sheba submits to Allah with Solomon.[ Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press.] The hoopoe reported to Solomon of a Queen from Sheba who led her people in pagan rituals worshipping a Sun God instead of Allah.[ Mernissi, F. (1993). The Forgotten Queens of Islam. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.] ٢٤- وَجَدْتُهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّـهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ ◯ “I found her and her people Worshipping the sun besides God : Satan has made their deeds Seem pleasing in their eyes, And has kept them away From the Path,—so They receive no guidance".— (Sūra 27: Naml, or the Ants,Ayat:22,23,32,34,42, Verses 93 — Makki; Revealed at Makka — Sections 7). Solomon A’laihimus Salam wrote a letter to the Queen. The hoopoe delivered it to her palace leaving it on her chest while she was sleeping. Then Bilqis prepared presents for Solomon to test whether he was a "pious" or "worldly" prophet using a series of riddles.[ Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press.] The queen set out to visit Solomon A’laihimus Salam. Some say that Solomon magically moved her throne while others say that he wished for the throne and knew he had to acquire it before the Queen and her followers submitted to Allah.[Aforesaid] ٤٢- فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْ قِيلَ أَهَـٰكَذَا عَرْشُكِ قَالَتْ كَأَنَّهُ هُوَ وَأُوتِينَا الْعِلْمَ مِنْ قَبْلِهَا وَكُنَّا مُسْلِمِينَ ◯ "So when she arrived, She was asked, “ Is this Thy throne ? ” She said, “ It was just like this ; And knowledge was bestowed On us in advance of this, And we have submitted To God (in Islām).” . ٤٤- قِيلَ لَهَا ادْخُلِي الصَّرْحَ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةً وَكَشَفَتْ عَنْ سَاقَيْهَا قَالَ إِنَّهُ صَرْحٌ مُمَرَّدٌ مِنْ قَوَارِيرَ قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَانَ لِلَّـهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ◯ "She was asked to enter That lofty Palace : but When she saw it, she Thought it was a lake Of water, and she (tucked up Her skirts), uncovering her legs. He said : “ This is But a palace paved Smooth with slabs of glass.” She said : “ O my Lord ! I have indeed wronged My soul : I do (now) Submit (in Islām), with Solomon, To the Lord of the Worlds.” Legend says that Solomon married Bilqis who then bore him a son. Some say she returned to Yemen as a queen and Solomon would visit her there for three days a month; others say that Solomon married her off to the king of Hamadan.[ Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press.] Bilqis remains one of the more mysterious women in the world of scholarly interpretation.[ "Translations of the Qur'an, Surah 39: AZ-ZUMAR (THE TROOPS, THRONGS)". Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.] Some of the main issues that arise are how she became ruler, her competence in the role and how this can impact Islamic society.The beautiful Sheba married a tyrannical Himyarite king, got him drunk, cut off his head and convinced his ministers to declare their loyalty to her. [Jawad, Haifaa (1998). The Rights of Women in Islam: An Authentic Approach. London, England: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 85–86. ISBN 978-0-333-73458-2.] She gained her position through proximity to a male ruler and deceived him using her female characteristics.[ Siraj, Asifa (October 2011). "Meanings of modesty and the hijab amongst Muslim women in Glasgow, Scotland" (PDF). Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography. Taylor & Francis. 18 (6): 716–731. doi:10.1080/0966369X.2011.617907. ISSN 1360-0524. S2CID 144326780] Against Solomon, the Queen of Sheba demonstrates the ability to hold her own and validates her intelligence and good judgment, qualities typically reserved for men. However, her big fault is mistaking the glass for a pool and revealing her (hairy) legs, an act that she cannot redeem. [Siraj, Asifa (October 2011). "Meanings of modesty and the hijab amongst Muslim women in Glasgow, Scotland" (PDF). Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography. Taylor & Francis. 18 (6): 716–731. doi:10.1080/0966369X.2011.617907. ISSN 1360-0524. S2CID 144326780] In contemporary terms, the story of the Queen of Sheba represents the righteousness of incorruptibility, exemplified when Solomon refused to be bribed by her elaborate gifts. The lesson that contemporaries draw is the ultimate submission to no one but God. Only God sees all the true believers equally and the ultimate submission should be to Him and not to anyone else, whether He is a leader or a prophet.[ Haddad and Esposito, (1998), Islam, Gender, and Social Change, Oxford University Press, pp. xii–xx.] Wife of Imran In the Quran, the mother of the Virgin Mary (and thus Isa's grandmother) is not named in the Quran, but referred to in two passages of the narratives section as the wife of Imran, Imran being Joachim in Christianity. (Encyclopaedia of the Quran. Leidan: Brill, 2001.) In Judeo-Christian tradition she is identified as Hannah. According to the Quran she invoked Allah for a child:( Maryam", Encyclopaedia of Islam). . ٣٥- إِذْ قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ عِمْرَانَ رَبِّ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ لَكَ مَا فِي بَطْنِي مُحَرَّرًا فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ◯ "Behold! a woman of Imran said: “O my Lord! I do dedicate unto Thee what is in my womb for Thy special service so accept this of me for Thou hearest and knowest all things.” ٣٦- فَلَمَّا وَضَعَتْهَا قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّي وَضَعْتُهَا أُنثَىٰ وَاللَّـهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا وَضَعَتْ وَلَيْسَ الذَّكَرُ كَالْأُنثَىٰ ۖ وَإِنِّي سَمَّيْتُهَا مَرْيَمَ وَإِنِّي أُعِيذُهَا بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ ◯ "When she was delivered she said: “O my Lord! Behold! I am delivered of a female child!” And God knew best what she brought forth “and nowise is the male like the female. I have named her Mary and I commend her and her offspring to Thy protection from the Evil One the Rejected.” (Sūra 3: Āl-i-‘Imrān, or The Family of ‘Imrān.Ayat:35-36 Verses 200 — Madani; Revealed at Medina — Sections 20). Mary (Maryam) A’laihimus Salam The mother of Easa (Jesus Christ) A’laihimus Salam, is the most important woman in the Quran, as she is the only one identified by name. [Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press] She is described as the greatest women of all time in the Quran as well.( Qur'an 3:42; cited in Stowasser, Barbara Freyer, “Mary”, in: Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān, General Editor: Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Georgetown University, Washington DC). [J.-M. Abd-el-Jalil, Marie et l'Islam, Paris 195028] Her name not only appears far more in the Quran than in the New Testament, but it is also the title of Sura 19, which discusses the annunciation, Jesus's birth and Jesus's first words, spoken before birth and in the cradle—"most other personal names used as titles of Quranic chapters are those of prophets." [Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press] A hadith claims that Mary was consecrated to Allah, thus "escaping the pricking of the devil" at birth; this is said "to have played a role in the formation of the later Islamic doctrine of prophetic 'isma" (innate quality of 'impeccability', 'immunity from sin and error' of prophets). [ Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press] As a young girl and a virgin, Mary stayed in the Mihrab, where she received "glad tidings of a word (kalima) from Allah" about her giving birth to a "pure son".[ Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press] ١٦- وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ مَرْيَمَ إِذِ انتَبَذَتْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا مَكَانًا شَرْقِيًّا ◯ "Relate in the Book (The story of) Mary, When she withdrew From her family To a place in the East". ١٧- فَاتَّخَذَتْ مِن دُونِهِمْ حِجَابًا فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرًا سَوِيًّا ◯ "She placed a screen (To screen herself) from them ; Then We sent to her Our angel, and he appeared Before her as a man In all respects". ١٨- قَالَتْ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِالرَّحْمَـٰنِ مِنكَ إِن كُنتَ تَقِيًّا ◯ "She said : “ I seek refuge From thee to (God) Most Gracious : (come not near) If thou dost fear God.” ١٩- قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا رَسُولُ رَبِّكِ لِأَهَبَ لَكِ غُلَامًا زَكِيًّا ◯ "He said : “ Nay, I am only A messenger from thy Lord, (To announce) to thee The gift of a holy son.” (Sūra 19: Maryam, or Mary,Ayat:16,17,18,19, Verses 98 — Makki; Revealed at Mecca — Sections 6) ١٢- وَمَرْيَمَ ابْنَتَ عِمْرَانَ الَّتِي أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِنَا وَصَدَّقَتْ بِكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّهَا وَكُتُبِهِ وَكَانَتْ مِنَ الْقَانِتِينَ ◯ "And Mary the daughter Of ‘ Imran, who guarded Her chastity; and We Breathed into (her body) Of Our spirit ; and she Testified to the truth Of the words of her Lord And of His Revelations, And was one of the Devout (servants)". Sūra 66: Tahrīm, or Holding (something) to be Forbidden,Ayat:12, Verses 12 — Madani; Revealed at Medina — Sections 2 Islamic scholars have long debated this happening, specifically the meaning of "spirit" (ruh) and the "word" (kalima) that Mary received from Allah. If she were informed of things to come by Allah's word, even through his angel, and infused with Allah's spirit, was Mary, then, a Quranic prophet?[ ".[ Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press] Nevertheless, Mary is still revered by many Muslims, mostly women, throughout the Islamic world. ٤٢-وَإِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَا مَرْيَمُ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ اصْطَفَاكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَاصْطَفَاكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ ◯ "Behold! the angels said: “O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee; chosen thee above the women of all nations". ٤٣- يَا مَرْيَمُ اقْنُتِي لِرَبِّكِ وَاسْجُدِي وَارْكَعِي مَعَ الرَّاكِعِينَ ◯ “O Mary! worship thy Lord devoutly; prostrate thyself and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down.” (Ali Imran, Ayat: 42-43, https://quranyusufali.com/3/) ٩١- وَالَّتِي أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِنْ رُوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَاهَا وَابْنَهَا آيَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ ◯ "And (remember) her who Guarded her chastity : We breathed into her Of Our Spirit, and We Made her and her son A Sign for all peoples". (Sūra 21: Anbiyāa, or The Prophets,Ayat:91, Verses 112 — Makki; Revealed at Mecca — Sections 7). Indeed, Al Quran establishes Mary as the "example for believers" because of her chastity, obedience, and faith; however, "religious authorities have attempted to define the social applicability of Mary's qualities, that is, the facets of her model status suited for emulation." [ Stowasser, B. F. (1994). Women in the Quran, Traditions, and Interpretation. New York: Oxford University Press] ٦- النَّبِيُّ أَوْلَىٰ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ وَأَزْوَاجُهُ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ ۗ وَأُولُو الْأَرْحَامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلَىٰ بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّـهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ إِلَّا أَن تَفْعَلُوا إِلَىٰ أَوْلِيَائِكُم مَّعْرُوفًا ۚ كَانَ ذَٰلِكَ فِي الْكِتَابِ مَسْطُورًا ◯ "The Prophet is closer To the Believers than Their own selves, And his wives are Their mothers. Blood-relations Among each other have Closer personal ties, In the Decree of God, Than (the Brotherhood of) Believers and Muhājirs : Nevertheless do ye What is just to your Closest friends : such is The writing in the Decree (Of Allah)". (Sūra 33: Ahzāb, or The Confederates,Ayat:6, Verses 73 — Madani; Revealed at Madina — Sections 9). "The Prophet (peace be upon him) is closer to the Believers than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers."