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| Caraj |
| 07/31/02 at 21:35:47 |
| I was sent a Quran and read bits and parts of it but allowed life to get in the way. Now I'm on a mission and if any of the bro's or sister have time I'd like some help. I am starting this Fri and will read/study a page or two. I'll write a short thing about what I read and what I got out of it. If anyone wishes maybe they can give me insight as to, if I understood what I read, maybe give suggestion of things to cnsider. I'll commit to 1 to 2 pages 5 days a week. And if I miss a day I wouldn't at all mind some encouragement. (Gentle kick ;) ) Anyone willing??? |
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| Ameeraana |
| 08/01/02 at 00:08:58 |
| Hey, I am currently studying the Qur'an also, I would love to join in with you if you'd let me... please.... pretty please....... ??? ;D I may not be able to post everyday though... |
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| Caraj |
| 08/01/02 at 00:14:46 |
| Oh please do join in. So when you started to study the Quran did you start at the begining or is there a recommended place for beginners to start? |
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| siddiqui |
| 08/01/02 at 09:41:47 |
| [slm] I had joined a study circle back home in India 6 months before I left for the US,we would meet up for an hour and half on a FRI morning we covered surah saff and ankabut completely and a part of Khaf before I left,The circle still meets back home . Well you can start any where for,evry line of the Quraan is facinating, I throughly enjoyed myself ,Saff is a good starting place cuaz its small and can be completed fast and there are a couple of Theme,s Allah swt dwells on in there If you like to start with a story surah yusuf is good for even Allah swt calls it Ahsanul Qasas Its nice to have some company cuaz one can deliberate and discuss I wonder which transalation are you using and I would love to join you Massalama |
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| Aadam |
| 08/02/02 at 19:39:56 |
| [slm] I'll join you guys. Let's use YUsuf Ali's translation. Also, we'll have to decide on the frequency...what about 3 times weekly? Aadam |
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| Ameeraana |
| 08/02/02 at 22:01:04 |
| should we just start from the begining? or the advised Saff that is quick and easy? |
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| Fatimah |
| 08/02/02 at 22:26:49 |
| [slm] I would love to join in too if you dont mind Just let me know what Im supose to do. I only have the Hilali/Khan translation, but Im sure that would be fine. Where to start? Let me know.. |
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| Ameeraana |
| 08/02/02 at 22:48:57 |
| I don't know yet where to start... I have The Nobel Qur'an by: Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali and Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan |
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| Aadam |
| 08/02/02 at 23:29:11 |
| [slm] I've got the Hilali/Khan translation too. We could start from Sura Faatiha and Baqara... How do we send feedback to each other? I think a Yahoo or MSN group would be practical. Aadam |
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| Fatimah |
| 08/03/02 at 06:09:54 |
| [slm] I agree with starting from the begining..now we need to decide how many ayahs we should study at a time. The Quran is divided into 30 juz, and each juz is divided into 2 hizb and each hizb is divided into 4 quarters (rooba' hizb) If you go to ayah 26 of AlBaqarah, you will see a star right before it..this means that the first rooba' hizb ended at ayah 25. So do you think studing a rooba' hizb is good, or is that too much? I think we could just post what we learned and what we understood on a thread, that way everyone can read and join in.. (and it would be easier for me). I'd like to do what caraj was planning.. 5 days a week would be nice. What does everyone think? |
| 08/03/02 at 07:04:18 |
| Fatimah |
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| sofia |
| 08/05/02 at 12:27:27 |
| This thread is so inspiring, masha’Allah! I’m in. :) Whatever surah/chapter you choose is not as big an issue (since, God willing, we’ll learn something from any part), but the translation is a bit more concerning. I have the Khan/Hillali translation. I love it. But I wouldn’t recommend it to non-Muslims as a first reading. I really believe it’s translated for non-Arabic speaking Muslims, while the Yusuf Ali was originally meant as a translation for non-Muslims. So if may make a small suggestion, please use the Yusuf Ali with commentary version (maybe newer editions contain less Old English). If you don’t have this translation (is it online with translation and commentary, anyone?), please let me know, insha’Allah. May God guide us all to what is right and grant us right knowledge/wisdom, aameen. |
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| naraka |
| 08/05/02 at 17:40:47 |
| [wlm] mashaAllah great idea! I'd also love to join in. I've got marmaduke pickering's translation of the Holy Qur'an on paper, but inshaAllah i might be able to get a hold of the Yousuf Ali translation on floppy disk. I like the idea of Caraj's of doing 1/2 pages 5 times a week. How many pages does a rooba hizb usually constitute? is a rooba hizb based on sort of a "paragraph" in the surahs?? Any way that this is decided, inshaAllah I'm up for it :) I'd just like to mention though that please can you not cover too much in one go if that's possible, as it's inshaAllah quality of understanding not quantity of translation covered that would be great. :-* |
