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AL-QUR'AAN - A SOURCE OF
BENEFIT FOR THE UMMAH
Allâh
Ta`âlâ mentions in one of the verses of the Holy Qurân:
“O People!
Certainly an advisor has come to you from your Lord.”
Rasűlullâh (Sallallaahu
Alayhi Wasallam) is reported to have said that man has two
types of advisors; one is a silent advisor and the other is a
talking advisor. The silent advisor is death. In other words,
if a person ponders over the fact that one day he will have to
leave this world and he will have to stand before Allâh Ta`âlâ
and submit an account of all his deeds etc., than such a
person will definitely abstain from sin and pursue pious and
righteous deeds instead.
The second
advisor referred to as the talking advisor is the Holy Qurân.
The Qurân is the blessed speech of Allâh Ta`âlâ which He
had revealed for the guidance of mankind. It is our firm
belief that the Holy Qurân is the most superior book of Allâh
Ta`âlâ revealed upon the noblest creation, Rasűlullâh (Sallallaahu
Alayhi Wasallam) via the most superior angel Hadrat
Jibra’îl (Alayhis salaam).
Apart from the
Qurân, no other divine scripture was awarded the preference
of divine preservation. As Allâh Ta`âlâ says in the Holy
Qurân: “We have revealed the Qurân and We will be its
protectors.”
The Qurân enjoys
a noble status and great significance in the eyes of Allâh
Ta`âlâ. So let us ponder over some of the benefits of
reciting the Holy Qurân.
Hadrat
`Abdullâh bin Mas`űd (Radhiallaahu
Anhu) narrates that Rasűlullâh (Sallallaahu
Alayhi Wasallam) said: “The person who recites one
letter of the Qurân will receive one reward and each reward
will be multiplied ten-fold.” He further added: “I do not
mean that ‘Alif-Lâm Mîm’ is one letter but indeed Alif
is one letter, Lâm is one letter and Mîm is another
letter.”
It is mentioned
by some `Ulamâ that the Qurân comprises of 3202670 letters.
We can well imagine the extent of Thawâb one attains by
merely reciting the Holy Qurân once.
In another Hadîth,
Hadrat Abu Sa`îd Khudrî (Radhiallaahu
Anhu) reports that Rasűlullâh (Sallallaahu
Alayhi Wasallam) said: “A person, who due to the
excessive recitation of the Qurân is unable to make the Zikr
of Allâh Ta`âlâ and Du`â unto him, Allâh Ta`âlâ will
bestow upon such a person more blessings and Rehmat
(mercy) than those who make His Zikr and make Du`â unto
him.”
Many a times,
whilst reciting the Qurân, we find it difficult to continue
due to some natural difficulty or other like stuttering etc.
Concerning such a person, Hadrat `Âishah (Radhiallaahu
Anhu) narrates that Rasűlullâh (Sallallaahu
Alayhi Wasallam) said: “A person who experiences
difficulty in reciting the Qurân will receive double the
reward of that person who experiences no difficulty.”
We should
endeavour to occupy ourselves with the constant recitation of
the Holy Qurân so that we may attract the mercy and blessings
of Allâh Ta`âlâ.
As for those who
do not even know a portion of the Qurân, they are described
in a Hadîth narrated by Hadrat `Abdulâh
bin `Abbâs (Radhiallaahu Anhu) that Rasűlullâh (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: “The person who does not even
have a bit of the Qurân in his bosom (chest) is like a
devastated house.” Just as we do would not like to care for
or go near a devastated house, in the same manner, Allâh Ta`âlâ
does not care for or worry about such a person.
In another Hadîth,
Rasűlullâh (Sallallaahu
Alayhi Wasallam) is reported to have said: “Do not make
your homes like grave yards.” In other words, just as the
graveyards are devoid of the recitation of the Qurân, don’t
make your homes like this.
The Holy Qurân
and the month of Ramadân go hand in hand. Without the
Qurân, Ramadân would have been incomplete. Allâh Ta`âlâ
informs us in the Holy Qurân: “The month of Ramadân,
wherein the Qurân was revealed.”
In one Hadîth,
Rasűlullâh (Sallallaahu
Alayhi Wasallam) says: “The fasting of a person and the
Qurân will intercede for him on the day of judgement. His
fasting will cry: “O Allâh! I prevented him from eating and
fulfilling his desires during the day, so accept my
intercession in his favour.” And the Qurân will beg: “O
Allâh! I prevented him from sleeping at night (due to his
recitation in Tarâwîh and Tahajjud etc.). So, accept
my intercession in his favour.” Rasűlullâh (Sallallaahu
Alayhi Wasallam) further mentions that the intercession of
both will be accepted. How fortunate are those in whose favour
the Qurân will intercede on the day regarding which the Qurân
declares: And fear that day when no soul shall benefit another
soul and no intercession will be accepted from it.”
We should take
out some time daily and recite at least a page or a Ruk`ű of
the Qurân. Some `Ulamâ are of the opinion that the right of
the Qurân over us is that it should be recited at least twice
a year; once in Ramadân and once throughout the
year.
We make Du`â
unto Allâh Ta`âlâ that He makes the Qurân a means of
guidance for the entire Ummah and may He render it a means of
benefit for us in this world by means of drawing His mercy and
blessing and in the hereafter through its intercession and
Thawâb. Âmîn.
Al-In`aam – November 2000
Last modified:
July 19, 2007
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