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THE HOLY QU’RAN

• The Holy Qur’an is the Word of Allah.

• The Holy Qur’an is the last revealed Book sent by Allah.

• The Qur’an was sent to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam).

• The Qur’an is the Book of Hidaya or guidance from Allah.

• The Qur’an was revealed through Angel Jibril (Alayhissalam).

• It came from Heaven.

• There is no doubt in it.  

• The Qur’an teaches us about Islam.

• It guides us on the Right Path of Islam.

• It was revealed over twenty-three years, for thirteen years in Makkah and for ten years in Madina. All the verses were put together in a Book form for circulation to various countries. Ever since that day, this wonderful Book has been guiding the destiny of mankind.

• The Qur’an has one hundred and fourteen Surahs or chapters.

• All the Surahs in the Qur’an start with Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim except Surah Tawbah. Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim means: In the Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful.

• The Qur’an has six thousand, two  hundred and thirty six Ayahs, or verses.

• It has thirty Juz or parts.

• You can’t touch the Qur’an without Wudu (ablution).

• Nobody can change the Qur’an because Allah protects it. Not even one letter has been changed since it was revealed. Allah has preserved it.

• The Qur’an was sent down by Allah to the first heaven in the month of Ramadan on Lailatul Qadr or the Night of Power.

• It is important for every Muslim to learn, recite, understand and practice the Qur’an.

• Every person should follow the Qur’an.  

• Recite it slowly and let it sink into your heart and soul.

• It teaches the Message of Allah, The Most High.

• It teaches spiritual Truth.

• If we follow the teachings of the Qur’an we can have a very good life.

• The Qur’an teaches us about the Arkan al-Islam or the Pillars of Islam. These are:
  • Saying and believing in the Kalima Shahada.
    • Laa ilaaha Illallah Muhammad-ur-Rasulullah.
    • None is to be worshipped but Allah
    • Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
  • Salah (five times daily Prayers).
  • Zakat (poor-due).
  • Sawm (fasting in the month of Ramadan).
  • Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makka).

• The Qur’an teaches us about the Arkan al-Iman or the Pillars of Muslims beliefs. We believe in:
  • Allah.
  • His Angels.
  • His Books.
  • His Messengers.
  • The Day of Judgement when everyone will be raised up again.
  • The Decree of Allah about the good and the bad.

• The Qur’an teaches us about the Angels of Allah. The most well-known angels are:
  • Hadrat Jibril.
  • Hadrat Mikaail.
  • Hadrat Israfil.
  • Hadrat ‘Izraail.
  • (peace be upon them all).

• The Qur’an teaches us about the Books of Allah. The most well-known of these are:
  • The Qur’an which was revealed to Prophet Muhammad.
  • The Tawrat which was revealed to Prophet Musa.
  • The Injil which was revealed to Prophet ‘Isa.
  • The Zabur which was revealed to Prophet Dawud.
  • (peace be upon them all).

• The Qur’an teaches us about the Messengers sent by Allah to guide people to goodness. The five greatest Messengers of Allah are:
  • Prophet Muhammad.
  • Prophet Ibrahim.
  • Prophet Musa.
  • Prophet ‘Isa.
  • Prophet Nuh.
  • (peace be upon them all).

• The Qur’an teaches us about the reward of good deeds in Paradise. It also teaches us about the punishment of bad deeds in hell.

• The Qur’an teaches us to be good people and to do good deeds. It teaches us:
• To believe in the Pillars of Muslim Faith
• To believe and act on the Pillars of Islam
• To be honest and truthful
• To have good manners and character
• To be clean
• To love children
• To respect elders
• To help our neighbours
• To take care of orphans, widows and the needy
• To feed and clothe the poor
• To give in charity
• To do justice
• To forgive and pardon
• To be thankful
• To be pious
• To be sincere
• To be brave and courageous
• To be patient when in difficulties
• To invite non-Muslims to Islam.

• The Qur’an teaches us to avoid bad deeds. It teaches us:
  • To avoid jealousy and hatred
  • To avoid lying, cheating and backbiting
  • Not to hurt other people
  • Not to be racist
  • Not to steal
  • Not to drink alcohol.

• The Qur’an’s first Surah (Chapter) is Surah Al-Fatiha.

• It is the first Surah we learn and memorize.

• Its translation is:
  • In the Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful.
  • Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
  • The Beneficent, The Merciful.
  • Owner of the Day of Judgement.
  • You (alone) do we worship, and You (alone) we ask for help.
  • Guide us on the Straight Path.
  • The Path of those whom You have favoured;
  • not (the path) of those who earn Your anger,
  • nor of those who go astray. (1:1-7)

• Surah Ikhlas is another great Surah in the Qur’an. If we recite Surah Ikhlas three times, we get the reward of reciting the whole Qur’an. Its translation is:
  • In the Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful.
  • Say! (O Prophet Muhammad). He, Allah, is One.
  • Allah, The Eternally Besought.
  • He begets not, nor was He begotten.
  • And there is none like Him. (112:1-4)

• Surah YaaSeen is the heart of the Qur’an.

• The Qur’an’s last Surah is Surah An-Naas.

• The Most Beautiful Names of Allah are in the Qur’an.

• The Qur’an will take us to heaven and will stop us from going to hell.

• The Qur’an has beautiful writing.

• The Qur’an is the Best Book in the world.

• The Qur’an is a Muslim’s Book.

• The Qur’an is the world’s most widely respected Book.

• The Qur’an has four other well-known names. These are: al-Kitab (the Book), Karim (Noble), al-Furqan (the Criterion of Judgement), and Majid (Glorious).

• The Qur’an has fourteen verses after which we do a Sajda.

• The Qur’an is the Book that is most memorized.

• Anyone who memorizes the whole Qur’an is called Hafiz al-Qur’an.

• Thousands of Muslims have memorized the whole Qur’an. 

• We should try to become Hafiz al-Qur’an.

• We should begin by memorizing the short Surahs at the end of Juz Amma.

• The Qur’an has all the knowledge we need to know.

• Science depends on the Qur’an.

• Medicine depends on the Qur’an.

• The Qur’an is the light of life.

• The Qur’an is in the Arabic language and it has been translated in all the major languages of the world.

• Once on a plane there was someone with the Qur’an. The plane caught fire and everything in it got burned except the Qur’an.

• The Qur’an is dearer to us than our life.

• We should be careful when we hold the Qur’an.

• Do not drop the Qur’an, because if you do, you get sins.

• The place where you put the Qur’an should be clean.

• A study of the Qur’an will open the doors of hope, confidence, vitality and achievement.

• All Muslims believe in the Qur’an.

• All Muslims love the Qur’an.

• We recite the Qur’an for the sake of Allah.

• If someone is reciting the Qur’an seated on the ground, we shouldn’t sit up above.

• We shouldn’t be thinking of someone else when reciting the Qur’an.

• When we recite the Qur’an our whole attention should be in it.

• We are happy when we recite the Qur’an.

• The verses of the Qur’an are in the daily Prayers.

• We should recite at least one Juz of the Qur’an everyday.

• We should recite the Qur’an for our elders who have passed away and pray to Allah for their forgiveness. Amin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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