IMPORTENTS OF HOLY QUR'AN RECITATION
(Quran 54:17)
(Quran 54:17)
“And indeed We have made the Qur‟an easy for you to understand and remember: Is there any that will
receive caution?In this noble verse, ALLAH swt says that Quran is the book of understanding and to understand it andthen to remember that understanding is the real purpose of Quran. Quran is the book with warningsagainst the evil and devils. But we see people around us who open Quran and start reciting it and whenthey are asked what are they reading, they are unable to tell the meaning of what they read. Quran is the
book, not to be treated as a book of magic or some book with alien power, but it‟s a book of gu
idance sothat we can take guidance from it and spread its light.Regarding the reward to reciting quran, there is an authentic hadith,Sunan At-Tirmithee #2910"Whoever reads a letter from the Book of Allah, he will have a reward. And that reward will be multipliedby 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."(Al-Albaanee authenticated it in Saheeh Sunan At-Tirmithee(3/164))In another hadith, Muhammad s.a.w.w said:
Aaishah, may Allah be pleased with her, relates that the Prophet (sallAllahu „alaihi wa sallam) 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, stammering or stumbling
through its verses, then he will have twice that reward.” [Al
-Bukhari and Muslim]This hadith mubarika tells us a very important thing. The recitation of Quran should not be done as if weare reading some ordinary thing. This kalam is the purest and the truth, so it should be presented as truthand with purity. This does not mean people with beautiful voices will get that reward, it only means thateveryone who tries to recite this book with love, care and with purity of soul will get reward. And wecannot do that if we do not know what we are reading.In another hadith, it was said:Jibreel used to come to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) every night in Ramadaan,and study the Quran with him. Narrated by al-Bukhari, 5; Muslim, 4268.There are some people who read quran by heart, and memorize it. There was many hufaz at the time of prophet Muhammad s.a.w.w and this chain has not broken yet. These hufaz kown the living copy to quranwhich cannot be burnt, tore apart, or wasted. And this is one of the biggest blessings of ALLAH swt overumat-e muslimah.
