Halaqa # 166

Safar 13, 1442 AH

Welcome Baby Muhammad

Year 7

Attendance:  

11 Sisters

3 Junior Sisters                                                 

2 Junior Guests

Location: Zonta Meadows, Mississauga

Agenda: (please note, we have included many links where you can read in detail more on each subject)

 

 

Opening Dua

O Allah, bless this Halaqa, allow us to gain, act upon and share beneficial knowledge. 

Guide us, forgive our sins and grant us Jannah with our families and loved ones. 

O my Lord increase me in knowledge*.  رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًا   Ameen

*Part of ayah 114 Surah Taha(20)

Quran: Reciting

We read Surah Fatihah aloud altogether; then, each Sister recited a few lines from Surah Maryam verses 77-95, followed by Sister Rim, reading the English Approximation.  In sha Allah, this will be an ongoing part of our Halaqa, and one day in sha Allah, we will have Khatam Quran and begin again.   

Quran: Tafsir

Surah Maryam verses 77-95

We have chosen to use Tafsir Ibn Kathir   Volume 6 

Sister Alia read #4

1. Refuting the Disbelievers Who claim that They will be given Wealth and Children in the Hereafter  

Verses 77-80  page 304

2. The Idols of the Polytheists will deny Their Worship, 

The Power of the Devils over the Disbelievers

Verses 81-84   page 306

3. The Condition of the Righteous and the Criminals on the Day of Resurrection

Verses 85-87  page 309

4. The Stern Rejection of attributing a Son to Allah  

Verses 88-95  page 312

Discussion:  

We had a very interesting and uplifting discussion.  We touched on the saying of Allah that occurs many times in the Quran……  

When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.

We also discussed Repetivitive Dhikr and Sister Alia shared the following hadith:

Source: Hadith - The Book of the Remembrance of Allah - Riyad as-Salihin

Quran: Tajweed

We are following a book from our library that is not copyrighted.

Tajweed for Beginners  Prepared by Qari Ismail Essack

We now have a Tajweed Channel and Group on Telegram, where Sisters can catch up on missed lessons and participate in group discussions.  Email us if you would like to join. 

Tajweed Lesson 23   Chapter 7  Sifaat  

Part 1    Introduction to Siffaat  Booklet Page 16  (pdf page 23)

Sister Shimaa joined us via speakerphone and introduced Sifaat.  She provided a video for us to listen to on our own and two extra pages to help our understanding.  Please review them and any questions can be asked in the tajweed discussion group.  

Reference Video: https://youtu.be/rro62TeLBno

News and Schedule

 

Our upcoming planned online Halaqas are: 

 

Third Thursday of the month

Thursday, October 15th   Online via Google Meet  

Optional outdoors depending on the weather. 

 

New

Fourth Thursday of the month

Thursday, October 22nd  Social meet up at Square One Mall, Mississauga 

Optional outdoors depending on the weather.

 

First Thursday of the month

Thursday, November  5th     Online via Google Meet 

Optional outdoors depending on the weather. 

 

 

A Temporary Gift

Sister Bana read: 

Voices of the Oppressed:   No Good is Wasted 

Page 150-151

Link to Purchase a pdf                Link to buy

Asma ul-Husna

Sister Marwa read information about our next two names and then she recited the first 12 names together. 

99 Names of Allah – Part 2 (Seeking help with Asma ul Husna ) Series

Part 2   names 23 & 24

 

Bonus

Source: https://www.facebook.com/thoughts.for.thought/posts/142729357079697

To read this article click here. (English and Arabic)

Closing Dua

For the expiation of sins, said at the conclusion of a sitting or gathering. To listen to this dua click here.

"How perfect You are O Allah, and I praise You.

 I bear witness that None has the right to be worshipped except You.

 I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance."

سُبْحـانَكَ اللّهُـمَّ وَبِحَمدِك، أَشْهَـدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلاّ أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتوبُ إِلَـيْك

Subhânaka l-lâhumma wa bi-hamdika. Ash-hadu an lâ ilâha illâ anta, astaghfiruka wa atûbu ilayka..

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If any of this information was good and true, know that it comes from Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala.  

If there are mistakes, we ask for Allah’s Forgiveness and Mercy.

Halaqa # 19

Dhikr ~ Asma ul Husna

   

Attendance:

• 3  Sisters
• 1  Junior Sisters

Location:  Headquarters

Agenda: (please note, we have included many links where you can read in detail more on each subject)

• OPENING DUA

Alhumdulillah. Indeed, all praise is due to Allah. We praise Him and seek His Help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from our souls' evils and our wrong doings. He whom Allah guides, no one can misguide; and he whom He misguides, no one can guide.

I bear witness that there is no god except Allah- alone without any partners. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His 'abd (servant) and Messenger.

O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and the followers of Muhammad, just as You sent prayers upon Ibraheem and upon the followers of Ibraheem. Verily you are full of praise and majesty. O Allaah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, just as You sent blessings upon Ibraheem and upon the family of Ibraheem. Verily, You are full of praise and majesty."

