بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In The Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
Why are we having so much problems in our lives? It is because our hearts are filled with everything else except Allah. We need to empty that vessel from the gunk of this world and fill it with remembrance of Allah. What better way to do this other than reciting the Words of Allah?
Whomever the Qur'an and My remembrance preoccupy him from beseeching Me, I give him the best of what the beseechers are given. The superiority of the Word of God, Sublime and Most High, over all others is like the superiority of God Most High over His creation. (Tirmidhi)
To the person with the Qur'an, it is said, Recite and ascend! Recite measuredly just as you used to recite in the world! Your station will be at the last verse you recite. (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasa'i)
Someone without Qur'an in the heart is like a ruined house. (Tirmidhi)
Those who read the Book of God, and establish prayer, and spend, secretly and openly, from that which He has bestowed on them, they look forward to imperishable gain. So that He fully recompense them their wages and increase of His grace. Indeed, He is All-Forgiving, Thankful. Qur'an Fatir 35:29-30
Aisha, Allah be well pleased with her, said, The Messenger of God, Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered us to treat people according to their due rank. (Abu Dawud)
Exalting Allah Most High includes giving honor to the gray-haired Muslim, to whomever bears the Qur'an without exceeding its proper bounds or shunning it, and any person of authority who acts justly. (Abu Dawud)
Jabir, Allah be well pleased with him, said that the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, would gather two casualties from Uhud and then say, “Which of the two deceased has amassed the most Qur'an?” If one of them was indicated, he would put him first in the lahd (the portion of the grave site closer to the Qibla. (Bukhari)
Whoever recites one letter from the Book of Allah has one reward, and rewards are multiplied by 10 of their kind. I do not say 'Alif Lam Mim' is a single letter, rather 'Alif' is a letter, 'Lam' is a letter, and 'Mim' is a letter. (Tirmidhi)
The best among you is one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it. (Bukhari)
Aisha, Allah be well pleased with her, stated that the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: The one who recites the Qur'an and is skilled therein will be with the obedient, noble, recording angels, and the one who reads the Qur'an stammering, it being difficult for him, has two rewards. (Bukhari and Muslim)
There is no envy except concerning two: a person to whom God has given the Qur'an and given wealth from which he spends (charitably) night and day. (Bukhari & Muslim)
I hope this will motivate you to read the Qur'an and start memorizing some Qur'an everyday, and if you have children, to have them do the same. Even if it means reading a few verses and memorizing only one verse a day, make that intention and go with it. Allah will increase you and your family, and Allah will make you and your family the bearers of Qur'an one day. InshaAllah.
This is an amazing video of a young man who doesn't know anything other than Qur'an. SubhanAllah. It brought me to tears when I viewed it. I have viewed it several times because I just couldn't get over it! Show this to your children--a good motivation for them. May Allah reward the sister who sent this link to me. And may Allah bless this amazing young man. MashaAllah.
The One Who Only Knows Qur'an
May Allah bless your day. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
