003:196

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                                  003:196

 

فَاسۡتَجَابَ لَهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡ اَنِّىۡ لَاۤ اُضِيۡعُ عَمَلَ عَامِلٍ مِّنۡكُمۡ مِّنۡ ذَكَرٍ اَوۡ اُنۡثٰى ‌‌ۚ   بَعۡضُكُمۡ مِّنۡۢ بَعۡضٍ‌‌ۚ   فَالَّذِيۡنَ هَاجَرُوۡا وَاُخۡرِجُوۡا مِنۡ دِيَارِهِمۡ وَاُوۡذُوۡا فِىۡ سَبِيۡلِىۡ وَقٰتَلُوۡا وَقُتِلُوۡا لَاُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنۡهُمۡ سَيِّاٰتِهِمۡ وَلَاُدۡخِلَنَّهُمۡ جَنّٰتٍ تَجۡرِىۡ مِنۡ تَحۡتِهَا الۡاَنۡهٰرُ‌ ۚ   ثَوَابًا مِّنۡ عِنۡدِ اللّٰهِ ‌ؕ وَ اللّٰهُ عِنۡدَهٗ حُسۡنُ الثَّوَابِ‏

 

Fus-ta-jaa-ba-la-hoom-rub-bo-hoom-un-nee-laa-o-dzee-o                                                          Ama-la-aa-may-lin-min-koom-min-za-ka-rin-auo-oon-thaa                                                      Bau-dzo-min-koom-min-bau-zin

Ful-la-ze-na-haa-ja-roo-wa-ookh-ray-joo-min-day-yaa-ray-him                                              Wa-oo-zoo-fee-sa-be-lee-wa-qaa-ta-loo-wa-qo-tay-loo                                                                La-o-kuf-fay-run-na-un-hoom-suy-yay-tay-him                                                                            Wa-la-ood-khay-lun-na-hoom                                                                                                            Jun-naa-tin-tuj-ree-min-tuh-tay-hul-un-haa-ro

Tha-waa-bun-min-in-dil-laa-hay                                                                                                        Wul-la-ho-in-da-hoo-hoos-nooth-thwa-b

 

So their God accepted for them their prayer that “I never waste                              The deeds of any doer among you, from male or female,                                              Some of you are from some others.“

So those who migrated, and were expelled from their homes,                                  And suffered in My cause, and fought, and were fought with,                                    Certainly I will remove from them the evil consequence of their deed,                  And I will enter them in                                                                                                        The Gardens underneath which rivers flow.

This is the reward from Allah                                                                                                And by God from Him is the best reward.

 

  • فَ — Fa…(us) — Then (= Hence; so; thus; after all this; at the end; in conclusion; consequently; finally; resultantly; thereafter; therefore)
  • اسۡتَجَابَ — Us-ta-jaa-ba — Accepted (= v., past., s., m., 3rd person. Accredited; answered; blessed; granted; responded favorably. A/t/a, ‘accepted their prayer for them,’  ‘accepted of them (their supplication and answered them),’  ‘hath heard them (and He saith),’ ‘hath accepted Of them, and answered them,’  ‘would answer their supplication,’ and ‘answered their prayers, saying.‘ But the translation of this word as  ‘answers’ is inaccurate because that is a verb in the present tense whereas the Holy Qor-aan has used the verb in past tense)
  • لَ — La — For (= For the benefit, object, purpose or reason of; intended for; on account of)
  • هُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to the said supplicants)
  • رَبُّ — Rub-bo — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures; Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist. See 002:287)
  • هُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to the said supplicants)
  • اَنۡ — Un..(nee) — Surely (= Absolutely; certainly; definitely; positively; verily.  A/t/a, ‘Lo’)
  •  اَنِّىۡ — (N)ee — I (= pro., s., 1st person., I; me; my)
  • لَا — Laa — Never (= Do not; naught; neither; never; none; nor; not at all)
  • اُضِيۡعُ — O-dzee-o — Waste (= v., pres., s., m & f., 1st person. Deny; fail; foil; render  unproductive. A/t/a, ‘allow … to be lost,’  ‘suffer …. to be lost,’  ‘Suffer not, ‘  ‘not suffer” and ‘suffer … to perish’)
  • عَمَلَ — Aa-ma-la — Deed (= n., Act; action; labor; performance; striving; work)
  • عَامِلٍ — Aa-may-lin — Doer (= n., Actor; performer; worker. A/t/a, ‘labourer’)
  • مِّنۡ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class, category, count, kind or several articles, things, persons or phenomenon)
  • كُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person., You . The Holy Qor-aan states that way when addressing both men and women jointly)

(The next four (4) words are the same as in the verses 003:196)

  • مِّنۡ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class. See  مِّنۡ  above. A/t/a,  ‘whether,’ ‘be,’ and ‘Be he’)
  • ذَكَر — Za-ka-rin — Male (= n., Man; human being in masculine gender)
  • اَوۡ — Auo — Or (= Alternatively; in substitution)
  • اُنۡثٰى‌‌ — Oon-thaa — Female (= Person of feminine gender; woman)

(The next four (4) words resemble those in verse 004:033, 004:035, etc.)

  • بَعۡضُ — Bau-dzo — Some (= Less than all; only a few. A/t/a, ‘(members) one of another,’ ‘off-springs of one another’ and ‘You are from one another’)
  • كُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person., You . See  كُم  above)
  • مِّنۡ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class. See  مِّنۡ   above.  A/t/a, ‘the one of you being as the other,’  ‘the one of you being from the other’ and ‘You are spiritually akin to one another’)
  • بَعۡضٍ — Bau-dzin — Some(= Less than all; only a few. A/t/a, ‘(members) one of another’)
  • فَ — Fa…(ul) — Then (= Hence; so; thus; after all this; at the end. See  فَ  above)
  • ٱلَّذِينَ — Ul-la-zee-na — Those who (= pl., m, 3rd person. Refers to those in masculine gender that include all articles, things, persons or phenomenon)
  • هَاجَرُوۡا — Haa-ja-roo — Migrated (= v., past; pl., 3rd person. Emigrated; immigrated to  escape persecution; fled from or left homes or native land; got deported; moved home and hearth from one  jurisdiction to another. relocated; suffered exile. A/t/a, ‘fled their homes,’  ‘Fled’ or  ‘left their homes’)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • اُخۡرِجُوۡا —  Ookh-ray-joo — Expelled (= v., past. pass., pl., 3rd person. Banished; compelled to leave; deported; driven out; exited; forced out; threw out; taken out perforce. A/t/a, ‘driven forth’)
  • مِنۡ — Min —  From (= Among, from or out of the class. See  مِّنۡ   above)
  • دِيَارِ — Day-yaa-ray — Homes (= n., pl., Dwellings; houses; residences)
  • هِمۡ  — Him –Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to the said supplicants)
  • وَ  — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • اُوۡذُوۡا — Oo-zoo — Suffered  (= v., past., pass., pl., 3rd person. Underwent; were exposed to. A/t/a, ‘persecuted,’  ‘suffered harm,’  ‘suffered persecution,’  ‘Suffered damage’ and ‘have been persecuted’)
  • فِىۡ  — Fee — In (= In; concerning; regarding; in reference; relative to. Also, amidst, during or inside a time, place or event)
  • سَبِيۡلِ — Sa-bee-l — Cause (= n., s., Action; alternative; cause, course; escape; line;  means; measure; method; path; pretext; remedy; road; way. See Note 004:089   & Phrase fee-sa-be-lil-laa-hay)
  • ىۡ — Ee — My (= pro., s., 1st person., I; me; my)
  • وَ  — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • قٰتَلُوۡا — Qaa-ta-loo — Fought (= v., past., pl., 3rd person. Opposed; pushed back; resisted retaliated; strove; struggled; went to war. Meanings of this word are explained at length in our Commentary titled as Jihad – Is It Fighting. Very briefly the word verbalizes the phenomenon where enmity, destruction, killing, massacre, mayhem, murder, persecution, oppression, situations of rampant carnage, slaughter, slaying or suppression has forced a retaliatory attack, battle, combat or fight back)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • قُتِلُوۡا — Qo-tay-loo — Fought with (= v., past., pass., pl., 3rd person. See   قٰتَلُوۡا  above.  Also, buried; deprived of life; destroyed; killed; murdered; perished; ruined; seized by ruin. A/t/a, ‘slain.’ One  author joined this word it to an earlier word and translated it as ‘died for My cause”)
  • لَ — La — Certainly (= Absolutely; assuredly; categorically; clearly, definitely doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; positively; really; truly;  seriously; sincerely; specifically; surely; verily)
  • اُكَفِّرَنَّ — O-kuf-fay-run-na — I’ll deny (= v., pres., s., 1st person. Expiate; protect; remove; save. A/t/a, ‘Blot out,’  ‘I will absolve them,’   ‘I shall remit” and ‘I will surely remit.’ The translation ‘shall be forgiven’ in passive voice is done by some authors, but it is not a translation of the words of Allah who spoke them in active voice as stated in the Holy Qor-aan)
  • عَنۡ — Un — From (= About; concerning; regarding; relative to)
  • هُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to the said supplicants)
  • سَيِّاٰتِ — Suy-yay-aa-tay — Vices (= n., pl., Bad or evil results and consequences; ill deeds; mistakes; sins; wrongs. Stains of bad or evil acts, errors and mistakes. A/t/a, evil deeds, ills and ‘iniquities’)
  • هِمۡ — Him — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to the said supplicants)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • لَ — La — Certainly (= Absolutely; assuredly; categorically; clearly, definitely doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; positively; really; truly; seriously; sincerely; specifically; surely; verily)
  • اُدۡخِلَنَّ — Ood-khay-lun-na — I will enter (= v., past., pass., s., 1st person. Admit; let or make them proceed, move or walk in. A/t/a, ‘I shall bring them into’ and ‘will cause them to enter.’ The translation ‘admitted’ in passive voice is no translation of  the original words of Allah spoken in active voice as stated in the Holy Qor-aan)
  • هُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to the said supplicants)

