Excellence of Reciting The Holy Quran
Excellence of Reciting The Holy Quran
Excellence of Reciting The Holy Quran
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Excellence of Reciting
Th e Holy Quran
No matter how hard Satan tries to prevent you from reading this booklet, do
read it all; ! " # you will come across an invaluable treasure of
information and knowledge.
Excellence of alt-Alan-Nab /
The Beloved of Allah ! " # , the Comforter of the Hearts, the Mercy for
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the Universe, the Noble Prophet + ! %! &'% (
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of alt upon me is Nr [light] on the Bridge of ir. Whoever recites
alt upon me 80 times on Friday, 80 years of his sins will be forgiven.
(Mujam aghr, pp. 320, ad 5191)
May the teachings of the Quran prevail; this is my prayer
Over all other flags, may the flag of Islam fly higher
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May Allah
his sake!
forgive us for
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respect, the Holy Prophet + ! %! &'% (
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one letter of the Book of Allah ! " # , he will get one virtue which will
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Quran, and then acted upon whatever is in the Holy Quran, the
Quran will intercede for him and take him into Paradise. (Mujam Kabr,
pp. 198, vol. 10, ad 10450, Trkh Dimishq, pp. 3, vol. 41)
The passion to recite the Quran for this I supplicate
To die as a martyr under the green dome O Allah ! " # , make this my fate
Allah ! " # Increases the Reward until the Day of Judgement
It is mentioned in a ad, Whoever teaches one ya of the Book of
Allah ! " # or one chapter of knowledge, Allah ! " # will continue to
increase his reward until the Day of Judgement. (Trkh Dimishq, pp. 290,
vol. 59)
O my Lord! Bestow upon me the passion to seek the knowledge of Islam
O Allah ! " # ! Grant me the enthusiasm to learn and teach the Holy Quran
Allah
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Amr ul Mminn, Sayyidun Umar-al-Frq
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kiss the Holy Quran every day, and would say, This is the covenant
of my Lord ! " # , and His Book. (akaf, Dur-ru-Mukhtr, pp. 634, vol. 9)
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When the verses of the Holy Quran are recited aloud, some
people, although remaining silent, continue to look around and
continue to perform various movements and gestures. Such people
should note that listening attentively is also essential in addition
to remaining silent. In this respect, Al arat, the Leader of the
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Al-us-Sunna, Shaykh Imam Ahmad Raz Khn & '% (
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stated on page 352 of Volume 23 of Fatw Razawyya, It is
Far [Compulsory] to listen attentively and to remain silent when
the Holy Quran is recited. Allah ! " # says:
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And when the Quran is recited, listen to it attentively and keep
silent, so that you are bestowed with mercy
(Kanz-ul-mn [translation of Quran]) (Part 9, Sra al-Arf, verse 204)
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to recitation, then the sin will be upon the reciter. If the reciter
began reciting before the people became occupied in their work
at a place that is not specified for work, then if people do not
listen to recitation, the sin will be upon those people. However, if
he began to recite after they had already started working; the sin
will be on the reciter. (Ghunya-tul-Mutamall, pg. 497)
13. It is also discouraged to recite aloud where somebody is learning
Islamic knowledge, or where a student of Islamic sciences is revising
or researching. (ibid)
14. There is no harm in reciting the Holy Quran whilst lying down,
as long as the legs are folded up [i.e. not stretch out] and the face
is uncovered. Additionally, it is also permissible to perform Tilwa
whilst walking or working, provided attention of the heart is not
distracted; otherwise it would be Makru [disliked]. (ibid, pp. 496)
15. It is impermissible to recite the Holy Quran in the bathroom or
in places of impurity. (ibid)
16. Listening to recitation of the Holy Quran is better than reciting
the Holy Quran or offering Nafl al [Supererogatory prayer].
