Fariq Naik – How to Get Admission in Saudi Islaamic Universities

Fariq Naik
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The representative from Kateist University in Saudi Arabia recommends online degrees in Islam to a customer, emphasizing the importance of referring to the International presence Training Program and the availability of online courses. They stress the benefits of online learning for acquisitive learning, including a far less impact on non-Muslims and the ability to study in different areas. The speaker emphasizes the importance of learning online and reading the glorious Quran to find satisfaction and value in one's life.
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Assalamu alaikum, I am Hamad from Kashmir.

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I have completed my B.Tech in Civil

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Engineering.

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Now I want to know how do I

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pursue Bachelors and Masters in any Islamic University

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in Saudi Arabia, since I have surpassed the

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age criteria for admission into Islamic University of

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Medina and it is my passion to study

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Islam offline with an organized academic curriculum.

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Please help.

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Brother, you have mentioned in your question that

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you have surpassed the age criteria as far

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as admission in the Islamic University of Medina

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is concerned, but you have not mentioned your

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age.

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Are you 26 years?

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Are you 27 years?

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Are you 30 years?

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Are you 25 years?

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As far as the Islamic universities in Saudi

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Arabia are concerned, three universities are the best

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Islamic universities in Saudi Arabia.

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The first is Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic

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University, that is in Riyadh.

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The second is the Islamic University of Medina,

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that is in Medina Al-Munawwara and the

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third is Umm Al-Qura University in Mecca.

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These are the three best universities as far

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as Islamic subjects and Islamic studies is concerned.

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Now, the age criteria as far as admission

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for bachelors in any of these three universities

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is concerned is below 25 years.

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So if you are below 25 years, you

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can very well apply.

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If you are 25 years, you can yet

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apply.

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If you are more than 25 years, then

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what I would request you to do is

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yet apply in all of these three Islamic

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universities in Saudi Arabia.

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Because you never know that if your grades

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are very good, if your grades are excellent,

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the university may consider you as an exception

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and they may accept you as their student.

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They may admit you into one of these

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universities.

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You will be accepted in one of these

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universities.

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So at least apply in all of these

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three universities and if you go online, you

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will find their forms are available on the

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respective websites, official websites of these universities.

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Simultaneously, you can also apply for admission in

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other universities.

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For example, we have Islamic universities in Qatar.

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For example, we have Muhammad bin Khalifa University.

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We also have the Qatar University in Qatar.

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Besides this, we also have the University of

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Sharjah and there are various Islamic universities that

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are available.

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We have all of these universities that are

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good universities in the Gulf countries.

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Apply in all of these universities and inshallah,

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we hope that you will get admission in

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one of these universities in bachelors.

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Besides this, you can also apply in IIUM,

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Islamic International University of Malaysia and inshallah, you

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can apply in this university as well.

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Now if you do not get admission in

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any one of these universities, so the only

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option for you is that you study online

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and you acquire knowledge online and what I

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would request you is that you can refer

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to the Al-Hidayah platform.

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That is an LMS, Learning Management System as

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well as a VOD, that is a video

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on demand.

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Various courses related to Islam are available on

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the Al-Hidayah platform.

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You can refer to this Al-Hidayah platform

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and there are three categories.

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The first is Dr. Zakir Naik and other

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speakers.

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The second category is Dr. Zakir Naik and

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the third category is other speakers.

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So certain videos are available for free, whereas

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others you need to subscribe and after you

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have subscribed, you can have access to thousands

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of videos as far as Islam is concerned,

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whether it be in the field of Tafsir,

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Hadith, Aqeedah, Fiqh, Islam and comparative religion etc.

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And the USP, the unique selling point of

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the Al-Hidayah platform, it is the International

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Dawah Training Program.

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I would request you to refer to this

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International Dawah Training Program and to start doing

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this course.

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The complete International Dawah Training Program has not

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yet been uploaded on the Al-Hidayah platform

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but parts of it have been uploaded on

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the Al-Hidayah platform.

