1) The document provides a word-for-word translation of the first 5 verses of Surah Al-Baqarah in Arabic along with explanations of the meanings and roots of various words and terms in the verses. 2) It analyzes and explains words that reference guidance, belief, prayer, sustenance given to believers from unseen sources, spending in the cause of God, and success in this life and the next. 3) The translation is accompanied by images and seeks to elucidate subtle differences and meanings in the original Arabic text through examination of root words and linguistic context.

1. Juz 1 Word-to-Word Translation of : Surah Al-Baqarah Ayah 1-5 By: Momina Mateen

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3. That. It points at something far away. NOT The book Doubt Huroof-e- Muqata’at. Qata’a is cut. So Huroof-e-Muqata’at means the isolated letters. In writing they are joined but they are read separately. The actual meaning of these letters is only known to Allah. In it. It is 2 words: 1- في which means in 2- ه which means it.

4. Guidance Those who Those who believe. The root letters are أم ن which means who believe, who have faith, they have peace. To have peace means to have no fear. ل stands for ‘for’ is those who safeguard themselves. Those who adopt Taqwa. What is Taqwa? The root is و ق ي, meaning to safeguard self to be careful, to be cautious, to have Taqwa. To have Taqwa means to fear Allah.

5. AND It means the salah or prayer. The root word is ل وص which means to incline however if the root words are يلص it means to burn as in burning the sins. AND From what مم which means from ما which means what They establish. It comes from the word إقامة (Iqama) which means to straighten out. So this does not imply only doing the daily prayers but performing them correctly in all possible ways with all the prescribed conditions: Regularity Punctuality Inward concentration Humility Awe We gave them sustenance. The root word is رزق. has three parts to it: رزق meaning sustenance. ن meaning we هم meaning they With the unseen. ب means with. is something that is hidden. It something that ones’ five senses cannot perceive.

6. Those who Repitition. It means they believe. AND The root is زلن which means sent down, revealed. They spend. The root word is قفن. نفق is tunnel. A tunnel with 2 openings. So when you put something inside it, it doesn’t stay inside. It comes out. means they spend. From the sustenance that is given to them they spend from it. They don’t keep any of it. With what

7. WHAT AND AND From It means before you. قبل meaning before ك means you. Towards you. إلى which means towards. ك means you. It is being repeated. It means sent down or revealed. 1- ب means with 2- الآخرة means the hereafter. means the last, something that will come at the end.

8. Those people Guidance They Upon Do not confuse إلى and على. إلى means towards and على means upon. They believe with certainty. The root words areن قي which means clear and proven. The thing that makes the heart, the intention, the intellect subservient. إيمان is the first degree. يقين is the last degree. And the amount of عمل (work) in both of them is the same.

9. رب is Rabb هم meaning they They From Those people Those who attain success. It is the plural of مفلح. The root word is ل ح ف which means to cut or tear. فلح means success. And فلاح means farmer. A farmer cuts and digs the earth. The one who cuts or tears is a فلاح. And فلح means complete success. It means Dunyah and Akhira success. The one who attains success in Dunyah and Akhira is a مفلح. And

10. Jazakallah Khair May Allah forgive me if I have made any mistakes or have given an false information. Picture by Momina