LESSON 1: Al-Naas LESSON 2: Al-Falaq LESSON 3: Al-Ikhlaas LESSON 4: Al-Fatiha LESSON 5: Al-Qadr LESSON 6: Al-Kausar
MEMORISING
‘HOLY QURAN’
YEAR 6-7
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LESSON 1: SAY BEFORE RECITING THE HOLY VERSES OF THE QURAN 3
LESSON 1: SAY BEFORE RECITING THE HOLY VERSES OF THE QURAN
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيم
Our 7th Imam-asws said: to say before reading the Quran –
I seek refuge with Allah-azwj Who is the all Hearing, the all Knowing, (Who Protects) from the accursed Shaitan (Satan).’ In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.[1]
LESSON 2: Al-Naas
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ {1} مَلِكِ النَّاسِ {2} إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ {3} مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ {4} الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ {5} مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ {6}
I seek refuge with Allah-azwj Who is the all Hearing, the all Knowing, (Who Protects) from the accursed Satan In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful [114:1] Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of men, [114:2] The King of men, [114:3] The God of men, [114:4] From the evil of the whisperings of the Al-kannas (creeping one – the Shaitan), [114:5] Who whispers into the hearts of men, [114:6] From among the jinn and the men.
MERITS OF AL-NAAS
- And the Rasool Allah-saww said: ‘Whoever recites this Chapter when going to sleep will be in the Protection of Allah-azwj until the morning, and this is a refuge from all pain and sores and troubles, and it is a healing for the one who recites it’.[2]
- And our 6th Imam-asws said: ‘One who recites it in his home every night, will be safe from the Jinn and the whisperings, and one who writes it and attaches it to the young children, it will keep them safe from the Jinn, by the Permission of Allah-azwj, the High’.[3]
LESSON 3: Al-Falaq
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ{1} مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ {2} وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ {3} وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ {4} وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ {5}
I seek refuge with Allah-azwj Who is the all Hearing, the all Knowing, (Who Protects) from the accursed Shaitan In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful [113:1] Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of Al-Falaq, [113:2] From the evil of what He has created, [113:3] And from the evil of the utterly dark night when it comes, [113:4] And from the evil of those who blow on knots, [113:5] And from the evil of the envious when he envies.
LESSON 4: Al-Ikhlaas
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ {1}اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ {2}لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ {3}وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ {4}
I seek refuge with Allah-azwj Who is the all Hearing, the all Knowing, (Who Protects) from the accursed Shaitan In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful [112:1] Say: He, Allah, is One. [112:2] Allah is He on Whom all depend. [112:3] He begets not, nor is He begotten. [112:4] And none is like Him.
في ثواب الاعمال والمجمع عن الباقر (عليه السلام) قال من أوتر بالمعوذتين وقل هو الله أحد قيل له يا عبد الله أبشر فقد قبل الله وترك.
In Sawaab Ul Amaal from Jabir and Al-Majmua, who has said:
(Imam Mohammed-asws) Al-Baqir-asws (our 5th Imam-asws) said: ‘One who prays by the “Mawuzatain[4]” and “Say that He Allah is One” (Al-Ikhlaas)[5], (three Quls) it is said to him, ‘O servant of Allah-azwj! Take good news for Allah-azwj has Accepted (your deeds) and Overlooked (your sins). [6]
LESSON 5: Al-Fatiha
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ (1) الْحَمْدُ للّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (2) الرَّحْمـنِ الرَّحِيمِ (3) مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ (4)إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ (5)اهدِنَــــا الصِّرَاطَ المُستَقِيمَ (6)صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنعَمتَ عَلَيهِمْ غَيرِ المَغضُوبِ عَلَيهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّينَ (7)
I seek refuge with Allah-azwj Who is the all Hearing, the all Knowing, (Who Protects) from the accursed Shaitan. In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [1:1] The praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. [1:2] The Beneficent, the Merciful. [1:3] Master of the Day of Judgement. [1:4] Thee do we worship and Thee do we beseech for help. [1:5] Guide us (to be) on the Straight path. [1:6] The path of those upon whom Thou hast bestowed favours. Not (the path) of those upon whom Thy wrath is brought down, nor of those who go astray. [1:7]
Benefits of reciting Al-Hamd
محمد بن يحيى، عن احمد بن محمد، عن محمد بن سنان، عن سلمة بن محرز قال: سمعت ابا جعفر عليه السلام يقول: من لم يبرأه الحمد لم يبرأه شئ.
