• Course title: HU-101

• Lecture: Building a relationship with the

Quran
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 DUTIES TO QUR’AN
• To believe in Qur’an.
• To regularly recite Qur’an .
• To understand the Qur’an
• To act upon the Guidance of Qur’an
• To convey the Message of Qur’an
 TO BELIEVE IN THE HOLY QUR’AN
• Two aspects of belief:
• Heart felt Testification
• Testification with the heart that Qur’an is
the speech of Allah‫۔‬
• Verbal Affirmation
• To verbally declare that it is the speech
of Allah.
 TO REGULARLY RECITE QUR’AN

• The immediate result of belief is regular

reading and recitation of Qur’an.
‫اب َي ْتلُو َن ُه َح َّق ِتاَل َو ِت ِه أُولَ ِئ َك ُي ْؤ ِم ُنونَ ِب ِه‬
َ ‫• الَّذِينَ آ َت ْي َنا ُه ُم ا ْل ِك َت‬
‫َو َمنْ َي ْكفُ ْر ِب ِه َفأُو َل ِئ َك ُه ُم ا ْل َخاسِ ُرون‬
• “Those to whom we have delivered the
book, recite it as it ought to be recited.
They are those who believe in the Book.”
(Albaqarah: 121)
• For reciting the holy book term ‘Tilaawat’
• Its recitation is an act of worship
ِ ‫س َر ِمنَ ا ْلقُ ْر‬
• ‫آن‬ َّ ‫َفا ْق َر ُءوا َما َت َي‬
• “Read from the Holy Quran whatever you can with
ease (Muzzammil v: 20)
• Every day one must read some of the Qur’an.
• “Allah likes things which are done regularly, even
if little”. (Al-Bukhari & Muslim).
• As He said: “The parable of the companion of the
Qur’an is like a tethered camel; a man holds on to
it so long as he attends to it, and it escapes if he
 TO UNDERSTAND THE QUR’AN

• Allah (swt) made Qur’an easy for

understanding.
• ‫س ْر َنا ا ْلقُ ْرآنَ ل ِِّلذ ْك ِر َف َهلْ مِنْ ُم َّدك ٍِر‬َّ ‫َولَ َقدْ َي‬
• “Indeed we have made Qur’an easy to
understand Is there some one who gets
admonished?” (Alqamar)
• Qur’an is revealed with a purpose.
ْ ‫إِ َّن ُه لَ َق ْول ٌ َف‬
• ‫ ِل‬.‫صل ٌ َو َما ه َُو ِبا ْل َه ْز‬
• “Indeed! This is the decisive Word and it is
purposeless.” (At’taariq)
• This guidance is subject to understanding it.
ِ ‫ار ٌك لِ َيدَّ َّب ُروا آ َيا ِت ِه َولِ َي َت َذ َّك َر أُولُو اأْل َ ْل َبا‬
• ‫ب‬ َ ‫اب أَ ْن َز ْل َناهُ إِلَ ْي َك ُم َب‬
ٌ ‫ِك َت‬
• “This is a Book which We have sent down
to you, full of blessings, that they may
ponder over its Verses, and that men of
understanding may remember”
• We should learn Arabic.
• We should recite Qur’an with translation.
• Two levels of understanding Qur’an.
• 1.Tazakkur: It is to know the central idea of
a section of Qur’an through a quick view.
• 2.Tadabbur It is deep understanding with
wisdom
• ‫ب أَ ْقفَالُها‬
ٍ ‫آن أَ ْم َعلَى قُلُو‬ َ ‫أَفَاَل يَتَ َدبَّ ُر‬
َ ‫ون ا ْلقُ ْر‬
• “So why don’t they ponder over the
Qur’an or if their hearts are sealed”
(Mohammad: 47: 24) .
 TO ACT UPON THE GUIDANCE OF QUR’AN

• Believing, Reading and understanding Qur’an

would be beneficial if it is acted upon.
• Qur’an has always joined ‫لح‬FF‫ا‬FF‫ عملص‬with‫یمان‬F‫ا‬
ِ ‫ين آ َم ُنوا َو َع ِملُوا الصَّالِ َحا‬
‫ت‬ َ ‫• َو ْال َعصْ ِر إِنَّ اإْل ِ ْن َس‬
َ ‫ان َل ِفي ُخسْ ٍرإِاَّل الَّ ِذ‬
• A faith without practice of Qur’anic principles
is not bene trustworthy.
• “Whosoever makes legal what is forbidden in
Qur’an does not believe in Qur’an.” (Tirmizi)
‫ون •‬ ‫َو َم ْن َ ْلم َ ي ْح ُك ْم ِ ب َما َأ ْن َز َل ُهَّللا َ فأُولَئِ َك ُه ُم ْال َكافِ ُر َ‪.‬‬
‫‪• “And whoever does not make decisions by‬‬
‫‪what Allah has revealed then surely those‬‬
‫)‪are non-believers” (Al-Maidah 44‬‬
‫‪• Total obedience is required.‬‬
‫ُ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ع‬
‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ف‬ ‫ي‬
‫َ‬ ‫نْ‬‫م‬‫َ‬ ‫ء‬
‫ُ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫َ‬
‫ز‬ ‫ج‬
‫َ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬
‫َ‬ ‫ف‬‫َ‬ ‫ض‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫ع‬‫ْ‬ ‫ب‬
‫َ‬ ‫ب‬
‫ِ‬ ‫ونَ‬ ‫ر‬
‫ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ك‬ ‫َ‬
‫ت‬ ‫و‬‫َ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ب‬ ‫ا‬‫ت‬‫َ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ك‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ض‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ع‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ب‬
‫َ‬ ‫ب‬
‫ِ‬ ‫ونَ‬ ‫ن‬‫ُ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫م‬ ‫ؤ‬‫ْ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫ت‬ ‫َ‬
‫ف‬ ‫َ‬ ‫• أ‬
‫ي فِي ا ْل َح َيا ِة ال ُّد ْن َيا َو َي ْو َم ا ْلقِ َيا َم ِة ُي َردُّونَ إِ َلى أَ َ‬
‫شدِّ‬ ‫َذلِ َك ِم ْن ُك ْم إِاَّل خ ِْز ٌ‬
‫ا ْل َع َذاب‬
 TO CONVEY THE MESSAGE TO OTHERS

• Mohammad (saw) is the last of the prophets.

• Carrying the message of Allah (swt) to the
rest of the mankind is obligatory on all
Muslims.
‫اس َتأْ ُم ُرونَ ِبا ْل َم ْع ُروفِ َو َت ْن َه ْونَ َع ِن‬
ِ ‫ أ ُ َّم ٍة أ ُ ْخ ِر َج ْت لِل َّن‬.‫• ُك ْن ُت ْم َخ ْي َر‬
ِ ‫ا ْل ُم ْن َك ِر َو ُت ْؤ ِم ُنونَ ِباهَّلل‬
• “You are the best of peoples ever raised up
for mankind, you enjoin what is right and
forbid the wrong and believe in Allah” (Ale-
Imran
• Mohammed (saw) conveyed the message To
Sahaba to which he made them witness in
his last sermon during Hajjatul Widda:
• “Now for those of you, who are present here
should carry the message to those, who are
not here.”
• The individuals of Muslim Ummah are duty
bound to this responsibility.
• “Convey from me even if it be a single Ayah”
(Bukhari)