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What is the best way/methods to study the Quran and Hadiths?
What I meant is, where should I start, what is the proper way of studying the Quran? How much should I study per day etc..Please do not give me answer like 'attend a class' or something like that. lol~i'm reading it of course, but there must be certain ways of which will make your understanding of the meaning deepens zainub, I'm not talking about reciting, I am talking about studying it.
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- take it a page at a time, look at one page and the translation , then if u look at the tafseer u can look at the hadith linked to the page i used to basically do that at a class i attended
- by reading it ?
- the basic answer is yes to read it. to get used to the language, which is important. this is speakng from my experience, evry1 is different. i read the quran all once, without any translations, just simply read it. then next tie round i began to read more slowly and reading the translations alongside. it is important u have a knowledgable person like a teacher in the mosque or someone with u sometimes when reading the quran so they can point out ne mistake u amek whilst reading and understanding. if u read it wrong, u can actually change the meaning, which is really wrong. so it is a gd idea soemtimes to go to the mosque, and read there and ask for help if not sure about something even a litl pronounciation. arabic is such a language tht the tiniest change in pronounciation can make wht u say mean a different way
- 5 minutes a day is enough, you can prolong it, but make sure not to lose the 5 minutes a day.
- Someone posted this web address a while ago, I think this is the best way at least for me, I find it so easy and well explained, I hope it helps you as much as it is helping me! Thanks to whoever it is that posted it!! *Edit I forgot to post the link! here we go! http://www.help-for-the-convert.net/new_page_1.htm
- Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim Salaam Alaikum wa Rahmatullah Well, I think the BEST way is to study with a teacher, either privately or in a class, because human contact with an educated Muslim or Muslimah really brings alive the Qur'an and Sunnah. Plus, you can ask questions off the top of your head and she can answer quickly, and you can go off on tangents if you are stuck on a particular issue. I learned my Islam BEFORE I had internet access, studying at my local Islamic center with an Egyptian lady who mashAllah knows a lot about Islam. If it is not possible for you to go to a mosque or Islamic center, there are resources online that are good. I have put links below. Islamicity has tons of audio lectures on all aspects of Islam. qurancomplex has Qur'an reciation and a tool for memorization that I love. You can find collections of major Hadith teachers such as Bukhari and Muslim online and read up on them. Just be careful of fake sites and avoid sites that pretend to be Muslim but are not. If you find a site that you think is questionable, you are welcome to contact me and inshAllah I can check it out. Set aside some time every day. It's easier to do a little bit day by day, rather than try to cram stuff in once a week. Buy a book that teaches you to read the Arabic alphabet if you don't already know it, as you will find it is much easier to pronounce things correctly if you can read the Arabic letters. For instance, there are three letters for different versions of the "h" sound and in transliterations it's hard to know which one to use, and using the wrong one can completely change the meaning of a verse. You should call or get on IM with someone who speaks Arabic so he or she can correct you before you get into bad habits. Aim for learning only one ayah (verse) per day and after one year you will have learned 365 verses! Start with the short Surahs that are at the end of the Qur'an and use them every time you pray so you can keep your memory of them strong. Really, it comes down to making a commitment to give the time and attention to learning. If you are able to spend some money, you can buy some good books on Arabic, hadiths, and Qur'an and commentary. But to try to learn on your own is really incredibly difficult. Learning with at least one other person and having access to a good teacher is vital. Islam is a religion that thrives on community and you should seek to get involved with a community in real life to make your life richer. Fi Aman Allah, Nancy Umm Abdel Hamid