[ Mernissi, F. (1993). The Forgotten Queens of Islam. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.] Part II Women in Biological Science In general, girls develop female characteristics by inheriting two X chromosomes (XX), one from each parent.About one in a thousand girls have a 47, XXX karyotype, and one in 2500 have a 45,X one. Girls typically have a female reproductive system. Some intersex children with ambiguous genitals and some transgender children, originally assigned male at birth, may also be classified or self-identify as girls. Girls' bodies undergo gradual changes during puberty. Puberty is the process of physical changes by which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of fertilization. It is initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads. It may be noted that in Islamic Sharia at that time a girl must be treated as a audult girl (female i.e., woman) and all Shariah laws (Salat/Namaz, Siam (Roza) etc., are to be effected until alive. Woman and Mother "Girls did not become prophets but became the mothers of prophets" [Said Hazrat Maulana Abul Ansar Muhammad Abdul Qahhar Siddiqui Al Quraishi Rahimahullah, (furfura.com)]. A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth. The adjective "maternal" refers to a mother and comparatively to "paternal" for a father. The verb "to mother" means to birth a child and to provide care for a child, from which also derives the noun "mothering". Related terms of endearment are mom (mama, mommy), mum (mummy), mumsy, mamacita (ma, mam) and mammy. A female role model that children can look up to is sometimes referred to as a mother-figure. Who is Infant Baby? ɪnf(ə)nt/Submit (noun), a very young child or baby(Female) synonyms: Baby, Newborn, Young Child, little child, little one; Description: An infant is the more formal or specialised synonym for *"baby", the very young offspring of a human. The term may also be used to refer to juveniles of other organisms. A newborn is, in colloquial use, an infant who is only hours, days, or up to one month old. (Courtesy of Wikipedia) *Baby:An infant (from the Latin word infans, meaning "unable to speak" or "speechless") is the more formal or specialised synonym for "baby", the very young offspring of a human. The term may also be used to refer to juveniles of other organisms. A newborn is, in colloquial use, an infant who is only hours, days, or up to one month old. In medical contexts, newborn or neonate (from Latin, neonatus, newborn) refers to an infant in the first 28 days after birth;[1] the term applies to premature, full term, and postmature infants; before birth, the term "fetus" is used. The term "infant" is typically applied to young children under one year of age; however, definitions may vary and may include children up to two years of age. When a human child learns to walk, the term "toddler" may be used instead. Who is Girl? noun a female child, from birth to full growth. a immature woman, especially formerly, an unmarried one. Origin Word of Girl 1250-1300; Middle English gurle, girle, gerle child, young person; compare Old English gyrela, gi(e)rela, (Dictionary.com Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc.) British Dictionary definitions: c.1300, gyrle "child" (of either sex), of unknown origin; current scholarship [OED says] leans toward an unrecorded Old English*gyrele , from Proto-Germanic *gurwilon- , diminutive of *gurwjoz (apparently also represented by Low German gære "boy,girl," Norwegian dialectal gorre , Swedish dialectal gurre "small child," though the exact relationship, if any, between all these is obscure), from PIE *ghwrgh- , also found in Greek parthenos "virgin." But this is highly conjectural. Who is Daughter? i) Definition of Daughter: a girl or woman in relation to either or both of her parents. (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/daughter) ii): Someone's daughter is their female child. (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/daughter) The following List of Names of Muslimah Babies Names with Meanings ● Abida Aabida, Abeda, Aabeda: Worshipper ● Ada Adaa Expression ● Aisha Aaisha, Aesha, Aaesha Well-off; Prosperous; (Wife of Hazrat Muhammadur Rasoolullah Sawllallahu A'laihi Wasallam). ● Akifa Aakifa, Aqifa, Aaqifa Devoted ● A’leema Knowledgeable A’lima Aalima Scholar ● A’liya Aaliya, Alia, Aalia, Aleya, Aaleya High; Tall ● Ambar Amber Perfume; Ambergris ● Ameena Ameenah Trustworthy; Honest ● Amila Aamila Righteous ● Amina Aminah, Aamina, Aaminah Safe; The name of the mother of the Holy Prophet Sawllallahu A'laihi Wasallam ● Anam Anum, Annam, Annum Allah's blessing; A blessing Andleeb Andaleeb Nightingale (A bird) ● Anisa Aneesa Young lady Anjum Meanings Star Anjuman Assembly Aqeela Akeela, Aqila, Akila Wise Aqila Intelligent; Wise Arifa Aarifa, Arifah, Aarifah Knowledgeable; Learned Arzoo Aarzoo Wish Asima Protector Asiya Comforting Asma Names Ateeqa Ancient Atika Chosen Azeeza Meanings Dear Azrah Beautiful pearl in Jannah (Heaven) Bahaar Spring Bakhtawar Fortunate; Lucky Bano Lady; Miss; Princess Benazeer Matchless; Unique Bilqees Queen of Saba (Sheba). She is mentioned in the Holy Quran. Bulbul Nightingale Bushra Good news Deeba Brocade Dilshaad Happy Faheema Intelligent; Learned Fahmeeda Intelligent Faiza Victorious; Successful Fakhira Excellent; Splendid Fakhta Dove Falak Sky Falina Cat like; Latin origin Farah Joy; Happiness Fareeha Happy Farhana Joyful; Happy Farhat Pleasure Farkhanda Happy Fatiha Opening Fatima Daughter of Hazrat Muhammad and wife of Hazrat Ali . Fauzia Successful Fazeela Superiority Fazila Scholar Firdaus Garden Fiza Silver Ghazala Fawn Gul Flower Gulab Rose Gulshan Flower garden Gulzar Rose garden Habeeba One who is loved Hadeeqa Garden Hafeeza Guardian Hafiza Guardian; One who has memorised the Holy Quran. Hafsa Cub; Wife of Hazrat Muhammad and daughter of Hazrat (Sm). Hajra Wife of Hazrat Ibrahim . Hakeema Wise; Physician Haleema Compassionate Hameeda Praise worthy Hamra Red Haseena Beautiful Hashmat Modesty Hasna Pretty Huma An imagainary bird. Humaira Red Iffat Chastity; Purity Insiya Someone who remembers Ishrat Enjoyment; Delight; Pleasure Jabeen Forehead Jaleela Glorious; Magnificent Jameela Beautiful; Pretty Kaleema Speaker Kamila Perfect; Complete Kanz Treasure Kareema Noble Kashifa Revealer Kausar Abundance; River in Jannah (paradise) Kehkashan Galaxy Khadija (Name of the Hazrat Muhammad's wife). Khalida Forever; Eternal Khatoon Lady Khazana Treasure Khizra Green Khurseed Sun Kokab Star Kulsoom Rosy; Health cheeks Laiqa Worthy; Capable Lubna Storax; Styrax Madiha Praise worthy Mah Moon Mahfooza Well protected Mahjabeen Mahnaz Humble moon Mahnoor Moonlight Mahrukh Face as bright as the moon. Maimoona Fortunate; Blessed Majeeda Glorious; Respected Majida Glorious; Respected Malika Queen Mamoona Trustworthy; Honest Maqsooda Intended Maria A lady with a fair complexion. Mariam Mother of Hazrat Isa Maroofa Famous Masooma Innocent; Sinless Mehwish Moon; Beautiful Mubashara Bringer of good news. Mujahida One who struggles or fights in the way of Islam. Mumtaz Distinguished Musarrat Joy; Delight Muskaan Smile Naaz Pride; Glory Nabeela Noble Nada Dew Nadira Rare; Unique Naeema Blessing Nageena Precious stone Naghma Song; Melody Naila Achiever Najm Star Nargis Narcissus (flower) Naseema Breeze Naseera Helper Nasira Helper Nasreen Flower; Rose Nazima Administrator Nazneen Elegant; Delicate Nida Call Nikhat Fragrance Noor Light Nosheen Sweet Nusrat Help Pari Fairy Parizad Of divine origin Parween Ursa Major is the name of a constellation . Qamar Moon Qarun Nahar Rabia The fourth Raheema Merciful; Compassionate Rahmat Mercy; Compassion Raihana Bouquet of flowers Rasheeda Righteous; One who leads onto the right path. Rashida Follower of the right path. Razia Delighted; Pleased Reema Antelope Rifat Dignity Riswana Satisfaction; Pleasure Ronaq Light Roshan Bright Roshani Brightness Saba Breeze; Wind Sabira Patient; Tolerant Sadaf Shell Sadia Blessed Sadiqa Truthful Saeeda Fortunate Safeena Ship Safiya Sincere friend Sahar Early morning Saima One who is fasting. Sajida Prostrate in worship; Sakeena Calm Salma Peace Sameena Precious Sameena A health woman Samra Sana Brilliance Sara Wife of Hazrat Ibrahim Alyhimus Salaam . Sarwar Chief Sayyida Chief Shabnam Dew Shafqat Affection Shagufta Blooming Shaheeda Martyr in teh way of Islam. Shaheen Falcon Shahida Witness Shahnaz Shahzadi Princess Shakeela Comely Shakira Thankful; Grateful Tabassum Smile Tahira Pure; Clean Taliba Seeker; Student Tamanna Wish; Desire Tanzeela Revelation Tarannum Singing Tasleem Greeting Tasleema Greeting Ulfat Affection Umm Mother Uzma Great Waheeda One who is unique Wajida One who finds Wakeela Agent Warisa Successor Yaqoot Ruby; Sapphire Yasmeen Jasmine Zahida Devout Zahra Beautiful Zakira One who remembers Zamurd Zarqa Blue Zaynab Zaytoon Olive Zubayda Zulaykha Who is Children? Biologically, a child (plural: children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty. The legal definition of child generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child Noted that Child may also describe a relationship with a parent such as “Son” or “Daughter” of any age or, metaphorically, an authority figure, or signify group membership in a clan, tribe, or religion; it can also signify being strongly affected by a specific time, place, or circumstance, as in "a child of nature" or "a child of the Sixties". There are many social issues that affect children, such as childhood education, bullying, child poverty, dysfunctional families, child labor, hunger, and child homelessness. Children can be raised by parents, by fosterers, guardians or partially raised in a day care center. Women's Health Women's health refers to health issues specific to human female anatomy. The issue of women's health has been taken up by many feminists, especially where reproductive health is concerned. Women's health is positioned within a wider body of knowledge cited by, amongst others, the World Health Organization, which places importance on gender as a social determinant of health. Pregnant woman Maternal mortality or maternal death is defined