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What you have studied In eleven lessons you have studied thirteen surahs of Juz' 'Amma: • The Last Day: An-Naba' (78), the great news and the Day of Sorting; At-Takwiir (81), the universe overturned and the girl questioned; Az-Zalzala (99), the earth that tells and the weight of an atom; Al-Qaari'a (101), the Striking and the scales. • The human being before his Lord: 'Abasa (80), the worth of the one who seeks to purify himself; Al-A'laa (87), glorification and success; Ash-Shams (91), the soul purified or buried; Al-'Aadiyaat (100), ingratitude; At-Takaathur (102), the race for more and the question about the delights. • Revelation, consolation and hope: Al-'Alaq (96), "Read!" and prostration; Al-Qadr (97), the Night of Decree; Aḍ-Ḍuḥaa (93) and Ash-Sharḥ (94), consolation and ease.

The threads that link these surahs • Creation is a book of signs: the earth, the night, the rain, food, the sun. • Nothing is lost: every deed is written, weighed, shown. • The heart of religion is the soul: purifying it is success. • Allah is close to those who serve Him: He consoles, He pardons, He makes things easy.

A text to conclude: the soul at peace Surah Al-Fajr (89), which is not studied in this course, ends with these verses, given below: "O soul at peace, return to your Lord, well pleased and well pleasing; enter among My servants, and enter My Paradise" (meaning of verses 89:27-30). This is the goal of everything you have studied: a soul at peace with Allah, returning to Him pleased with Him, and with whom He is pleased.

The surahs that remain Juz' 'Amma has thirty-seven surahs. The eleven short surahs of the children's courses (103, 105 to 114) and the thirteen of this course make twenty-four. Thirteen remain, which you can study with the same method: • An-Naazi'aat (79): the angels who draw out souls, Muusaa and Pharaoh, the Hour. • Al-Infiṭaar (82): the sky splitting open, the guardian angels who write. • Al-Muṭaffifiin (83): those who cheat in measure, the registers of the righteous and the wicked. • Al-Inshiqaaq (84): the book received in the right hand or behind the back. • Al-Buruuj (85): the believers of the trench, patience under persecution. • Aṭ-Ṭaariq (86): the night star, every soul has a guardian. • Al-Ghaashiya (88): the overwhelming event, the two groups, the signs of the camel, the sky, the mountains and the earth. • Al-Fajr (89): the ancient peoples, the trial of wealth and poverty, the soul at peace. • Al-Balad (90): the steep path: freeing a slave, feeding the orphan and the poor. • Al-Layl (92): the one who gives and the one who withholds. • At-Tiin (95): the finest form, and the fall of the one who does not believe. • Al-Bayyina (98): the clear proof, pure religion. • Al-Humaza (104): the slanderer who hoards his wealth.

Exercise: choose one of these thirteen surahs. Read its explanation in Al-Mukhtasar on the website's Qur'an page, and apply the five steps of lesson 1: read, listen, understand, write down a question, choose an action.

Understanding the lesson

Explanation Juz' 'Amma is not a series of unconnected short surahs: it forms a whole that built the faith of the first Muslims. It repeats, with different images, a few essential truths: Allah created and measured everything, He will resurrect and judge with perfect justice, and success lies in purifying one's soul by worshipping Him. What you have learned is only useful if you live it. Ibn Kathir reports that the companions learned a few verses at a time and did not move on to the next ones before learning the knowledge and practice they contained [À VÉRIFIER : référence]. That is the method of this course: few surahs, but understood and lived. Prayer is the best place to keep this knowledge alive: reciting in prayer a surah whose meaning one knows changes the quality of the prayer. Concentration (khushuu') comes largely from understanding. Verses 89:27-30 give the horizon: a soul at peace, returning to its Lord. It is not a state reserved for a few: it is the fruit of a life spent remembering Allah, obeying Him and repenting.

Lessons to draw from it • Link the surahs together: creation, the Hereafter, the soul, Revelation. • Live what you have learned before moving on to something else. • Recite in prayer the surahs whose meaning you know. • Continue on your own, with reliable sources, and ask the imam your questions. • Aim for the soul at peace: peace with Allah.

Key points to remember • Thirteen surahs studied, in three themes. • Thirteen surahs remain to be studied with the same method. • 89:27-30: the soul at peace returns to its Lord. • Understanding nourishes concentration in prayer.

The main message Juz' 'Amma accompanies you in every prayer: keep understanding it and living it, until your soul returns at peace to its Lord.

The text: Surah Al-Fajr (89), verses 27 to 30 يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ﴿٢٧﴾ ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَرْضِيَّةً ﴿٢٨﴾ فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي ﴿٢٩﴾ وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي ﴿٣٠﴾

These four verses conclude Surah Al-Fajr: the soul at peace. Listen to them in the next block.

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