Answer Sheet

Study Guide 1st Semester SECTION 1: Commentary

Twelve questions will be given in this section. You will have to complete ten. Study: 1. Is it permissible to touch Bismillahir Ramnir Rahm without Wuu? No, since Bismillahir Ramnir Rahm is considered part of the Quran, it is impermissible to touch it without wudhu. 2. If in the middle of recitation, you begin talking, texting, etc., what should you do to continue reciting? During recitation, if you do something besides reciting, the rulings will begin again. You will have to recite both and . 3. Why is the Ism ( )in Bismillhir Ramnir Rahm written without an Alif? There are two possibilities: 1- So that the name of Allah (SWT) would be the first word in the Quran (The letter is not a complete word, but is. By taking the Alif away, neither of the two will be complete words and the name of Allah (swt) will be the first word) 2- Because it is written so much, it would be easier to have it without the Alif. 4. If we get flattered/ get the sense of pride, which yah should we remind ourselves of right away? The first ayah of Sratul Ftiah. We must remember whoever praises anyone anywhere in the world is ultimately praising Allah (swt) because All praise belong to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. 5. If Allah is the Owner of everyday, then why does He say The Owner of the Day of Judgment only in Sratul Ftiah? The real and complete mastery over everything no doubt belongs to Allah (swt) alone, even in this world. Yet, Allah (swt), Himself with His wisdom has granted a type of imperfect and temporary mastery to man as well. However, in possessing money or power, which has been given by way of trial, man has always been prone to get drunk with pride. The Ayah, The Owner of the Day of Judgment is a warning to man that there shall come a day when masters will no longer be masters, slaves will no longer be slaves, and when no one will own anything. 6. If someone raises the following objection against you, what would you say in response: If Muslims claim to be on Guidance (), why do they continuously ask for Guidance in Sratul Ftiah? In Arabic, Hidaayah has different meanings: 1. To show someone the path

2. To allow someone to stay on the path 3. To allow a person to go to the destination When we ask for Hidaayah, we ask Allah (SWT) to show us what we dont know and to keep us on what we do know until we get to our destination, Jannah, InshaaAllah. 7. Many Muslims object that Islam is an easy religion, therefore a teacher is not needed to learn the Qurn. If you are confronted with this objection, how would you respond to it in the light of Sratul Ftiah? Notice that in Surah Fatihah, Allah (swt) describes the Straight Path as the path of those whom You have bestowed Your favors upon and He did not just say the path of Quraan. So, we learn that we need to find people who can teach us Quraan. A book alone is not sufficient for the grooming of a man. No one has ever become a doctor, or an engineer, or even a cook merely by reading a book. Similarly, studying the Quraan and Hadith on ones own cannot, by itself, be sufficient for the spiritual education of a person. Such a study MUST be carried on under the guidance of a specialist or a genuine scholar before it can be useful. If a book was sufficient for the guidance of men, then why would Allah (swt), with His Divine Wisdom, send prophets and messengers with His Books?? 8. If men will get damsels (rs) in Jannah, what will women get? Why wont women have multiple men as a reward? Allah (swt) will reward everyone according to their interests and pure nature in the Hereafter. To understand why, understand this example: when you want to reward a grown up man for something, you will ponder about his interests, and accordingly, you will reward him. Same way if you want to reward a five-year-old child, you will look at his interests and reward him accordingly. You will not reward the man with a lollipop. Why? Because even if he appreciates what you have given, it is not in his nature and interest to be rewarded with such an item. On the other hand, by you giving the five-year-old child the lollipop, that will make his day. Why? Because it is in his nature to be attracted to such things. This same way, Allah (swt) will reward everyone in the Hereafter according to his/her pure nature and interest. Now, what is the nature of a man and what is the nature of a woman? If you ponder over it, it is in the nature of a man to be attracted to more than one woman and to be married to more than one woman. You might be thinking now, No, thats not true. Before making this baseless conclusion, lets go back into history, before Islam was introduced. Before Islam, it was a worldwide practice that a man would be married to multiple women without a limit. This was a practice in Sweden, in Greece, in China, in Portugal, and in many other countries. This was a worldwide practice! And I repeat, this is before Islam was introduced! When Islam came, it put discipline to this practice and put a limit to it because this practice was going out of control. Men were allowed to get married to unlimited amount of wives, and absolutely no one had a problem with it. Why? Because everyone knew that was in the nature of a man, therefore it became a worldwide practice. Now, keeping this

