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Is it not obligatory to
understand the Quran?
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I. Clarification
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Importance
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Will they then not meditate on the Quran, or are there locks on the hearts?
[Al-Quran, 47:24]
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A grave warning!
And the Messenger (Muhammad, pbuh) will say (on the day of
Judgment): O my Lord! Lo! mine own folk make this Quran of no
account [Al-Quran, 25:30].
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Believe in it
Read it
Understand it
Ponder its verses
Act upon it
Spread it
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Are we Excused?
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And We have indeed made the Quran easy for Zikr, then is
there any that will remember (and receive admonition)? [AlQuran, 54:17].
Quran is easy for receiving admonition (not for other aspects
such as extracting rulings)
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And hasten not (O Muhammad) with the Quran ere its revelation
hath been perfected unto thee, and say: My Lord! Increase me in
knowledge. Al-Quran [20:114]
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I am busy!!!
Many among us are so busy all day that we dont have ANY
time to recite or study to understand it!
Busy does not mean that I am dead in those moments. It only
means that I am doing something which I think is more important
than Quran.
Practically speaking, I dont think it to be of worth. If it was of
any value to me, I would surely have spared time for its
recitation and understanding.
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Our lives have daily time slots for everything, i.e., for sleeping,
eating, reading newspapers, etc.
Do we have a fixed slot for the Quran (in addition to the five
prayers)?
If not, it only shows the importance that we attach to it.
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Even if such a daily slot or weekly slot exists for attending a dars
or a study circle of the Quran, we drop it at the slightest pretext
such as, I am tired, I had some friends/relatives at my
house and I can not come, etc.
By the way, none of these pretexts are used when it comes to
our job or other interests (such as social gatherings).
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Lo! thy Lord knoweth how thou keepest vigil sometimes nearly
two thirds of the night, or (sometimes) half or a third thereof, as
do a party of those with thee [Al-Quran, 73:20].
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Ex. 1
Was the Prophet, pbuh, not busy during the day, doing
Dawah all day? Yes.
Was his understanding not OK? No.
Was his memorization poor? Not al all.
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Ex. 1
The Prophet (pbuh) spent on the average approx. 4 hours every night.
And we dont want to give even 10% (24 minutes) of what the Prophet
(pbuh) gave, THAT TOO during the day.
What level of his Ittibaa (following) do we have in our lives? How
strong is my connection with my Prophet (pbuh)? (I am talking about our
relationship with Quran and not Tahajjud).
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Ex. 3:
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Ex. 3
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The Prophet (pbuh) was asked to recite the same Quran that
we have for almost 4 hours every night!
He was asked to recite it again and again.
Are we not lucky to have the same book for us too.
Dont we always value the practice of great people in terms of
what they read and how they lived?
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Ex. 6:
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Ex. 7:
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Ex. 7:
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Ex. 8
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Ex. 10:
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Ex. 11:
Have you ever read a book on any topic (Maths, physics, social
sciences, commerce, etc.) in which the author has asked you to
understand its contents! Never!
However, we Muslims have reverse logic when it comes to
Quran. Even after clear statements by Allah subhanahu taala
about the purpose of revelation, we just take it easy and never
bother seriously to understand it.
The tragedy is that no Muslim denies the importance of
understanding it yet at the same time does almost nothing
serious to understand it.
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Ex. 12:
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Ex. 14:
Let us look at ourselves. We are reading this book for the last
couple of decades of our life and still expect Allah to keep
ignoring our carelessness towards understanding this book!
And even after reminding, we dont bother to seriously start
understanding it!!!
How much do we value Allah and His Book? Have we ever
thought of His opinion about our attitude of carelessness
towards His Book?
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Ex. 15:
The Most Merciful, our Creator, our Rabb has given us the
Quran for OUR OWN benefit. For how many years, will we
keep looking at translators for meanings?
Our brain contains 1000s of words of English. Is it too difficult to
add couple of 1000s of Arabic words to understand the book of
Allah.
If we learn 5 words/day, it will take only 2 years to understand
the whole Quran... Only if we care!
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Daily Salah 2
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Daily Salah 3
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Daily Salah 4
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Daily Salah 5
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Daily Salah 6
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Daily Salah 7
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Daily Salah 8
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O my God! ...
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Purpose of Taraweeh
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KNOWLEDGE
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Say: Believe therein or believe not, lo! those who were given
knowledge before it, when it is read unto them, fall down
prostrate on their faces, adoring, Saying: Glory to our Lord! Verily
the promise of our Lord must be fulfilled. They fall down on their
faces, weeping, and it increaseth humility in them. [Al-Quran
17:107-109]
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BE LIKE
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Translations
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Example
if you say, "Every human will die," it will not have as much impact
as "Kullu nafsin zaaiqatul maut".
In fact we do the same thing in our language too.
We keep quoting the poetic lines to strengthen our message
because it has the 'heat' to convey the emotions.
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If you just read the solved problems and do not think yourselves
or work on it, you will never learn Maths.
If you dont ponder over the verses of the Quran, you may not
get its real benefits.
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Once Aisha (pbuh) was asked about the morals of the Prophet
(pbuh). She replied that, His (pbuh) morals were Quran.