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Salmat Bin Mahraz who said:
‘(The narrator says) I heard from Abu Ja’far-asws (5th Imam-asws) saying: ‘One who did not get free (from illness) with Al-Hamd will not get healthy by anything’.[7]
(أمالي الشيخ) بإسناده، قال: قال الصادق (عليه السلام): «من نالته علة، فليقرأ الحمد في جيبه سبع مرات، فإن ذهبت، و إلا فليقرأها سبعين مرة، و أنا الضامن له العافية».
Amaaly of Al-Shaykh – by his chain, said:
‘Al-Sadiq-asws (6th Imam-asws) said: ‘The one who has been defeated by an illness, so he recites ‘Al-Hamd’ upon himself seven times, and if it goes away, or else he recites it seventy times, and I-asws would be a guarantor for his good health’.[8]
LESSON 6: Al-Qadr
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ (1)إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ (2)وَ ما أَدْراكَ ما لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ (3) لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ (4)تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلائِكَةُ وَ الرُّوحُ فِيها بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ مِنْ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ سَلامٌ هِيَ حَتَّى مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْر (5)
I seek refuge with Allah-azwj Who is the all Hearing, the all Knowing, (Who Protects) from the accursed Shaitan, In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful, We have indeed revealed this in the Night of Predestination. [97:1] And what will explain to you what the Night of Predestination is? [97:2] The Night of Predestination is better than a thousand months. [97:3] Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah’s permission, on every affair [97:4] Peace! Such it is till the break of the morning. [97:5]
Benefits of Reciting Al-Qadr
محمد بن يعقوب: عن محمد بن يحيى، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن ابن محبوب، عن سيف بن عميرة، عن رجل، عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام)، قال: «من قرأ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ يجهر بها صوته، كان كالشاهر سيفه في سبيل الله، و من قرأها سرا كان المتشحط بدمه في سبيل الله، و من قرأها عشرا مرات غفر له على [نحو] ألف ذنب من ذنوبه».
Muhammad Bin Yaqoub, from Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Sayf Bin Umeyr, from a man, who has said:
‘Abu Abdullah-asws (6th Imam-asws) said: ‘The one who recites ‘إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ’ [97:1] We have indeed revealed this in the Night of Predestination: loudly, would be as if he has unleashed his sword in the way of Allah-azwj, and one who recites it secretly, would be as if he is covered by his blood in the way of Allah-azwj, and one who recites it ten times, will have about a thousand sins Forgiven from among his sins.’[9]
LESSON 7: Al-Kausar
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ
إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ
I seek refuge with Allah-azwj Who is the all Hearing, the all Knowing, (Who Protects) from the accursed Shaitan, In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Surely, We have given you Al-Kausar, [108:1] Therefore, pray to your Lord and make a sacrifice. [108:2] Surely, your enemy is the one who shall be without children. [108:3]
Benefits of Reciting Al-Kausar
و قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه و آله): «من قرأها سقاه الله من نهر الكوثر و من كل نهر في الجنة، و من قرأها ليلة الجمعة مائة مرة مكملة رأى النبي (صلى الله عليه و آله) في منامه بإذن الله تعالى».
And the Rasool Allah-saww said: ‘One who recites it will be quenched from the river Al-Kausar and from all the rivers in the Paradise. And one, who recites it on night of Friday one hundred times complete, will see the Prophet-saww in his dream by the Permission of Allah-azwj the High.’[10]
[1] [آداب قراءة القرآن] التفسير المنسوب إلى الإمام الحسن العسكري عليه السلام، ص: 16
[2] Tafseer Al Burhan – H 12069
[3] Tafseer Al Burhan – H 12070
[4] Sura-e-Al-Falaq and Sura-e-Al-Naas
[5] Verse 112, also called Al-Ikhlaas (Kul ho wallAllah ho Ahad)
[6] Tafseer Al Safi
[7] Tafseer Noor Al Saqalayn CH 1 – H 7
[8] Tafseer Al Burhan – H 248 (الأمالي 1: 290.)
[9] Tafseer Al Burhan – H 11756 (الكافي 2: 454/ 6.)
[10] Tafseer Al Burhan – H 11934