by Nisaar Y. Nadiadwala on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 8:11pm
Few years back I observed that the recitation of Qur'an in Taraweeh ended by 27 th night of Ramadhaan but now it ends by 23 night. The main aim of many of the reciters and the listeners is Khatm e Qur'an. Compeliting Qur'an. Whether you are attentively listening or not, if you are present while the recitation of Qur'an goes on then you have completed the Qur'an. In Mumbai and other metropolitian cities we now have khatm e Qur'an in six nights. The listener has heard the whole Qur'an and now he can do business whole night and earn a lot of money from the people who loiter and wander in the streets during Ramadhan.
One of the hope of every Muslim on the day of Qiyamah is : I wish I get the benefit of intercession of the Prophet peace be upon him. But how many people are aware that on that day the Propeht will also register a case against many people and one of the main case is mentioned in Surah Furqan verse 30 : O my Lord ! truely my people took this Qur'an for just foolish nonsense.
Few years back I observed that the recitation of Qur'an in Taraweeh ended by 27 th night of Ramadhaan but now it ends by 23 night. The main aim of many of the reciters and the listeners is Khatm e Qur'an. Compeliting Qur'an. Whether you are attentively listening or not, if you are present while the recitation of Qur'an goes on then you have completed the Qur'an. In Mumbai and other metropolitian cities we now have khatm e Qur'an in six nights. The listener has heard the whole Qur'an and now he can do business whole night and earn a lot of money from the people who loiter and wander in the streets during Ramadhan.
One of the hope of every Muslim on the day of Qiyamah is : I wish I get the benefit of intercession of the Prophet peace be upon him. But how many people are aware that on that day the Propeht will also register a case against many people and one of the main case is mentioned in Surah Furqan verse 30 : O my Lord ! truely my people took this Qur'an for just foolish nonsense.
Who are these people ? Besides the Quraish who rejected the Qur'an, there can be even Muslims who :
1. Make mockery of Qur'an by completing just a ritual formality of Ramadhan
2. Those who hurriedly divorce in one sitting ( When the Messenger was informed that so and so person has divorced his wive in one sitting, he got angry and said : I am still present among you and you are mocking the Qur'an !
3. Those who make fun of the shariah in media and groups discussions and consider it to be out dated and non implementable in today's time
Allah says about them in Surah Toubah verse 65 : They declare that we were only talking idely and play, Was it at Allah and his ayah and his messenger that you were mocking ?
4. Many commentators of Qur'an say that those who recite the Qur'an and yet avoid implementing it rathe break its commands are the ones who will be questioned on the day of judgement.
Umar bin al Khattab annuonced the famous narration of the Prophet peace be upon hm : Allah will raise up the honour of many people due to Qur'an and He will bring down the honour of many people through Qur'an..
Imam Shafai was extremly poor but his quest for learning Qur'an and its juriprudence raised his stature to a respected man even in the court of khalifa. Imam Bukhari was an orphan and blind in his childhood but later he studied Qur'an and its juriprudence and there was a time when elite Muslims also sought an appointment to meet hima nd hear afew rulings from him.
What is our attitude towards the Qur'an the most revolutionary book on the surface of the earth ? What are the parameters ?
1. How much time do you spend in studying the Qur'an besides reciting it?
2. How much do you feel should be paid as salary to the teacher who comes to teach Qur'an, when you don't mind paying huge amount to Maths and English teachers?
3. How many ayah of Qur'an do you obey and disobey?
4.How much of Qur'anic injunctions do you care to learn ?
Add your own questions and let us ask our selves and discover the horrifying truth and fear that we may not be included in the list of those against whom the messenger of Allah will put up a case...
Author : Nisaar Nadiadwala writes and speaks on Islam and Muslims. He can be reached at nisaar_yusuf@yahoo.com
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