The Quran is the delight of the heart
- From: "Muslim With Mission" <muslim.with.mission@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:28:15 -0400
The Quran is the delight of the heart
Allaah, the Exalted, revealed the Quran, to be a beacon of light that cannot
be extinguished. It is a methodology and way of life that is perfect in all
respects. In it is strength that cannot be equaled or repelled. It is the
foundation of Eemaan (Faith) and the spring of knowledge. Allaah willed that
the Quran be what quenches the thirst for knowledge. It is the delight of
the people of wisdom. The Quran is the greatest cure for all ailments. It is
Allaah's Rope that cannot be severed. It is the Wise Reminder and the truly
Straight Path.
In the Quran are the parables of those who were before us, a prophesy of
that which will be after us and a criterion to judge between us. It is Truth
with certainty that was revealed to us. The one who lives according to its
dictations will be rewarded. The one who judges according to it will be
just. The one who calls to it is on the Straight Path. Allaah raises and
lowers people's status based on their adherence to it. The Quran, on the Day
of Judgment, will intercede on behalf of those who recited it.
Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his
mention ) said: "The one who reads a single letter from the Book of Allaah
will be rewarded with one good deed. (Know that) A good deed is multiplied
ten times over. I do not say Alif Laam Meem is one letter. Verily, Alif is
one letter, Laam is one letter, Meem is one letter." [At-Tirmithi]
The Book of Allaah to mankind's guidance is like the soul in relation to the
body. Therefore, he who abandons its recitation and does not act in
accordance to its laws is in a state of spiritual death. Allaah Almighty
Says (what means): "And is one who was dead and We gave him life and made
for him light by which to walk among the people like one who is in darkness,
never to emerge there from?" [Quran 6:122]
A person without Quran is like a person without water, air and medicine.
Allaah, the Most Exalted, Says (what means): "And We send down of the Quran,
that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase
the wrongdoers except in loss." [Quran 17:82]
The Quran is a healing for the body and the soul. Whenever life becomes hard
and complicated, the Light of the Quran will always brighten the way. It
will be a source of solace and tranquility. It will be a defender to you
when you are powerless and in need. When the Muslim recites the Quran, he
will feel matchless tranquility in his heart and being. This causes him only
to fear Allaah alone.
Allaah Almighty Says (what means): "Those to whom people [i.e. hypocrites]
said, 'Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them.' But it
[merely] increased them in faith, and they said, 'Sufficient for us is
Allaah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs.' So they returned with
favor from Allaah and bounty, no harm having touched them. And they pursued
the pleasure of Allaah, and Allaah is the Possessor of great bounty. That is
only Satan who frightens [you] of his supporters. So fear them not, but fear
Me, if you are [indeed] believers." [Quran 3:173-175]
Sadly, many have not taken this Quran into consideration and have neglected
its recitation and implementation. They sought the worldly life and
neglected the Hereafter. Allaah Says (what means): "And if you obey most of
those upon the earth, they will mislead you from the way of Allaah. They
follow not except assumption, and they are not but falsifying." [Quran
6:116]
Tragically, there are those who recite the Quran in its entirety and finish
with little more than with what they began with in terms of contemplation
and action. Some are so concerned with how they sound, they beautify their
voice without ever listening to what is being ordered or prohibited. Truly,
there are many reciters of the Quran that the Quran is free from them and
their evil. They recite the Quran and are oppressive to themselves and
others by not following its orders or forbidding its prohibitions.
Nothing is more valuable to a Muslim in his worldly life and in the
Hereafter than reciting the Quran and reflecting and trying to comprehend
its meaning. In doing so, an individual will become acquainted with what is
good and what is evil. He will see the effects of disobedience of Allaah and
its punishment in the parables of those who have come before us. An example
of such a punishment is the flood that was sent upon the people of Nooh
(Noah) may Allaah exalt his mention and others similar to it. It is a source
of inspiration and it strengthens one's belief in Allaah. For this reason,
Allaah Says (what means): ".And when His (Allaah's) verses (Quran) are
recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely."
[Quran 8:2]
This Book was sent and revealed from above the seven Heavens so that it
could be comprehended and implemented, it is not just to be recited while
the heart is pre-occupied. Allaah Almighty Says (what means):
"This is a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad,
sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam], that they might reflect upon its verses and
that those of understanding would be reminded." [Quran 38:29]
What has happened to our hearts? Why are our hearts locked out and
unresponsive to the Quran? Why do the words enter from one ear and exit out
the other? Why have our hearts hardened? Let us comprehend the Quran and
implement it in our lives. Let us be from those who implement the Quran in
our days and recite it during our nights.
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