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Your Relationship With The Qur'aan
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said,
How Our Pious Predecessors Read the Qur’aan
Imam Nawawi writes in his book at-Tibyan Fi Aadaab Hamalatil-Qur’an: “It is befitting to make special time for the Tilaawah (recitation) of the Qur’an and increase in it. It was from the practise of the Salaf (may Allah be pleased with them) that they used to finish the Qur’an within different periods of time. Ibn Abi Dawud reports that some of the salaf used to finish one khatam (complete Qur’an) in two months. Others use to finish one khatam every month. Some used to finish one khatam within ten days the likes of Hasan al-Basri. And some every eighth day such as the noble companion Ubayy...
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan 28 Jan 2012 Hits:36
My Sister! Quench Your Spiritual Thirst by the Qur’aan
Within the darkness of the night can be heard the soothing and melodious words of the Qur’aan... There is nothing which can quench the innate, deep thirst and need for the closeness with Allah, our Creator and Master, as does the Qur’aan. For, it is His Words, His Expressions, His Laws, His Promises, His Descriptions and yes, His very Speech. Each chapter brings to light facts long forgotten and ignored by the lost and confused soul, with unmatched exquisite precision, eloquence and divine injunction. In this way, the believing woman is energised and truly perceives her natural disposition in a...
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan 28 Mar 2011 Hits:991
Al-Yaman Al-Aswad and the Mushaf
"My brother, will you keep a secret for me until the day I die?" His Name: al-Yaman al-Aswad Kunyah: Abu Mu'awiyah Status: Later generations Location: Tarsus (located between present-day Syria and Turkey) He is Abu Mu'awiyah bin al-Aswad, from the greatest of the awliyaa' (allies, friends) of Allah. He was a companion of the great scholars Sufyaan ath-Thawri, Ibrahim al-Adham, and others. Abu az-Zahiriyyah narrated: "I went to Tarsus, I met Abu Mu'awiyah al-Aswad after he had become blind. In his house, I saw a Mushaf hanging from the wall and so I asked him, "May Allah have Mercy on...
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan 16 Jul 2010 Hits:179
Not Leaving the Qur'an Even During Jihaad!
"So, it is upon you to tend to the Qur'an - the pillar of the heart, the light of the chest, the remover of sadness. And this time period is the period of memorization of the Qur'an. I started in and benefited greatly from the days of training in 1969 (when fighting in Palestine). I benefited greatly from the memorization of the Qur'an, and it was the period of golden purity of the heart and spirit. So, it is easy for you to memorize here; very easy...yes. I had a large-print Mushaf, and during the time in which I would...
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan 28 Aug 2010 Hits:194
Love for the Quran
Do we really love the Quran? If we did, would we let it sit on the shelf and let it get dusted. It’s strange how we say we have love for the Quran and Sunnah, but how often do we read the Quran whether it be English translation or Arabic? and put the teachings of it into practice. As i look around my own living Room, i see a bookshelf filled with books, from multiple copies of the Quran to Seerah, to Hadit, you name it. So much Guidance right at hands reach, but more importantly the gut feeling i get...
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan 23 Aug 2010 Hits:338
Adhere to the Qur'aan!!
Bishr ibn al-Harith: I heard ‘Isa ibn Yunus (rahimahullah) say, ‘If a slave finishes the Qur’an (khatm), an Angel kisses him in-between his eyes.’1 Imam al-Aajuri: ‘Such a person should make the Qur’an a fountain for his heart, rectifying by it whatever has become corrupt in his heart. He should take on the qualities of the Qur’an and adorn himself with a beautiful character whereby he becomes distinguished from the rest of the people who do not recite or memorise the Qur’an.’ ‘If he speaks, he speaks with knowledge… and were he to be silent, he is silent with knowledge… He does...
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan 16 Jul 2010 Hits:355
Living in the Shade of the Qur’an
The times we live in at present are indeed very worrying; this worry far surpasses the magnitude of the attacks launched upon the Nation of the Muslims from outside its realms, but indeed her slow and painful emersion into ignorance of the Book of Allah, and a deeper insight into its implementation in our daily lives. “And among them are unlettered ones who do not know the Scripture except [indulgent in] wishful thinking, but they are only assuming”[1] “It is but a reminder to the worlds”[2] “And you will surely know [the truth of] its information after a time”[3] Contemplation upon the word of...
