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Chapter 4 : The Change Effected by Islam

 

Change تغير                                                   

Take place يحدث                                            

Result نتيجة                                                    

Prophet نبي                                                    

Islamic society المجتمع الاسلامي                       

Reply-replied  يرد                                            

Mission بعثة/ مهمة                                           

Native town مدينته الأصلية                                

The heathens المشركين                                     

Concentrate on يركز على                                

Followers الصحابة/ التابعيين                               

Face يواجه                                                      

Conviction اقتناع/ إيمان                                    

Deep root   عميق الجذور                                   

Personality شخصية                                          

Courage شجاعة                                               

Endurance القدرة على التحمل                              

Oppose يعارض                                               

Slave عبد                                                        

Slavery عبودية                                                 

Master سيد                                                     

Dissuade  يثنيه عن عقيدته                                   

In vain بلا جدوى                                              

Endure يتحمل                                                 

Heat الحرارة                                                    

Pain الالم                                                          

Faltered يضعف                                               

Keep on يستمر                                                

Oppression اضطهاد                                         

Tie on يربط                                                    

Chestصدر                                                      

Layيرقد                                                          

Stoneحجر                                                      

Chained يسلسل                                               

Thirst العطش                                                   

Scorching محرقة                                             

Offer يعرض                                                    

Set freeيحرر                                                   

Accept يقبل                                                     

Refuse يرفض                                                  

Nip in the bud يقضي على الشيء في مهده             

Convertsالمتحولين إلى الدين الجديد                        

Religion دين                                                     

Pagans الوثنيين                                                  

Sacrifice يضحي                                               

Abounds زاخر بـ/ مليء بـ                                   

Wonder يتعجب                                                

Constant مستمر                                               

Spread انتشار                                                   

In spite of بالرغم من                                        

Efforts جهود                                                    

In contact with على صلة بـ                               

During أثناء                                                     

Instances أمثلة                                                 

Unshakeable  ثابت/ راسخ                                  

Shakableمهتز                                                  

Belief إيمان                                                      

Residents سكان/ مقيمين                                      

Manage يقدر على                                             

Convert to يتحول إلى                                        

Convince يقنع                                                  

Eventually نهائياً                                              

Throughout خلال                                             

Emigrate يهاجر                                               

Received يستلم                                                

Era عهد                                                           

Build up يؤسس                                               

Community مجتمع                                          

Lay يضع                                                         

Foundations أسس                                            

 

 

 

 

 

Believe يؤمن                                                   

Believersالمؤمنين                                             

Shouldered يتحمل المسئولية                               

Responsibility مسئولية                                     

Mosque مسجد                                                 

Take part يشارك                                              

Participate يشارك                                            

Centre مركز                                                    

Activities أنشطة                                              

As well as بالإضافة إلى                                    

Pray يصلي                                                      

Prayer صلاة                                                   

Astounding مذهل                                           

Tribal feuds النزاعات القبلية                               

Belligerent محب للحروب                                  

Tribes قبائل                                                     

Peace السلام                                                     

Brotherly love حب أخوي                                 

Banner of Islam لواء الاسلام                             

Al-Ansar = The helpersالأنصار                       

Al-Muhajereen = The immigrantsالمهاجرين     

Hand –in-hand يد في يد                                    

Emigration هجرة                                              

Birth ميلاد                                                        

Faith إيمان                                                         

Cornerstones أسس                                           

Nation أمة/ دولة                                                

Especially خصوصاً                                           

Anxious قلق                                                      

Ideal leader قائد مثالي                                        

Respect احترام                                                  

Human being  كائن بشري                                  

Outstanding بارز                                              

Virtues فضائل                                                   

Admire يعجب بـ                                                

Genuine أصيل                                                  

Practise يمارس                                                 

Practice ممارسة                                                

Preach يدعو/ يعظ                                               

Preacher الواعظ                                                 

Brotherhood الأخوة                                           

Cause سبب                                                      

Strength قوة                                                    

Cemented يقوي                                               

Inward داخلي                                                   

Outward خارجي                                               

Enable يمكن                                                     

Face يواجه                                                        

Troubles مشاكل                                                

Numerous عديد                                                 

Co-operation تعاون                                          

Jewish يهودي                                                    

Master سيد                                                       

Structure بناء                                                   

Freedom حرية                                                 

Ounces اوقية                                                     

Palm cuttings فسيلة                                          

Palm نخلة                                                         

Purchase يشتري                                                

Miserly بائس                                                    

Afford يتكلف مادياً                                             

Regainيستعيد                                                    

Distress محنة/ ضائقة                                         

Spare time وقت فراغ                                        

Wages أجور                                                    

Orchard بستان فاكهة                                         

Army جيش                                                      

Suggest يقترح                                                  

Tempest عاصفة                                                

Imitate يقلد                                                       

Worth mentioning جدير بالذكر                          

Dispersed يتشتت                                              

Humble متواضع                                               

Moat خندق                                                       

Status حالة                                                       

Dig يحفر                                                          

Illustrate يوضح                                                

Extent مدى                                                      

Prevailيسود                                                      

Obviouslyبوضوح                                            

Majorرئيسي                                                     

Minor فرعي                                                     

 

 

 

 

 

