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Essential
Points to Remember
when
Reciting the Holy Qur'an
by JAMIATUL ULAMA (KWAZULU-NATAL)
To the Mu'min-believer, the
Holy Qur'an is indeed priceless and incomparable. For him, the words perpetually
ringing in his mind - "This is the book (Holy Qur'an) which has no doubt"
- injects his soul with inspiration. He is overtaken with the desire to
subject his life to the will of Allah Ta'ala by following His commands
as elaborated in the Holy Qur'an.
It is always the desire of
a Mu'min to recite the Holy Qur'an correctly and in the best manner. In
order to fulfil the Haqq (rights) of recitation, the following important
points should be observed.
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The Holy Qur'an must be read for the
pleasure of Allah Ta'ala and for His happiness.
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The Holy Qur'an must be read with proper
pronounciation, knowing and employing the basic rules of Tajweed.
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Recite as often as possible, at every
available time.Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, 'Oh reciter
of the Qur'an! Don't neglect the Qur'an. Fulfill its rights by reciting
it day and night. Recite it with a melodious voice and ponder on its contents
(to practice) so that you are successful. Don't attempt to look for any
(financial) gains in this world because your (great) reward will be in
the hereafter.
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When reciting the Holy Qur'an, one
should create an expression of fear and absolute respect to the greatness
of the words of Allah Ta'ala, as if to say that the reciter is in the presence
of his Creator.
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Tears should flow from one's eyes while
the heart takes effect from the words of Allah, as Allah says, 'The believers
are those whose hearts tremor when the name of Allah is mentioned and whose
Imaan increases when the Qur'an is recited. (S8 V2) In a narration of Hadhrat
Umar (Radhiallahu Anhu), he reported that it was asked to Rasulullah 'Who
is the best reciter in regard to (the reciter's) voice? He replied, 'The
person whose recitation is such that you can determine that the reciter
has the fear of Allah in him'. (Tabrani)
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One should at all times show respect
to the Holy Qur'an and never dishonour it. It is reported from Hadhrat
Anas (Radhiallahu Anhu) that Rasulullah (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) said,
'The Holy Qur'an is better than everything (of this world in status). So
whoever honours it has honoured Allah Ta'ala and whoever dishonours it
has (in reciting) dishonoured the rights of Allah Ta'ala (Riaaya)
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Always fulfill the etiquettes of the
recitation of the Holy Qur'an with a genuine awareness of the fact that
these are the words of Allah Ta'ala, thus giving its recitation due awe
and majesty.
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Ensure that you are in a state of wudhu
whilst holding the Holy Qur'an.
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Whilst reading realise that Allah Ta'ala
is listening to you and you are in fact a lover who is humbly addressing
his beloved.
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Regular reading of the virtues of the
Holy Qur'an by Hadhrat Moulana Zakariyya (Rahmatullah Alaihi) will surely
engender within one some idea of the sanctity of
the Holy Qur'an.
Al-Jamiat Publications
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