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▪️ In Ayah 8 of Surah Az-Zumar, what does the word خوله mean?

وَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ ضُرٌّ دَعَا رَبَّهُۥ مُنِيبًا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلَهُۥ نِعْمَةً مِّنْهُ نَسِىَ مَا كَانَ يَدْعُوٓ…

• ➖ He took from him

• ➖ He bestowed on him / gave him

• ➖ He prevented him

▪️ What does this portion of Ayah 9 of Surah Az-Zumar emphasize?

أَمَّنْ هُوَ قَـٰنِتٌ ءَانَآءَ ٱلَّيْلِ سَاجِدًا وَقَآئِمًا…

• ➖ The virtue of Du’aa Al-Qunoot in the Fajr prayer

• ➖ Making a lot of Du’aa in Sujood

• ➖ The virtue of Qiyam-ul-Layl

▪️ Why was Surah Az-Zumar given this name?

• ➖ It includes the mention of groups (Az-Zumar) from the two categories of people

• ➖ The word “Az-Zumar” is repeated in it seven times

• ➖ It mentions the story of the righteous man named “Zumar”

▪️ What does the following portion of Ayah 5 of Surah Az-Zumar mean?

…يُكَوِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ ٱلنَّهَارَ عَلَى ٱلَّيْلِ…

• ➖ He wraps night around day until its light is gone; wraps day around night until its darkness is gone

• ➖ He follows night with day, and follows day with night, so they do not intertwine with one another

• ➖ The hours that are decreased from the night are added to the day

• ➖ The hours that are decreased from the day are added to the night

▪️ What can we learn from the ending of Ayah 3 of Surah Az-Zumar?

…إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَنْ هُوَ كَـٰذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ

• ➖ Lying is a cause of the prevention of guidance

• ➖ Lying is from the major acts of Kufr

• ➖ Honesty is from the fruits of guidance

▪️ Mention what is unique about Ayah 6 of Surah Az-Zumar.

خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ ثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَزْوَٰجٍ ۚ يَخْلُقُكُمْ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَـٰتِكُمْ خَلْقًا مِّنۢ بَعْدِ خَلْقٍ فِى ظُلُمَـٰتٍ ثَلَـٰثٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ ۖ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُصْرَفُونَ

• ➖ The word: ثُمَّ

• ➖ The concluding question: فَأَنَّىٰ تُصْرَفُونَ

▪️ Not including the occurrence in Surah Az-Zumar, how many times does the phrase ولا تزر وازرة وزر أخرى come in the Qur’aan?

• ➖ Three times

• ➖ Two times

• ➖ One time

▪️ How many times are أولي/أولوا الألباب mentioned in Surah Az-Zumar?

• ➖ One time

• ➖ Two times

• ➖ Three times

▪️ Which of the following is NOT true about Surah Az-Zumar?

• ➖ It is also called “Surah Al-Ghuraf”

• ➖ It contains the Ayah with the most hope in the Qur’aan

• ➖ It starts with the Huroof Muqatta’ah حم

• ➖ The Prophet (SAW) would not sleep until he read Surah Az-Zumar and Surah Bani Israa’eel

▪️ When the word القنوت is mentioned in the Quran, it means:

• ➖ Supplication (الدعاء)

• ➖ Repentance (التوبة)

• ➖ Obedience (الطاعة)