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| Aadam |
| 08/05/02 at 20:09:12 |
| [slm] [quote]I am starting this Fri and will read/study a page or two. I'll write a short thing about what I read and what I got out of it. If anyone wishes maybe they can give me insight as to, if I understood what I read, maybe give suggestion of things to cnsider. --Caraj [/quote] I dont think that the translator is very important. Based on what Caraj wrote, it's going to be like a journal...what we get out of the verses, or else we could just use the tafseer and that's it, no more discussion. Right now, seven of us are in. Will each one of use submit 5 times every week? That's very important. ALso, I think we need somebody to lead the discussion, and I'm thinking of Caraj for this role. We also have to agree on where and how we'll submit our feedback. I'd prefer some group which will be more easy to organize and browse thru. But if you prefer to start a thread in here every other day...it's up to you. Caraj...did you start last Friday as planned? ;) Aadam |
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| Fatimah |
| 08/05/02 at 23:39:18 |
| [slm] Lets try to have this all planned and started my Friday... Im in for the 5 days a week, lets not worry about which translation we use..I like the idea of posting here on threads since it will be more journal type writing..inshaAllah we can start from the begining and try to aim for studing the quran from cover to cover.. now we need to decide on how much to study each day.. roobaa hizb isnt really that much, look in your qurans and you will see the stars..each star is roobaa hizb. So what else do we need to discuss so we can all start? Im so excited! I would love for Caraj to lead this.. but we need someone who will be able to post each time.. If she can do it, thats great! [slm] |
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| Somaira |
| 08/06/02 at 00:36:26 |
| ;D Assalamualaikum!! what a wonderful idea. i want in too. i think it's a great idea. i agree, it shouldn't matter too much which version of translation is used..as long as we're on the same page inshaAllah. will there be a yahoo group started for this? that seems to be a good idea..let me know if you're going to start a list, and iA ill send my email add along to whoever is in charge of that. Take care all, ws Somaira |
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| Fatimah |
| 08/06/02 at 01:06:28 |
| [slm] Ok, just to get everything started, I went ahead and made a group for us on yahoo.. Here's the address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MadinaFamilyQuran/ It's not listed..meaning we will probably be the only ones in the group (I thought that was better to keep it small) I named it madinafamily..because I really feel we have all became family here. (I hope Jannah doesnt mind the name?) Since I signed up for the group, right now Im moderater, but I will take my name off of that once we find someone to lead this.. So what do you all think? Can we get started? ps. how do you like my pic of quran i put up? 8) |
| 08/06/02 at 02:13:35 |
| Fatimah |
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| Fatimah |
| 08/06/02 at 10:03:05 |
| [slm] oops! it's fixed.. :-[Here have a bebzi [] So now what?? Can we take those pictures off the site?? Those pics of women bother me! |
| 08/06/02 at 10:05:13 |
| Fatimah |
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| Aadam |
| 08/06/02 at 10:22:44 |
| [slm] we can't do anything about these banners >:( Aadam |
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| siddiqui |
| 08/06/02 at 15:32:21 |
| [slm] so when do we start of guys? and where do we start off? [wlm] |
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| Traveler |
| 08/06/02 at 19:27:00 |
| [slm] With so many of us interested, I think I should sign up to. If only caraj had come up with this idea four months earlier I woudn't have had to study the Quran all alone. But the good news is I'm almost at the end. I think three more days for completion. Anyways, just let me know when you guys decide on the details. |
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| Fatimah |
| 08/07/02 at 01:27:25 |
| [slm] We went ahead and started surah Al-Fatihah, go ahead and read it and send in your notes to the group. Anyone wanting to join us please do! We can all learn so much from eachother! :) Here's the address again for anyone wanting to sign up... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MadinaFamilyQuran/ InshaAllah, here's the schedule so far, if anyone has a better idea us know. Tuesday August 6th - surah AlFatihah Thursday August 8th - surah AlBaqarah 1-20 Saturday August 10th -surah AlBaqarah 21-39 Monday August 12th - surah AlBaqarah 40-59 Wednesday August 14th – surah AlBaqarah 60-82 [slm] |
| 08/07/02 at 11:40:09 |
| Fatimah |
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| Ameeraana |
| 08/08/02 at 00:17:41 |
| Caraj, where are you? Come and join us in the Yahoo group!! ;) |
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