by WHO as "the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes." Women's Education The very first instructional words of the first verse, first kalam (sentence) of Surah Al-Alaq, the first revelation of the Holy Qur’an, is "Read": ١- اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ ◯ 1. Proclaim ! (or Read !) in the name Of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created— (Al Quran: Sūra 96: Iqraa (Read or Proclaim) or ‘Alaq (The Clot of Congealed Blood), Verses 19 — , Ayat: 1, Makki; Revealed at Makka — Sections 1, https://quranyusufali.com/96/). ٣- اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ ◯ "Proclaim ! And thy Lord Is Most Bountiful",— (Ayat: 3) Next The subject of writing in the verse is: — ٤- الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ ◯ "He Who taught (The use of) the Pen",—(Ayat: 4) Allah, almighty is the greatest Learned Indeed, Allah, almighty is the greatest teacher of us. He is Al A'leem and Al Hakeem. He says:. ٢١- هُوَ اللَّـهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ ۖ هُوَ الرَّحْمَـٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ ◯. "God is He, than Whom There is no other Lord ;— Who knows (all things) Both secret and open ; He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful". (Sūra 59: Hashr, or The Gathering (or Banishment), Ayat: 22, https://quranyusufali.com/59/). ٣٢- قَالُوا سُبْحَانَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَا إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ ◯ 32. They said: “Glory to Thee of knowledge we have none save that Thou hast taught us: in truth it is Thou who art perfect in knowledge and wisdom.” Sūra 2: Baqara, or the Heifer,(Verses 286 — Ayat: 32, Madani; Revealed at Medina — Sections 40, https://quranyusufali.com/2/). وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ◯ And He is the Exalted In Might, the Wise. (Source: https://quranyusufali.com/59/ What is Education? Education plays a pivotal role in all of our lives and paves the way for all of us to reach our highest potential. When we talk about the importance of education in life, it is extremely important to understand what is education. Definitions of Education education /ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃn/ Learn to pronounce noun noun: education; noun: an education Etymologically, the word "education" is derived from the Latin word ēducātiō ("A breeding, a bringing up, a rearing") from ēducō ("I educate, I train") which is related to the homonym ēdūcō ("I lead forth, I take out; I raise up, I erect") from ē- ("from, out of") and dūcō ("I lead, I conduct").["educate | Origin and meaning of educate by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.] Education means : 1. The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university. 2. A course of learning. 3. An enlightening experience. (Source: Dictionary, Definitions from Oxford Languages). "According to some conceptions, it is primarily a process that occurs during events like schooling, teaching, and learning". [Curtis, Will; Ward, Stephen; Sharp, John; Hankin, Les (6 December 2013). "1. What is education?". (Education Studies: An Issue Based Approach. Learning Matters. ISBN 978-1-4462-9693-6). Why Education? Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Various researchers emphasize the role of critical thinking in order to distinguish education from indoctrination. Some theorists require that education results in an improvement of the student while others prefer a value-neutral definition of the term. Some researchers, like R. S. Peters, have proposed precise definitions by spelling out the necessary and sufficient conditions of education, for example: (1) it is concerned with the transmission of knowledge and understanding; (2) this transmission is worthwhile and (3) done in a morally appropriate manner in tune with the student's interests. Source: i) [Peters, R. S. (11 August 2015). "1. Criteria of Education". Ethics and Education (Routledge Revivals). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-49478-2. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022. Education, on the other hand, should also foster the rational ability to critically reflect on those beliefs and question them. [Davies, Martin; Barnett, Ronald (2015). "Introduction". The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan US. pp. 1–25. doi:10.1057/9781137378057_1. ISBN 978-1-137-37805-7. .] Some theorists contend that certain forms of indoctrination may be necessary in the early stages of education until the child's mind is sufficiently developed. [Siegel, Harvey; Phillips, D.C.; Callan, Eamonn (2018). "Philosophy of Education". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. .] Universal Primary Education Universal Primary Education was one of the eight international Millennium Development Goals, towards which progress has been made in the past decade, though barriers still remain. [Source:Liesbet Steer and Geraldine Baudienville 2010. What drives donor financing of basic education? ] Securing charitable funding from prospective donors is one particularly persistent problem. Researchers at the Overseas Development Institute have indicated that the main obstacles to funding for education include conflicting donor priorities, an immature aid architecture, and a lack of evidence and advocacy for the issue.[Aforesaid] Female Education: In light of Al Islam/b> طلب العلم فريضة علي كل مسلمين “Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim.” طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍTalabul-^ilmi faridatun ^ala kulli Muslim“Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim.” [Ibn Maajah]Knowledge brings a great reward. The one who points the way to something good is like the one who does it. When the knowledgeable person dies, his reward with Allah (SWT) does not cease when he dies, rather it continues to increase so long as people benefit from his knowledge. The Prophet peace be upon him said:"When a man dies, all his deeds come to an end except for three -- an ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge or a righteous son who will pray for him."(Narrated by i) Muslim, Hadith No. 1631, ii)Ibn Mazah: Hadith number 224). https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6064665176383647987/1202310299135109777?hl=en-GB Hazarat Fatimah Rodiallahu A’nhaa: The Sample & Symbol of Virtue Muslim Women Fatimah Rodiallahu A’nhaa bint Muhammad Sawllallahu A’lyhi wa sallaam. (Arabic: فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد‎, Fāṭimah Rodiallahu A’nhaa ibnat Muḥammad Sawllallahu A’lyhi wa sallaam, IPA: faː.tˤi.mah Rodiallahu A’nhaa ib.nat mu.ħam.mad; commonly known as Fāṭimah al-Zahrāʾ (فَاطِمَة ٱلزَّهْرَاء) Rodiallahu A’nhaa was the youngest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad Sawllallahu A’lyhi wa sallaam and Khadijah Rodiallahu A’nhaa. Her husband was Ali Rodiallahu A’nhu, the last of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. Her children were Hazarat Hasan Rodiallahu A’nhu and Hazarat Husayn Rodiallahu A’nhu. She is respected and venerated by Muslims as “Khatun Al Zannat”. She was the supporter and caretaker of her own husband and children. Her descendants are spread throughout the Islamic world and are known as Sayeda. She is also called “Sayeda An Nesaa Ahlal Zannah”. Fatimah Rodiallahu A’nhaa is a vital character in Islam] and her name is one of the most popular for girls throughout the Muslim world. Titles Fatimah Rodiallahu A’nhaa is given many titles by Muslims to show their admiration of her moral and physical characteristics. The most used title is "al-Zahra", meaning "the shining one", and she is commonly referred to as Fatimah Zahra. She was also known as "al-Batūl" (the chaste and pure one) as she spent much of her time in prayer, reciting the Qur'an and in other acts of worship. Besides, amongst 125 famous veneration titles, she has also been honored with the title of Umm-ul-Aaima (Mother of Imams). Al-Azhar Mosque: Symbol of Fatimatuz Zohora Rodiallahu A’nhaa Al-Azhar Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الأزهر‎, romanized: al-Jāmiʿ al-ʾAzhar, lit. 'The Most Resplendent Congregational Mosque'), known simply in Egypt as Al-Azhar, is an Egyptian mosque in Islamic Cairo. Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah of the Fatimid dynasty commissioned its construction for the newly established capital city in 970. Its name is usually thought to allude to the Islamic prophet Muhammad Sawllallahu A’lyhi wa sallaam's daughter Fatimah, a revered figure in Islam who was given the title az-Zahrāʾ ("the shining or resplendent one"). It was the first mosque established in Cairo, a city that has since gained the nickname "the City of a Thousand Minarets". After its dedication in 972, and with the hiring by mosque authorities of 35 scholars in 989, the mosque slowly developed into what is today the second oldest continuously run university in the world after Al Karaouine in Idrisid Fes. In May 1009 the al-Hakim Mosque became the sole location for the caliph's sermons; prior to this, al-Hakim would rotate where the Friday sermon was held. Following al-Hakim's reign, al-Azhar was restored by al-Mustanṣir. Additions and renovations were carried during the reign of the remaining Fatimid caliphs. Al-Hafiz undertook a major refurbishment in 1138, which established the keel-shaped arches and carved stucco decoration seen in the courtyard today, as well as the dome at the central entrance of the prayer hall. Initially lacking a library, al-Azhar was endowed by the Fatimid caliph in 1005 with thousands of manuscripts that formed the basis of its collection. Much of its manuscript collection was dispersed in the chaos that ensued with the fall of the Fatimid Caliphate, and Al-Azhar became a Sunni institution shortly thereafter. Province of the Ottoman Empire With the Ottoman annexation of 1517, despite the mayhem their fight to control the city engendered, the Turks showed great deference to the mosque and its college, though direct royal patronage ceased. Sultan Selim I, the first Ottoman ruler of Egypt, attended al-Azhar for the congregational Friday prayer during his last week in Egypt, but did not donate anything to the upkeep of the mosque. Later Ottoman amirs likewise regularly attended Friday prayers at al-Azhar, but rarely provided subsidies for the maintenance of the mosque, though they did on occasion provide stipends for students and teachers. In contrast to the expansions and additions undertaken during the Mamluk Sultanate, only two Ottoman walīs (governors) restored al-Azhar in the early Ottoman period. Despite their defeat by Selim I and the Ottomans in 1517, the Mamluks remained influential in Egyptian society, becoming beys ("chieftains"), nominally under the control of the Ottoman governors, instead of amirs at the head of an empire. The first governor of Egypt under Selim-I, was Khai'r Bey, a Mamluk amir who had defected to the Ottomans during the Battle of Marj Dabiq. Though the Mamluks launched multiple revolts to reinstate their Sultanate, including two in 1523, the Ottomans refrained from completely destroying the Mamluk hold over the power structure of Egypt. The Mamluks did suffer losses—both economic and military—in the immediate aftermath of the Ottoman victory, and this was reflected in the lack of financial assistance provided to al-Azhar in the first hundred years of Ottoman rule. By the 18th century the Mamluk elite had regained much of its influence and began to sponsor numerous renovations throughout Cairo and at al-Azhar specifically. Al-Qazdughli, a powerful Mamluk bey, sponsored several additions and renovations in the early 18th century. Under his direction, a riwaq for blind students was added in 1735. He also sponsored the rebuilding of the Turkish and Syrian riwaqs, both of which had originally been built by Qaytbay. This marked the beginning of the largest set of renovations to be undertaken since the expansions conducted under the Mamluk Sultanate. Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda was appointed katkhuda (head of the Janissaries) in 1749 and embarked on several projects throughout Cairo and at al-Azhar. Under his direction, three new gates were built: the Bab al-Muzayinīn (the Gate of the Barbers), so named because students would have their heads shaved outside of the gate, which eventually became the main entrance to the mosque; the Bab al-Sa'ayida (the Gate of the Sa'idis), named for the Sa'idi people of Upper Egypt; and, several years later, the Bab al-Shurba (the Soup Gate), from which food, often rice soup, would be served to the students. A prayer hall was added to the south of the original one, doubling the size of the available prayer space. Katkhuda also refurbished or rebuilt several of the riwaqs that surrounded the mosque. Katkhuda was buried in a mausoleum he himself had built in Al-Azhar; in 1776, he became the first person (and the last) to be interred within the mosque since Nafissa al-Bakriyya, a female mystic who had died around 1588. Al-Azhar University: Sample of Fatimatuz Zohora Rodiallahu A’nhaa Al-Azhar University has long been regarded as the foremost institution in the Islamic world for the study of Sunni theology and sharia, or Islamic law. The university, integrated within the mosque as part of a mosque school since its inception, was nationalized and officially designated an independent university in 1961. It may be noted that Sultan Saladin and the Sunni Ayyubid dynasty that he founded shunned al-Azhar.These moves were reversed under the Mamluk Sultanate, under whose rule numerous expansions and renovations took place. Later rulers of Egypt showed differing degrees of deference to the mosque and provided widely varying levels of financial assistance, both to the school and to the upkeep of the mosque. Today, al-Azhar remains a deeply influential institution in Egyptian society that is highly revered in the Sunni Muslim world and a symbol of Islamic Egypt. Fatimid Caliphate Caliph al-Mu’izz li-Din conquered Egypt through his general was Gawhar. By order of the Caliph, then Gawhar ordered the construction of a congregational mosque for the new city and work commenced on April 4, 970. The mosque was completed in 972 and the first Friday prayers were held there on June 22, 972 during Ramadan. Al-Azhar soon became a center of learning in the Islamic world, and official pronouncements and court sessions were issued from and convened there.Under Fatimid rule, the previously secretive School of law were made available to the general public.Al-Nu‘man ibn Muhammad was appointed qadi (judge) under al-Mu’izz and placed in charge of the teaching of the Ismāʿīli madh'hab. Classes were taught at the palace of the Caliph, as well as at al-Azhar, with separate sessions available to women. During Eid ul-Fitr in 973, the mosque was rededicated by the caliph as the official congregational mosque in Cairo. Al-Mu’izz, and his son—when he in turn became caliph—would preach at least one Friday khutbah (sermon) during Ramadan at al-Azhar. Yaqub ibn Killis, a polymath, jurist and the first official vizier of the Fatimids, made al-Azhar a key center for instruction in Islamic law in 988. The following year, 45 scholars were hired to give lessons, laying the foundation for what would become the leading university in the Muslim world. The mosque was expanded during the rule of the caliph al-Aziz (975–996). According to al-Mufaddal, he ordered the restoration of portions of the mosque and had the ceiling raised by one cubit. The next Fatimid caliph, al-Hakim, would continue to renovate the mosque, providing a new wooden door in 1010. However, al-Hakim's reign saw the completion of the al-Hakim Mosque, and al-Azhar lost its status as Cairo's primary congregational mosque. During the Ottoman period, al-Azhar regained its status as a favored institution of learning in Egypt, overtaking the madrasas that had been originally instituted by Saladin and greatly expanded by the Mamluks. By the end of the 18th century, al-Azhar had become inextricably linked to the ulema of Egypt. The ulema also were able to influence the government in an official capacity, with several sheikhs appointed to advisory councils that reported to the pasha (honorary governor), who in turn was appointed for only one year.[38] This period also taught Science-Technology as extra curriculum at al-Azhar Institute. The Al-Azhar University, Egypt The Al-Azhar University (/ˈɑːzhɑːr/ AHZ-har; Arabic: جامعة الأزهر (الشريف), IPA: [ˈɡæmʕet elˈʔɑzhɑɾ eʃʃæˈɾiːf], "the University of (the honorable) Al-Azhar") is a public university in Cairo, Egypt. Associated with Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Islamic Cairo, it is Egypt's oldest degree-granting university and is renowned as the most prestigious university for Islamic learning.[ Delman, Edward (February 26, 2015). Pedagogy in Islamic Education: The Madrasah Context. Emerald Group Publishing. p. 16.] In addition to higher education, Al-Azhar oversees a national network of schools with approximately two million students. As of 1996, over 4,000 teaching institutes in Egypt were affiliated with the university.[ Roy, Olivier (2004). Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah. Columbia University Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9780231134996). Founded in 970 or 972 by the Fatimid Caliphate as a centre of Islamic learning, its students studied the Qur'an and Islamic law in detail, along with logic, grammar, rhetoric, and how to calculate the phases of the moon. Today it is the chief centre of Arabic literature and Islamic learning in the world. (Source: "Al-Azhar University". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2015-08-19 In 1961 additional non-religious subjects were added to its curriculum.[ Skovgaard-Petersen, Jakob. "al-Azhar, modern period." Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Edited by: Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas and Everett Rowson. Brill, 2010, retrieved 20/03/2010:] Its library is considered second in importance in Egypt only to the Egyptian National Library and Archives.[ Egyptian National Library Publications. Egyptian National Library Press.] In May 2005, Al-Azhar in partnership with a Dubai information technology enterprise, IT Education Project (ITEP) launched the H.H. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum project to preserve Al Azhar scripts and publish them online (the "Al-Azhar Online Project") to eventually publish online access to the library's entire rare manuscripts collection, comprising about seven million pages of material. Women’s Religion Women Clothing, Fashion and Dress codes Women in Christianity, Women in Judaism, Women in Islam, Women in Mormonism, Women in Hinduism, Women in Sikhism, and Women in Buddhism Particular religious doctrines have specific stipulations relating to gender roles, social and private interaction between the sexes, appropriate dressing attire for women, and various other issues affecting women and their position in society. In many countries, these religious teachings influence by the criminal law, or the family law of those jurisdictions including Sharia law of Al-Islam. Women's clothing varies highly in different cultures. From left to right: Afghan women wearing burqas, Japanese women wearing kimonos, and German women in casual tank tops and miniskirts. Women in different parts of the world dress in different ways, with their choices of clothing being influenced by local culture, religious tenets, traditions, social norms, and fashion trends, among other factors. Different societies have different ideas about modesty. However, in many jurisdictions, women's choices in regard to dress are not always free, with laws limiting what they may or may not wear. This is especially the case in regard to Islamic dress i.e. hijab (such as burqa/covering the face) Hijab: the best ornaments for a Muslimah A hijab (/hɪˈdʒɑːb, hɪˈdʒæb, ˈhɪdʒ.æb, hɛˈdʒɑːb/;Arabic: حجاب‎ ḥijāb, pronounced [ħɪˈdʒaːb]or EgyptianArabic: [ħeˈɡæːb]) in common English usage is a veil worn by some Muslim women in the presence of any male outside of their immediate family, which usually covers the head and chest. The term can refer to any head, face, or body covering worn by Muslim women that conforms to Islamic standards of modesty. Hijab can also refer to the seclusion of women from men in the public sphere, or it may denote a metaphysical dimension, for example referring to "the veil which separates man or the world from Allah, almighty." In the Qur'an, hadith, and other classical Arabic texts the term khimār (Arabic: خمار‎) was used to denote a headscarf, and ḥijāb was used to denote a partition, a curtain, or was used generally for the Islamic rules of modesty and dress for both males and females. In its traditional form, it is worn by women to maintain modesty and privacy from unrelated males. According to the Encyclopedia of Islam and Muslim World, modesty in the Quran concerns both men's and women's "gaze, gait, garments, and genitalia." The Qur'an instructs Muslim women to dress modestly. Some Islamic legal systems define this type of modest clothing as covering everything except the face, hands up to wrists, and feet. These guidelines are found in texts of hadith and fiqh developed after the revelation of the Qur'an but, according to some, are derived from the verses (ayahs) referencing hijab in the Qur'an. “Hijab ” is an Arabic word meaning Barrier or Partition. In Islam, however, it has a broader meaning. It is the principle of modesty and includes behaviour as well as dress for both males and females. The most visible form of “Hijab” is the head covering that many Muslim women wear. (Source:BBC - Religions - Islam: Hijab) Hijab is referred to by various names, some of the most common of which are a veil or a headscarf. Most Muslims who wear the covering call it a hijab (حجاب). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab A hijab in common English usage is a veil worn by some Muslim women in the presence of any male outside of their immediate family, which usually covers the ... ‎ www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/beliefs/hijab_1.shtm Hijab is Forz-e-A’yeen in Islamic Shariah Hijab is the Forz-e-A’yeen, just like the Forz-e-A’yeen of Salat,Siam, Hajj, Zhakat in the Islamic Shariah. Hijab secures safe, save, sound and protection to a Muslimah. Commonly no Hejaz holder was victimized. In Islamic scripture Al Quran The Quran instructs both Muslim men and women to dress in a modest way, but there is disagreement on how these instructions should be interpreted. The verses relating to dress use the terms khimār (head cover) and jilbāb (a dress or cloak) rather than ḥijāb. In the Quran, there are over 6,000 verses and only about half a dozen refer specifically to the way a woman should dress or walk in public.[The clearest verse on the requirement of modest dress is surah 24:31, telling women to guard their private parts and draw their khimār over their bosoms. "And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their private parts; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their khimār over their breasts and not display their beauty except to their husband, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments". — Quran 24:31 In Surah 33:59 Muhammad is commanded to ask his family members and other Muslim women to wear outer garments when they go out, so that they are not harassed: O Prophet! Enjoin your wives, your daughters, and the wives of true believers that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): That is most convenient, that they may be distinguished and not be harassed.— Quran 33:59 Al Hadith: The Hadith sources specify the details of hijab (Islamic rules of dress) for men and women, exegesis of the Qur'anic verses narrated by sahabah, and are a major source which scholars used to derive their rulings. • • Narrated Safiya bint Shaiba: "Ummul Mu’minin Aishah(Radiallahu A’nha) used to say: 'When (the Verse): "They should draw their veils (khumur) over their necks and bosoms (juyyub)," was revealed, (the ladies) cut their waist sheets at the edges and veiled themselves (Arabic: فَاخْتَمَرْنَ‎) with the cut pieces.'" Sahih al-Bukhari, 6:60:282, 32:4091. • Ummul Mu’minin Aishah(Radiallahu A’nha) narrated that Allah's Messenger said: "The Salat (prayer) of a woman who has reached the age of menstruation is not accepted without a khimār." Jami` at-Tirmidhi 377. Search for Hijab i) i) https://www.facebook.com/1643615775881262/videos/1065105807011670/?t=4. ii) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab iii) https://www.facebook.com/1643615775881262/videos/861984684142219/?t=4 Another interpretation can also refer to the seclusion of women from men in the public sphere, whereas a metaphysical dimension, may refer to "the veil which separates man, or the world, from Allah". For some believers of the Quran, Hadith and other classical Arabic texts, the term khimār (Arabic: خِمار‎) was used to denote a headscarf, and ḥijāb was used to denote a partition, a curtain, or was used generally for the Islamic rules of modesty and dress for females. In its traditionalist form, the Hijab is worn by women to maintain modesty and privacy from unrelated males. According to the Encyclopedia of Islam and Muslim World, modesty concerns both men's and women's "gaze, gait, garments, and genitalia". The Qur'an instructs Muslim women and men to dress modestly. Hijab, Niqab, Burka are the best Safeguard for an adult Girls AL-QURAAN "O Prophet, forbid your wives and your daughters and the believing women, to draw a part of their outer coverings around them".(Al Quraan: Surah Al Azhab: 33:59) www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.php?sura=33&verse=59 AL-HADITH Narrated Hazarat Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya,Rodiallahu A'nhaa Ummul Mu'minin: "When the verse 'That they should cast their outer garments over their persons' was revealed, the women of Ansar came out as if they had crows hanging down over their heads by wearing outer garments." 32:4090. Abū Dawud classed this hadith as authentic. World Hijab Day World Hijab Day is an annual event founded by Nazma Khan in 2013,[Sources: i) World Hijab Day - Better Awareness. Greater Understanding. Peaceful World". Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016, ii) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hijab_Day.] taking place on 1 February each year in 140 countries worldwide.[ i) Participating Countries. "Worldwide Support". World Hijab Day. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016 ii) wikipedia.] Its stated purpose is to encourage women of all religions and backgrounds to wear and experience the hijab for a day and to educate and spread awareness on why hijab is worn.( "World Hijab Day". worldhijabday.com. Retrieved 6 March 2013). Nazma Khan said her goal was also to normalize hijab wearing.[ Sources: i) "'We're not oppressed': Canadians unite to mark World Hijab Day - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 14 February 2022. ii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hijab_Day)] Official recognition In 2017 New York State recognized World Hijab Day, and an event marking the day was hosted at the House of Commons, which was attended by Theresa May (former UK Prime Minister).[ i) Grewal, Kairvy (31 January 2020). "On World Hijab Day, women across the globe are polarised". ThePrint. Retrieved 1 February 2021 ii) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hijab_Day).] The House of Representatives of the Philippines approved 1 February as "annual national hijab day" to promote an understanding of the Muslim tradition in 2021. [i) "House OKs bill declaring National Hijab Day". The Manila Times. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.ii) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hijab_Day).] Receptions World Hijab Day coincides with the first day of the annual World Interfaith Harmony Week by the United Nations. Every year on February 1st, World Hijab Day recognizes the millions of Muslim women who choose to wear a hijab. It’s also a day to encourage women of all backgrounds and religions to wear and experience the hijab. Most people throughout the world are aware that Muslim women wear many types of coverings. They wear these coverings to retain their modesty. They also wear them because they believe it helps them avoid harassment from men. The hijab is one such type of covering that most Muslim women choose to wear. A hijab is a type of headscarf that also covers the neck. Even though it looks like a headscarf, the word “hijab” actually means “curtain” or partition.” Hijabs come in a variety of styles and colors, which makes them fun to wear. Women normally only need to wear a hijab when they are in the presence of men that aren’t a part of their immediate family. Some Muslim women choose to wear a hijab because they believe it promotes cultural solidarity. Others wear it because they believe their faith requires them to do so. HOW TO OBSERVE #WorldHijab Day. The best way to participate in this day is to wear a hijab. You can also encourage all your female friends and relatives to do to same. You could also learn about other types of coverings, such as the niqab, burka, shayla, khimar, and chador. This is also a day to learn more about the Islamic faith. You can also read about famous Muslim women, such as: • Elif Shafak – an award-winning novelist from Turkey. • Mariah Idrissi – H&M’s first hijabi model. • Hawa Abdi – Somalia’s first female gynecologist who runs a hospital and refugee camp with her daughters. • Ibtihaj Muhammed – the first Muslim hijab-wearing American Olympic athlete. To help spread awareness for this day, take a selfie while wearing a hijab and share it on social media with #WorldHijabDay. WORLD HIJAB DAY HISTORY Nazma Khan launched the first World Hijab Day on February 1st, 2013. Nazma is a Muslim woman who lives in New York. She wanted to foster religious tolerance and understanding by inviting all women to experience the hijab for just one day. Growing up in NYC, Nazma had experienced much discrimination when she wore her hijab to school (especially after 9/11). By creating this day, she hoped to end this type of discrimination. Currently, people in 190 countries throughout the world take part in World Hijab Day. https://nationaldaycalendar.com/world-hijab-day-february-1/ Part III . ٩٧- مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ◯ "Whoever works righteousness, Man or woman, and has Faith, Verily, to him will We give A new Life, a life That is good and pure, and We Will bestow on such their reward According to the best Of their actions". (Source: Sūra 16: Nahl, or The Bee, Verses 128 —, Ayat: 97, Makki; Revealed at Makka — Sections 16, https://quranyusufali.com/16/) عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَفْضَلُ عِبَادَةِ أُمَّتِي قِرَاءَةُ الْقُرْآنِ شعب الإيمان للبيهقي Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir reported: The Mesenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The best act of worship for my nation is reciting the Quran.” Source: Al Hadith: Shu’ab al-Imān 1865 Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (fair due to external evidence) according to Al-Safirini(Source: https://www.abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2021/03/27/best-worship-recitation/) ►The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The best among you is the one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it to others." (Sahihul Bukhari) ►Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, "Recite the Qur'an." Because the Qur'an will be an intercessor for its reciter on the Day of Resurrection.' (Sahih Muslim) ►Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam also said, "Fasting and the Qur'an will intercede with Allah for the servant on the Day of Resurrection." (Musnad-e-Ahmad,Mustadare-e- Hakeem) ►The Holy Prophet Sawllallahu A’laihi Wasallam said, 'Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will receive a good deed in return, and a good deed will be repaid tenfold, not saying that Alif-Lam-Mim is a Alfabet(letter), rather Alif is a Alfabet. Lam is a Alfabet, Mim is a Alfabet (Tirmidhi-291) Dua: in light of Al Quran أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيم بِسْمِ الّٰلهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَحِيْمِ ٦٠- وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ ◯ 60. And your Lord says : “ Call on Me ; I Will answer your (Prayer) : But those who are Too arrogant to serve Me Will surely find themselves In Hell—in humiliation ! ” (Al Mu’min: Ayat: 60) - وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ۖ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ ◯ 186. When my servants ask thee concerning Me I am indeed close (to them); I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me; let them also with a will listen to My call and believe in Me; that they may walk in the right way. (Surah: Al Baqorah: Ayat:186) Allah, almighty had been responded Dua of Ayub Alyhimus Salaam ٨٣ - وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ ◯ And (remember) Ayub, when He cried to his Lord, “ Truly distress has seized me, But Thou art the Most Merciful of those that are Merciful.” (Surah Al Ambia, Ayat: 83). In response to this prayer, Allah Ta'ala said, - فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِنْ ضُرٍّ وَآتَيْنَاهُ أَهْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُمْ مَعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِنْ عِنْدِنَا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَابِدِينَ ◯ So We listened to him : We removed the distress That was on him, And We restored his people To him, and doubled Their number,—as a Grace From Ourselves, and a thing For commemoration, for all Who serve Us. (Surah Al Ambia, Ayat: 84). Doa: In light of Al Quran Several Ayats with Doa: “Robbanaa” Al-Quran based Masnoon Doa ١٢٧ - وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ◯ And remember Abraham and Isma`il raised the foundations of the House (with this prayer): “Our Lord! accept (this service) from us for thou art the All-Hearing the All-Knowing (Surah Al Baqrah, Ayat: 127) ١٢٨ - رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ ◯ “Our Lord! make of us Muslims bowing to Thy (Will) and of our progeny a people Muslim bowing to Thy (Will) and show us our places for the celebration of (due) rites; and turn unto us (in mercy); for Thou art the Oft-Returning Most-Merciful. (Surah Al Baqrah, Ayat: 128) ٢٠١ - وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ ◯ And there are men who say: “Our Lord! give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter and defend us from the torment on the fire!” (Surah Al Baqrah, Ayat: 201) ٢٥٠ - وَلَمَّا بَرَزُوا لِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِ قَالُوا رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ ◯ When they advanced to meet Goliath and his forces they prayed: “Our Lord! pour out constancy on us and make our steps firm; help us against those that reject faith.” (Surah Al Baqrah, Ayat: 250) ٢٨٦ - لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّـهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ۖ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ ◯ On no soul doth Allah place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray): “Our Lord! condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; help us against those who stand against faith.” (Surah Al Baqrah, Ayat: 286) - رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ النَّاسِ لِيَوْمٍ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَاد “Our Lord! Thou art He that will gather mankind together against a day about which there is no doubt; for Allah never fails in His promise.” (Surah Al-i-Imran, Ayat: 9) - الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ◯ (Namely) those who say: “Our Lord! we have indeed believed: forgive us then our sins and save us from the agony of the fire.” (Surah Al-i-Imran, Ayat: 16) ٥٣- رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنزَلْتَ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ ◯ “Our Lord! we believe in what thou hast revealed and we follow the Apostle; then write us down among those who bear witness.” (Surah Al-i-Imran, Ayat:53) ١٤٧- وَمَا كَانَ قَوْلَهُمْ إِلَّا أَن قَالُوا رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِي أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ ◯ All that they said was: “Our Lord! forgive us our sins and anything we may have done that transgressed our duty; establish our feet firmly and help us against those that resist faith.” (Surah Al-i-Imran, Ayat:147) ١٩١ - الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّـهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَـٰذَا بَاطِلًا سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ ◯ Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing sitting and lying down on their sides and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth (with the thought): “Our Lord! not for naught hast Thou created (all) this! Glory to thee! Give us salvation from the penalty of the fire. (Surah Al-i-Imran, Ayat: 191) ١٩٢- رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ مَن تُدْخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُ ۖ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ ◯ “Our Lord! any whom thou dost admit to the fire truly thou coverest with shame and never will wrong-doers find any helpers! (Surah Al-i-Imran, Ayat: 192) ◯ ١٩٣- رَّبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلْإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا ۚ رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الْأَبْرَارِ “Our Lord! we havhe call of one calling (us) to faith `Believe ye in the Lord’ and we have believed. Our Lord! forgive us our sins blot out from us our iniquities and take to thyself our souls in the company of the righteous. (Surah Al-i-Imran, Ayat: 193) ١٩٤ - رَبَّنَا وَآتِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلَىٰ رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۗ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ ◯ “Our Lord! grant us what Thou didst promise unto us through thine Apostles and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: for thou never breakest Thy promise.” (Surah Al-i-Imran, Ayat: 194) - وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ تَرَىٰ أَعْيُنَهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ الدَّمْعِ مِمَّا عَرَفُوا مِنَ الْحَقِّ ۖ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ ◯ And when they listen to the revelation received by the Apostle thou wilt see their eyes overflowing with tears for they recognize the truth: they pray: “Our Lord! we believe; write us down among the witnesses. (Surah Al Maida, Ayat: 83) ١١٤ - قَالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ اللَّـهُمَّ رَبَّنَا أَنزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مَائِدَةً مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيدًا لِّأَوَّلِنَا وَآخِرِنَا وَآيَةً مِّنكَ ۖ وَارْزُقْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ ◯ Said Jesus the son of Mary: “Allah our Lord! send us from heaven a table set (with viands) that there may be for us for the first and the last of us a solemn festival and a sign from Thee; and provide for our sustenance for Thou art the best Sustainer (of our needs). (Surah Al Maida, Ayat: 114) - قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ ◯ They said: “our Lord! we have wronged our own souls: if Thou forgive us not and bestow not upon us Thy mercy we shall certainly be lost.” )”! (Sūrah Al A’rāf, Ayat:23) ٤٧ - وَإِذَا صُرِفَتْ أَبْصَارُهُمْ تِلْقَاءَ أَصْحَابِ النَّارِ قَالُوا رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ ◯ When their eyes shall be turned towards the companions of the fire they will say: “Our Lord! send us not to the company of the wrong- doers.”)”! (Sūrah Al A’rāf, Ayat:47) ٨٩ - قَدِ افْتَرَيْنَا عَلَى اللَّـهِ كَذِبًا إِنْ عُدْنَا فِي مِلَّتِكُم بَعْدَ إِذْ نَجَّانَا اللَّـهُ مِنْهَا ۚ وَمَا يَكُونُ لَنَا أَن نَّعُودَ فِيهَا إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّـهُ رَبُّنَا ۚ وَسِعَ رَبُّنَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عِلْمًا ۚ عَلَى اللَّـهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا افْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْفَاتِحِينَ ◯ “We should indeed invent a lie against Allah if we returned to your ways after Allah hath rescued us therefrom: nor could we by any manner of means return thereto unless it be as in the Will and plan of Allah Our Lord. Our Lord can reach out to the utmost recesses of things by His knowledge. In Allah is our trust. Our Lord! decide thou between us and our people in truth for thou art the best to decide.” )”! (Sūrah Al A’rāf, Ayat:89) - وَمَا تَنقِمُ مِنَّا إِلَّا أَنْ آمَنَّا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّنَا لَمَّا جَاءَتْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ ◯ “But thou dost wreak thy vengeance on us simply because we believed in the signs of our Lord when they reached us! Our Lord! pour out on us patience and constancy and take our souls unto thee as Muslims (who bow to thy will)”! (Sūrah Al A’rāf, Ayat:126) ٨٥ - فَقَالُوا عَلَى اللَّـهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ ◯ They said: “In God do we put our trust. Our Lord! make us not a trial for those who practice oppression; (SūrahYūnus, Ayat:85) ٨٦ - وَنَجِّنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ ◯ “And deliver us by Thy Mercy from those who reject (Thee).” (SūrahYūnus, Ayat:86) ٢٨ - الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَّـهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّـهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ ◯ “ Those who believe, and whose hearts Find satisfaction in the remembrance Of Allah: for without doubt In the remembrance of Allah Do hearts find satisfaction.(Sūrah Ra’d, Ayat:28) - رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ مَا نُخْفِي وَمَا نُعْلِنُ ۗ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى اللَّـهِ مِن شَيْءٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ ◯ “O our Lord ! truly Thou Dost know what we conceal And what we reveal : For nothing whatever is hidden From Allah, whether on earth Or in heaven. ( Sūrah Ibrāhīm, Ayat:38) - رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ ◯ “O my Lord ! make me One who establishes regular Prayer, And also (raise such) Among my offspring O our Lord ! And accept Thou my Prayer. (Sūrah Ibrāhīm, Ayat:40) - رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ ◯ “O our Lord ! cover (us) With Thy Forgiveness—me, My parents, and (all) Believers, On the Day that the Reckoning Will be established ! ” (Sūrah Ibrāhīm, Ayat:41) - إِذْ أَوَى الْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى الْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا Behold, the youths betook themselves To the Cave : they said, “ Our Lord ! bestow on us Mercy from Thyself, And dispose of our affair For us in the right way ! ” Sūrah Kahf, Ayat: 10). - قَالَا رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَنْ يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَا أَوْ أَنْ يَطْغَىٰ ◯ They (Moses and Aaron) said : “ Our Lord ! We fear lest He hasten with insolence Against us, or lest he Transgress all bounds.” (Sūrah Tā-Há, Ayat: 45) - إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَرِيقٌ مِنْ عِبَادِي يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ ◯ “A part of My servants There was, who used to pray, ‘ Our Lord ! we believe ; Then do Thou forgive us, And have mercy upon us : For Thou art the Best Of those who show mercy ! (Sūrah Mū-minūn, Ayat: 109) - وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا Those who say, “ Our Lord ! Avert from us the Wrath Of Hell, for its Wrath Is indeed an affliction grievous,— (Sūra Furqān, Ayat: 65). ٦٦ - إِنَّهَا سَاءَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا ◯ “Evil indeed is it As an abode, and as A place to rest in ” ; (Sūra Furqān, Ayat: 66). ٧٤ - وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا ◯ And those who pray, “ Our Lord ! Grant unto us Wives and offspring who will be The comfort of our eyes, And give us (the grace) To lead the righteous.” (Sūra Furqān, Ayat: 74). - وَقَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ الَّذِي أَذْهَبَ عَنَّا الْحَزَنَ ۖ إِنَّ رَبَّنَا لَغَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ ◯ And they will say : “ Praise be to Allah, Who has removed from us (All) sorrow : for our Lord is indeed Oft-Forgiving Ready to appreciate (service) (Sūrah Fātir, Ayat:34) ٧ - الَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ الْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَّحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا فَاغْفِرْ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ ◯ Those who sustain The Throne (of Allah) And those around it Sing Glory and Praise To their Lord ; believe In Him ; and implore Forgiveness For those who believe : “ Our Lord ! Thy Reach Is over all things, In Mercy and Knowledge. Forgive, then, those who Turn in Repentance, and follow Thy Path ; and preserve them From the Penalty Of the Blazing Fire ! (Surah Mumin, Ayat: 07) ٨ - رَبَّنَا وَأَدْخِلْهُمْ جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ الَّتِي وَعَدتَّهُمْ وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ◯ “And grant, our Lord ! That they enter The Gardens of Eternity, Which Thou hast promised To them, and to the righteous Among their fathers, Their wives, and their posterity ! For Thou art (He), The Exalted in Might, Full of Wisdom. (Surah Mumin, Ayat:08) ٩ - وَقِهِمُ السَّيِّئَاتِ ۚ وَمَن تَقِ السَّيِّئَاتِ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَدْ رَحِمْتَهُ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ ◯ “And preserve them From (all) ills ; And any whom Thou Dost preserve from ills That Day,—on them Wilt Thou have bestowed Mercy indeed : and that Will be truly (for them) The highest Achievement.”