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1 Session 1
1.1 Introduction Why topic is important
Idea behind the course need problems with our relationship with Quran
I dont think anybody will disagree that the Sahaba were the best
generation of this
ou are the est of ations this was revealed about thesahabas generation
&hey were the /hairul Qurun
I dont think anybody will also disagree that their inspiration, their
fountain, their spring, their lifeforce, their guide, their strength and power
was derived from the Quran the words of llah subhana wa taala! "he
energy and the power of the Quran thrust them from the rabian peninsula
as far as #hina to the east!
"he prophet saw was no doubt their teacher, their murrabbi and their role
model in how to live according to the Quran since he himself was the
embodiment of the Quran $kana kulu%uhu alQuran!
&hen we look at our situation in general and we look at what was their
situation the huge difference is clear for all an needs no e'planation!
(y the mercy of llah swt we have the e'act same Quran that they had but
we do not see the results that they had! So the problem must lie within
ourselves, within our understanding, relationship and commitment to the
Quran!
"herefore it is crucial for us as individuals and communities to re)analyse
our relationship with the Quran and discover what is wrong and hopefully
present some theoretical and practical steps to build a powerful effective
lasting relationship with the Quran!
&hat well cover today
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1.2 Our current condition compared with salaf
1.2.1 Our Condition
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Verily, Allaah will raise elevate some people by this Book and He willdegradeothers with it 0uslim 1$$3
If we look at our condition today we can +udge if we are being debased orelevated
-or vast sections of our community the Quran has become an ob+ect of
reverence, something to be admired from a distance, honoured and
ornamentedwith beautiful cloth or a case and placed in the highest shelf of
the house! .nly to be retreived if someone dies or some other $formality!
/ost childrens memories 0of my generation anyway is a fairly negative
one where it was a burden to attend evening /adrasa and learn to read a
foreign langiage of which we understood nothing were beaten if we
failed and had the most uncool role models representing the Quran! "here
is another small portion of our communities that memorise the Quran
mainly without meaning in order to supply the masa+ids at "arawih or to
become Quran teachers to kids! "hats more or less it! Ive read somewhere
that there are upto 1million Qurra who have memorised the Quran!
llah subhana wa taala says
4ou are the est nation raised up for man/ind5
Ibn 3athir in -adaail alQuran says this 4mmah has triumphed as the best
nation because of the blessings of this mighty book )the Quran) which
llah swt has honoured over all other books that were sent down, he made
it a guarantor over the others, an abrogator and a seal for them!
6One of the ayaat that was tal/ing aout +hlul Kitaa, +llaah 7swt8
says9
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+nd there are among them 7:ews8 unlettered people, who
/now not the ;oo/, ut they trust upon false desires and they
ut guess. ;ailliterate?
in this "erse does not mean that they cannot read or write. &hey read
it, memori=e it and teach it yet they don?t understand what the oo/ is
tal/ing aout. &hey are satisfied y only reciting it.?
So simply memorising and reading is not enough without understanding
that is true illiteracy! "here has to be a true tilawah like llah swt says in
surah (a%arah
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1.2.2 Have we abandoned the Quran?
278* "hen the /essenger will say8 9. my :ord; "ruly my people took
this Qur
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6Isnt it with the rememrance of +llah that hearts find tran
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have seen it in the morning as it would not have been concealed from
them!9
"he companions would also be deeply moved with emotions when they
recited the Quran! bu (akr, for e'ample, who was a soft)hearted man,
used to cry while reciting the Quran when leading /uslims in prayer!
.nce, 4mar became ill as a result of his reciting the yah,
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sma bint abi bakr related that when the %uran was recited the Sahaba
used to weep and their skins used to shiver +ust as llah describes them!
&heir thirst for the /nowledge of the Quran
bdullah ibn /asud 0ra attained such a knowledge of the Quran that he
would say, (y llah other than &hom none has the right to be worshipped;
"here is no Sura revealed in llah
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bu Gihdah lnsari said llah swt wants to loan from us 6 Des . ba
Gihdah, =e said show me your hand o messenger of llah so the
messenger of llah gave him his hand! =e said I loan to my :ord my &all!
It was said his wall had ? date trees along it and his wife and family used
to live in it! =e said he then went and called 4mm Gihdah . 4mm
Gihdah vacate the wall for I have loaned it to my :ord! "he prophet saw
said how many date palms heavy with dates there are for bu Ghhdah in
Lannah!
