Is Your Heart Thirsty? Drink From The Qur’an
Posted by AbdelRahman - 04/10/08 at 09:04 pm
Okay so the title to this post sounds way smoother in Arabic. While we may stand in prayer and do our best to concentrate, there’s no way around the fact that it is hard to develop efficient concentration and focus on Allah without knowing the meaning of the words you are reciting, or are hearing the imam recite. Below is an excerpt from the Qur’an being recited. Underneath the clip is the translation, written in the plainest of English that I could find.
The part after Surat al-Fatiha is the ending of Surah Yasîn (chapter 36), verses 77-83. Click the play button to hear the clip, and read along with the amazingly beautiful recitation masha Allah.
77. Does man not see that We (Allah) created him of a sperm drop, and yet! he is openly disputing?
78. He strikes for Us an analogy, yet he forgot his own creation. He says: “Who will bring together the bones when they have decayed?”
79. Say (oh Muhammad) : “He Who first brought them into being will bring them together; He knows well about every kind of creation…
80. …He Who created from (the parts of) a green tree a fire for you, a fire to light your stoves with.”
81. Does He, Who created the heavens and the earth, have no power to create the likes of them? Yes, indeed, He is the Best Creator.
82. Whenever He wills a thing, He just commands it “Be” and it is.
83. Glory be to He Who has full control over everything, and to Him you (creation) shall all return.
How amazing is it to understand what is being recited, to know why the imam raises his voice and stresses certain words? It’s awesome. Allah, enable us to learn Arabic to understand the Qur’an and come closer to You.
The imam in the recording is currently living in Jordan. His name is Bashar; I don’t know his last name. He’s from Palestine originally, and he’s been reciting the Qur’an since he was six.
My friend, while in Jordan, went into a masjid to pray. He heard Bashar give an amazing iqama, and then noticed that he was pushed up to lead the prayer. Noting his powerful voice during the call to prayer, my friend quickly thought to start recording a video on his digital camera in his pocket, being able to at least catch the sound of the recitation during the actual prayer.
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FINALLY bashar.mp3. Remember the random bust outs of his intro at MMYC on Friday evening?
Comment by SaqibSaab — April 11, 2008 #
No one’s a fan of Bashar? Sigh
Comment by AbdelRahman — April 29, 2008 #