I do not know how to read the Quran, please suggest
A Muslim Child Holding the Qur'aan
Assalam Walaikum,
I am 1 yr computer engineering student, and always busy with study and other works ,never get time for islamic studies, even till now even i dont know have proper knowledge about islam, even i didnt read quran ,only having basic aliph ba te se ( ا ب ت ث) knowledge, as my life till here has been busy and i am little islamic.
I wanted to be a pure Muslim, as i only know English please help me with English books which can able to give me full knowledge about Islam.
1) The book or website which can able to give me the entire knowledge about Namaz and Hadees.
2) As i know know English language, can i read Quran in English? Is it available and will it be wrong if I read in English.
3) Books or website which help me to gain more Islamic knowledge.
I want be a pure Muslim, as blessed as Allah subhan-wa talah made me Muslim.
So please friend help me !!!!
~ Azy
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Assalamu'alaikum Azy,
May Allah Accept your Niyyah and help you convert it into action.
Regarding learning Qur'aan, I suggest you to look for a teacher and take at least 15 minutes a day to learn tajweed and tarteel and read the Qur'aan. However, you will in sha Allah be rewarded as the hadith mentions:
“The one who is proficient in the recitation of the Quran will be with the honorable scribes (the Angels) and he who recites the Quran and finds it difficult to recite, doing his best to recite it in the best way possible, will have a double reward.“ (Bukhari and Muslim)
The teacher could be an Imam in the Masjid (look for one whose recitation is melodious and good to hear), a friend, etc.
Now, to answer your question:
1) The book or website which can able to give me the entire knowledge about Namaz and Hadees.
For prayer (namaz):
Book: http://www.islamguiden.com/arkiv/en_The_Prophets_Prayer_Albaani.pdf
Website: http://abdurrahman.org/ (check the links on the left)
For hadith, you must read Sahih al Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Riyad as Saliheen, etc.
2) As i know know English language, can i read Quran in English? Is it available and will it be wrong if I read in English.
Perhaps yes, but the hadith above is about Arabic. You can read the tanslation for understanding it, and even use transliteration until you learn the Arabic letters and punctuation. Transliteration can be accessed here: http://transliteration.org/quran/
But it is best to learn Arabic to read it directly.
3. Books or website which help me to gain
more Islamic knowledge.
Read books and articles on this website: http://abdurrahman.org/ especially here: http://abdurrahman.org/sunnah/index.html
Books by Shaikh ibn Taymiyyah: http://kalamullah.com/ibn-taymiyyah.html,
Ibn Qayyim: http://kalamullah.com/ibn-taymiyyah.html
Ibn Kathir: http://kalamullah.com/ibn-kathir.html
Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab: http://kalamullah.com/abdul-wahhab.html
These are only some sources from the ocean of knowledge available. Learn from correct sources and act on the knowledge, may Allah Have Mercy on you.
Abu Abdul Bari
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
Salaams,
The Quran is translated into most every language so that people can read it in their native language. If you can read English, you can certainly read an English translation of Quran.
But as far as learning Arabic, Abu Abdul Bari is right- you really need a teacher to guide you in pronunciation. It's not something that can be effectively self taught, and a mispronunciation of certain words can actually change their entire meaning. And he is also correct in saying that the best thing is to learn enough Arabic to be able to read and understand the original writings of scholars in their native Arabic form. But don't worry if you can't do that for some time; that level of mastery takes years to attain.
There are also fiqh books available in English that are classified by madhab if you follow one (madhab is a school of thought for practicing the essentials of Islam; IE Shafii, Hanafi, Hanbali, and Maliki).
-Amy
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
salam brother,,,
its so unfortunate that a talented guy like u who is an engineer does not know how to read quran...
but u knw what,,,,now that u could guess your mistake and trynna close that topic,your neglectence do not even matter.Bcz Allah likes it much more when someone repents than hating someone who commit sins...so first of all,thank Allah who has helped u work out your sins and gave u an idea of seeking help regarding this matter..bcz we know that whatever happens,be it bad or good,is ordered by Allah.So can u just believe it how lucky u r and how much Allah loves u...so first say Alhamdulillah and appreciate the love of the Almighty..
and as far as your will towards learning quran,dont worry u have already half-done it that is to fix your heart to learn Quran ignoring that shaytan's efforts..All u have to do is just hire a arabic taecher for a period of time and Insha'Allah you can do it. As u mentioned about translation,u can find it in any language u want but it will only help u understand the facts which is obviously we should do but there is something else Quran desires that is to read it by the language Allah wrote..so to do that u need a teacher and then u can try the tranlates versions..
May Allah help u learn to Quran and know its meaning.
Wa alikumusalam.., bro my name is aziz, frnds call of azy, and the pic, cute girl holding Quran, it's my fb profile pic. And me too don't know to read Quran, just as much as u know. And i always want to b GOOD muslim.