The Holy Qor-aan has used the Phrase Jun-naa-tin-tuj-ree … several times

  • جَنّٰتٍ — Jun-naa-tin — Gardens (= pl., Big groves. The Gardens. The orchards. See also   the Commentary titled as “The Paradise“)
  • تَجۡرِىۡ — Tuj-ree — Flow (= v., pres, s., f., 3rd person. Running with irrigational water; sailing water. See also 003:137)
  • مِنۡ — Min — From (= From a class, category, count, kind, persons or out of)
  • تَحۡتِ — Tah-tay — Underneath (= Below; beneath; deep in ground; on lower level; subsoil through; under; undercurrent. See Note 002:026a)
  • هَا — Ha … (ul) — Which (= pro., s., f., 3rd person.. Refers to the  جَنّٰتٍ, the Paradise)
  • الۡاَنۡهٰرُ — Un-haa-ro — Rivers (= n., Abundant bodies, currents, streams or supplies of running water)
  • ثَوَابًا — Tha-waa-ba..(un)  Reward (= n., Adequate, full, good, nice, pleasant and valuable compensation, consequence, effects, pay back, recompense, repayment, requital or results. Reward for good deeds)
  • مِّنۡ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class. See  مِّنۡ   above)
  • عِنۡدِ — In-da…(il) — From (= At; close at hand; from; in; in close proximity of; with. In the counting, esteem; estimate, eyes, front or near. Within the presence, precincts, seeing or sight of. A/t/a, ‘from the Presence’)
  • اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The One and the Only One Almighty God)
  • وَ  — Wa…(ul) — And (= This وَ  vaao is tantamount to taking oath; solemn declaration or calling as a witness. Normally a Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; also; and; but; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  •  اللّٰهُ — Laa-ho — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
  • عِنۡدَ– In-da — From (= At; close at hand; from; in. See   عِنۡدَ above)
  • هٗ — Hoo — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the Almighty God)
  • حُسۡنُ ‏ — Hoos-no…(oth) — Excellent (= n., Beautiful; best; better; everlasting; fantastic; far better and superior glorious; highly attractive; marvelous. Lot more than fair or just. More virtuous. A/t/a, ‘the fairest’ or ‘the richest’)
  • الثَّوَابِ‏ — Tha-waa-b — Reward (= n., Adequate, full, good, nice, pleasant and valuable  compensation, consequence, effects, pay back, recompense, repayment, requital or results. Reward for good deeds)

 

** Note 003:196. There is a promise in this verse. It assures the following five kinds of victims of persecution, oppression; suppression and other types of individual,  communal and societal cruelties.

  • Those whom persecution, oppression or suppression by government, law or masses force to abandon their home and hearth. They seek refuge in other countries, cultures or communication ways. Around 10 Million people migrated on partition of India. Several million Palestinians took refuge in many countries. Over a million Ahmadis were driven out of Pakistan to settle in 148 countries. Thousands of individuals have sought refuge in the Western countries. By proving well-founded fear of persecution the political asylum is generally available in USA to ‘those who emigrated.’
  • Those whom oppression, suppression or persecution by clergy or cliques render life so miserable that self-respect or similar considerations compel them to relocate just to live their lives. They stay within their hereditary culture and country but totally uprooted and ‘driven out of their homes.’
  • Those engaged in good causes but continually harmed in small measures. Example can be the philanthropists, government officers or big businessmen who can’t be harmed ostensibly but some angry employee or petty thug or thief undermines their social or economic well-being by underhandedly inflicting ‘on them loss while they do good work.’
  • Those who take remedial or retaliatory measures when oppressed or persecuted. An example can be the educated and well-to-do members of minorities who adopt some self-preservation techniques because they are ‘forced to fight back.‘
  • Those who are harmed or hurt secretly by one who can’t harm them by open, public or obvious methods. An example is a white-supremacist policeman restrained by anti-discriminatory laws who crushes the blacks who fall to him. The aggression, oppression or suppression could reach the stage of victims being ‘killed or slain.’

 

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003:195

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                         003:195

 

رَبَّنَا وَاٰتِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلٰى رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخۡزِنَا يَوۡمَ الۡقِيٰمَةِ ‌ؕ اِنَّكَ لَا تُخۡلِفُ الۡمِيۡعَادَ‏

 

Rub-ba-naa-wa-aa-tay-naa-maa                                                                                                        Wa-ud-ta-na-alaa-ro-so-lay-ka                                                                                                          Wa-laa-tookh-zay-naa-yao-mul-qay-yaa-ma-tay                                                                          In-na-ka-laa-tookh-lay-fool-me-aa-d

 

God of us all! And give us all that                                                                                            You had promised us through Your prophets                                                                    And do not disgrace us on the Judgment Day.                                                                   Surely You never go against the promise made to Your prophets

           