Innalhamda lillahee, nahmaduhu wa nasta'eenuhu wa nastaghfiruhu, wa na'oodhu billaahi min shuroori anfusinaa wa min sayyiaati a'maalinaa. Mainyah dihillaahu falaa mudillilahu, wa mainyudlil falaa haadiya lah.

Wa ashhadu anlaa ilaaha illalaahu, wahdahu laashareeka lahu, wa ash hadu anna muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasooluh.

Allahumma salli 'alaa muhammadinwa 'alaa aali muhammadinwa 'alaa aali muhammadin kamaa sallayta 'alaa aali ibraaheema innaka hameedumajeed. Allahumma baarik 'alaa muhammadinwa 'alaa aali muhammadin kamaa baarakta 'alaa aali ibraaheema wa 'alaa aali ibraheema innaka hameedum majeed.

           Source: http://sistershalaqa.blogspot.ca/2008/06/opening-closing-dua.html

• QURAN RECITATION

We read Surah Fatihah aloud altogether, then sisters individually read aloud a few letters/words, ayahs (according to her ability and with the help and encouragement of her fellow sisters).  We read Surah Baqarah from Ayat 253  till Ayat 259.  In sha Allah, this will be an ongoing part of our halaqa and one day in sha Allah, we will have Khatam Quran and begin again.

• SISTER’S TALK

Sisters shared their research on the names of Allah chosen the week before. Click on each name to read more.

Ar-Rahman	Sister Rim
Ar-Rahim	Sister Amanny
Al-Jabbar	Sister Winnie

Afterward we chose new names to research.

Al-Wahhab	Sister Rim
Al-Bariyoo	Sister Amanny
Al-Quiyum	Sister Winnie

• LEARN A DUA

A dua to heal a broken heart.

The example of the Prophet ﷺ is a beautiful one. Imagine being 50 years old, having just lost both your wife of twenty-five years and your uncle who took care of you as a child. Imagine walking into a town in order to ask people for their protection, and instead have them throw stones at you until your feet bleed. How would you have felt? How exhausted, both spiritually and physically, would you have been? And yet, the Prophet ﷺ calls out to Allah in one of the most beautiful and heartfelt du`a’ (supplication):

“O Allah! To you alone I complain my weakness, my scarcity of resources, and the humiliation I have been subjected to by people. O Most Merciful of those who have mercy! You are the Lord of the weak, and You are My Lord too.

To whom have you entrusted me? To a distant person who receives me with hostility? Or to an enemy to whom you have granted authority over my affair?

But as long as You are not angry with me, I do no care, except that Your favor is a more expansive relief to me. I seek refuge in the light of Your Face by which all darkness is dispelled and every affair of this world and the next is set right, lest Your anger or Your displeasure descend upon me.

Yours is the right to reproach until You are pleased. There is no power and no might except by You.”

Read those words carefully. The du`a’ of  the Prophet ﷺ was not “O Allah, please give me x and y.” It was literally the call of someone broken– complaining to Allah of his situation and expressing to Allah how he felt. What did Allah give him? A young boy by the name of Addaas saw the Prophet ﷺ, came to him with some grapes and kissed his bleeding feet. That is al-Jabbar. Imagine how the Prophet ﷺ must have felt after that, the relief he must have felt after the cruelty he was subjected to.

And al-Jabbar healed the broken heart of the Prophet ﷺ  in another way – He bestowed upon him the miraculous journey of al-Israa wal Mi’raaj (when the Prophet ﷺ traveled from Makkah to Jerusalem, and from Jerusalem to the Heavens in one night). If we think about the journey, it did not accomplish a great victory nor did it help to convince the Quraysh that he was a Prophet. Rather, Allah honored him after all the hardship he had gone through. Think of the resolve the Prophet ﷺ must have had in his heart and the tranquility he must have felt after such an experience.

Above taken directly from Al-Jabbar: Mending the Broken Heart

• SISTERS TALK

Sister Rim read aloud the article : ‘Dhikr For the ‘Mum on the Run’

• VIDEO

In the Names of Allah 1/26 - Introduction for the series (29:28) - Dr. Bilal Philips

• CLOSING DUA

To listen to the Dua: Click here then choose Dua 084

Supplication for concluding all sittings

سُبْحـانَكَ وَبِحَمدِك، لا إِلهَ إِلاّ أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتوبُ إِلَـيْك. AAaishah (r.a.a) said: Whenever The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) would betake a seat, read Quran or pray, he would always conclude it with certain words, I (i.e. AAaishah) said: O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.), I have noticed that whenever you betake a seat, read Quran or pray, you always conclude it with these words. He said: Yes, whoever speaks good, it (i.e. the supplication) will be a seal for that goodness and whoever speaks ill, it will be an atonement for him.’ Subhanaka wabihamdik, la ilaha illa anta astaghfiruka wa-atoobu ilayk. ‘How perfect You are and I praise You. None has the right to be worshipped except You, I seek Your forgiveness and turn in repentance to You.’

If any of this information was good and true, know that it comes from Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala.  If there are mistakes we ask for Allah’s Forgiveness and Mercy.