“A BEGINNERS’ COURSE ON ISLAM”Lessons on Fardhu ‘Ain in English for Adultsconducted by Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail Every Friday night @ 8pm – 10pm Wisma Indah, 450 Changi Road, #02-00 next to Masjid Kassim

1. “ A BEGINNERS’ COURSE ON ISLAM” Lessons on Fardhu ‘Ain in English for Adults conducted by Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail INTRODUCTION LESSON # 1 Using textbook & curriculum he has developed especially for Muslim converts and young Adult English-speaking Muslims. “ To seek knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim (male & female)” IT CAN ALSO BE A REFRESHER COURSE FOR MUSLIM PARENTS, EDUCATORS, IN CONTEMPORARY SINGAPORE. OPEN TO ALL UPDATED OCTOBER 2011 Every Friday night @ 8pm – 10pm Wisma Indah, 450 Changi Road, #02-00 next to Masjid Kassim All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 (PART 1 INTRODUCTION) 14 OCTOBER 2011 IN-TAKE

2. A REMINDER TO MUSLIMS FROM LESSONS ON ISLAMIC “ADAB” IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011

3. From LESSON # 4 LESSONS ON ISLAMIC ADAB By: Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011

4. From LESSON # 4 LESSONS ON ISLAMIC ADAB By: Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 “ We are (much) in need of a little ‘adab’ , rather than to go out (seeking) after much of ‘ilm (knowledge)” – Imam ‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak

5. IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011

6. “ It is He (Allah) Who has sent amongst the Unlettered a messenger (Muhammad) from among themselves, to rehearse to them His Signs, to sanctify (purify) them, and to instruct (teach) them in Scripture and Wisdom― although they had been, before, in manifest error―” ( Qur’an: Jumu’ah: 62:2 ) IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011

15. All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2011 ) Prophet Muhammad s.a.a.w. said:

16. “ Whoever seeks knowledge (intending) to argue with the learned (scholars), or to brag with the foolish; or with it to attract peoples’ attention to himself; Allah will make him to enter the Hell-fire.” ( Hadith also reported by Tirmidzi and Ibn Majah ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2011 ) Prophet Muhammad s.a.a.w. said:

18. As an example of the intention (and Du’a): as formulated by Imam Qutb al-Irshad al-Habib ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Alawi al-Haddad ( rahimahullah ) – may we benefit from his Wisdom and secrets. All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2011 )

19. As an example of the intention (and Du’a): as formulated by Imam Qutb al-Irshad al-Habib ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Alawi al-Haddad ( rahimahullah ) – may we benefit from his Wisdom and secrets. “ I intend to learn and teach (knowledge), to gain and to share benefits, to receive and to give reminders, to seek (Allah’s) bestowals and to bestow (upon others), to holdfast to the teachings of the Book of Allah (Qur’an) and As-Sunnah of His Messenger s.a.a.w. , to invite towards the right guidance, to show to the path of goodness, beseeching and seeking to please Allah s.w.t., so as to gain nearness to Him and hoping for (His acceptance and) His reward. Amin” All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2011 )

21. ISLAM : A BRIEF INTRODUCTION How would you respond to basic questions regarding your religion? All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL

31. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 Significance of the name. “ Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is “al-Islam” (man’s self-surrender unto Him)” ( Qur’an: aali-Imran: 3 : 19 )

32. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 Significance of the name.

33. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 Significance of the name. “ And strive hard in God’s cause with all the striving that is due to Him: it is He Who has elected you [to carry His message] and has laid no hardship on you in [anything that pertains to] religion, [and made you follow] the creed of your forefather Abraham. It is He Who has named you - in bygone times as well as in this (divine writ) “ al-Muslimin ” (“those who have surrendered themselves to God”), so that the Messenger might bear witness to the Truth before you, and that you might bear witness to it before mankind.” ( Qur’an: al-Hajj : 22 : 78 )

35. OUR BASIC STAND All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011

36. OUR BASIC STAND All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 “ Say : We believe in Allah, and in that which has been revealed to us and that which has been sent down on Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac and Jacob, and the tribes, and that which was given to Moses and Jesus and the prophets of their lord; we make no division between any of them, and to Him (Allah) we surrender (as Muslims).” ( Qur’an : al- Baqarah : 2 : 136 )

37. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 ADAM (other nations) NOAH ( Nuh ) (Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet)

38. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 ADAM (other nations) NOAH ( Nuh ) (Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet) “ for We assuredly sent amongst every nation, a Messenger” (Q: Nahl : 16:36)

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40. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 ADAM (other nations) NOAH ( Nuh ) (Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet) “ for We assuredly sent amongst every nation, a Messenger” (Q: Nahl : 16:36)

41. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 ADAM (other nations) NOAH ( Nuh ) (Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet) “ for We assuredly sent amongst every nation, a Messenger” (Q: Nahl : 16:36)

42. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 ADAM (other nations) NOAH ( Nuh ) (Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet) “ for We assuredly sent amongst every nation, a Messenger” (Q: Nahl : 16:36) “ And indeed, within every community have We raised up a Messenger [entrusted with this message]: "Worship God, and shun the powers of evil!" And among those [past generations] were people whom God graced with His guidance, just as there was among them [many a one] who inevitably fell prey to grievous error: go, then, about the earth and behold what happened in the end to those who gave the lie to the truth!” ( Qur’an: an-Nahlu: 16: 36 )

43. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 ADAM (other nations) NOAH ( Nuh ) (Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet) “ for We assuredly sent amongst every nation, a Messenger” (Q: Nahl : 16:36) ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THESE PREVIOUS MESSENGERS FROM GOD WAS ….

44. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 ADAM (other nations) NOAH ( Nuh ) (Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet) “ for We assuredly sent amongst every nation, (other nations) a Messenger” (Q: Nahl : 16:36) ABRAHAM ( Ibrahim ) Important historical personality recognised by Jews, Christians and Muslims today.

45. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 ASIA AFRICA EUROPE KA’ABA In BAKKA (MAKKAH) FOCUS ON THE MIDDLE-EAST CROSS-ROAD CONNECTING THREE MAJOR CONTINENTS

46. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 FOCUS ON THE MIDDLE-EAST CROSS-ROAD CONNECTING THREE MAJOR CONTINENTS

47. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 FOCUS ON THE MIDDLE-EAST CROSS-ROAD CONNECTING THREE MAJOR CONTINENTS

48. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 ADAM (other nations) NOAH ( Nuh ) (Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet) “ for We assuredly sent amongst every nation, (other nations) a Messenger” (Q: Nahl : 16:36) ABRAHAM ( Ibrahim ) (1st Born) ISHMAEL ( Isma-’il )

52. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 ADAM (other nations) NOAH ( Nuh ) (Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet) “ for We assuredly sent amongst every nation, (other nations) a Messenger” (Q: Nahl : 16:36) ABRAHAM ( Ibrahim ) (1st Born) (2nd Born) ISHMAEL ( Isma-’il ) ISAAC ( Is-haq )

53. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 ADAM (other nations) NOAH ( Nuh ) (Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet) “ for We assuredly sent amongst every nation, (other nations) a Messenger” (Q: Nahl : 16:36) ABRAHAM ( Ibrahim ) (1st Born) (2nd Born) ISHMAEL ( Isma-’il ) ISAAC ( Is-haq ) JACOB ( Ya’akub ) JOSEPH ( Yusuf ) MOSES ( Musa ) DAVID ( Dawud ) SOLOMON ( Sulaiman ) (many others amongst Israelite) JOHN THE BAPTIST ( Yahya ) JESUS CHRIST (‘ Isa al-Maseeh )

54. All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 ADAM (other nations) NOAH ( Nuh ) (Shem) (Ham) (Yaphet) “ for We assuredly sent amongst every nation, (other nations) a Messenger” (Q: Nahl : 16:36) ABRAHAM ( Ibrahim ) (1st Born) (2nd Born) ISHMAEL ( Isma-’il ) ISAAC ( Is-haq ) JACOB ( Ya’akub ) JOSEPH ( Yusuf ) MOSES ( Musa ) DAVID ( Dawud ) SOLOMON ( Sulaiman ) (many others amongst Israelite) JOHN THE BAPTIST ( Yahya ) JESUS CHRIST (‘ Isa al-Maseeh ) (The Quraysh tribe in Mecca, direct descendants of Ishmael) MUHAMMAD (The chosen Seal of Prophethood)

56. History of Makkah and the Awaited Seal of Prophethood All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee2011 TO BE CONTINUED IN PART 2 .... INSHA-ALLAH

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