  • رَبَّ — Rub-ba — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures; Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist. See 002:287)
  • نَآ — Naa —  All of us (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Us)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • اٰتِ — Aa-tay — Give (= v., 2nd person., Award; bestow; bless; bring; deliver; donate; entrust; gift; grant; hand down; provide; reach with; reward)
  • نَآ — Naa –All of us (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Us)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — All that (= What; whatever; whatsoever; when; whenever)
  • وَعَدتَّ — Wa-ud-ta — Promised (= v., past., s., 2nd person. Announced; appointed; assured; communicated; fixed; guaranteed; made; pledged; set up a covenant. A/t/a, ‘Thou hast promised’ and ‘Thou didst promise’)
  • نَآ — Naa — All of us (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Us)
  • عَلٰى — Alaa — Through (= Above; against; before; during; for; on; on top of; over; to; upon. A/t/a, ‘by’)
  • رُسُلِ — Ro-so-lay — Messengers (= pl., Apostles; God’s messengers; prophets; sages; saints)
  • كَ  — Ka — Your (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You. Ref to the Almighty God)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • لَا — Laa — Do not (= Naught; neither; never; none; nor; not at all; absolute
  • تُخۡزِ — Tookh-zay — Disgrace (= v., pres., s., 2nd person. Abase; catch; dishonor;  humiliate; insult; shame.  A/t/a, ‘Save us from shame,’  ‘cast shame upon us’ and ‘confound’)
  • نَآ  — Naa — All of us (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Us)
  • يَوۡم — Yao-m…(ul) Day (= s., A period, term or time that ends; juncture)
  • الۡقِيٰمَةِ‌ — Qay-yaa-mah — Judgment (= Reckoning; Resurrection; Ultimate settlement)
  • اِنَّ — In-na — Certainly (= Absolutely; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed;       positively; really; seriously; surely; truly; verily.  A/t/a, ‘Lo’)
  • كَ — Ka — Your (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. Ref to the Almighty God)
  • لَا — Laa — No (= Naught; neither; never; none; nor; not at all; absolute
  • تُخۡلِفُ — Tookh-lay-fo…(ol) — Go against (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. Flout; violate. A/t/a, ‘Thou breakest not Thy promise,’  ‘Thou never breakest Thy promise,‘  ‘Thou breakest not,’   ‘Thou never failest in (Thy) promise !’ and ‘Thou dost not contrary’)
  • ٱلۡمِيعَادَ — Me-aad — The promise (= Assurance; guarantee; pledge; tryst; undertaking)
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003:194

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                        003:194

 

رَبَّنَاۤ اِنَّنَا سَمِعۡنَا مُنَادِيًا يُّنَادِىۡ لِلۡاِيۡمَانِ اَنۡ اٰمِنُوۡا بِرَبِّكُمۡ فَاٰمَنَّا  ۖ  رَبَّنَا فَاغۡفِرۡ لَنَا ذُنُوۡبَنَا وَكَفِّرۡ عَنَّا سَيِّاٰتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الۡاَبۡرَارِ‌

 

Rub-ba-naa-in-na-naa-sa-maye-naa                                                                                                Mo-naa-day-yun-yo-naa-dee-lil-ee-maa-nay                                                                                  Un-aa-may-noo-bay-rub-bay-koom-fa-aa-mun-naa                                                                    Rub-ba-naa-fugh-fer-la-naa-zo-noo-ba-naa                                                                                    Wa-kuf-fer-un-naa-suy-yay-aa-tay-naa                                                                                          Wa-ta-wuf-fa-naa-ma-ul-ub-raa-r

 

God of us all! We certainly heard                                                                                            A caller calling for the Faith                                                                                                      That you believe in your God. So, we believed.                                                                  God of us all! So please forgive us our sins                                                                        And remove from us our vices,                                                                                          And bring us death us as the righteous.  

 

  • رَبَّ — Rub-ba — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures; Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist. See 002:287)
  • نَآ  — Naa —  All of us (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Us)
  • اِنَّ — In-na — Certainly (= Absolutely; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed;      positively; really; seriously; surely; truly; verily)
  • نَآ — Naa — All of us (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Us)
  • سَمِعۡ — Sa-maye — Heard (= v., past., 3rd person. Listened)
  • نَآ  — Naa — All of us (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Us)
  • مُنَادِيًا — Mo-naa-day-yun — A caller (= n., s., Anchor; announcer; broadcaster; caller; crier; maker of a call, announcement or presentment; presenter. A/t/a, ‘preacher’)
  • يُّنَادِىۡ — Yo-naa-dee — Calling (= v., pres., s., m., 3rd person; Announcing; broadcasting; calling; making announcement or presentment; preaching)
  • لِلۡ  — L…(il) — For (= Concerning; due to; for the object, purpose or reason of; intended for; on account of; regarding; relative to. A/t/a, ‘unto’)
  • اِيۡمَانِ —  Ee-maa-nay — Faith (= n., Affirmation; behest of Faith; belief; oath; solemn  declaration; total confidence; trust. A/t/a, pledge;  promise; vow)
  • اَنۡ — Un —  Surely (= Absolutely; certainly; definitely; positively; verily)
  • اٰمِنُوۡا — Aa-may-noo — You believe (= v., pres., pl., m., 2nd person. Enter Faith. Also, become a believer in the Oneness your God)
  • بِ  — Bay — With (= Literally the word  بِ  means ‘with’)
  • رَبِّ — Rub-bay — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures; Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist. See 002:287)
  • كُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person., You . The Holy Qor-aan states  that way when addressing both men and women jointly)
  • فَ — Fa — Then (= Hence; so; thus; after all this; at the end; in conclusion; consequently; finally; resultantly; thereafter; therefore. A/t/a, ‘and’)
  • اٰمَنّ — Aa-mun — Believed (= v., pres; s., m., 1st person. Entered Faith. A/t/a, ‘So we do believe’ which translation is in the present tense and so inaccurate because the original in the Holy Qor-aan is in the past tense)
  • نَآ  — Naa —  All of us (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Us)
  • رَبَّ — Rub-ba — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures; Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist. See 002:287)
  • نَآ  — Naa —  All of us (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Us)
  • فَ — Fa — Then (= Hence; so; thus; after all this; at the end; in conclusion; consequently; finally; resultantly; thereafter; therefore. A/t/a, ‘Therefor’)
  • اغۡفِر — Ugh-fer — Forgive (= v., 2nd person. Absolve; cleanse; excuse; give a pass; get rid of sins; grant protection; overlook; pardon; protect from the consequences of past sins; save from sinning in the future; wipe off clean. Also, grant our begging, beseeching, having good desires, imploring, praying, requesting, seeking and trying to be excused,  forgiven and granted reprieve. A/t/a, ‘Protect us against our sins’ and ‘Grant us protection’)
  • لَ — La — For (= For any item, person or thing)
  • نَآ — Naa — All of us (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Us)
  • ذُنُوۡبَ — Zo-noo-ba — Sins (= n., pl of s., ذُنب ; Bad and culpable acts; inappropriate  conduct; crimes; errors; faults; illegal acts; misdeeds; mistakes; offences; wrongs)
  • نَآ — Naa — Our (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Us)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • كَفِّرۡ — Kuf-fer — Deny (= v., pres; s., m., 3rd person. Expiate; prevent; remove; save.. A/t/a, ‘Blot out’ and ‘remit from’)
  • عَنۡ — Un — From (= About; concerning; regarding; relative to)
  • نَآ — Naa —  Our (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Our)
  • سَيِّاٰتِ — Suy-yay-aa-tay — Vices (= n., pl., Bad or evil results and consequences; ill deeds; mistakes; sins; wrongs. Stains of bad or evil acts, errors and mistakes. A/t/a, ‘iniquities,’ ‘evils,’  ‘evil deeds’ and ‘ills’)
  • نَآ — Naa — Our (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Us)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • تَوَفَّ — Ta-wuf-fa — Bring death (= v., pres., s., 2nd person. Cause, complete, conclude, end, fulfill, pass, pack or send away in death or Transition. A/t/a, ‘Make us die,’ ’cause us to die,’ ‘make us die (in the state of righteousness),’ ‘take To Thyself our souls,’ ‘in death number us’ and ‘in death join us’)
  • نَآ — Naa — Us (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Us)
  • مَعَ — Ma-a…(ul) — As / With (= Along with; in the company of; goes with, after or following. A/t/a, ‘In the company of,’  ‘(after death count us) with’ and ‘number us with’)
  • الۡاَبۡرَارِ‌ — Ub-raa-r — The righteous (= n., Pious. Virtuous. A/t/a, ‘the pious believers of  Islamic Monotheism’)
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003:193

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                           003:193

 

رَبَّنَاۤ اِنَّكَ مَنۡ تُدۡخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدۡ اَخۡزَيۡتَهٗ ‌ؕ وَمَا لِلظّٰلِمِيۡنَ مِنۡ اَنۡصَارٍ

 

Rub-ba-naa-inna-ka-mun-tood-khay-lin-naa-ra                                                                            Fa-qud-ukh-zay-ta-hoo                                                                                                                          Wa-maa-liz-zaa-lay-me-na-min-un-saa-rin

 

God of us all! Surely whomsoever You enter in the Fire                                                So you surely have disgraced him.                                                                                        And the wrongdoers have no helpers

 

  • رَبَّ — Rub-ba — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures; Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist. See 002:287)
  • نَآ — Naa — All of us (= pro., pl., 1st person. We. Us)
  • اِنَّ — In-na — Certainly (= Absolutely; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed;      positively; really; seriously; surely; truly; verily)
  • كَ — Ka — You (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You single male. The addressee of this divine message is initially the Holy Prophet  s.a.w and secondarily every Moslem, in fact every human being. See the Note under 002:005)
  • مَنۡ — Mun — Whomsoever (= Anyone; who; whoever; whom; whomever; whoso)
  • تُدۡخِلِ — Tood-khay-la — You admit (= v., past., pl., 3rd person. admit; cast; enter. A/t/a, ‘Thou causest to enter,’  ‘Thou dost admit,’  ‘Thou makest enter,’and ‘Thou dost condemn to enter’)
  • النَّارَ — Naa-ra — The Fire (= Hell; rapid sustained chemical reaction releasing heat and light. Also, a source for light and heat)
  • فَ — Fa — So (= Hence; then; thus; after all; at the end; in conclusion; consequently; finally; resultantly; thereafter; therefore)
  • قَدۡ — Qud —  Surely (= This word lays emphasis by repeating the meanings of the above word)
  • اَخۡزَيۡ — Ukh-zai — Disgraced (= v., past., pl., 3rd person..Denounced; dishonored;  humiliated; insulted. A/t/a, ‘caught in punishment to publicly show his disgrace’ and ‘him hast Thou surelY disgraced,’  ‘Thou hast surely disgraced,’  ‘Thou coverest with shame,’   ‘put to eternal same,’  ‘brought to disgrace,’  ‘Thou hast confounded,’  ‘Thou indeed bringest,’ and ‘hast Thou surely humiliated’)
  • تَ — Ta — You (= pro., pl., m., 2nd person. You, the Almighty God)
  • هٗ — Hoo — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the aforesaid shown, specified or stated article, thing or person)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — No (= Absolutely not; no; never)
  • لِ — Lay —  For (= Because of; concerning; due to; for the object, purpose  or reason of; intended for; on account of; regarding; relative to. A/t/a, belonging to; to; towards, ‘will … find’ and ‘shall have’)
  • الظّٰلِمِيۡنَ‏ — Zaa-lay-mee-na — Wrongdoers (= n., pl., Bad people.  Criminals.  Culprits.  Doers of harm, hurt or injury.  Evil-doers.  Polytheists. Transgressors. Those who commit, do, practice, repeat or habitually pursue the evil and cause grievous wrongs to others.  Unfair. Unjust. Violators. Wicked)
  • مِنۡ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class or category or several articles, counts, kind, things, persons or phenomenon)
  • اَنۡصَارٍ — An-saar — Helpers (= n., pl., The word describes the bad like “Accomplices;  back-benchers; henchmen; partners in crime and grime” [as stated in 002:271] and the good like the “Aides; assistants; promoters; supporters – [as stated in 003:053)
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003:192

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                              003:192

 

الَّذِيۡنَ يَذۡكُرُوۡنَ اللّٰهَ قِيَامًا وَّقُعُوۡدًا وَّعَلٰى جُنُوۡبِهِمۡ وَيَتَفَكَّرُوۡنَ فِىۡ خَلۡقِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ‌ۚ  رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقۡتَ هٰذَا بَاطِلًا ۚ سُبۡحٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

 

Ul-la-ze-na-yuz-ko-roo-nul-laa-ha                                                                                                      Qay-yaa-mun-wa-qo-oo-dun-wa-alaa-jo-noo-bay-him                                                                Wa-ya-ta-fuk-ka-roo-na-fee-khul-qis-sa-maa-waa-tay-wul-ur-dzay                                      Rub-ba-naa-maa-kha-luq-ta-haa-zaa-baa-tay-laa                                                                        Soob-haa-ka-fa-qay-naa-azaa-bun-naa-r

 

Those who remember Allah                                                                                                  Standing and sitting and on their sides                                                                                And they reflect over the creation of heavens and earth.                                              God of us all! You have not created all this in vain.                                                        Holiness is Yours. So please save us from the torment of Fire.

 

  • ٱلَّذِينَ — Ul-la-zee-na — Those who (= pl., m, 3rd person. Refers to those in masculine gender that include all articles, things, persons, phenomenon. A/t/a, ‘Such as’ )
  • يَذۡكُرُوۡنَ — Yuz-ko-roo-na — Remember (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person. They attend, bear in mind, celebrate, extol, heed, think … See Note 002:153. A/t/a, ‘celebrate the praises of’ and ‘praise God’)
  • ٱللَّهَ — Laa-ha — Allah (= The One and the Only One Almighty God)

The following 6 words are the same as in verse 004:103

  • قِيَامًا — Qay-yaa-mun — Standing (= Erect; established; firm; fixed; lasting; settled. The terms standing, sitting or lying down cover every position of a human being in any and all acts of life)
  • وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • قُعُوۡدًا — Qo-oo-dun — Sitting (= Lasting; safe, settled and unmoving position. See  قِيَامًا   above)
  • وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • عَلٰى — Alaa — On (= Above; against; before; during; for; on; on top of; over; to; upon.)
  •  جُنُوۡبِ — Jo-noo-bay — Sides (= n., Flanks. Refers to the position of resting or going to  sleep or arising after sleep. A/t/a, ‘lying down on their sides,’  ‘lying on their sides,’ and ‘reclining.’ See قِيَامًا  above)
  • هِمۡ — Him — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to aforesaid people who remember Allah day and night, at all hours of the day)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • يَتَفَكَّرُوۡنَ  — Ya-ta-fuk-ka-roo-na — Reflect (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person. Brood; consider; contemplate; deliberate; mull; muse; ponder; think about or over; wonder about. A/t/a ‘contemplate (the wonders),’  ‘think deeply, ‘  ‘which impels them to  supplicate’)
  • فِىۡ — Fee — In (= About; concerning; in reference, regarding; relative to. Also, amidst; among. A/t/a, ‘upon’ and ‘over’)
  • خَلۡقِ — Khul-q…(iss) — Creation (= n., A fabrication, formation, innovation or production  with a face, form and shape and perfect proportions. Brought into being. Conceived and initiated with the mystery of creation. Designed or fashioned from a total scratch. Something made out of nothing before)
  • السَّمٰوٰتِ — Sa-maa-waa-tay — The heavens (= Clouds; all above ground or earth; skies)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • الۡاَرۡضِ — Ul-ur-dzay — Earth (= Area; country; earth; ground; land; territory. Also, life on earth, nation; people or society in general)
  • رَبَّ — Rub-ba — God (= Praying ..'(With the thought)’ [aya], (‘and say)’ [mmp]. The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures; Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist. See 002:287)
  • نَآ — Naa — All of us (= pro., pl., 1st person. We / Us)
  • مَاۤ — Maa — Not (= Absolutely not; no; never. A/t/a ‘Thou hadst not’ and ‘not for naught hast Thou’)
  • خَلَقۡتَ — Kha-luq-ta — You created (= v., past., pl., 3rd person. Brought into being; created in due and appropriate proportion; designed   from scratch and out of nothing; gave form and faces; produced; shaped. A/t/a, everything fashioned with the mystery  of the creation). A/t/a, ‘Thou createdst’)
  • هٰذَا — Haa-zaa — This (= This particularly pointed out thing; present right here; this thing right in front. A/t/a, ‘this universe‘)
  • بَاطِلًا — Baa-tay-laa — False (= Adj., frivolously; in vain; without purpose)
  • سُبۡحٰنَ — Soob-haa-na —  Holiness  (= adj., Being holy. Beyond earthly sentimentality. Exalted above. Glorious. Holiness. Praiseworthy. Without any blemish. A/t/a, ‘Exalted are You above all they associate with You as partners,’  ‘glory to thee,’  ‘Glory be to Thee!, ‘  ‘glory be to You’ and ‘Holy art Thou’)
  • كَ — Ka — You (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You single male. The addressee of this divine message is initially the Holy Prophet s.a.w. and secondarily every Moslem, in fact every human being. See the Note under 002:005)
  • فَقِنَا — Fa-qay-naa — So save us (= This one word could be a combination of three words. The 1st  فَ (= fa) meaning ‘hence, so, then, thus’ etc.  The 2nd قِ  (= qay) meaning ‘protect, save, shelter’ etc.  The 3rd  نَآ(= naa) plura meaning ‘all of us, us all, we.’  A/t/a, ‘save us then,’  ‘give us salvation,’  ‘Preserve us’ and ‘shield us then’)
  •  عَذَابَ — Azaa-ba…(un) — Punishment (= Appropriate, due and fair agony, chastisement, doom, harsh measure, penalty, recompense; torment, torture or scourge)
  • ٱلنَّارِ — Naa-r — The Fire (= Rapid sustained chemical reaction releasing heat and light. Also, a source for light and heat. A/t/a, ‘Hell-fire’)
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003:191