Enmity عداء                                                    

Ignorance جهل                                                

Knowledge معرفة                                            

Encourage يشجع                                              

Increase يزيد                                                   

Decrease ينقص                                                

Suitable مناسب                                                

Rankدرجة علمية                                                

Prisoner of war أسير                                        

Overcome يتغلب على                                        

Barriers عقبات                                                  

Progress تقدم                                                   

Limits حدود                                                     

Neglected مهمل                                               

Dignified كريمة                                               

Dignity كرامة                                                  

Virtuesفضائل                                                   

Virtuous ذو فضيلة                                             

Concern يشمل                                                  

Era عهد                                                            

Jurisprudence فقه                                            

Marriage زواج                                                

Inheritance ميراث                                            

Detailed مفصل                                                 

Selfish اناني                                                     

Unselfish غير أناني                                           

 

 

Comprising يشمل                                           

Ownership ملكية                                             

Law قانون                                                       

Generation جيل                                               

Marvelous رائع                                               

Worship يعبد                                                   

Miraculously بشكل اعجازي                              

Spirit روح                                                       

Conduct سلوك                                                 

Manage toيقدر/ ينجح في                                   

Position مكانه                                                  

Moral أخلاقي                                                    

Physical power قدرة بدنية                                 

Swimming سباحة                                             

Shooting رماية                                                 

Horse-riding ركوب الخيل                                  

Defenceدفاع                                                    

Quality صفة                                                    

Attack يهاجم                                                     

Outnumber عدد زائد                                         

Capture يأسر                                                   

Mention يذكر                                                  

Modest تواضع                                                  

A strong believer is better than a weak one.

المؤمن القوي خير من المؤمن الضعيف                       

 

 

 

 

1- Where did the prophet (p.b.u.h) start his mission?

    He started his mission in his native town of Mecca.

 

2- What was the reaction of people of Mecca?

    They opposed him.

 

3- What did the prophet (p.b.u.h) concentrate on?

    The prophet concentrated on building up the true Muslim personality of his followers.

 

4- Give examples of the deep rooted conviction.

    The story of Bilal.

 

5- What do you know about Bilal?

    He was a slave who believed in Islam. His master did everything possible to dissuade him

    but in vain.

 

6- How did his master punish him?

    He ordered to chain Bilal outside in the scorching summer sun with heavy stone tied to his chest.

 

7-What was Bilal’s reply on punishment?

    He lay for days enduring heat, thirst and pain but he never faltered. He kept on saying :

    ”Ahadun Ahad”.

 

8- Who is Abu Bakr?

    Abu bakr is the prophet’s friend and first follower.

 

9- What did pagans of Mecca wonder about?

    a)The great change that took place in those who followed Islam.

    b)converts had a new cause for which they were ready to sacrifice everything even their lives.

    c)The heathens wondered at the constant spread of the new religion in spite of their constant

       efforts to nip it in the bud.

 

10- Did the resident of Yathrib convert to Islam?

      Yes, they did.

 

11- What did they ask the prophet to?

      They asked him to send back with them a learned Muslim to teach them the Quran.

 

12- How did the people of Yathrib welcome the prophet?

      The prophet (p.b.u.h) received a great welcome.

 

 

 

13- What did the prophet (p.b.u.h) do in yathrib?

      In Yathrib the prophet (p.b.u.h) began to lay the foundations of a strong Muslim society. He made good use of Al-Muhajereen and Al-Ansar.

 

14- What was the first thing built by the Muslims?

      A mosque.

 

15- Who built the mosque?

      All Muslims took part in building it and the prophet himself participated.

 

16- Give an example to the change that took place in Medina after Islam.

     a)The change happened in Medina was converted to Islam  was astounding.

     b)The long tribal feuds that had taken place between its two belligerent tribes came to an end.

     c)Al-Aws and Al-Khazrag enjoyed peace and brotherly love under the banner of Islam.

 

17- What did Al-Muhajereen and Al-Ansar do in Medina?

      Al-Muhajereen and Al-Ansar worked hand in hand under the leadership of the prophet to

      establish the first Islamic society.

 

18- How did the emigration of the prophet affect in Islam?

      The emigration of the prophet to Medina marked the birth of a new era in the history of Islam.

 

19- What were the cornerstones of the emigrating nation?

      Strong faith and deep conviction.

 

20- What did the Muslims find in the prophet (p.b.u.h)?

     They found in the prophet an ideal leader for them to follow.

 

21- Why were the first Muslims lucky?

      The first Muslims were lucky enough to be living at the time of the prophet and to be his followers made them especially anxious to be good Muslims.

 

22- What strength the prophet belief?

      The prophet was strengthened by their love and respect for him as an ideal human being.

 

23- Describe the rapport between Muslims and prophet.

      The rapport between followers and leader was quite outstanding.

 

24- Why was the rapport outstanding?

      a)Because the virtues they admired in their leader were genuine.

      b)Because he practised what he preached.

 

25- What was the importance of the brotherly love?

      a)Brotherly love was another important cornerstone.

      b)The brotherly love was the cause of the society strength.

      c)It cemented the structure of the new society.

      d)It enabled the society to face inward and outward troubles.

26- Give an example for brotherly love and co-opration.

     The story of Salmen and his Jewish master.

 

27- Who was “Salman Al-Farisi”?

     Salman Al-Farisi was the slave of Jew and was one of the Medina people who were

     convereted to Islam.

 

28-What did Salman  ask his master to?

      Salman asked his master to give him his freedom and name the sum he wanted in return.

 

29- How much was the price of Salman’s freedom?

     40 ounces of gold and plant 300 palm cuttings in his orchard.