nature of man in mind, Allah (swt) will reward the men with multiple damsels in Jannah. Now, lets look at the nature of a woman. It is in the nature of a woman to not only be beautiful, but to be the most beautiful when compared to all her colleagues and peers. And you really see this everywhere. Look at Miss America. Look at the fashion shows and beauty contests. What are all these women doing? They are competing with one another in their beauty. Why? Because it is in the nature of a woman and of her interest to look the most beautiful. Keeping this nature of a woman in mind, Allah (swt) will reward the women accordingly. So, what will women get? They will be made the queens of all the Hurs (damsels). As soon as a woman will come back home after enjoying herself in Jannah, er husband will not be interested in anyone else but her, and she will have that honor and happiness to know that her beauty outshines that of all the others. Sayyidina Umme Salmah narrates that, I said, Oh Messenger of Allah , are the women of this world superios or the Hoors? He replied, The women f this world will have superiority over the Hurs just as the outer lining of a garment has superiority over the inner lining. This is what the women will get in Jannah, InshaaAllah, but remember, even though the men will have their Hurs, there will be no type of jealousy nor hatred there so it wont affect the women negatively at all. In fact, this is the way women will get their happiness; they weill be the most beautiful when compared to the Hurs. 9. Based on Surah Nzi`t, what are the two qualities that will lead a person to the Hellfire? 1. Transgression; going beyond the bounds of Shariah Islamic law. 2. Preferring the life of the dunya 10. Based on Surah Nzit, what are the two qualities that will lead a person to Jannah? 1. To fear standing in front of Allah (Swt) 2. Stopping the Nafs (innerself) from following desires 11. What are two lessons we learn from the beginning Ayahs of Srah Abasa? Lesson 1: Allah (SWT) protected all Prophets from sins, but sometimes they made some minor mistakes. However, they do not continue making those mistakes. Lesson 2: We should pay attention to sincere Muslims that want to learn and must prefer educating them over giving Dawah to Kuffaar that arent interested. 12. Shayn attacks every person by making him feel significant (pride). What have scholars recommended us to do so that we realize our reality? Scholars recommend that we should think about our reality while using the toilet. We should first remind ourselves of ayahs 18-19 of Surah Abasa in which Allah (SWT) says that He created us from a semen drop, something so filthy that when it is discharged, the person has to take a shower. We are made from that, but it didnt just end there. We are so filthy that after eating delicious smelling food, that same food

comes out as a filthy impure excrement. Why? Because the food was with US. That is how impure and filthy we are. It does not just end there though. After we pass away, our body is going to begin rotting. All the people will try their fastest to get our body buried because of the filthy stench it will emit. This is our reality. Our beginning, middle, and end is all filth, and that is what we are. We are complete filth. (InshaaAllah, by thinking about this every time you use the bathroom, the sense of pride will be removed) 13. Why will people run away from one another on the Day of Judgment? Give two reasons. 1. People will be asking for their rights from other people. Therefore, everyone will run away from everyone else with the fear that someone will demand for his/her right. 2. In this life, we do so many things that other people are not aware of. That day, we will be so ashamed that we will run away from everyone. 14. In Sratut Takwr, Allah describes the Day of Judgment as such a day When the female infant buried alive will be asked what sin she was killed for. Why will the girl be questioned and not the person guilty of the crime? Give two reasons. 1. We do so many injustices against weaker people; Allah (swt) is bringing it to our attention that on that day, the weakest of weakest will be given her rights. 2. Allah (SWT) will be so mad at the father, He will not even speak to him.

SECTION 2: Arabic Vocabulary Words

25 words will be given in this section. You will have to complete 20. Study: Only the meaning of all the words on the first two pages of the 80% Qurnic words packet.