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                            003:191

 

اِنَّ فِىۡ خَلۡقِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ وَاخۡتِلَافِ الَّيۡلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّاُولِى الۡاَلۡبَابِ ۚۖ‏

 

In-na-fee-khul-qis-sa-maa-maa-waa-tay-wul-ur-dzay                                                                Wukh-tay-laa-fil-lai-lay-wun-na-haa-ray                                                                                        La-aa-yaa-tin-lay-o-lil-ul-baa-b

 

Certainly in the creation of heavens and earth                                                                  And the alteration of the night and the day                                                                        Surely are signs for those with the Understanding

            

  • اِنَّ — In-na — Certainly (= Absolutely; definitely; doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed;    positively; really; seriously; surely; truly; verily. A/t/a, ‘Behold!’ and ‘Lo’)
  • فِىۡ  — Fee — In (= About; concerning; in reference, regarding relative to.  Also, amidst; among; belonging; contained or inside a duration, event, time, place, period, thing or situation)
  • خَلۡقِ — Khul-q…(iss) — Creation (= n., A fabrication, formation, innovation or production with a face, form and shape and perfect proportions. Brought into being. Conceived and initiated with the mystery of creation. Designed or fashioned from a total scratch. Made out of nothing)
  • السَّمٰوٰتِ — Sa-maa-waa-tay — The heavens (= Clouds; all above ground or earth; skies)
  • وَ — Wa…(ul) — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • الۡاَرۡضِ — Ul-ur-dzay — The Earth (= Area; country; earth; ground; land; soil; territory. Also, life on earth, nation; people or society in general)
  • وَ — Wa…(ukh) — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • اخۡتِلَافِ — Ukh-tay-laa-fay — Alternation (= Alternate change of the night to the day and the day to  the night; alternate coming; alternate occurrence; appearance or coming of one thing after the other sequentially; change; difference; disparity)
  • الَّيۡلِ — Lai-lay — The night (= n., s., Absence of sunlight; the opposite of a sunlit day;  period of darkness between the sunset and next sunrise
  • وَ — Wa…(un) — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • النَّهَارِ — Na-haa-ray — The day (= n., s., The sun-lit period between one sunrise and the  immediately following sunset)
  • لَ — La — Certainly (= Absolutely; assuredly; categorically; clearly, definitely doubtlessly; earnestly; indeed; positively; really; truly; seriously; sincerely; specifically; surely; verily)
  • اٰيٰتِ — Aaa-yaa-t..(il) — Signs (= pl. of…1. Manifestation; message; narrative; revelation; verse. 2. Command; direction; evidence; law; order.  3. Corroboration; indication; lesson; portent; proof; pointer; symbol; token.  4. Any element that creates a  crystal clear picture leading to an absolute conviction. 5. Argument, part, portion or testimonial of Truth about God. Also. ‘tokens (of sovereignty)’ )
  • لِ — Lay — For (= Because of; concerning; due to; for the object, purpose or reason of; intended for; on account of; regarding; relative to. A/t/a, belonging to; to; towards)
  • اُولِى — O-lay…(il) — Those with      (= Endowed with; master; owner; possessor; who have. A/t/a, ‘who possess,’ ‘men of,’ and ‘Men of senses or understanding’)
  • الۡاَلۡبَابِ‏ — Ul-baab — Understanding (= Balanced view; common sense; comprehension; high intellect; minds; pure wisdom; sense; total awareness; clear and sound mind and wisdom. A/t/a, added the adjectives of ‘pure and clear’ before ‘understanding’)
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Tr – Azam Ali, an Ahmadi Moslem – Ch 02 – Best, The

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Abid

Azam Ali, an Ahmadi Moslem 

Chapter 02 – The Best

Best Exemplar 

            Abba Ji always told us that like him we should follow the Holy Prophet, s.a.w. because the Almighty God had made him the Best Exemplar.                                                                 Oos-wa-toon   ha-sa-na-toon          سُوۡرَةُ الاٴحزَاب- – Ch: 033, Verse 022                                           The Best Exemplar                                                             033:022

He always concluded his special prayers with the words of the Prophet Abraham, p.o.h., who has also been labelled as the Best Exemplar.                                                                                                 Oos-wa-toon  ha-sa-na-toon,    سُوۡرَةُ المُمتَحنَة – Ch: 060, Verses 005 & 007                                    The Best Exemplar                                          060:005  &  060:007

He frequently recited in the Five Daily Prayers the portions of the Holy Qor-aan which are the words of the Prophet Abraham, p.o.h. God Almighty has eternalized those words in the Holy Qor-aan in verses 002:127-to-130, 014:036-to-042 and 026:076-to-090.

He believed that what he did was doable today as in the past. His outstanding success in spiritual and worldly affairs illustrates that those blessings are achievable by anyone. All one needs is to follow the easy ways reflected in the acts and sayings of the Best Exemplars.

Father’s mother had passed away when he was still a student. But I frequently saw my both parents and 3 grandparents praying in deep devotion and abject sincerity with streams of tears down beseeching the Almighty for all they deemed fit.

When I was young it used to hurt us to see our grown-ups cry that way in prayers, particularly in those of the late night and pre-dawn. But now I know what those tears were, what they meant, what blessings they attracted from Almighty Allah and what they will in bring future to those who follow their ways.

Achiever

God’s help is what Father sought and received in plenty. An achiever is often defined as one who is NOT a lazy, lay-about, no-good, non-doer who never gets results for what he does not do anyway. He strives for specific goals, stays on course and persists in pursuit until he succeeds in his mission. Father was a doer that filled to the brim the definition of an achiever.

Some claim that the achievers are born with special genes. Some say that they are a portrait of how parents raised them. Some see them as a reflection of the environment. Some show them as the reaction to the neighborhood. I guess all these theories are true because my father shines in all those arenas as an achiever and a role model.