(ibid, pp. 497)
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Merciful Prophet + ! %! &'% (
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would start Sra Ftia, then Sra Baqara up to 2H3 4 E FG N O BC D ,
and then after asking the Du [supplication] for the completion
of the recitation of the full Quran, he would stand up. (Al-Itqn f
Ulm-il-Quran, vol. 1, pp. 158)
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said, If it was up to me, I would hide away from even Kirman Ktibn
(the two respected angels who write down a persons deeds) to perform
the worship of Allah ! " # !
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The narrator states, I was in the company of the Shaykh &'% (
a period of over 20 years but I never saw him, other than on Fridays,
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performing even two Rakats of Nafl al. The Shaykh & '% (
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would take a pot of water into his special room and then close the
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door from the inside. I was never able to find out what he & '% (
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did in his room, until one day, when his son began to cry loudly. As
the childs mother began to try to calm the child down, I asked, Why
is the child crying so much? Then the respected lady said, This
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childs father (Sayyidun Shaykh Abul asan s & '% (
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the Holy Quran in this room and cries [with fear of Allah ! " # ], so
this child also begins to cry upon hearing his father crying!
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Shaykh Ab Abdulla & '% (
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asan s & '% ( 8
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ostentation, would take so much care to conceal his good deeds that
after performing worship in his special room and before coming out,
he would wash his face and put Kohl in his eyes, so that nobody
would be able to guess that he had been crying by looking at his face
or eyes! (ilyat-ul-Awliy, pp. 254, vol. 9)
May Allah
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! On one hand, these are the most sincere and devout people
who conceal their good deeds; and unfortunately, on the other hand,
there are the naive, sincerity-lacking people like us, who loudly proclaim
and declare any good deeds they perform. First of all we do not even
manage to perform good deed, and if we rarely succeed in doing a
good deed, we end up showing off!
My insolent ego has affected my heart deep inside it
When I did a good deed, I wasnt able to hide it
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Bless us for the sake of those children, who have the Quran
memorized
Bless us for the sake of the Green Dome, whose light has the world
mesmerized
That is to articulate all of the Quranic letters from their correct point of articulation according
to the principles of Tajwd.
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We heard and we obeyed; May forgiveness from You be granted,
O our Lord, and towards You we have to return.
(Kanz-ul-mn [translation of Quran]) (Part 3, al-Baqara: 285)
(Rad-dul-Mutr, pp. 803, vol.2)
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will fulfil that purpose; whether the person does a Sajda after every
ya or does all 14 Sajdas collectively after reciting all 14 yas.
(Bar-e-Sharat, pp. 738, vol. 1 part 4)
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The rulings of reciting and touching the Holy Quran also apply
to translations of the Holy Quran in English, Persian, or any other
language. (Bar-e-Sharat, pp. 327, vol. 2)
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It is not permissible for the one who has not performed Wuu or
for whom Ghusl is due to touch an ya written in a book or in a
newspaper; similarly, it is also not permissible to touch the back
side of the paper directly behind the section where ya is written.
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impurity [i.e. without Ghusl], and this is arm. Allah ! " # states:
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allowed to touch it, except when in state of ritual ablution).
These might be placed on the floor in order to affix seals; these
might be ripped and thrown into the waste, and this misconduct
with ya resulted from the act of the publisher or writer.
What is faith? I asked my intellect
My intellect responded: faith is all respect
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If the publisher is a devotee of the scholars of Islam ! " # , he
will bless you with his supplications, and will express his intention to
be mindful in such matter in the future.
O Lord! Protect me always from those who disrespect
And may I too never commit any form of disrespect
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Act upon the Madan Inm1 of reciting 3 verses of the Holy Quran
(with translation and commentary) every day; ! " # you
will see the blessings of this for yourself.
