Comments on: Are There Locks on The Hearts?

By: Amatullah

Amatullah — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:06:26 +0000

Jazakum Allahu khayran! That was very nice.

By: d

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:04:05 +0000

asalaamu alaykum, what a fantastic article. i don’t think it is locks on the hearts necesarily though, it is just more like singing enoch powell’s “rivers of blood” speech to the tune of green sleves to some one who doesn’t speak english, then wondering why they may say it sounds nice. i have a what i feel is a really good arabic with english audio cd vertion of the qur’aan, but 1 cd is unfortunately missing, i must rectify this problam and insha allah post its refference so that others may bennifit inshallah.

By: Sarah Reese

Sarah Reese — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:53:52 +0000

assalam alaykum,

Alhamdulillah, what a good piece.

For those interested, there is also a yahoogroup that sends one word from the Qur’an a day and its meaning. That makes it very easy to learn the meaning of the Qur’an. Right now, it is going over the 30th chapter of the Qur’an, so that we know what we are reciting in prayer. They will also be selling flashcards of all the words in that 30th chapter later, and there are online flashcards to study with online.

To get added, you go to:

http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/QWOTD or email QWOTD-subscribe@yahoogroups.com .

By: AmericanMuslimaWriter

AmericanMuslimaWriter — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:03:22 +0000

I just was recommended to this site and I’m very glad I was. This is extremely important to know about. I can’t tell you how many times my husband and I are sitting in the car and listening to Qur’an and I zone off and start talking about things and he reprimands me saying to have respect for the Qur’an. It is beautiful to listen to but I don’t know what it’s saying! I try to refocus and catch maybe one word I know but it’s difficult and I’m glad you pointed this out about it could be speaking of the great torment in Hell fire and for all I know it’s speaking of Jannah.
Thanks for the links too. This is very important.

By: Kadijatu

Kadijatu — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:39:12 +0000

Asalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh,

SubhanAllah, this really made me reconsider my goals, literally.
As you said, there are a lot of opportunities out there for the young Muslims, to learn, mashAllah, in several different subject areas. We should definitely ensure that our parents and elders in the community have the same opportunities. Programs should be created that are aimed towards all ages so that no one is left out.
I feel like this is an extremely important reminder, because right now, honestly, the majority of the Muslim community in the U.S., from what I see, has their priorities mixed up. We always hear about Hafiz this, Hafiz that. And May Allah reward the young people for their efforts and accomplishments. Ameen. However, we need to have more focus on implementation, so that people are not confused to why such a person may not be acting so nice maybe, or even lets it get to their head. May Allah protect us. Ameen.
The most disturbing part about this is that many are ignorant. People will think they are doing good, but are simply imitating blindly.
SubhanAllah, I am very much looking forward to my beginners’ level Arabic level that I will be taking at my university in the fall, inshAllah. I want to take full advantage of this opportunity, and aim for the major that is soon to be offered, iA. I appreciate and am moved by this post. Keep it up!

Asalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh,

By: Abu Majeed

Abu Majeed — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:49:33 +0000

JAK,
This is Tarbiyyah bro! Sadly most Muslims don’t see it that way which is why ignorance and backwardness has overtaken us. I was set straight on this subject by Shaikh al-Qaradawi (ha) in his book “How do we deal (nata’amal) with the Qur’an?” He said isn’t amazing how many contests of Memorization and recitation and all the millions of dollars in preparations and prizes, but who ever heard of a competition for Tafseer Analysis? He concluded that this should be the focus.
May Allah guide us to see the divine guidance and stop taking the book which is made of paper, ink, and is recited with sound as our focus. I mean it sounds controversial, but in truth the meaning is what counts. The book and the words in are indeed with no doubt the pure words of Allah, but it is the meaning which changes the hearts and gets across the ultimate truths of all reality. Without being understood, taught and applied in life it has no more worth than the idols which people worship beside Allah.

By: Zubair Khan

Zubair Khan — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:55:08 +0000

Jazakallahu khair Ustadh Abdul Sattar! :-) The 80% of the words from the Qur'an PDF mentioned in the article can be found here: Qur'anic Vocabulary Part 1 Qur'anic Vocabulary Part 2 Ma'ariful Qur'an PDF's can be found here (Index lookup for Surahs): Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 Volume 5 Volume 6 Volume 7 Volume 8 Tafsir ibn Kathir Online version of tafsir ibn Kathir