Not losing focus - understanding the Quran
It is important to remember that the most important objective is to learn to understand the Qur'aan. So, in order to understand the Qur'aan, one needs knowledge of the vocabulary of the Qur'aan along with a basic knowledge of grammar. It is very highly recommended therefore that at whatever stage you are at, you make it a point to study the Qur'aan.
Take Soorat ul-Baqarah or Aali 'Imraan, whichever you prefer, and study it closely. Listen to it daily, in the car, at home. Read from it daily, read its translation, if possible, its tafsir as well. Do not let yourself be distracted and move on to other things, not even other parts of the Qur'aan. Listen to the one Soorah you have chosen constantly and continuously. And read that one Soorah constantly. Within months, simply by doing this, you will find that you have picked up most of its vocabulary. In fact, you will be surprised to learn that if you study al-Baqarah or Aali 'Imraan in this manner, you will have gained enough vocabulary to understand large portions of the Qur'aan. Again, I must emphasize, use the long Soorah's because they rely more on commonly repeated words than the shorter Soorah's do, so studying them will be easier and of greater benefit than say studying Juz' 'Amma (the 30th Juz').
Keep in mind, each area has its own select vocabulary, if you want to understand the Qur'aan, there is a certain set of vocabulary that will come into play in doing that. If you want to understand the Hadeeth of the Prophet (sall-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) there is a certain vocabulary for doing that. If you want to understand the writings of the scholars, there are certain sets of vocabulary for doing that. After the Qur'aan, the next most important thing to understand is the Sunnah of the Prophet (sall-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam). Probably the best book to read for that is Riyadh-us-Saaliheen of Imaam an-Nawawee. The Arabic / English edition is available on the Dar as-Salam website. Read the Arabic and the translation. For you Urdu readers, fret not, the Arabic / Urdu is available from the Dar as-Salam website too. Alternately, you could also read Bulugh al Maram, which is also available in both English and Urdu from Dar as Salam. The advantage of Riyad as Salihin is that its content is easier to understand, while the Eng. translation of Bulugh al-Maram is superior to the Eng. translation of Riyad as-Salihin in terms of quality of translation. Regardless of which one you choose, this will help to gain some of the additional vocabulary you need.
Take Soorat ul-Baqarah or Aali 'Imraan, whichever you prefer, and study it closely. Listen to it daily, in the car, at home. Read from it daily, read its translation, if possible, its tafsir as well. Do not let yourself be distracted and move on to other things, not even other parts of the Qur'aan. Listen to the one Soorah you have chosen constantly and continuously. And read that one Soorah constantly. Within months, simply by doing this, you will find that you have picked up most of its vocabulary. In fact, you will be surprised to learn that if you study al-Baqarah or Aali 'Imraan in this manner, you will have gained enough vocabulary to understand large portions of the Qur'aan. Again, I must emphasize, use the long Soorah's because they rely more on commonly repeated words than the shorter Soorah's do, so studying them will be easier and of greater benefit than say studying Juz' 'Amma (the 30th Juz').
Keep in mind, each area has its own select vocabulary, if you want to understand the Qur'aan, there is a certain set of vocabulary that will come into play in doing that. If you want to understand the Hadeeth of the Prophet (sall-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) there is a certain vocabulary for doing that. If you want to understand the writings of the scholars, there are certain sets of vocabulary for doing that. After the Qur'aan, the next most important thing to understand is the Sunnah of the Prophet (sall-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam). Probably the best book to read for that is Riyadh-us-Saaliheen of Imaam an-Nawawee. The Arabic / English edition is available on the Dar as-Salam website. Read the Arabic and the translation. For you Urdu readers, fret not, the Arabic / Urdu is available from the Dar as-Salam website too. Alternately, you could also read Bulugh al Maram, which is also available in both English and Urdu from Dar as Salam. The advantage of Riyad as Salihin is that its content is easier to understand, while the Eng. translation of Bulugh al-Maram is superior to the Eng. translation of Riyad as-Salihin in terms of quality of translation. Regardless of which one you choose, this will help to gain some of the additional vocabulary you need.
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