In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Have you ever felt close to the Quran? Can you remember a day spent blissfully with the Quran? Do you want to know what this strange love is all about?
We all know that the Quran is guidance.
ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿٢[Quran, Al-Baqarah 2:2]
This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah - (2)
Why do you not feel love for the Quran?
Inability
Where is the ummah going? So many Muslims don't know even one letter of Arabic. They don't know how to recite the Quran (or recite it properly) and a whole lot more don't know what the Quran is all about. They feel this as an inability and even if they are asked to learn it, they don’t desire to, or they don’t have an interest. They may be praying reciting the same surah for 20 years and yet they don't know what they are reciting.
Unfamiliarity
One of the main things people say is that they aren’t familiar with the Arabic language and that’s why they don’t feel an attachment towards it, but we can’t repeat the same excuse nowadays, for we have ample opportunities and resources to help us learn the language. Allah has insisted in His Book that the reason He revealed it in Arabic is to make it easy to understand the Quran.
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿٢[Quran, Yusuf 12:2]
Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand. (2)
Busyness
People say they don’t have enough time to open and turn the pages. But we do have time to eat our meals, iron our clothes, sleep, and engage in extra activities like hobbies and picnics, and go vacations. So why can’t we allocate a few minutes of our time for the Quran.
Lame Excuses
Listen to all these excuses--you might hear people say, “We recite it in salah and that’s enough.” “There’s no problem with it, for I am sure Allah will forgive me.” “If we can do good and avoid bad, that’s enough, since there is no need to recite and spend our time with it as we have ample of works to do.” "The guidance hasn't come yet." Some become frustrated and say, “We aren’t suitable to recite this Book as we are sinners.”
These are silly excuses people make and talking like this can directly lead us to the Fire. So be careful. Don’t control the situation by making up false statements. May Allah protect us all.
Different perceptions
If you look at the Quran as a most precious thing, then you will have a love for it. But in most cases, people just consider it as a Holy Book and keep it aside, an item on the book shelves, and not realizing the value of it. Some take the Quran and recite it with the intention of researching it. And some do it to make a comparison between other religious scriptures. Some recite it considering it just a deed. These are some of the ordinary ways people choose to see the texts in the Quran.
وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَـٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا ﴿٣٠[Quran, Al-Furqan 25:30]
And the Messenger has said, "O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur'an as [a thing] abandoned (neither listened to it, nor acted on its laws and orders)." (30)
What will be the outcome if we don’t love the Quran?
Lack of faith
You won’t feel close to Allah Almighty or worse, you are detached from Allah. You will have a suspicious mind, which will make you act indecisively. Your iman will weaken and you will have a failed relationship with Allah.
Rigid heart
You will realize that you don’t have a soft, tender heart. You won’t want to act politely. You are not courteous. Arrogance will overpower you, and your heart won’t tremble if you hear the word “Allah.”
Increase in bad deeds and immorality and bad character feels normal
When you are involved in a sin, you won’t feel it as a bad one. You will just console yourself that it isn’t a mischief at all. You will have a habit of breaking promises, telling lies, being disloyal to people, etc. This will lead you to a pit of sins where you will no longer consider any of your acts to be a sin. When you see other people engage in acts of disobedience, it does not even make you blink because it is a normal thing to you.
Decrease in good deeds
There will be a gradual decrease in good deeds. You will miss the prayers and you will avoid good company. You will start to think of everything as a burden.
Frustration
All the above outcomes will lead you to frustration. You will always feel exasperated and disappointed. You will consider your studies, your job, and your family as burdens. Negativity will surround you and you won’t have any affirmative thoughts at all.
وَمَا عَلَّمْنَاهُ الشِّعْرَ وَمَا يَنبَغِي لَهُ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ وَقُرْآنٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿٦٩﴾ لِّيُنذِرَ مَن كَانَ حَيًّا وَيَحِقَّ الْقَوْلُ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ ﴿٧٠[Quran, Ya-Sin 36:69-70]
And We did not give Prophet Muhammad, knowledge of poetry, nor is it befitting for him. It is not but a message and a clear Qur'an (69) To warn whoever is alive and justify the word against the disbelievers. (70)
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۙ وَلَا يَزِيدُ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارًا ﴿٨٢
And We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss. (82) [Quran, Al-Isra' 17:82]
May Allah grant us love for the Quran and make us His elect people of the Quran. Ameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
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