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Old 08-18-2020, 11:35 PM
 
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The holy Quran is the book that is responsible for providing us the teachings. It is incredible for us to know what these teachings are about.

We can give a simple answer to this question that these teachings are necessary to follow for the welfare of our present life and the life after death. We can easily guess what the importance of the Quran learning is. Being a better Muslim is necessary for us because we have been sent on earth for being a better slave of Allah Almighty. Allah said in the Quran that we had created Jinn and humans for our worship. Act upon the teachings of the Holy Quran is another name of worship of Allah for humans.

Therefore, Quran learning is important for us to be a better Muslim. There are countless verses of Allah Almighty in the Holy Quran itself, and several Ahadith are there to make us clear what the Quran learning with<a href="https://quranforkids.com/">Quran learning</a> has importance for Muslims.

The holy Quran and Quran learning
There are several verses that discuss why Quran learning is important for Muslims. These verses are the following.

In Surah Baqrah, verse no 2, the holy Quran includes,
‘here is the text in which no doubt is, teaching to those who have fear from Allah Almighty and loves Allah much.’
We should have in mind that the holy Quran is not the book upon which everyone acts. In other words, it is not the common book because it is based on divine principles of guidance, which is necessary for our welfare. We cannot find these divine principles in another book. Therefore, people who take guidance from it must have two properties, one is they have fear from Allah, and the second is they love Allah much. In other words, they give value to his symbols and verses of the Holy Quran because it was descended by him without any adulteration of anyone. Allah gave testimony for the holy Quran himself. We will be unlucky if we get lost despite having the book of guidance and light.

In Surah Younus, verse no 37
‘ and this book is not the book ever be produced by someone other than Allah, it is the confirmation of those which were before it, and a full explanation of the books, in which there no doubt is, from the lord of all.’
In the present verse of Surah Younus, Allah has told us that there is no doubt in the holy Quran, instead of the books which were sent by Allah Almighty before the holy Quran on different prophets, this book confirms these revelations. It is a symbol of its trueness. It explains all the matters and issues which the man faces in this world and will face the world after death. This book was written by Allah Almighty, which is the lord of all the creatures in the universe. We should never refuse to learn the book of Allah Almighty because it is the only source that can provide us success.

In Surah Zumr, verse no 41, the holy Quran includes,
‘ Truly, we have sent down to you’re the book which is comprised of truth for humanity, so if one accepts such guidance, it is for his own, and one who goes to astray, it is for his own, you ( Prophet Muhammad PBUH) are not a wakeel for themselves. ‘

We know the Holy Quran is the book of guidance, there is no force in the religion of Islam, and also no one can exercise force over the non-believers to accept Islam as a religion. Therefore, in the present verse, Allah says it is up to you whether you choose the teachings of the Quran or leave them.

There are countless verses of the Holy Quran, which describe the significance of learning the holy Quran.

Ahadith and Quran learning
There are several Ahadith, which makes us clear about Quran learning. Some of these are the following.

Prophet PBUH once said ‘ that the true and authentic book is the speech of Allah Almighty.’
We all know that the book of the holy Quran is based on divine guidance; therefore, there is no doubt in it. We can easily say like our Prophet PBUH that the true and authentic book is the book of Allah Almighty. We should never refuse to learn it because it is the final source of guidance. There is no guidance and no success without the book of Allah.

Prophet PBUH once said in a Hadith,’ the best one of you is the person who keeps himself attach with the holy Quran.’
The holy Quran is the book of guidance, one who becomes attached to this book; he will become successful in both worlds. In other words, one who learn the holy Quran and transfers its knowledge to other people, he will become the best person near Allah and his Prophet PBUH.

In another Hadith of the Holy Prophet PBUH, ‘ those who accept the teachings of the Holy Quran and keep it next to him to let them lead, it will push him into Paradise. And those who reject the teachings of the Holy Quran and keeps it behind him, it will push him into hellfire. ‘
In the present Hadith, Prophet PBUH says the one who rejects the holy Quran will go to hell and the one who accepts the teachings of the Holy Quran, he will go to Paradise. Now, it is up to us what we choose for us.

There are countless Ahadith of the Holy Prophet PBUH, which makes us clear about the significance of the Holy Quran.
There are different benefits of learning the holy Quran in our common dealing in life. Therefore, we should act upon the holy Quran to receive these benefits and virtues.

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Old 08-19-2020, 02:47 AM
 
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Being a better Muslim is necessary for us because we have been sent on earth for being a better slave of Allah Almighty. Allah said in the Quran that we had created Jinn and humans for our worship.
Dear Hammadkhan,

Thank you for your post. Learning from the Qur'an is very important for us. Misinterpretation of any verse is not the right way to learn from the Qur'an.

Nowhere in the Qur'an Allah (SWT) has said that He created jinn and humans for His worship. This is misinterpretation of the verse 51:56. In this verse, Allah is saying, "And I have not created the jinn and insan to serve (anyone else) except Me". In the context, it means Allah did not create jinn and insan to serve idols or anyone else.

