Author: Saodat Alimi

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem هذا و هذه are two of the demonstrative pronouns (اﻷسماء الإشارة ) which both mean ‘this’ in the English language. But unlike the ‘this’ in the English Language, Arabic Language differentiates between the demonstrative pronouns used for the male and the female gender. The male gender here does not mean only a boy or a man; it includes every noun (living عاقل and non-living غير عاقل ) that do not have a ‘closed taa’ while the female gender covers all the female (human)proper nouns (with or without a closed taa)e.g مريم، زينب، فاطمة e.t.c and other non-living things and animals that have a closed-taa e.g مروحة، نظارة ، بقرة e.t.c   In addition to the above, the body parts that are in twos such as the eyes and the legs are used with the demonstrative pronoun هذه. All nouns in the Arabic language therefore are either masculine or feminine. So when students learn a new word, they must learn its gender also as some words do not follow the general rule stated above. As regards the pronunciation of these pronouns, the ه in each of هذا and  هذه is pronounced with an alif madd but it is never written with the alif. Saodat AlimiSaodat Alimi holds an ijaaza in Qur’an Memorization, a higher diploma in Arabic and Islamic studies and a Bachelor degree in Chemistry education. Her...

Here is a lecture that explains 2 types of alif lam while focusing on the meaning of the word “alhamdu” in the second verse of suuratul Faatiha. Watch the video . Saodat AlimiSaodat Alimi holds an ijaaza in Qur’an Memorization, a higher diploma in Arabic and Islamic studies and a Bachelor degree in Chemistry education. Her works include Qur’an Memorization for kids and Qur’an Reading Made Easy among others....

There exist some differences in the Quranic orthography and the Arabic text’s style of writing. One of these differences is in the writing of alif-hamza in words. Watch this video to find out! https://alhudaaislamicschool.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Com.-in-the-writing-of-Hamza.mp4   Saodat AlimiSaodat Alimi holds an ijaaza in Qur’an Memorization, a higher diploma in Arabic and Islamic studies and a Bachelor degree in Chemistry education. Her works include Qur’an Memorization for kids and Qur’an Reading Made Easy among others....

The essence of having good character as a Muslim especially the learner of the Quran can never be overemphasized as the Prophet (p) who was given the Quran has declared that he was sent to perfect good character. This he stated in the hadith below: Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “I was sent to perfect good character.” Al-Muwatta Hadith – 47.8 The Prophet himself extolled the virtues of having good characters in the following hadiths among others. (1) Narrated AbuUmamah The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: I guarantee a house in the surroundings of Paradise for a man who avoids quarrelling even if he were in the right, a house in the middle of Paradise for a man who avoids lying even if he were joking, and a house in the upper part of Paradise for a man who made his character good. Sunan of Abu-Dawood – 2235 (2) Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: By his good character a believer will attain the degree of one who prays during the night and fasts during the day. Sunan of Abu-Dawood – 4798 Allah(s.w.t) himself explains good character in many verses of the Quran. One of these is Q 25 verse 63 where He (s.w.t) states : وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَٰنِ...