Let's Read Surah Kahf Today (Friday) -- People of Knowledge and Quran Memorizers

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

In the story of Musa in Surah Kahf, we should be inspired to be people of knowledge. Knowledge will bring us closer to Allah. Prophet Musa (peace upon him) has a distinct position in the comity of prophets. This has been mentioned explicitly in the Quran and Sunnah. The special distinction of having conversed with Allah is his hallmark. Allah had blessed Musa (peace be upon him) with an intense desire to seek knowledge. As soon as he smell the scent of knowledge elsewhere too, knowledge that he did not have, he was all set to go for it, traveling like an ardent student and it was Allah Himself that he turned to for the address of that servant of His, al-Khidr.

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِفَتَاهُ لَا أَبْرَ‌حُ حَتَّىٰ أَبْلُغَ مَجْمَعَ الْبَحْرَ‌يْنِ أَوْ أَمْضِيَ حُقُبًا ﴿٦٠

And [mention] when Musa to his servant, "I will not cease [traveling] until I reach the junction of the two seas or continue for a long period." (60)

[Quran, Al-Kahf 18:60]

بَلْ هُوَ ءَايَـٰتٌۢ بَيِّنَـٰتٌ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ ۚ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ إِلَّا ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ﴿٤٩

Rather, the Quran is distinct verses [preserved] within the breasts of those who have been given knowledge. And none reject Our verses except the wrongdoers. [Quran, Al-Ankabut 29:49]

In this ayah, Allah calls people who want to memorize and understand the Quran as people of knowledge. Therefore we should have at least the desire to memorize the Quran. Memorize verse by verse, little by little everyday, then you will see in leaps and bounds how easy it will become, not just the memorization, but your life. To desire to memorize the Quran is indeed an indication of the love of the Quran and love of the Quran is the love of Allah.

May Allah make us of the people of knowledge and His elect people of the Quran. Aameen.

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