Arabic Alphabet Song by Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)

A beautiful song Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) made for his baby daughter to teach her the letters in the arabic alphabet. I also put here the letters so you would know what it looks like.

Enjoy!

A’ Is For Allah

A‘ is for Allah, nothing but Allah;

Ba is the beginning of Bismillah¹;

Ta is for Taqwa, bewaring of Allah;

and Tha is for Thawab, a reward;

Ja is for Janna, the Garden of Paradise;

Ha is for Hajj, the blessed pilgrimage;

Kha is for Khaatem, the seal of the prophethood given to the Prophet, Muhammed (SAW²);

Da is for Deen³, Al-Islam, religion with Allah since time began;

Dha is for dhikr, remembering Allah;

and Ra is for the month of Ramadhan, ohh Ramadhan⁴;

Za is for Zakat to pure our greed, when we give our money to those in need;

Sa is for Salamu alaikum, peace be with you wa’alaikum assalam;

Sha is for shams, the shining sun, which Allah placed for everyone;

and Sua is for salat, for when we pray facing him, everyday, facing him, till we meet ourlord;

Allah there’s only one God and Muhammed is his Messenger. Allah, La ilaha illa’allah;

Dua is for duha, the morning light, the sun has turned from red to white;

Tua is for tareeq, the path to walk upon;

and Dhua is for dhil, a shadow;

and ‘Aa is for ilm⁵, the thing to know, to make our knowledge grow, in Islam;

Gha is for ghaib, a world unseen and that we know is not a dream;

Fa is for, the Opening, Al-Fatiha⁶;

and Qua for the Qur’an⁷, the book of God;

and Ka is for kalima, a word we’re taught to teach us what is good and what is not;

and La is for the beginning of La ilaha illa’allah⁸;

Ma is for the Messenger Muhammed-ur-Rasoolillah. La ilaha illa’allah, Muhammed-ur-Rasulilllah;

Allah, there’s only one God and Muhammed is his Messenger. Allah, la ilaha illa’allah;

Na is for nawm, the sleep God gave to give us rest after the day;

Ha is for the Hijra, the journey that, the Prophet made;

and Wa for wudu before we pray to help us wash our sins away;

and Ya for Yawm-mid-Deen⁹;

Allah, there’s only one God and Muhammed is his Messenger. Allah, La ilaha illa’allah;

Allah, there’s only one God and Jesus was his Messenger. Allah, La ilaha illa’allah;

Allah, there’s only one God and Moses was his Messenger. Allah, La ilaha illa’allah;

Allah, there’s only one God and Abraham was his Messenger. Allah, La ilaha illa’allah;

Allah, there’s only one God and Noah was his Messenger. Allah, La ilaha illa’allah;

Allah, there’s only one God and he created Adam, and we are the children of Adam. Allah,La ilaha illa’allah;

Allah, there’s only one God and Muhammed is his Messenger. Allah, La ilaha illa’allah.

Lyrics Source:
http://www.metrolyrics.com/a-is-for-allah-alif-is-for-allah-lyrics-yusuf-islam.html

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¹ bismillah = in the name of Allah

² SAW (Salallu ‘alaihi wa sallam) = peace be upon him

³ Deen = way of life / path

⁴ Ramadhan is the month of fasting. Muslims fast for a whole month. Each day the fast starts at dawn (at the call of the morning/subuh prayer) and ends when the sun sets (at the call of the maghrib prayer).

⁵ ‘ilm = knowledge

⁶ Fatihah/The Opening is the first surah/chapter of the Quran

⁷ Quran literary means ‘Recitations’

⁸ La ilaaha illallah = There is no one to worship except Allah

⁹ Yawm-mid-Deen is in the first chapter of the Quran, this is one of the names of the Day of Judgment

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