So, the theory is Quran and the practical model is the Prophets
(pbuh) life.
Without a complete and continuous study of the Quran, even
the Prophets life can not be properly understood in its true
sense.
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Recently the print media (in the East or in the West) and antiIslamic leaders are quoting Quranic verses on Jihad or other
issues.
There are many Muslims who must have read this first time in
their life. Are we waiting for such moments?
We will be questioned left and right by our non-Muslim
neighbors/colleagues. Are we prepared? What are we going to
answer if we dont know them?
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No intellectual involvement
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PRETEXTS
What is
Why hurry
Why then did Allah ask us to recite from any part of the Quran in
Salah? One should come up with redundant verses/chapters
(naoozubillah). Can anyone claim to do that?
Allah knows best and He gave us this Book. To say that it is not
necessary to understand the whole Book is to question His
wisdom.
(I am talking about the basic understanding only.
mutashaabihaat etc.)
Not of
Is it a must
There are some who say, Just focus on practice. Practice what
you know and dont worry about learning more!!!
Learning to understand the Quran is not part of more. It is the
most basic Book that is given to us by Allah as guidance. If we
neglect the basic Book of guidance, where else will we find it?
According to scholars: Obtaining extra (nafil) knowledge is more
rewarding that performing extra (nafil) worhsip.
If so, then why are we (the masses, the general public) asked to
listen to it in our daily prayers and in Ramadaan? Is that only a
ritual?
There is no Brahmin class in Islam (where the books are
restricted to them only) nor the rest are untouchables, who
should not even open the holy books.
Allah has asked each one of us to understand, think, and ponder
over its verses. Can any one show that he (if capable) is
excluded from this command?
Perhaps almost half the life is gone (in the sense of average
human age).
We dont know when we will die. If we learn it at snails pace or
wait for a time to learn, when are going to live our everyday life
in full Quranic light?
This is what is said about the others (whoever they are from
west or east) that they read to learn and we Muslims, when it
comes to Quran, learn to read only and stop there.
Dont Muslims claim that it is the dearest Book to them!!!
Joy or grief?
Joy or
Most of us read the Quran only when we face tough times! The
reciting of Quran has almost been associated with gloomy
situations.
According to an authentic hadith, we should remember Allah in
good times, He will remember us in hard times.
Let us remember Allah (and recite His Book too) in all times.
If you visit those who have some religious awareness, you will
be corrected multiple times if you recite the Qurran wrongly
(violating Tajweed rules). However, nobody will fault you if
you dont know the meaning of the Quran!
It is a must to learn Tajweed but let us not stop there.
Muslim Schools
In the following slides, it is urged that you should try to hold/attend daily
classes on Quran for effective learning.
1.
We, in general, don't open the book after the class for another
3 days!!! The week passes so fast that on the day of Class, we
say, Is it Friday/? O! I forgot that we have class today!.
2.
Why
3.
If we skip one class, it is almost half-a-month of no-touch/nointeraction with the Quranic lesson.
4.
Do it daily, otherwise
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General Benefits:
General Benefits:
8. Our excitement will increase with time because we will get the
sense of achievement that we have covered so many paras. In
fact, this is what happens. Completion of 10, 15 paras will
inspire us to complete the Quran as early as possible.
9. We will develop a habit of daily recitation of the Qur'an.
10. We will be in contact with each other everyday. That way, (as
Da'ees) we will have an opportunity to invite our colleagues to
regular Islamic work.
11. One of the important benefits of this approach is that a
participant will see the demands of Qur'an with his own eyes.
12. What will we gain if we dont come for those 40 min. What will
we spare?
Will we make millions in those 40 min?
Will we enjoy the best of sleep in those 40 minutes (if it is after
Fajr till Ishraaq, the best and ideal time)?
Compare it to how much will be lost!
13. Make use of blessings before they are gone they may run out
very quickly!!!
Five blessings: Life; youth; time; health; prosperity;
Additional blessings:
availability of the daily program (if it is not there, you can start
it with your friends);
the friends who are arranging this program; you may soon go
to an area where you may not find such a program;
the availability of translations (there was a time when there
was no translation available);
If you start daily study, then from the next year onwards, you will
live under full Quranic light and guidance.
You will inshaAllah understand every verse recited or heard.
Consequently, your relationship with Allah will increase with time.
The worth
We are ready for for the infinite fraction of this dunya which is not
worth even the wing of a mosquito; and that too in a situation
when we dont really need that extra money.
If we are ready for that and not for a Quranic class (that too for
10 months only), we say with our actions that the worth of
Quran in practical terms is not even 60!
Last Appeal
Even if you cant start with daily class of 40 minutes after Fajr
(or after Maghrib/Isha),
go for 20 minutes daily after Fajr;
go for 20 minutes daily after Isha;
If not daily, go for 5 days a week or at least 3 days a week.
But there is nothing like daily class (after Fajr, till Ishraq). It
will be the most effective, as outlined earlier.
A Reminder Again
Will they then not meditate on the Quran, or are there locks on
the hearts? [Al-Quran, 47:24]
As for those who strive in Us, We surely guide them to Our paths
[Al-Quran, 29:69]