SECTION 3: Essential Islamic Rulings

Twelve questions will be given in this section. You will have to complete ten. Study: 1. What are the seven pre-requisites of alah? 1- Purification of body 2- Purification of clothes 3- Purification of area 4- Covering of satr (area ordained to be covered) 5- Time being proper 6- Making the intention 7- Facing the Qiblah 2. What are the four Far acts of Wuu? 1- To wash the hands, up to and including the elbows

2- To wash the entire face from hairline to the bottom of the chin, from one earlobe to the other 3- To make masah (wipe wet hands over) of of head 4- To wash both feet up to and including the ankles 3. Which eight things nullify the Wuu? 1. Discharging of urine, stool, or the coming out of anything from the private parts. 2. Discharging of gases (from the posterior). 3. Vomiting a mouthful. 4. To fall asleep lying down or by resting the body against something. 5. To faint due to some illness or any other reason. 6. Becoming insane or going mad. 7. Laughing out loud while in Prayer () 8. Flowing of blood or pus from any part of the body. 4. If the blood or pus does not move from the place of the wound, will the Wuu break? No, it will only break if the impurity flows out of the wound or sore. 5. If clots of blood come out of the nose while blowing it, will the Wu u break? No, it will only break if the blood is in the fluid state. 6. While cleaning your teeth with a toothpick, you notice that some blood has stained the toothpick. How will you determine whether your Wuu broke or not? Blood appearing on a toothpick will not break ablution if the effect of the blood cannot be seen in the saliva. You can determine by spitting into the sink and noticing whether or not the effect of blood can be seen in the saliva. 7. If a woman falls asleep in the position of Sajdah, will her Wu u stay intact? No. 8. Will your Wuu count if just one eyelash was left dry? No. 9. If after making Wuu you notice that some whiteout was on your finger while performing the Wuu, what are you supposed to do? Remove the whiteout completely and wash that part again. There is no need to make the whole Wudhu. 10. If you start praying after your monthly cycle is over without taking a Ghusl, will your Salah count? No. 11. What are the three Far acts of Ghusl? 1. Gargling

2. Passing water into and out of the nostrils 3. Passing water over the entire body 12. What is the procedure for performing Ghusl? 1. Wash both hands including the wrists. 2. Wash the private parts even if there is no impurity there. 3. If there is any impurity elsewhere on the body, it should now be washed off. 4. Perform ablution. If one is performing the shower on a stool or platform where water will rapidly flow away, then the complete ablution should be made. However, if there is a fear of the feet being dipped in waste water during the shower, then the washing of the feet may be postponed to the end of the shower. Ensure that the mouth and nostrils are thoroughly rinsed thrice. 5. After performing ablution, pour water over the head thrice. 6. Thereafter, pour water thrice over the right shoulder and thrice over the left shoulder. 7. Then pour water over the entire body and rub. 8. Gargle and sniff water in to and out of the nose. 9. If the feet were not washed during the shower due to waste water, confine yourself to a clean place and wash them completely. 13. Is it necessary to wet each hair strand and root if your hair is not plaited? How about if it is plaited? It is compulsory to wet all the hair up to and including the roots if they are not plaited. If they are plaited though, it is not compulsory to wet each hair strand. However, water must reach each and every root. If the woman fails to do this. Her Ghusl will not count. 14. If after the Ghusl, you recall that a certain portion of the body was left dry, what are you supposed to do? Washing that part will suffice. 15. After performing the Ghusl, are you supposed to make Wuu in order to pray? No.

16. What is the Sunnah sequence of clipping the fingernails? Clipping the fingernails should be done in the following sequence: start with the index finger of the right hand and go down to the pinky of the same hand. Then start with the pinky of the left hand and go down to the thumb. Lastly, clip the thumb of the right hand. 17. What is the Sunnah sequence of clipping the toe nails? Clipping the toe nails should be done in the following sequence: Begin with the small toe of the right foot and continue clipping in order until the little toe of the left foot.