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan 31 Dec 2009 Hits:327
The Qur'aanic Path
If you want to identify with the spirit of the Qur’aan, you must practically involve [yourself] with the struggle to fulfil its mission. For the Qur’aan is not a book of abstract theories and cold ideas, which one can grasp while seated in a cosy arm chair. Nor is it merely a religious book like other religious books, whose meanings can be grasped in seminaries and oratories. On the contrary, it is a Book which contains a message, and invitation, which generates a movement. The moment it began to revealed down, it impelled a quiet and pious man to abandon his...
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan 22 Nov 2009 Hits:258
The Qur’aan, My Friend Behind Bars
This was during my first two months in the Political Security Jail. This was a time when I was allowed no visitors, no contact with family, and no contact with other prisoners. In fact I wasn't even allowed to speak to the prison guards except in whispers and only for urgent needs. This was a time of complete isolation from the outside world. I was in an underground solitary cell made up of four concrete walls with an iron gate on one side and on the opposite side a small window -rather a hole- covered with iron mesh to allow...
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan 22 Nov 2009 Hits:294
Have you Abandoned the Qur’aan?
There can be no doubt that the Qur’aan is the greatest miracle of the Prophet (saws) - a miracle that can be appreciated by all of mankind. Yet, despite the power and status of the Qur’aan, many Muslims are heedless of it. It is distressing to see that the Muslims of today have turned away from this great treasure that has been revealed to them - the very Speech of Allaah. They have made the Qur’aan a sacred family heirloom; to be treasured in exotic and expensive covers, yet to be uninhabited by the best of all covers - their hearts;...
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan 22 Nov 2009 Hits:329
Nine Great Benefits of Reflecting Over the Qur'aan
Indeed the Book of Allaah is not a book like any other, it is the timeless Speech of Allaah, not a created thing, a study guide for life and death and what comes after. Therefore it deserves a more careful study than anyone else's speech. It necessitates that its reader return to the early narrations of those who witnessed its revelation and heard its explanation by the one deputed by Allaah to rehearse and explain His Words to humanity, the Prophet Muhammad [may the Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him]. For if one would try to ponder over the...
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan 22 Nov 2009 Hits:366
How Do You Benefit From the Qur'aan?
Allaah the Exalted said:{Verily, therein is indeed a reminder for him who has a heart or gives ear while he is heedful.}{footnote}Surat al Qaaf: [50]:37{/footnote} When you desire benefit from the Qur’an, then bring your heart together during its recitation, listen heedfully and have the presence of the one who is being addressed and spoken to, since it is a speech from Him, the Sublime, to you, upon the tongue of His Messenger (May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him). This is because the best and most complete effects suspended between the following: 1. That which produces the required effect, 2....
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan 19 Nov 2009 Hits:364
Healing the Weak Eemaan (Faith) by the Qur'aan
Thinking about and trying to understand meanings of the Glorious Quran, which Allah has sent down for His slaves to clarify all things and as a Light that He gives to whom He wills among His slaves. Indeed, the Quran contains tremendous medicine for all ills of the heart, as Allah [az] said, "And We sent down from the Quran that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism)."{footnote}Al-Qur’aan: 17:82{/footnote} The Quran contains Islamic Monotheism; Allah’s promises, warnings and Commandments; stores of previous nations; and codes of the best conduct and behaviour. These various subjects...
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan 19 Nov 2009 Hits:529
7 Tips for Improving your Relationship with the Qur'aan
1. Before you touch it, check your heart. The key to really benefiting from the Qur’aan is to check your heart first, before you even touch Allah's book. Ask yourself, honestly, why you are reading it. Is it to just get some information and to let it drift away from you later? Remember that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was described by his wife as a "walking Quran": in other words, he didn't just read and recite the Qur’aan, he lived it. 2. Do your Wudhoo’ (ablution). Doing your Wudhoo’ is good physical and mental preparation...
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan 19 Nov 2009 Hits:636
Your Relationship With The Qur'aan