(Surah Mumin, Ayat: 09) ٩ - وَالَّذِينَ جَاءُوا مِن بَعْدِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ◯ And those who came After them say : “ Our Lord ! Forgive us, and our brethren Who came before us Into the Faith, And leave not, In our hearts, Rancour (or sense of injury) Against those who have believed. Our Lord ! Thou art Indeed Full of Kindness, Most Merciful.” (Surah Hasr, Ayat: 10) ٥- رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ◯ “Our Lord ! Make us not A (test and) trial For the Unbelievers, But forgive us, our Lord! For Thou art the Exalted In Might, the Wise. ”(Sūrah Mumtahana, Ayat:05) ٨ - يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّـهِ تَوْبَةً نَّصُوحًا عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُكَفِّرَ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَيُدْخِلَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ يَوْمَ لَا يُخْزِي اللَّـهُ النَّبِيَّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ ۖ نُورُهُمْ يَسْعَىٰ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَبِأَيْمَانِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ◯ O ye who believe! Turn to Allah With sincere repentance : In the hope that Your Lord will remove From you your ills And admit you to Gardens Beneath which Rivers flow,— The Day that Allah Will not permit To be humiliated The Prophet and those Who believe with him. Their Light will run Forward before them And by their right hands, While they say, “Our Lord! Perfect our Light for us, And grant us Forgiveness ; For Thou hast power Over all things. ”(Sūrah Mumtahana, Ayat:08) Sūra 1: Fātiha, or the Opening Chapter Verses 7 — Makki; Revealed at Makka — Section 1 ١ بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيم ◯ 1. In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. ٢. ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَِ ◯ 2. Praise be to Allah, The Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds ; ٣. ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِِ ◯ 3.Most Gracious, Most Merciful ; ٤ مَـٰلِكِ يَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِِ ◯ 4.Master of the Day of Judgment. ٥ . إِيَّاكَ نَعۡبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسۡتَعِينُ ◯ 5. Thee do we worship, And Thine aid we seek. ٦ . ٱهۡدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٲطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَِ 6. Show us the straight way, ٧ . صِرَٲطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ غَيۡرِ ٱلۡمَغۡضُوبِ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ◯ 7. The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace,Those whose (portion)Is not wrath,And who go not astray. ١٣٧ فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ اللَّـهُ ۚ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ◯ “And He is the All-Hearing the All- Knowing”. (Surah Baqorah, Ayat: 137) ٢٥٥ يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ ◯ Allah! there is no Ilah but He the living the Self-subsisting Eternal. No slumber can seize him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to his creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of his knowledge except as He willeth. His throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. For He is the Most High the Supreme (in glory). [Sūra Baqorah, Ayat: 255 (Ayatul Kursi)] ٢٨٥- آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّـهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ ۚ وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ ◯ The Apostle believeth in what hath been revealed to him from his Lord as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth in Allah His angels His books and His Apostles “We make no distinction (they say) between one and another of His Apostles.” And they say: “We hear and we obey; (We seek) Thy forgiveness Our Lord and to Thee is the end of all journeys.” (Sūra Baqorah, Ayat: 285) ٢٨٦- لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّـهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ۖ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ ◯ On no soul doth Allah place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray): “Our Lord! condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; help us against those who stand against faith.” (Sūra Baqorah, Ayat: 286) ٣١- يَا قَوْمَنَا أَجِيبُوا دَاعِيَ اللَّـهِ وَآمِنُوا بِهِ يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ◯ “O our people, hearken To the one who invites (You) to Allah, and believe In him : He will forgive You your faults, And deliver you from A Penalty Grievous. (Surah Ahkaf, Ayat:31) ٨٢- وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۙ وَلَا يَزِيدُ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارًا ◯ “We send down (stage by stage) In the Qur-ān that which Is a healing and a mercy To those who believe : To the unjust it causes Nothing but loss after loss”. (Surah Bani Israil: Ayat: 82) ٨٠- وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ ◯ (Surah Ash Shuara, Ayat:80). “And when I am ill, It is He who cures me ; ١٤- وَيَشْفِ صُدُورَ قَوْمٍ مُّؤْمِنِينَ ◯ Heal the breasts of believers. (Surah At Taubah, Ayat:14). ٢٦- ثُمَّ أَنزَلَ اللَّـهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِ وَعَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ “But Allah did pour His calm on the apostle and on the believers”. (Surah Taubah, Ayat: 26). قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا هُدًى وَشِفَاءٌ ۖ Say: "It is a Guide and a Healing to those who believe”. (Surah Fussilat, Ayat: 44). ٤- هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لِيَزْدَادُوا إِيمَانًا مَّعَ إِيمَانِهِمْ ۗ “It is He Who sent Down Tranquillity Into the hearts of The Believers, that they may Add Faith to their Faith” ; (Surah Fatah, Ayat: 04). ١٨- لَّقَدْ رَضِيَ اللَّـهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ فَعَلِمَ مَا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ فَأَنزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَثَابَهُمْ فَتْحًا قَرِيبًا ◯ “Allah’s Good Pleasure Was on the Believers When they swore Fealty To thee under the Tree: He knew what was In their hearts, and He Sent down Tranquillity To them ; and He rewarded Them with a speedy Victory ; (Surah Fatah, Ayat:18). فَأَنزَلَ اللَّـهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِ وَعَلَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَلْزَمَهُمْ كَلِمَةَ التَّقْوَىٰ “Allah sent down His Tranquillity To His Apostle and to The Believers, and made them Stick close to the command Of self-restraint;” (Surah Fatah, Ayat: 26) ٥٤- أَمْ يَحْسُدُونَ النَّاسَ عَلَىٰ مَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّـهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ ۖ “Or do they envy mankind for what Allah hath given them of His bounty”? (Surah An Nisa, Ayat: 54) ٢٠- لَوْ أَنزَلْنَا هَـٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَىٰ جَبَلٍ لَّرَأَيْتَهُ خَاشِعًا مُّتَصَدِّعًا مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّـهِ ۚ وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ◯ “Had We sent down This Qur-ān on a mountain, Verily, thou would have seen It humble itself and cleave Asunder for fear of God. Such are the similitudes Which We propound to men, That they may reflect”.(Surah Hasr, Ayat: 21) ٣ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ◯ “So turn thy vision again : Seest thou any flaw ? (Surah Moolk, Ayat: 03) ٥١- وَإِن يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ ◯ “And the Unbelievers Would almost trip thee up With their eyes when they Hear the Message; and they Say: “Surely he is possessed!” (Surah Qualom, Ayat: 51) ١١٧- وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۖ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ ◯ “We put it into Moses’s mind by inspiration:“throw (now) thy rod”: and behold! it swallows up straightway all the falsehoods which they fake” !(Sūra 7: A’rāf, Ayat: 117) ١١٨- فَوَقَعَ الْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ◯ “Thus truth was confirmed and all that they did was made of no effect”! (Sūra 7: A’rāf, Ayat: 118) ١١٩- فَغُلِبُوا هُنَالِكَ وَانقَلَبُوا صَاغِرِينَ ◯ “So, the (great ones) were vanquished there and then and were made to look small”. !