Quran Is Not To Make Your Life Difficult

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 

Ibn Katheer narrated that in the early days following the revelation of the Quran while the believers spent whole nights in prayers, the disbelievers mocked and taunted the Muslims that the revelation of the Quran brought nothing to them but hardship, allowing them no rest and peace.

Allah Ta'ala revealed the following ayahs,

طه ‎﴿١﴾‏ مَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِتَشْقَىٰٓ ‎﴿٢﴾‏ إِلَّا تَذْكِرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ ‎﴿٣﴾‏ تَنزِيلًا مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلْعُلَى ‎﴿٤﴾‏

Ta, Ha. (1) We have not sent down to you the Qur'an that you be distressed (2) But only as a reminder for those who fear [Allah] - (3) A revelation from He who created the earth and highest heavens, (4)   [Quran, Ta-Ha 1:4]

In this verse, Allah Ta'ala says that these wretched and miserable people cannot sense that the Quran and the knowledge communicated through it can bring only blessings and felicity. They cannot appreciate this because they are ignorant and misguided. 

In a Hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah, the Prophet sallalalhu alayhi wasallam said, "When Allah wills good for a person, He causes him to understand the religion." [Ibn Maajah]

And this is good news to learned people. 

The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam said, "On the Day of Judgment when Allah will ascend His Kursiyy (Chair) to pronounce judgment on the actions of His servants He will tell the learned people that He had placed His knowledge and wisdom in their hearts for the sole reason that He wished to forgive them in spite of their failings, and that these matters were of no concern to Him."

It is evident that in this Hadith the reference to learned people applies to those only who possess the fear of Allah Ta'ala which is a sure sign of Quranic knowledge.

May Allah grant us a sound understanding of the Quran and make us of the God-Fearing people. Aameen.

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