) =ukm of Qibla
) yah if lcohol and gambling
) yah of interest
&heir long hours of De"otion to the Quran
&hen one of the "aabieen in order to find out more about the life of+dullah in Emar,asked the servant of bdullah ibn 4mar about his
worship, he said8 $=e would go to prayers and recite Quran in
between!"hat is how simple it was! If he wasnt involved in business or
any other activity, while at home, he would
do this! &hat a comparison with our lives in which months pass and we do
not even open the (ook of llaah; -or bdullah ibn 4mar, his life would
revolve around the Quran!
&hey would prefer those who /new more Quran o"er others.
1.3 Knowing the Quran its definitionscharacteristics and o!"ecti#es
1.'.1 in0uistic
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"he rabic word qur'an is a form of the infinitive meaning to read! "his
term is used as an infinitive in the two following verses8
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2 Session 2
Quran and its power of change
#elationship etween #amadan and the Quran
%irtues of reading, memorising and implementing the Quran
2.1 Quran and its power of change
1'7'1 I there were a Qur8an with which -ountains were -oved,or the earth were c)oven asunder, or the dead were -ade tos/ea$, 9this wou)d be the one:;
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by its beauty and power! /ost non)/uslims convert after havig read the
Quran in Pnglish!
2.2 $elationship !etween $amadan and theQuran
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"he prophet saw used to e'tend the duration of his prayers =udhayfa r!a
prayed with him one night in Famadan! =e said he read (a%arah, then
nHisaa, then ale Imran, he did not come across an ayah of fear e'cept
that he would stop and ask! s soon as he prayed 2 Fakats 05 in another
narration (ilal came to him to and made the a@aan for Salah!
Some of the salaf used to complete the whole Quran in tarawih every *
days, some of them every C days, some of them every 1 days,
"he salaf used to be preoccupied with the Quran in Famdan both in salah
and outside of salah! swad used to complete a whole recitation every 2
nights in Famadan, HakhiI used to do that in the last 1 nights of
Famadan particularly and in the other nights he used to finish every *
nights!
Qatada used to complete a recitation every C days outside of Famadan and
every * days in Famadan and in the last ten days he used to finish every
night!
3now that for the believer two types of Lihad are combined in the month of
Famadan, the +ihad of the day time with fasting and the +ihad of the night
time with Qiyam! So whoever combines these two types +ihads and fulfils
their obligations, and is patient therein, he will be recompensed without
limits!
3ab says that a caller will call on the day of +udgement! APvery -armerwill be given his harvest and more, e'cept the people of Quran and
-asting, they will be given their rewards without limit!B
It is narrated in the /usnad from bdullah bin mr from the prophet saw
who said -asting and the Quran will both intercede for the servant on the
day of +udgement -asting will say I prevented him from food and drink by
day, and the Quran will say I prevented him from sleep by night so allow
me to intercede for him, so they will both be allowed to intercede 0for
him!
Imam shafiI used to complete the %uran ? times in Famadan outside of
salah, It is narrated from abu =anifah some thing similar! Qatada used to
study the Quran only in Famdan! uhri 0the muhaddith used to say when
Famadan entered $Indeed it is 0a time for reciting the Quran and feeding
othersB
Ibn bdul =akam said when Famadan used to come Imam /alik would
flee from reading =adith and the gatherings of the people of knowledgeand would focus on reciting the Quran from the /ushaf!
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Sufyan al)"hawri would leave all ibadah in Famadan and preoccupy
himself with reciting the Quran!
2.$ %irtues of reading, memorising and
implementing the Quran
4739. It is related from 'thma! that the "ro#het$ ma% Allah &lesshim a!d ra!t him #ea(e$ said$ )*he &est of %o+ is the o!e ,ho
lear!s the +r'a! a!d tea(hes it.)
The best of you is the one who learns the Quran and teaches it
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[Sunan At"(ir-ithee " A)"A)baanee authenticated it in SaheehSunan At"(ir-ithee 9'D1EF;&
*+eri)# he who has nothin0 o the Qur8an in his heart, is )i$e ahouse 9which has been; destro#ed.* [At"(ir-idhi&
*Gead the Qur8an. or veri)# it wi)) co-e orth on the Ba# oGesurrection as an intercessor or its readers.* [us)i-&
*(he Qur8an is an intercessor 9which b# A))ah8s /er-ission;intercedes, and an o//onent 9which is; truthu). He whoa//oints it as his )eader, 9then it; wi)) )ead hi- to aradise. Andhe who /uts it behind hi-, 9then it; wi)) )ead hi- to the ire.*[Ibn Hibban, A)"a#ha3i, At"(abarani, Sahih&
' Session '
3.1 +he 0aha!as methodology of studying theQuran
Iman before Quran
Eractice over memorisation
Geep reflection
"aking =idaya as the main ob+ective
"he key to the sahabas methodology of study was a deep study of the
Quran based on sincerity, understanding, implementation and action
before much memorisation!
bu mr al)Gaani mentions from some of the Sahaba 6that the prophet
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saw used to teach them 1 ayahs A he would not go to the neCt 1 until
they learnt what those ayahs entailed in terms of practice A so
therefore he taught us the Quran and the practice of it concurrently.@1
It is related in the /uwatta of Imam /alik F that bdullah b! 4mar
remained studying>memorising surah ba%arah for K years!
It is also related that 4mar took 12 years studying and memorising surah
ba%arah after which he slaughtered a camel!
Ibn /asud F said 6it was hard for us to memorise the words of the
Quran ut it easy for us to act on it, ut those who come after us it will
e easy for them to memorise the Quran ut difficult for them to act
on it.B2
Ibn 4mar is narrated to have said that the most virtous of the companions
who were the predecessors of this 4mmah did not memorise the Quran
e'cept a surah or a little more but they were blessed with the practice >
implementation of the Quran, however the last of this ummah they will
read>memorise this %uran including the blind and the children but they will
not be blessed with the practice of the Quran!*
"his does not mean they neglected memorising the Quran rather it means
they were busy with its study, understanding and implementation! .f
course the best thing to do is to do both together!
Importance of acting on /nowledge
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"hey have not been ordered e'cept to &orship llah sincerely
ll deeds are but by intentions
In +as #+ Aa person will only learn an amount according to the
amount of sincerity in his knowledge!B
+l-Qurtui says that Aif a servant listens attentively to the book of llah
swt and the sunnah of the prophet saw with a sincere intention in
accordance to what llah loves llah will give him comprehension as =e
wishes and will make for him a light in his heart!B
'.2.2 Bua and (adarr!u to A))ah
"he thing that will help us to enter the world of the Quran is a ourdesperate need and deep desire for it!
Imagine a person is afflicted with a disease in a part of his body and then
somebody whom he trusts says to him the remedy is in such and such a
book but I dont know which page youll have to search the whole book
page by page! =ow do you think this persons reading of that book will be6
If he misses a line will he +ust ignore it or go back and make sure he hasnt
missed anything6 &ithout a doubt this person will be fully aware of what
hes reading and concentrating 1R
If that is the case with regards to a disease affecting the body that will
decompose with our deaths how much more importance shall we pay to the
cure that will remedy our hearts that will live beyond death and that will be
the key for our everlasting success6 0shuaraa KK KM
+l-Qurtui says that Aif a servant listens attentively to the book of llah
swt and the sunnah of the prophet saw with a sincere intention in according
to what llah loves llah will give him comprehension as =e wishes and
will make for him a light in his heart!B
So the main point at the start is that the desire and feeling of desperate
need to come from us, and this needs to be translated into supplication and
desperation that . llah make it easy for us to understand your book and
grant us the correct deep reflection over its meanings and the
implementation of its guidance!
nd we must be patient in our duas for the results! s the Erophet saw said
Ayou will be answered as long as you do not hasten, and say I made duabut it wasnt answered for me!
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Saying of dhun un Abe as the child with his mother, everytime she
repels him away from her or scolds him he runs directly into her arms until
she accepts him and embraces him!
'.2.' a$in0 the Quran our /riorit#
sk yourself what is my priority in life, this year this week, today6 It is
important that we place the Quran as no!1 in our list of priorities, and give
it our best of times and spend as much time as possible with it! &e will
only get out of it as we give, and it will give and honour us generously as
llah says it is a Indeed it is a generous QuranT alwaa%ia CC!
Indeed with long sittings with the Quran will come the desired change! It
will transform our minds and return certainty > ya%een to it, it will
transform our hearts and drive out the love of dunya and desires, it will
nurture the soul to love truth and sincerity! Indeed it behoves us to let the
Quran take our reins and lead us to wherever it leads! &e should increase
in our meetings with the Quran!
'.2.F Gecitin0 with (aJweed
It is an obligation to recite with the correct pronunciation of each letter and
to know those rules of ta+weed! It is also important to recite with in clearmeasured tones tartil, the benefit of which is that it will allow us the
chance to understand what we are reciting!
'.2.@ One shou)d understand the -a0niicent nature o theQur8an.
"his is a divine gift from llah, and a tremendous favor! .ne should bring
to mind the favor of llah and be thankful!
'.2.E a0niication o the S/ea$er.
(ring to mind the magnification of the .ne who is addressing us! "he
reciter will then remain conscious of the fact that this (ook is the speech of
llah! So when one recites, it is not like reading any book, rather the very
speech of llah! llah is speaking to the reciter through his recitation!
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'.2.K (ota) Ln0a0e-ent7 a#in0 attention to the Qur8an with thehearin0, the heart and -ind
.ne may avoid whisperings of the self! 9.h Dahya, take the book firmly,9
which may be understood as !!! take the words contained in it with
seriousness and sincerity!
Allaah the ost Hih sa%s:
*Indeed in this there is a re-e-brance or those who have a)ivin0 heart, )isten attentive)# and are awa$e to ta$in0 heed.*[Qaa7 'K&
"herefore, if you desire to benefit from the Qur
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nd =is saying listen attenti"elyT i!e! who turns his attention to it and
listens mindfully to what is being said! "his is the condition that is placed
so that one can be benefited by it! nd =is saying are awa/e to ta/ing
heed!T i!e! that the heart is attentive to it.
Ibn Qutaibah said8 9:isten to the book of llaah whilst your heart and
mind is attentive, not neglectful nor distant!9
"his is an inference to the matter that prevents one from attaining benefit!
"hat is when the heart is distant and unmindful such that it does not
understand what is being said, nor comprehend it!
"herefore if the cause of the benefit ) the Qur
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'.2. (o -a$e the -eanin0 the rea) 0oa) o our readin0
1 in the linguistic sense ) study a translation if you do not know rabic, 2and the deeper meanings found in tafsirs, * and with reflection! Studying
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F Session F
5.1 O!stacles to returning to the Quran
#emo"e ostacles to understanding the QurJan!
&here are four "eils according to Imam ha=ali9
;eing o"erly concerned with outward recitation0this is one of the tricks
of Shaytan to turn you away from reflecting on meanings! -ind a middlepath!
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Superimposing oneJs ideasLperspecti"esLeliefs on the guidance of the
QurJan0e'8 someone is a feminist, socialist, economist ) reading the
Qur
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In this society we are cut off from the remembrance of death, its a non
sub+ect people dont sit around talking about death and we hardly see any
suffering close up so nothing to remind us rather everything is geared
towards making us forget death!
So we should visit the graveyards we should
It is only the remembrance of death that brings everything into true
perspective! #aliph =arun lFashid when he became ill near to his death
asked to go and see his own future grave and started weeping whilst
reciting
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F.2.2 Qi#a- a) a#)
)"he best Salah after fard
) Its the best time to recite and reflect on the meaning of the Quran
) "o repeat those ayahs that have an affect on
F.2.' Stud#in0 the Seerah o the ro/het saw
)"he prophets saw life was nothing but the struggle to live out the %uranic
ideals in every aspect of his life private, personal, communal and in war
and peace, night or day!
)"his will open up for us meanings of the Quran
)lso studying the asbaab ulnu@ool of the ayahs will help us understand
the original conte't of the ayahs
F.2.F (asir
)"o clarify meanings that are not clear
)"o clarify misconceptions
)to know asbab anu@ool
)to know hadith that is related to the verses or topic
) to appreciate the depth of the Quran
) to know the hkam related to the ayahs
)"o know the precise meanings of the words
)to taste the vast treasure of knowledge,)to understand the miracle of the Quran
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F.2.@ Ba!wah 4 ca))in0 to A))ah
)the essential purpose of the Quran is to call people to llah
)the life of the Erophet saw was about dawah and tableegh)the Quran was a real map for the prophet saw during his lifetime and for
his companions
)it is only if we are involved in that work of dawah and tableegh that we
will really feel that we are being addressed by many parts of the Quran it
will provide us light and guidance, glad tidings and comfort in our times of
hardship and challenges faced by those who carry this work out!
.ur condition has become like reading a map whilst sitting at home!
"heres no real interaction you cant see the landmarks, you cannot feel the
+oy of being guided towards your destination by implementing the
directions! So if we are involved in dawah and tabligh we will need to
start learning, practising and interacting with other!
F.2.E Quran Stud# Circ)es
)Gar al)ar%am was the first place where the Erophet saw gathered his
companions to recite the Quran and to study it together in /akkah!
) In that tradition we should attend a regular %uran tafsir or setup oneourselves etc
) through regular study of %uran we will be reminded of our purpose, we
will increase in knowledge of llah swt, increase in remembrance of the
hereafter
F.2.K Hi6 u) Quran
) force us to have a connection with the Quran as we memorise and reviseregularly
) the Quran will be present wherever you are you can access it, ponder
over its meanings, live with it!
Ill add to that keep a small mushaf or download on to your ipod
smartphone or iphone etc so its there whenever you need it!
F.2.N Arabic an0ua0e
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