Scattered Pearls – لُؤْلُؤًا مَّنْثُورًا


Al-Baqarah
April 10, 2009, 9:49 pm
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I was fairly disappointed that it had taken me five months to memorize Surah Baqarah when I had planned on doing it in at least two months… But nevertheless, I finished it.

Every time I’d hear of someone who memorized Baqarah or the entire Quran, I’d wonder what they felt like, you know, with the pages of the Quran engraved in their hearts and minds. Did it feel different? No doubt, the heart which contains the Quran is a lot more special than the one that doesn’t :) . I always wanted to feel what it would feel like… If you get what I’m saying.

Well, you don’t really feel as “special” as people treat you. People think you’re some kind of angel… Or something that dropped from Jannah and you’ve never sinned… haha. And that face they make… With 3 big O’s on their faces, “OMG? I COULD NEVER!” (I don’t tell ANYONE, my MOM and teacher do. I feel so embarrassed…)

I hate it when people say they could “never” do it. They just don’t have will to do it, I suppose. It’s not that… “I MUST do it, I have to do it, I WANT to do it…” I mean, who wouldn’t want Surah Baqarah and Ale-Imran shading them on the Day of Judgment? Wouldn’t it be worth the effort?

*pause* I just broke my friends camera :) .

The end.



Something Cool
January 22, 2009, 3:55 am
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I’m taking “Fundementals of Classical Arabic” with Al-Bayyinah. Yeah, it’s AWESOME. Everyone should totally take it. I just wanted to share something really cool… something that’s like stuck to my brain and every time I’m around my friends, I’m like… “HEY! LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING COOL!” and they’re all… “Um.Okay.” Look at this:

رَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرۡ


رَب ب كَ فَ كَ ب ب رۡ

It’s a parallelogram!! Did anyone notice? It’s the same way back and forth. Now that’s STYLE! It’s translated as “Magnify Your Lord”. I don’t know how accurate that is, or if it captures the meaning, I really don’t know… But it’s just so cool. Neither content nor style are compromised.

There was a whole lot of cool stuff  I learned and I still have more to learn, but if this class is coming to your city, YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT. And now, I’m tired. Peace out.