By his character and conduct throughout his life he illustrated that an achiever could duplicate, even surpass, his success if he prays to the Universal Intelligence, sets distinct goals, acts right away, works relentlessly towards the pre-set objectives and stays focused on the goals even if hostile forces interfere, exert pressure and necessitate making appropriate changes.

Father’s thirst for temporal knowledge pushed him up during the British Raj into PCS (Provincial Civil Service) civil judge. He became known as The Just Judge throughout Punjab province where about every two years he was transferred from one district to another.

His thirst for spiritual knowledge to find the real Iss-laam continued. He was raised as a Shiite Moslem. He finally found Ahmadiyya sect and became an Ahmadi based upon his belief that most of them practiced True Islam. As an Ahmadi wherever he went. He shared the news, his views and added to the knowledge of people. His kith and kin eagerly listened to him and had their kids named after him. He promoted education and prayed for all to practice Islam.

It is not always easy for most people to master and share both the temporal and spiritual knowledge simultaneously, but father did that. He willingly advised, guided, prayed and even provided incentives for others to reach their goals within a given frame of time of a day, month or year. He didn’t approve hanging loose indefinitely with no end in sight and no plan to follow.

He had the fabled Midas touch who turned into gold anything he touched. He was highly productive in this personal mission for he followed the methodology to spread God’s word the way the Almighty has Himself stated in the Holy Qor-aan as the best technique for all times.

          Ood-o  elaa  sa-be-lay  rub-bay  ka  bay  il-hik-ma-tay                                                                  Wa  ul-mao-aiy-za-tay  il-ha-sa-na-tay                      سُوۡرَةُ النّحل  –  Ch: 016,  Verse 126

           Call to the road of your God with wise ways                                                                       And preaching that is good.                                                                            016:126

Second Marriage

My father was eventually married into an Ahmadi family. My mother Sakina Begum belonged to a virtuous Ahmadi family of my maternal grandfather Chaudhry Faqir Mohammed who eventually retired as a Superintendent Police in Pakistan (Left in the photo below).

My maternal grandfather’s mother used to lose her children during infancy. She and her husband finally swore that they would dedicate their next child as a beggar. At the next birth the child was named Faqir Mohammed that meant  praiseworthy poor beggar. Knowledge led him to great positions as a police officer. Yet he lived up to his name spending a lifetime begging, beseeching and receiving Allah’s favors on him and his progeny. He raised his family in his shoes. Starting with the Fajar (morning), he offered prayers congregationally with all children and later his grandchildren and followed every obligatory prayer with those in Urdu poetry.

My father (Right in the photo below) and maternal and paternal grandfathers led a long line of relatives who liked what they did and followed them. Today many of their grandchildren and great-grandchildren are known practicing Moslems who are giants of moral values.

1950's - Rawalpindi - Ch. Faqir Mohd and Ch. Azam Ali

My maternal grandfather Chaudhri Faqir Muhammad (left) and Father Ch Azam Ali (right). Their devotional growth was paid glorious tribute by the Khalifa-tool-Massih II, r.u.h., in his Annual Conference Speech in 1933, A.D. in Qadian, India (History of Ahmadiyyat, Vol 6, pp 132, 133). They later became related as the father-in-law and son-in-law. They sat for me for this photograph around 1950 A.D. in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.                           (See Tr – Azam Ali, An Ahmadi Moslem – as seen by daughter)

Sought to be the Best

My father’s name Azam Ali consisted of two names of the Almighty God which meant The Great, The Glorious. He lived his whole life as closely as possible true to his name.

He influenced his father who too became an Ahmadi and lived up to his name Rehmat Ali that meant Blessing of the Highest. He was a village elite highly respected for his physical presence, wisdom, honesty, fairness and consistent participant in Ahmadiyya activities.

He impacted the lives of his brothers, relatives, friends and his children whom he led his way right from their birth. He changed the lives of all others although the degree of results varied from person to person depending upon that other’s own ability, receptivity and creativity.

His spirituality held also the torch of worldly education. His Buttar ancestry is borne today by not only his progeny but also by those of his brothers, cousins, relatives, friends and family, many of whom are not-yet-Ahmadi. His footprint is followed by many.

Almighty God has blessed his progeny with spiritual and worldly blessings. Some hostile folks have labelled them non-muslim by means of a politically cooked up Constitutional Amendment. Fact is that they are real Moslems. They believe and practice Islam the right way. (1) They worship Almighty God every moment. (2) They offer daily prayers five times every day. (3) They pay for good causes from what they get from every pay packet. (4) They fast for a month out of every year they live in good health. (5) They perform Haj at least once in a lifetime. They perform the 5 Acts of Worship. Even the authority that measures spirituality with the yardstick of Rupees given is also put to shame by their paying of Charity in thousands.

Almighty God gave my father many children of whom seven became grandparents. Three of his daughters got master’s degrees and 1 daughter got bachelor’s degree. One son got a law degree and became an attorney and married t a spouse who was praised by the BBC as a teacher “for teaching English to English high schoolers in England.” One son created businesses and another son got medicine degrees and became a surgeon. Many of Abba Ji’s grandchildren are by now grandparents themselves.

His progeny of Buttar ancestry within 3 generations includes 29 grandchildren and 47 great grandchildren spread in the world from Canada, Dubai, New Zealand, Pakistan, UK and USA, serving mankind with many computer wizards, 12 renowned doctors of whom 4 have their spouses also physicians, 7 eminent lawyers, 2 Army officers, 2 professors in Universities, 2 accountants, 1 banker, 1 marketer, 1 high-roller innovative businessmen, and many rising stars in Universities around the world.

May Allah continually accept all those prayers of our ancestors; Amen. I have talked of the results of their moral and spiritual strength for the following simple reason.                            Wa  um-maa  bay  nay-ma-tay  rub-bay  ka  fa  hud-dith  سُوۡرَةُ الِضُّحىٰ –  Ch:093, Verse 012     And as far the blessings of your God, that you describe, thankfully.  093:012  

His inspiration led several other Buttars to produce a Pakistan Supreme Court Justice, several physicians, lawyers, army and judicial officers, police top brass and computer masters.

Rub-ba  naa  aa-tay  naa  fee  d-doon-ya  ha-sa-na-ton wa  fee  l-aa-khay-ra-tay          ha-sa-na-ton  wa  qay  naa  aa-zaa-ba on-naa-r         سُوۡرَةُ البَقَرَة  –  Ch: 002, Verse 202       God of us all, give us in this life the Best and in the Hereafter the                    Best and save us from the punishment of fire                                          –  002:202

 

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Tr – Azam Ali, an Ahmadi Moslem – Ch 01 – Allah’s Name

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Abid

Azam Ali, an Ahmadi Moslem

Chapter 01 – Allah’s name

Allah’s Name adds blessings  

Abba Ji remembered Allah all the time. All my life I saw him invoke God’s blessings before starting any plan, project or preparation. He always began as stated in the Holy Qor-aan.

   Bay  iss-may  il-laa-hay  ir-rah-maa-nay  ir-ra-hee-m  سُوۡرَةُ الفَاتِحَة  – Ch: 001, Verse 001        With the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful.                  001:001

He invariably started everything with a prayer. He urged everyone who came close to him to set clear goals, make definite plans, do their best, and leave the rest to God. He kept repeating prayers while doing his work. He was the role model of what he talked and taught.

He said that beseeching for divine guidance helped anyone to reach his goals better, faster, surer. I saw far better fruits of hard work done after prayers compared to those of similar efforts without invoking the support of Allah to bless their plan.

Special prayers

Abba Ji worshipped the way Moslems have been mandated (See Commentary 5 Acts of worships or pillars of Islam) all his life without ever missing out on any. Even when traveling or sick he offered the five (5) daily prayers.

He became renowned for his special prayers offered before beginning his daily chores, whenever they became necessary, and for anyone who requested. He wholeheartedly believed in such prayer (Doaa) as his most important tool with which he sought the help of Allah.

