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It is intended for series of articles that are related to the same topic.
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| Jazaakallahu Khairan Sheikh. Just reading this introduction shook my heart. I am beyond excited to follow along with this book and perhaps participate in it, hoping to see a new path through understanding the Quran. Jazaakallahu Khairan for constantly providing us with opportunities to learn. |
| Assalamu Alaikum Sheikh, JazakullahuKhairan for this amazing intro to the book. I would appreciate if you put the translation of the last part that you have in Arabic with an English translation, as I am having a difficult time attempting to understand it. I will Inshallah ask an Arabic speaker if they can assist me, however, a translation would be appreciated for all of us non-Arabic speakers. |
| Wallahi Jazakom Allahu Khairan Sheikh. I'm a bit late to reading this article thoroughly but I thank Allah that He gave me the opportunity. I can testify that being in Tamkeen, under the care and advisement of my sheikh, and in the company of people who recognize their deen for what it truly is, that I've learned to have a new approach on the Quran as well Alhamdulilah. I remember watching the recording of this halaqa where the lemon/lemon trash example was shown and I thought about it for days afterwards. When I went to Tamkeen the Saturday after I saw it, I remember being very sad- I was thinking about all of the fitnah that had happened in the Muslim community, all of the divides that were being made in the ummah, how we were being infiltrated by so many other ideologies and being soaked like the sleeping bags of those boys at the camp subhanAllah. Most importantly, I was sad because in my few days of reflection I realized that I was not behaving like the delicious lemon juice that would be used to liberate Al Quds or to establish the Khalifa. I wasn't working obsessively for the sake of Allah and putting the desire to do so in the younger girls or those around me. I wasn't behaving like a real Tamkeener. That example is one that has stuck with me ever since I saw it some months ago and It's one that I think about every day and I ask myself "Am I the good juice or the trash seeds that will be discarded". This example changed my life.
This experience alone (although there are a few more that are similar) make me extremely excited to read and contribute to this book because I have seen the value that comes with reflecting on the Quran from my own experiences and from those of others. Furthermore, reflecting on the Quran based on experiences and actions of Tamkeeners is giving me chills. May Allah make me successful in contributing to the victory of our deen and establishing the Khilafa. Ameen. |