(Sūra 7: A’rāf, Ayat: 119) Sūra 109: Kāfirūn, Verses 6 — Makki; Revealed at Mecca — Sections 1 ١- قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ◯ 1. Say: O ye That reject Faith ! ٢- لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ◯ 2. I worship not that Which ye worship, ٣-وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ ◯ 3. Nor will ye worship That which I worship. ٤- وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ ◯ 4. And I will not worship That which ye have been Wont to worship, ٥- وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ ◯ 5. Nor will ye worship That which I worship. ٦- لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ ◯ 6. To you be your Way, And to me mine. Sūra 112: Ikhlās, or Purity (of Faith) Verses 4 — Makki; Revealed at Mecca — Sections 1 ١- قُلْ هُوَ اللَّـهُ أَحَدٌ ◯ 1. Say: He is Allah , The One and Only ; ٢- اللَّـهُ الصَّمَدُ ◯ 2. Allah, the Eternal, Absolute ; ٣- لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ◯ 3. He begetteth not, Nor is He begotten ; ٤- وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ◯ 4. And there is none Like unto Him. Sūra 113: Falaq, or The Dawn Verses 5 — Makki; Revealed at Mecca — Sections 1 ١- قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ◯ 1. Say: I seek refuge With the Lord of the Dawn, ٢- مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ◯ 2. From the mischief Of created things ; ٣- وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ◯ 3. From the mischief Of Darkness as it overspreads ; ٤- وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ ◯ 4. From the mischief Of those who practice Secret Arts ; ٥- وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ◯ 5. And from the mischief Of the envious one As he practices envy. Sūra 114: Nās, or Mankind Verses 6 — Makki; Revealed at Mecca — Sections 1 ١. قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ◯ 1. Say: I seek refuge With the Lord And Cherisher of Mankind, ٢. مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ◯ 2. The King (or Ruler) Of Mankind, . إِلَـٰهِ النَّاسِ ◯ 3. Allah (or Judge) Of Mankind, — ٤. مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ◯ 4. From the mischief Of the Whisperer (Of Evil) who withdraws (After his whisper),— ٥. الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ◯ 5. (The same) who whispers Into the hearts of Mankind,— ٦. مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ ◯ 6. Among Jinns And among Men. CHAPTER-iv Dhikrullah/Zikrullah اَلَا بِذِکْرِ اللہِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوۡبُ Verily in the rememberance of Allah do hearts find rest (Al Quran:Sura Ar Rad). Peace comes only from Dhikrullah/Zikrullah Dhikr (Arabic: ذِكْر, /ðɪkr/, also spelled Zikr, Thikr, Zekr, (The Laws of Islam (PDF). Enlight Press. ISBN 978-0994240989) or Zikar, • ("Evening Azkar". Dua and Adhkar. Retrieved 14 April 2020. "Mishkat al-Masabih 2264 - Supplications - كتاب الدعوات - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". sunnah.com. Retrieved 2021-04-17). Literally Dhikrullah/Zikrullah is meaning "remembrance, reminder"[The Oxford dictionary of Islam. John L. Esposito. New York: Oxford University Press. 2003. ISBN 0-19-512558-4. OCLC 50280143] or "mention") is a form of Islamic meditation in which phrases or prayers are repeatedly chanted in order to remember God.(Morris, Julia (2014-03-01).Voicing Identity Through Acoustic Communities". African Arts. 47 (1): 42–53. ) Dhikr can be performed in solitude.(The encyclopaedia of Islam. H. A. R. Gibb, P. J. Bearman. Leiden: Brill. 1960–2009. pp. 223–224. ISBN 90-04-16121-X. OCLC 399624). A person who recites the Dhikr is called a Dhakir, Zakir (ذَاكِر, [ðaːkɪr]), literally "he/she who remembers." The content of the prayers includes the names of Allah (God), or a dua (prayer of supplication) taken from the Quran or the hadiths. Common types Arabic Qurʾanic spelling Transliteration IPA Phrase بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ bismi -llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi /bis.mi‿l.laː.hi‌‿r.raħ.maː.ni ‿r.ra.ħiː.mi/ In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially-Merciful. أَعُوذُ بِٱللَّٰهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ أَعُوذُ بِٱللَّٰهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ ʾaʿūḏu bi-llāhi mina š-šayṭāni r-rajīmi /ʔa.ʕuː.ðu bil.laː.hi mi.na‿ʃ.ʃaj.tˤaː.ni‿r.ra.d͡ʒiː.mi/ I seek refuge in God from the exiled Satan. أَعُوذُ بِٱللَّٰهِ ٱلسَّمِيعِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ أَعُوذُ بِٱللَّٰهِ ٱلسَّمِيعِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ ʾaʿūḏu bi-llāhi s-samīʿi l-ʿalīmi mina š-šayṭāni r-rajīmi /ʔa.ʕuː.ðu bil.laː.hi‿s.sa.miː.ʕi‿l.ʕa.liː.mi mi.na‿ʃ.ʃaj.tˤaː.ni‿r.ra.d͡ʒiː.mi/ I seek refuge in God, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the exiled Satan. سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّٰهِ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّٰهِ subḥāna -llāhi /sub.ħaː.na‿ɫ.ɫaː.hi/ Glorified is Allah. ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ ʾalḥamdu lillāhi /ʔal.ħam.du lil.laː.hi/ All praise is due to Allah. لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ lā ʾilāha ʾillā -llāhu /laː ʔi.laː.ha ʔil.la‿ɫ.ɫaː.hu/ There is no deity but Allah. ٱللَّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ ʾallāhu ʾakbaru /ʔaɫ.ɫaː.hu ʔak.ba.ru/ God is greater [than everything]. أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّٰهَ ʾastaḡfiru -llāha /ʔas.taɣ.fi.ru‿ɫ.ɫaː.ha/ I seek the forgiveness of Allah. أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّٰهَ رَبِّي وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ ʾastaḡfiru -llāha rabbī wa-ʾatūbu ʾilayhi /ʔas.taɣ.fi.ru‿ɫ.ɫaː.ha rab.biː wa.ʔa.tuː.bu ʔi.laj.hi/I seek the forgiveness of God, my Lord, and repent to Him. سُبْحَانَكَ ٱللَّٰهُمَّ سُبْحَٰنَكَ ٱللَّٰهُمَّ subḥānaka -llāhumma /sub.ħaː.na.ka‿ɫ.ɫaː.hum.ma/ Glorified are you, O Allah. سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّٰهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّٰهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ subḥāna -llāhi wa-bi-ḥamdihī /sub.ħaː.na‿ɫ.ɫaː.hi wa.bi.ħam.di.hiː/ Glorified is Allah and with His praise. سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّيَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ subḥāna rabbiya l-ʿaẓīmi wa-bi-ḥamdihī /sub.ħaː.na rab.bi.ja‿l.ʕa.ðˤiː.mi wa.bi.ħam.di.hiː/Glorified is my Allah, the Great, and with His praise. سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّيَ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَبِحَمْدِهِ subḥāna rabbiya l-ʾaʿlā wa-bi-ḥamdihī /sub.ħaː.na rab.bi.ja‿l.ʔaʕ.laː wa.bi.ħam.di.hiː/ Glorified is my Allah, the Most High, and with His praise. لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāhi l-ʿalīyi l-ʿaẓīmi /laː ħaw.la wa.laː quw.wa.ta ʔil.laː bil.laː.hi‿l.ʕa.liː.ji‿l.ʕa.ðˤiː.mi/ There is no power no strength except from Allah, the Exalted, the Great. لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّالِمِينَ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta subḥānaka ʾinnī kuntu mina ẓ-ẓālimīna /laː ʔi.laː.ha ʔil.laː ʔan.ta sub.ħaː.na.ka ʔin.niː kun.tu mi.na‿ðˤ.ðˤaː.li.miː.na/ There is no Lord except You, glorified are you! I have indeed been among the wrongdoers. حَسْبُنَا ٱللَّٰهُ وَنِعْمَ ٱلْوَكِيلُ ḥasbunā -llāhu wa-niʿma l-wakīlu /ħas.bu.na‿ɫ.ɫaː.hu wa.niʕ.ma‿l.wa.kiː.lu/ Allah is sufficient for us, and He is an excellent Trustee. إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ ʾinnā lillāhi wa-ʾinnā ʾilayhi rājiʿūna /ʔin.naː lil.laː.hi wa.ʔin.naː ʔi.laj.hi raː.d͡ʒi.ʕuː.na/ Verily we belong to Allah, and verily to Him do we return. مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ كَانَ وَمَا لَمْ يَشَأْ لَمْ يَكُنْ mā šāʾa -llāhu kāna wa-mā lam yašaʾ lam yakun /maː ʃaː.ʔa‿ɫ.ɫaː.hu kaː.na wa.maː lam ja.ʃaʔ lam ja.kun/ What Allah wills will be, and what Allah does not will, will not be. إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ ʾin šāʾa -llāhu /ʔin ʃaː.ʔa‿ɫ.ɫaː.hu/ If Allah. wills. مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ mā šāʾa -llāhu /maː ʃaː.ʔa‿ɫ.ɫaː.hu/ What Allah. wills. بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّٰهِ bi-ʾiḏni -llāhi /bi.ʔið.ni‿l.laː.hi/ With the permission of Allah. جَزَاكَ ٱللَّٰهُ خَيْرًا jazāka -llāhu khayrān /d͡ʒa.zaː.ka‿ɫ.ɫaː.hu xaj.ran/ Allah reward you [with] goodness. بَارَكَ ٱللَّٰهُ فِيكَ بَٰرَكَ ٱللَّٰهُ فِيكَ bāraka -llāhu fīka /baː.ra.ka‿ɫ.ɫaː.hu fiː.ka/ Allah bless you. فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّٰهِ fī sabīli -llāhi /fiː sa.biː.li‿l.laː.hi/ On the path of Allah. لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ lā ʾilāha ʾillā -llāhu muḥammadun rasūlu -llāhi /laː ʔi.laː.ha ʔil.la‿ɫ.ɫaː.hu mu.ħam.ma.dun ra.suː.lu‿ɫ.ɫaː.hi/ There is no deity but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ عَلِيٌّ وَلِيُّ ٱللَّٰهِ lā ʾilāha ʾillā -llāhu muḥammadun rasūlu -llāhi ʿalīyun walīyu -llāhi /laː ʔi.laː.ha ʔil.la‿ɫ.ɫaː.hu mu.ħam.ma.dun ra.suː.lu‿ɫ.ɫaː.hi ʕa.liː.jun wa.liː.ju‿ɫ.ɫaː.hi/ There is no deity but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, Ali is the vicegerent of God. (Usually recited by Shia Muslims) أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ ʾašhadu ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾillā -llāhu wa-ʾašhadu ʾanna muḥammadan rasūlu -llāhi /ʔaʃ.ha.du ʔan laː ʔi.laː.ha ʔil.la‿ɫ.ɫaː.hu wa.ʔaʃ.ha.du ʔan.na mu.ħam.ma.dan ra.suː.lu‿ɫ.ɫaː.hi/ I bear witness that there is no deity but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا وَلِيُّ ٱللَّٰهِ ʾašhadu ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾillā -llāhu wa-ʾašhadu ʾanna muḥammadan rasūlu -llāhi wa-ʾašhadu ʾanna ʿalīyan walīyu -llāhi /ʔaʃ.ha.du ʔan laː ʔi.laː.ha ʔil.la‿ɫ.ɫaː.hu wa.ʔaʃ.ha.du ʔan.na mu.ħam.ma.dan ra.suː.lu‿ɫ.ɫaː.hi wa.ʔaʃ.ha.du ʔan.na ʕa.liː.jan wa.liː.ju‿ɫ.ɫaː.hi/ I bear witness that there is no deity but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God, and I bear witness that Ali is the vicegerent of God. (Usually recited by Shia Muslims) ٱللَّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ʾallāhumma ṣawlli ʿalā muḥammadin wa-ʾāli muḥammadin /ʔaɫ.ɫaː.hum.ma sˤal.li ʕa.laː mu.ħam.ma.din wa.ʔaː.li mu.ħam.ma.din/ O Allah, bless Muhammad and the Progeny of Muhammad Sawllallahu A'laihi Wasallaam. ٱللَّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَجِّلْ فَرَجَهُمْ وَٱلْعَنْ أَعْدَاءَهُمْ ʾallāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin wa-ʾāli muḥammadin wa-ʿajjil farajahum wa-lʿan ʾaʿdāʾahum /ʔaɫ.ɫaː.hum.ma sˤal.li ʕa.laː mu.ħam.ma.din wa.ʔaː.li mu.ħam.ma.din wa.ʕad͡ʒ.d͡ʒil fa.ra.d͡ʒa.hum wal.ʕan ʔaʕ.daː.ʔa.hum/O Allah, bless Muhammad Allah and the Progeny of Muhammad Allah, and hasten their alleviation and curse their enemies. (Usually recited by Shia Muslims) ٱللَّٰهُمَّ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِيِّكَ ٱلْفَرَجَ وَٱلْعَافِيَةَ وَٱلنَّصْرَ ʾallāhumma ʿajjil li-walīyika l-faraja wa-l-ʿāfiyata wa-n-naṣra /ʔaɫ.ɫaː.hum.ma ʕad͡ʒ.d͡ʒil li.wa.liː.ji.ka‿l.fa.ra.d͡ʒa wal.ʕaː.fi.ja.ta wan.nasˤ.ra/ O Allah, hasten the alleviation of your vicegerent (i.e. Imam Mahdi), and grant him vitality and victory. (Usually recited by Shia Muslims) There are following numerous conventional phrases and expressions invoking Allah (God) as Dhirk/Zikr: Name:Phrase Citation (Al Quran) Takbir تَكْبِير allāhu ʾakbaru 9:72, 29:45, 40:10 ٱللَّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ Allah is greater [than all things] Tasbih تَسْبِيح subḥāna llāhi 23:91, 28:68, 37:159, 52:43, 59:23 سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّٰهِ Glory to Allah Tahmid تَحْمِيد al-ḥamdu li-llāhi 1:2, 6:1, 6:45, 7:43, 10:10, 14:39, 16:75, 17:111, 18:1, 23:28, 27:15, 27:59, 27:93, 29:63, 31:25, 34:1, 35:1, 35:34, 37:182, 39:29, 39:74, 39:75, 40:65 ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ Praise be to Allah. Tahlil تَهْلِيل lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāhu 37:38, 47:19 لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ [(There is) no Lord but Allah). Shahadatayn شَهَادَتَيْن muḥammadun rasūlu llāhi 48:29 مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Tasmiyah تَسْمِيَّة bi-smi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi 1:1 بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Inshallah إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ in shāʾa llāhu 2:70, 12:99, 18:69, 28:27, 48:27 إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ If Allah wills Mashallah مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ mā shāʾa llāhu 6:128, 7:188, 10:49, 18:39, 87:7 مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ What Allah wills Alayhi as-Salam. (To be continued Insha Allah). 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