The Holy Qor-aan, Soonnah and Hadeeth all concur that Allah Almighty appreciates and accepts congregational prayers more than any solitary prayer. His methodology was to just emulate the Holy Prophet s.a.w. as best as he could in doing everything in his life.

Sometime his prayers were totally silent, and his thought went into communion with God. Another time he spoke the words aloud so that those around him or praying with him felt the experience. The meanings of every word of prayer came out of the core of his heart.

He would announce that he was about to start such a prayer. He invited all around him to join him in praying. He raised his hands to his face and offered a prayer that according to his knowledge of the Holy Qor-aan and Hadeeth was most suitable for the occasion.

I heard that a hospital sent home a little girl because they deemed her incurable. Her parents came for prayers to my father who said, “If Allah cures the child, you will accept the rightful claim of the Promised Messiah, p.o.h..” They agreed. Father led a prayer his way. The girl started recovering/ Her whole family became Ahmadis. She lived a long life.

Beginning of the prayers

            My father also urged others who asked for prayers for their personal problems and reaped requested results. Everyone every day has to enter in or exit from untold number of situations. He believed it was best to have the divine will at one’s back for support.

             Rub-bay  ud-khil  nee  mood-kha-la  sid-qin                                                                                     Wa  ukh-rij  nee  mookh-ra-ja  sid-qin                                                                                               Wa  uj-ul  nee  min  la-doon  ka  sool-taa-nun  na-see-raa                                                                                                                                        سُوۡرَةُ بنیٓ اسرآئیل / الإسرَاء – Ch:017, Verse 081

            My God! (please) enter me with the entry of a Truthful person                                 And exit me out with the exit of a Truthful person.                                                        And set up for me a mighty strong support that always helps.      017:081

It is impossible to write down the rich galore of all his success stories. I have narrated a few. His prayers proved that invoking God’s mercy at the earliest planning stages of one’s ventures and continued remembrance of God materializes superior consequences of all efforts.

Allah’s Name before every prayer

In June 1957 I came home after finishing law school. In the evening I went to where Ahmadis offered prayers congregationally for the Mughrib. (See Commentary 5 Acts of worships or pillars of Islam). Before the prayer I was asked to call out the Azan which I did. After the prayer I returned home. Father entered the house a few minutes later.

Abba Ji told me that Abdul Majeed Khan r.u.h, was a retired District Magistrate who was impressed by my Azan. He had inquired about the caller of azan, me. He told the informant that when Abba Ji arrived, he should ask Abba Ji to see the Khan after the prayers. They met and Mr. Khan told my father that he would like to marry his granddaughter to me.

Abba Ji’s first response was Let us do Istikhara – pray to God Almighty for guidance. Mr. Khan said that he had already prayed for that purpose during the Mughrib and had received a clear indication to go-ahead. Father asked me to give him one of my photographs to send to England to show to my future wife and her parents who lived there. I had been betrothed.

A western mind may consider it odd that Mr. Khan meeting a 22-year-old for the first time ever would betroth his granddaughter to him. But one must know is his background shared by Father’s belief in God Almighty’s will in guiding them to follow the Commandment.

            Wa  laa  toon-kay-hoo  l-moosh-ray-ke-na  hut-ta  yoe-may-noo                                              Wa  la  ub-doon  moe-may-noon  khair-roon  min                                                                          Moosh-ray-kin  wa  ao  au-ja-ba  koom                     سُوۡرَةُ البَقَرَة  – Ch: 002, Verse 222

            And do not marry idolaters until they believe.                                                                 A slave believing man is better from                                                                                     A free idolater even if he pleased you very much.                             002:222

The Khan as a District Magistrate, albeit Retired, had made decisions quickly when he saw facts warranted one. He followed the Hadeeth (See Note 002:222) in what he saw in me.

  • Dutifulness to God, by coming for congregational prayers the very day I came home.
  • Connections, because of my superb ancestry as the son of Abba Ji who was a Judge.
  • Asset, of good education for one of the top professions with bright economic prospects.
  • Physical attraction, reflected in my physique, personality and the way I gave azan.
  • Possibility that this marriage could bring back to Pakistan his only son who was driven away to settle in England due to the 1953 Anti-Ahmadiyya riots.

God Almighty had guided all players towards the future.  He knew what was best for all of us. At that time no human being knew for sure that eight (8) years later I would be married to Azra H Khan and blessed with a magnificent family of wonderfully educated four (4) children of whom three (3) would have spouses and procreate 9 grandchildren. My wife and I enjoyed a truly blessed life for over 52 years before her Transition to the Other Life.

Power of Prayer

Abb Ji used the power of prayer to his advantage. It enabled him to invest his best effort in every pursuit. He beat every competitor in the field and harvested far superior outcomes from his endeavors. All his life he kept producing example after example of this phenomenon.

He had built a huge reservoir of prayers. For every human action he probably knew a prayer. He knew many prayers for some needs like the recovery from sickness. One prayer he offered and taught from the Holy Qor-aan is what everyone all the time needs: travelling.

Some travel every day to work, play or for millions of other daily chores. Some ride a cart, cycle, rikshaw, car, taxi, train, boat, ship or plane. Anyone can start his journey with this brief prayer. The prayer hardly takes a second or two, but the benefits are far reaching.

Bay  iss-may  il-laa-hay  muj-re  haa  wa-moor-saa  haa    سُوۡرَةُ هُود   –  Ch: 011, Verse 042  With Allah’s name may this (vehicle) run and return.                                 011:042

When I was writing this I remembered. In March 1965 I was driving with an Sikh a VW Beetle on a very steep road on a mountain 5000+ft high in Erzurum, Turkey. Near evening it started snowing. I tried to reach a town a couple of miles ahead, instead of turning back to a town we left about 10 miles behind. Snow started accumulating. Driving uphill got worse and gradually slowed us down. Finally, the car did not go any further and then started sliding back. Breaking made the skidding faster. Attempts to back into the mountain on my left side failed.

The panic in those few seconds of total helplessness triggered praying to God Almighty and suddenly the car stopped with a big thud. We got out and saw our right rear wheel blocked by a single stone about a foot high at the edge of the road. An inch or two away from that position would have meant our dive into a valley thousands of feet deep. Then I would not be writing this. Thanks to my father who had trained us to pray, not just in distress, but in happiness too.

Results of prayers

Father’s lifetime practice of taking Allah’s name of Allah before starting and invoking His blessings at every step was in my view the single most significant factor that pushed him ahead the most, turned him into an achiever, and made him an inspiring story of success.

His prayers proved effective. Everyone was impressed. It is not that all his prayers resulted exactly as he wanted. But most results showed up from a short time to sometime years and were always far superior to what would have been without the prayers.

Years later and for a long time, every morning he saw me off going to the courts as an Attorney after he had led the prayers for me the same way as he used to do when he himself went to the court as a Judge. And frankly based upon the results of his judgeship and my practicing law, I can say positively that those few moments spent in the prayers were the single most productive investment of time we ever made.

I learnt these prayers from my Father. I have used them an untold number of times. I cannot even tell how many times in my life I benefited by following Abba Ji by praying as he did and taught us or suffered because of a momentary lapse in forgetting to pray this way.

His words matched his actions

My father did what he said. H practiced day and night what he preached. His practices reflected his beliefs. He used his method like a cookie-cutter. I heard it from those who asked him for prayers. He used his approach with intent to produce results. Results proved him right. He was a living example that praying before and during any venture benefits.

       Lay  maa  ta-qoo-loo-na  maa  laa  tuf-a-loon     سُوۡرَةُ الصَّف-   –  Ch: 061, Verse 003                   Why should you say what you don’t do.                                           061:003

His fellow judges, lawyers that practiced law in his courts for nearly 35 years in about 20 cities where he was posted, his family, his relatives and his friends, all concurred that his acts matched his words. His words never contradicted his actions. He lived his life that way.