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So besides the videos, there is also a

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lot of material that is available along with

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the videos and there is also assessment which

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will aid you to know where you are

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as far as a particular course is concerned.

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So I would highly recommend that you start

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doing this course, that is the International Dawah

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Training Program wherein you will learn the techniques

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of conveying the message of Islam to non

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-Muslims.

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The techniques of handling question and answer sessions,

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the techniques of debates, it is a very

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great course as far as Islam and comparative

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religion is concerned.

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It will help and aid you drastically as

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far as Dawah to non-Muslims is concerned.

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And you can also refer to other speakers,

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for example, you have Sheikh Asim Al-Hakim,

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Sheikh Salim Al-Amri and various other speakers

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who are available on the Al-Hidayah platform

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and you can do various courses that are

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suitable to your liking and InshaAllah you will

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benefit drastically through the Al-Hidayah platform.

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Besides this, you can also study in online

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universities but I would like to stress and

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emphasize by saying that studying in an online

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university, it has a far less impact as

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compared to studying in an offline and on

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-campus university.

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So there is a vast difference between studying

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in an on-campus university as compared to

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studying in an online university.

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Studying in any one of the three Islamic

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universities that I have mentioned is far superior

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than studying in any online university because when

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you are studying in an offline university or

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when you go to the campus and acquire

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knowledge, there is direct interaction with the teacher.

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You can ask whatever doubts you have on

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the spot to the teacher and you can

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understand whatever you are studying in a much

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better way.

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So you cannot compare online universities to offline

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and on-campus universities.

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But if you are not getting admission in

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any one of these few universities that I

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mentioned then you can study in online universities

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and one of the best online universities, it

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is the IOU, that is the International Online

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University which is run by Dr. Bilal Phillips.

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You can refer to this university and Inshallah,

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you can do courses as far as Islamic

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studies is concerned.

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There is another university that is run by

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Sheikh Saad al-Shetri that is the Knowledge

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University and you can refer to this university

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as well and you can study online in

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one of these universities and it will help

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you Inshallah.

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Certain students who are very studious and those

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who are focused, they may greatly benefit even

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from the online universities because they are focused,

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they are dedicated.

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Our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him

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said, طَلَابُ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيدَتْنَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ Seeking

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knowledge is obligatory upon every single Muslim.

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We should acquire Islamic education and knowledge.

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We should acquire knowledge that will benefit us

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in this world as well as the next

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and we should see to that we do

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not acquire knowledge that is futile, which does

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not benefit us neither in this world nor

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in the Akhira.

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So when we are acquiring knowledge, we should

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see to that it is beneficial for us.

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It is beneficial knowledge.

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That's the reason we do the Dua.

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رَبِّي زِدْنِي عِلْمًا Oh my Lord, increase me

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in knowledge.

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What kind of knowledge?

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Beneficial knowledge, knowledge that will benefit us in

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this world as well as the next and

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simultaneously a person can do his own self

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-study, read the glorious Quran with translation, read

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the Tafsir of the glorious Quran.

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There are various books of Tafsir that are

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available.

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If you know Arabic as a language, it

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is the best.

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There are several books of Tafsir that are

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available, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Tabari, Tafsir As-Sa'di

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and various other books of Tafsir that are

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available.

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If you do not know Arabic as a

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language, then you can refer to Tafsir Ibn

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Kathir in the English language.

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And as far as the translation of the

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glorious Quran is concerned, I would request you

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that to read the translation of the glorious

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Quran as well on a daily basis.

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And one of the best English translations, it

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is the Abdullah Yusuf Ali Sheikh.

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So you can refer to this translation as

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well.

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And you after you read the glorious Quran

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on a daily basis, you will see the

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satisfaction and tranquility in your life.

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You will see the change in your life.

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Let us be connected to the glorious Quran

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and let us not disconnect ourselves from the

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glorious Quran.

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