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The great benefits
of
reciting the Qur'an::::::::
Allah ( Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala ) , The Great and Glorious,
says in the Holy Qur'an:
"We will show them Our signs in the
universe
and in their own selves,
until it becomes manifest to them
that this (Qur'an) is the truth".
(Surah Haa-Meeeem-As-Sajdah (41),Ayah
(53))
The Nine great benefits
1 - Reading and
reflecting over the Holy Qur’an fulfils an Islamic duty.
Hazrat Tameem ibn Aws (Radhi-Allahu-Anhu) said:
The Holy Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam )
summarized this Religion (Islam) when he said:
“The Religion is sincerity (Naseeha)!”
“We asked,
‘To whom?’”
He said:
“To Allah, HIS BOOK, His Messenger,
the leaders of the people, and their common folk.”
2 - The Holy Qur’an will be a proof for
us on the Day of Judgment.
The Holy
Prophet Muhammad
(
Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam ) Said
“And the Qur’an is a proof for you or
against you.”
3 - The Holy Qur’an will
intercede for us on the Day of Judgment.
Hazrat Abu
Umaamah(Radhi-Allahu-Anhu) narrated that
The Holy
Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam ) said:
“Read the Qur’an,
for verily it will come on the Day of Judgement
as an intercessor
for its companions.”
4 - Your status in this
life will be raised.
In Saheeh Muslim Shareef, there
is this beautiful story,
that
shows how a man from the people of Jannah (Paradise),
‘Umar
ibn Al-Khattab ( Radhi- Allahu-Anhu ) ,
understood this principle.
Some
men came to question him during his khilaafah (reign)
about the leadership of
Mekkah,
they
asked,
“Who
do you appoint as Governer of Makkah-tul-Mukarramah?”
He said,
“Ibn Abzaa. ( Radhi-Allahu-Anhu ) ”
They
asked,
“And who is Ibn Abzaa ( Radhi-Allahu-Anhu ) ?”
Hadhrat
Umar ( Radhi-Allahu-Anhu ) replied,
“A freed slave from those we freed.”
They
remarked,
“You
left a freed slave in charge of the people of the Valley
(the noble tribes
of the Quraysh)!?”
So he
answered them,
“Verily he is a reader of the Book of Allah ( Qur'an Al-Kareem )
and
is knowledgeable about the obligations of the Muslims.
Haven’t you heard the statement of Allah's Holy Messenger?
( i.e Rasulallah Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam )Said:
“Verily Allah
raises some people by this Book
and lowers others by
it.”
5 - You will be
from the best of the people.
Hazrat Uthman
Ibn Affan (
Radhi-Allahu-Anhu )
said
that
The Holy
Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallahu
'Alaihi Wasallam )
said:
“The best of you are
the ones who learn the Qur’an
and teach it to others”
6 - There are ten rewards for each
letter you recite from the Holy Qur’an.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam )
said:
“Whoever reads a letter from the Book of Allah ( Qur'an ) ,
he will have a reward.
And that reward will be multiplied by ten.
I am not saying that “Alif, Laam, Meem” is a letter,
rather I am saying
that “Alif” is a letter,
“laam” is a letter
and “meem” is a letter.”
7 – Those who recite the Holy
Qur’an will be
in the company of the noble
and obedient angels.
Syed-daa-tina Aisha Siddiqah (Radhi-Allahu-Anhaa)
narrated that
The Holy
Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallahu
'Alaihi Wasallam )
said:
“Verily the one who recites the Qur’an
beautifully, smoothly, and
precisely,
he will be in the company of the noble and obedient
angels.
And as for the one who recites
with difficulty,
i.e
stammering or stumbling through its verses
(because he doesn't know how to read it but is
trying to),
then he will have
TWICE that reward.”
8 - Your position in Paradise is
determined
by the amount of Holy Qur’an you memorize in your life!
Hazrat
Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn Al-’Aas ( Radhi-Allahu-Anhuma) heard
The Holy
Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallahu
'Alaihi Wasallam )
saying:
“It will be said to the companion of the Qur’an:
Read and elevate (through the levels of the
Paradise)
and beautify your voice as you used to do when
you were in life!
For verily,
your position in the Paradise will be at the
last verse you recite!”
9 - The Holy Qur’an will lead you to
Paradise!
The Holy
Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam )
said:
“The Qur’an is an intercessor,
given permission to intercede, and it is rightfully believed in.
Whoever puts it in front of him, it will lead him
to Paradise;
whoever puts it behind him, it will steer him to
the Hellfire.”
Thus, know
that these nine benefits can only be attained
by
a sincere commitment to the Holy Qur'an,
not by a person’s mere statement,
“I love the Holy Qur’an, it’s beautiful.”
Rather the heart must be sincerely
attached to Allah’s Book
(Qur'an)
and the limbs and tongue
will follow in this attachment.
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