Recently ICPC had a convert meet and greet event, and I decided to attend. It was a very interesting experience, and I realized how much we fail to provide converts with the support they need when they first enter the ummah. During the event, Amu Fikry agreed to teach us the meaning of Surat Al Faitha in depth. Inshallah it will be an on-going class but now is in Hajj. After we complete Surah Al Faitha we will go over other surahs.
Heres what he taught us last week:
In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
BismAllah-In the name of Allah :
The Prophet said: "Nothing which was not started with BismAllah is excpet cut off"
We have to connect everything to the Source-Allah
When you eat you only get rewarded here in this world, but if you started with BismAllah you will get rewarded her and also in the after life.
All Allah wants is for you to connect to Him
When you say "Allah" it comes from the heart. You cant make Allah plural.
No one ever in history was given the name Allah.
When we mention Allah our heart should be moved.
When we say Allah we can say it without moving our mouth, it comes from the heart, try it...Allah (I found this amazing, subhanAllah).
Al Rahman Al Raheem, Most Gracious, Most Merciful :
The root word of these two names of Allah is Rahma-Mercy.
AlRahman is the maximum of mercy, which is only used to describe Allah, while Al Raheem can be used to describe anyone.
All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds
AlhumdAllah, Praises and thanks be to Allah:
You praise Allah and you have appreciation. Your level of faith depends on how much you say "AlhumdAllah".
You cannot be depressed, stressed, nothing shakes you if you say alhumdAllah.
Rab Al Alaamin, Lord of the Worlds:
The word al-alamin comes from the word "al-alam" the world.
Rab is the One who is providing, in charge, and upbrining
Allah is the Lord of the Worlds, and the worlds is inclusive of humans,animals,trees, etc.
Imagine even a tree has a Rab, because who other then Allah can provide for the tree? (This info amazed me subhanAllah!)
To be contunied inshAllah
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