مُقَدِّمَةُIntroductionالْكِتَابِof the book
Introduction of the book
إِنَّIndeedآلَاءَbountiesاللَّهِof Allah- تَعَالَى -- Exalted is He -وَنِعَمَهُand His favorsعَلَىuponعَبْدِهِHis servantالضَّعِيفِthe weakكَثِيرَةٌare manyلَاnotتُحْصَى،counted,
Indeed, the bounties and favors of Allah - Exalted is He - upon His weak servant are many and cannot be counted,
وَأَجَلُّand the greatest ofهَذِهِtheseالنِّعَمِfavorsتَوْفِيقُهُis His granting successإِيَّايَto meلِفَهْمِin understandingكِتَابِهِHis Bookالْحَكِيمِ،the Wise,
and the greatest of these favors is His granting me success in understanding His Wise Book,
وَإِنَّand indeedمِنَنَfavors ofسَيِّدِنَاour masterرَسُولِthe Messengerاللَّهِof Allah- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -- peace and blessings be upon him -عَلَىuponأَصْغَرِthe smallestأَفْرَادِof individualsأُمَّتِهِ،of his nation,
and indeed the favors of our master the Messenger of Allah - peace and blessings be upon him - upon the least of his nation,
مَنْزِلَةً،in status,عَظِيمَةٌare greatوَفِيرَةٌ،and abundant,وَأَعْظَمُهَاand the greatest of themتَبْلِيغُهُis his conveying- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -- peace and blessings be upon him -لِكِتَابِof the Bookرَبِّهِof his Lord- عَزَّ وَجَلَّ -.- Almighty and Majestic -.
in status, are great and abundant, and the greatest of them is his conveying - peace and blessings be upon him - of the Book of his Lord - Almighty and Majestic -.
لَقَدْIndeedتَلَقَّىreceivedالْجِيلُthe generationالْأَوَّلُfirstمِنْهُfrom him- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -- peace and blessings be upon him -الْقُرْآنَthe Quranالْكَرِيمَ،the Noble,
Indeed, the first generation received from him - peace and blessings be upon him - the Noble Quran,
وَتَلَقَّىand receivedالْجِيلُthe generationالثَّانِيsecondمِنَfromالْجِيلِthe generationالْأَوَّلِfirstوَهَكَذَاand thusدَوَالَيْكَonwardحَتَّىuntilوَصَلَit reachedإِلَىtoالْعَبْدِthe servantالضَّعِيفِthe weakفَنَالَso he obtainedحَظَّهُhis shareمِنْfromتِلَاوَتِهِits recitationوَفَهْمِهِand its understandingوَتَدَبُّرِهِ.and its contemplation.
and the second generation received it from the first, and so on onward until it reached the weak servant, so he obtained his share of its recitation, understanding, and contemplation.
اللَّهُمَّO Allahصَلِّsend prayersعَلَىuponهَذَاthisالنَّبِيِّProphetالْكَرِيمِ،Noble,
O Allah, send prayers upon this Noble Prophet,
سَيِّدِنَاour masterوَمَوْلَانَاand our protectorشَفِيعِنَاour intercessorأَفْضَلَthe best ofصَلَوَاتِكَYour prayersوَأَيْمَنِand the most auspicious ofبَرَكَاتِكَYour blessingsوَعَلَىand uponآلِهِhis familyوَأَصْحَابِهِ،and his companions,
our master and our protector, our intercessor, with the best of Your prayers and the most auspicious of Your blessings, and upon his family and his companions,
وَعُلَمَاءِand the scholars ofأُمَّتِهِhis nationأَجْمَعِينَ،all of them,بِرَحْمَتِكَby Your mercyيَاOأَرْحَمَMost Merciful ofالرَّاحِمِينَ.the merciful.
and all the scholars of his nation, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
أَمَّاAs forبَعْدُ!then!
As for what follows!
يَقُولُSaysالْفَقِيرُthe one in needإِلَىtoاللَّهِ،Allah,وَلِيُّWaliاللَّهِAllahبْنُson ofعَبْدِAbdulالرَّحِيمِRahim
The one in need of Allah, Wali Allah bin Abdul Rahim - says
- عَامِلَهُمَا- may He deal with both of themاللَّهُAllah- تَعَالَى -- Exalted is He -بِلُطْفِهِwith His kindnessالْعَظِيمِ -:the great -
- may Allah - Exalted is He - deal with both of them with His great kindness -:
إِنَّهُIndeedلَمَّاwhenفَتَحَopenedاللَّهُAllah- تَعَالَى -- Exalted is He -عَلَيَّupon meبَابًاa doorمِنْfromكِتَابِهِHis Bookالْحَكِيمِ،the Wise,
Indeed, when Allah - Exalted is He - opened upon me a door from His Wise Book,
خَطَرَit occurredلِيto meأَنْthatأُقَيِّدَI recordالْفَوَائِدَthe benefitsالنَّافِعَةَbeneficialالَّتِيwhichتَنْفَعُbenefitإِخْوَانِيmy brothersفِيinتَدَبُّرِcontemplatingكَلَامِthe speechاللَّهِof Allah- عَزَّ وَجَلَّ -- Almighty and Majestic -
it occurred to me to record the beneficial points that benefit my brothers in contemplating the speech of Allah - Almighty and Majestic -
وَأَرْجُوand I hopeأَنَّthatمُجَرَّدَmerelyفَهْمِunderstandingهَذِهِtheseالْقَوَاعِدِrulesيَفْتَحُwill openلِلطُّلَّابِfor the studentsطَرِيقًاa pathوَاسِعًاwideإِلَىtoفَهْمِunderstanding
and I hope that merely understanding these rules will open for students a wide path to understanding