We his children grew up seeing him practice that mandate of the Holy Qor-aan. He was unique because I never met another man whose words and acts were so congruent, for so long, on every occasion, in every situation.

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003:190

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                               003:190

 

وَلِلّٰهِ مُلۡكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ‌ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ قَدِيۡرٌ ‏

 

Wa–lil-laa-hay-mool-koos-sa-maa-waa-tay-wul-ur-dz(ay)                                                      Wul-laa-ho-alaa-kool-lay-shai-in-qa-dee-r

 

And for Allah is the Supreme Power in heaven and earth.                                      And by God Allah is in full control of everything

 

  • وَ — Wa … (ul) — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but also; more over; though; when; while; yet)

The “Phrase lil-laa-hay …” in the next nine (9) words has been repeated several places

  • لِ — L … (il) — For (= Belonging to; for the benefit, person, purpose or reason)
  • اللّٰهِ — Laa-hay — Allah (= The One and the Only One Almighty God)
  • مُلۡكُ — Mool-ko…(os) — The Supreme Power(= n., For translation of this word as The Supreme Power when used for the Almighty Allah and The Kinghood when used for Man, see Note 002:248)
  • السَّمٰوٰتِ — Sa-maa-waa-tay — The heavens (= n., pl., All above ground or earth; clouds; firmament; heavens; rain; skies; universe. Also, knowledge of astronomical objects in space)
  • وَ — Wa — And  (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet)
  • الۡاَرۡضِ — Ul-ur-dzay — Earth (= n., s., Area; country; earth; ground; land; territory. Also, life on earth, nation; people or society in general)
  • وَ — Wa … (ul) — And (= The وَ  vaao is tantamount to taking oath; solemn  declaration or calling as a witness. See also وَ  above)

The Holy Qor-aan has frequently stated the truth in the next five words. See Note 002:021

  • اللّٰهُ — Laa-ho — Allah is (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
  • عَلَى — Alaa —  Of / on (= Above; for; of; on; over; upon)
  • كُلِّ — Kool-lay — Every (= All things without exception; entirely; totally; wholly)
  • شَىۡءٍ — Shai-in — Thing (= Article; being; element; item; phenomenon)
  • قَدِيۡرٌ  — Qa-dee-r — In full control (= superlative form that includes the meanings of ‘fullness and totality of control.‘  Controller.  Has the absolute power to do what He wills.  Master and possessor of all powers)

 

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003:189

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Abid

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                                003:189

 

لَا تَحۡسَبَنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ يَفۡرَحُوۡنَ بِمَاۤ اَتَوْا وَّيُحِبُّوۡنَ اَنۡ يُّحۡمَدُوۡا بِمَا لَمۡ يَفۡعَلُوۡا فَلَا تَحۡسَبَنَّهُمۡ بِمَفَازَةٍ مِّنَ الۡعَذَابِ‌ ۚ  وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ اَ لِيۡمٌ‏

 

Laa-tuh-sa-bun-nul-la-ze-na-yuf-ra-hoo-na-bay-maa-aa-too                                                    Wa-yo-hib-boo-na-un-yoh-ma-do-bay-maa-lum-yuf-aa-loo                                                      Fa-laa-tah-sa-bun-na-hoom-bay-ma-faa-za-tin-may-nul-aa-zaa-by                                      Wa-la-hoom aa-zaa-boon-alee-m

 

You do not think of those who rejoice for what they got                                          And love that they be praised for what they don’t do.                                                    So you do not think of them as a success from the punishment                                Because a painful punishment is for them.

 

  • لَا — Laa — Do not (= Absolute denial; never; not at all; total negation)
  • تَحۡسَبَنَّ — Tuh-sa-bun-na(ul) — You think (= v. pres., 2nd person, Count; construe; guess; imagine; reckon; understand. Also, guesstimate)
  • ٱلَّذِينَ — Ul-la-zee-na — Those who (= pl., m, 3rd person. Refers to those in masculine gender that include all articles, things, persons or phenomenon)
  • يَفۡرَحُوۡنَ — Yuf-ra-hoo-na — Rejoice (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person. Are blissful; ecstatic; euphoric;  extremely happy; exult; jubilant; rapturous. Also are delighted, elated, overjoyed, pleased, thrilled or on cloud nine)
  • بِمَا — Bay-maa — For what (= Combination of two words. بِ  means ‘with / in’ and مَاۤ  means ‘all that, whatever, whatsoever or whenever.’ The combination بِمَا (bay-maa) means ‘because of, due to; on account of; for the reason; for what; with all that; with what)
  • اَتَوْا — Aa-tao — Got (= v., past., pass., pl., 3rd person. Blessed; bestowed; given; gifted; given. A/t/a, ‘misdeeds’ or ‘brought about.’ A translation such as ‘they have given’  in the active voice is inaccurate since the Holy Qor-aan has used this verb in the passive voice saying that all that a man has got was blessed, gifted, given or granted to him as against what he had earned as stated in the later verb لَمۡ يَفۡعَلُوۡا )
  • وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • يُحِبُّوۡنَ — Yo-hib-boo-na — They love (= v., pres., 3rd person., Adore; appreciate; aspire; cherish; covet; crave; deeply desire; enamored with; exult; feel attached or pleased; find irresistibly captivating, luring or lucrative; fond of; having fun with; like; seeking the attention of; want; wish for)
  • اَنۡ — Un — That (= Absolutely; certainly; definitely; positively; verily)
  • يُّحۡمَدُوۡا — Yoh-ma-do — Be praised (= v., pres., pass., pl., 3rd person. Admired; appreciated.  A/t/a, ‘eulogized’)
  • بِمَا — Bay-maa — For what (= See  بِمَا  above)
  • لَمۡ — Lum — Not (= Absolutely never; no, not at all)
  • يَفۡعَلُوۡا — Yuf-aa-loo — They do (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person. Accomplish; act; behave; bring about; deliver; perform; practice; produce; render; serve; show ability, capability and power to do; work) 
  • فَ — Fa — Then (= Hence; so; thus; after all this; at the end; in conclusion; consequently; finally; resultantly; thereafter; therefore)
  • لَا — Laa — No (= Naught; neither; never; none; nor; not at all; absolute denial and total negation without exception)
  • تَحۡسَبَنَّ — Tah-sa-bun-na — You think (= v. pres., 2nd person, Assume; believe; chew over;  cogitate; conjecture; consider; construe; contemplate; count; deem; deliberate; feel; guess; guesstimate; imagine; judge; mull; muse; reason; reckon; reflect; ruminate; suppose; think over; understand; weigh)
  • هُمۡ — Hoom — They (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid persons)
  • بِ — Bay — With (= Literally the word  بِ  means with. Also, ‘as’)
  • مَفَازَةٍ –Ma-faa-za-tin — Success (= n., Escape; free; safe; secure. A/t/a, correct translations  include ‘secure’ and ‘in safety’ since the Hoy Qor-aan has expressed this phenomenon as a noun. However, the translation of this  as a verb and ‘rescued’ is not accurate)
  • مِّنَ — May-n..(ul) — From (= Among, from or out of the class or category or several  articles, counts, kind, things, persons or phenomenon)
  • الۡعَذَابِ — Azaa-bay — Punishment (= Appropriate, due and fair agony, chastisement, doom, hard task, penalty, recompense; torment, torture or scourge. A/t/a, ‘Our scourge’)
  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
  • لَ — La — For (= Because of; concerning; due to; for the object, purpose or reason of; intended for; on account of; regarding; relative to. Also, belonging to; to; towards)
  • هُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3 rd person. Refers to aforesaid people)
  • عَذَابٌ — Azaa-boon — A punishment (= See  الۡعَذَابِ  above)
  • اَلِيۡمٌ — Alee-m — Painful (= Grievous; severe; stern; woeful)
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