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In accordance with the organisational structure of Dawat-eIslami, each Masjid has been regarded as a al alqa (SubUnit). In every al alqa it is an aim to establish a Madan
alqa (a study circle) every day after alt-ul-Fajr to recite/listen
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The sacred pages of the Holy Quran should not be placed into the
shallow part of the sea, or into a shallow river or stream, because
this generally causes them to float on to the shore and leads to
severe disrespect. The method of putting them into to sea is firstly
to place them in an empty bag or sack, along with a heavy stone
and then make some incisions into the bag or sack so that water
can enter into it immediately and it can sink to the bottom of the
sea. If water does not enter into it, it sometimes floats for miles
and reaches the shore. In the greed of obtaining the bag or sack,
at times uncivilised people, or even Kuffr [disbelievers] heap the
respected pages at the shore and then such severe acts of disrespect
take place that the heart of a devotee would begin tremble upon
hearing about such events. In order to ensure that the bag or sack
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reaches the deep part of the sea, help can be obtained from a
Muslim boatman, however it should be remembered that the
incisions should be made in any case.
May I respect the Quran all the time
O Lord! With Your fear may I always tremble
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1 Ilm-ul-Kalm is that branch of Islamic Sciences which deals with philosophical study of
Attributes of Allah ! " # .
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If somebody ! " # G throws the Holy Quran onto the floor with
the intention of disrespect, or puts his feet on the Holy Quran with
the intention of disrespect; he will become a Kfir [disbeliever].
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Even if there are many Qurans stocked in a Masjid, and not all of
them are being used; some are wearing out; it is impermissible to
sell them and to spend price in the affairs of the Masjid. However,
such Qurans may be distributed to be placed into other Masjids
and Islamic schools. (Fatw Razawiyya (Jadd), pp. 164, vol. 16)
O my Lord! May recitation become part of my daily routine!
In reciting the Quran wholeheartedly, may I become keen!
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The Beloved and Blessed Prophet + ! %! &'% (
) has stated, The
condition of a deceased person in his grave is like that of a drowning
person; he waits anxiously for supplications from his father, his
mother, his brother or his friend. When anyones supplication
reaches him, he considers it better than the world and everything
that it contains. Allah ! " # bestows the awb gifted by living
relatives to the deceased like mountains. The gift of the alive to
the dead is to supplicate for their forgiveness. (Shuab-ul-mn, pp.
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Now the person reciting the Ftia should raise his hands and say
aloud al-Ftia. All those present should recite Sura-tul-Ftia in
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low volume, and then the reciter should make the following
announcement, Lend me the awb of whatever you have recited.
All of those present should say, We have donated it to you. Now the
reciter should perform the l-e-awb.
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Without doubt, Allah ! " # and His angels send alt on Friday
on those who wear an Imma. (Firdaus bima aur-ul-Khitb, pp. 147,
vol. 1, ad 529)
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Immas are the crowns of the Arabs, so wear the Imma and
your honour will augment. Whoever wears an Imma; he gains
one virtue for every fold [of the Imma that he wraps around
his head]. (Jamul-Jwmi, pp. 202, vol. 5, ad 14536)
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10. The length of the Shimla of the Imma should be at least the
width of four fingers, and at most up to the middle of the back, i.e.
approximately the length of one arm. (Fatw Razawiyya (Jadd), pp.
182, vol.22)
11. Bind the Imma whilst standing facing the Qibla. (Kashf-ul-Iltibs
f Istibb-il-Libs lil Shaykh Abd-ul-aq Dilv, pp. 38)
12. (13.) The Sunna of the Imma is that it should not be shorter
than 2 yards in length, nor should it be longer than 6 yards, and
it should be bound in a dome-like fashion. (Fatw Razawiyya
(Jadd), pp. 186, vol. 22)
14. (15.) If you have a large kerchief with which you can produce
enough folds to cover the whole head, then it will be considered
as an Imma. It is Makru to bind a small kerchief with which
one can only produce one or two folds. (Fatw Razawiyya (Jadd), pp.
299, vol. 7)
16. When taking the Imma off, unbind it fold by fold (rather than
taking it off as it is still bound). (Fatwah Alamghr, pp. 330, vol. 5)
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17. Allma Shaykh Abd-ul-aq Muaddi Dilv B,C (
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was often white, sometimes black and sometimes green. (Kashf-ulIltibs f Istibb-il-Libs, pp. 38)
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