Allah created insan (human) to be vicegerent on earth (Qur'an 2:30). Naturally a vicegerent has to take guidance from an higher power to look after and care for his subjects. This guidance is also there in the Qur'an. When an insan (human) takes the guidance from the Qur'an (that is from Allah) and acts upon it he is serving Allah and serving the main purpose Allah had created him for.

Salaam
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Old 08-20-2020, 01:55 AM
 
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It is vital for us to try and be good human beings before trying to be good Muslim. Purpose of creation of vicegerent (khalifah) on earth must be understood properly. It's much easier to become a good Muslim after we have become good human beings (insan).
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Old 08-20-2020, 07:39 AM
 
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Dear Hammadkhan,

Thank you for your post. Learning from the Qur'an is very important for us. Misinterpretation of any verse is not the right way to learn from the Qur'an.

Nowhere in the Qur'an Allah (SWT) has said that He created jinn and humans for His worship. This is misinterpretation of the verse 51:56. In this verse, Allah is saying, "And I have not created the jinn and insan to serve (anyone else) except Me". In the context, it means Allah did not create jinn and insan to serve idols or anyone else.

Allah created insan (human) to be vicegerent on earth (Qur'an 2:30). Naturally a vicegerent has to take guidance from an higher power to look after and care for his subjects. This guidance is also there in the Qur'an. When an insan (human) takes the guidance from the Qur'an (that is from Allah) and acts upon it he is serving Allah and serving the main purpose Allah had created him for.

Salaam
The bold part above!

In my opinion, this wrong interpretation has lead many astray.
Some scholars did go ahead and tried to correct this misconception that the word “worship” here does not mean to only “pray Salah and praise God” - but the meaning also includes to live the life of honesty, patience and justice under the guidance of God.

This misconception has lead many speakers to focus their sermons only and only on worshipping Allah and make it sound like this is the “be all and end all” of Islamic faith and the only purpose of our lives.

And hence the reason we see that in many Islamic countries mosques are filled in Jumma prayers and millions go to Hajj every year but many such countries are ranked the most corrupt nations in the world.
All different kinds of haram khores, child molesters, bribe takers, thieves, wife beaters etc flock towards masjid on Friday prayers. It’s because the mullah has told them that praying Jumma in congregation will wipe out ALL their sins.

Many of our speakers have drilled this into the brain of masses that pray Salah and naffal and tasbeeh and wazeefa and that’s it, your deen is covered.

There is also a lot of focus on short cuts. Recite that certain surah three times and you get the reward of reciting the entire Quran. Recite surah Qahf on Friday’s and get certain rewards etc.

And even though this is all true but notice these sermons and WhatsApp fwd messages will hardly ever have a focus on actually reading and understanding the meaning of Quran, take guidance from it AND LIVING A LIFE OF HONESTY where you render justice and be kind and be merciful and be forgiving and be patient and be generous towards others.

Praying Salah is an absolute must in the Islamic guidance and the very basis of our faith - however, this is just the foundation. One must erect a building on top of this foundation. And that building is “living the life of honesty and justice and patience under the guidance of God”.
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Old 08-20-2020, 01:59 PM
 
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The bold part above!

In my opinion, this wrong interpretation has lead many astray.
Actually, many have not just misinterpreted the verse 51:56 but several translators have translated it wrongly too particularly those who translated, "I have created jinn and insan..." instead of, "I have not created jinn and insan.....".
And others have translated it, "I have not created jinn and insan except to worship me."

51:56 does not mean that jinn and insan were created for worshipping Allah 24/7.

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Some scholars did go ahead and tried to correct this misconception that the word “worship” here does not mean to only “pray Salah and praise God” - but the meaning also includes to live the life of honesty, patience and justice under the guidance of God.
Ibadah includes everything that an abd (everyone of us insan) has to do. It includes serving God as khalifah on this earth. It means meeting the purpose insan was created for, to be the leading creation out of all the earthly created beings. This requires us to be more than just being mechanical and mere ritual worshippers. Our judgement will be entirely on our actions (good or bad). The Qur'an has many verses that tell us that our salvation depends on our good deeds عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ . Our mullahs are not teaching this.

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This misconception has lead many speakers to focus their sermons only and only on worshipping Allah and make it sound like this is the “be all and end all” of Islamic faith and the only purpose of our lives.
Exactly my understanding and contention too.

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And hence the reason we see that in many Islamic countries mosques are filled in Jumma prayers and millions go to Hajj every year but many such countries are ranked the most corrupt nations in the world.
All different kinds of haram khores, child molesters, bribe takers, thieves, wife beaters etc flock towards masjid on Friday prayers. It’s because the mullah has told them that praying Jumma in congregation will wipe out ALL their sins.
Sadly, this is happening in many places. They have gone far away from the teachings of the Qur'an.

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Many of our speakers have drilled this into the brain of masses that pray Salah and naffal and tasbeeh and wazeefa and that’s it, your deen is covered.
Yet the reasons given in the Qur'an for praying Salah are (a) remembrance of Allah (being conscious of Allah/having taqwa) and (2) it keeps one away from evil acts. Thus it is a training ground for us to be good humans and to learn doing only good deeds, weight of which will take us to life of peace and happiness in the hereafter.

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There is also a lot of focus on short cuts. Recite that certain surah three times and you get the reward of reciting the entire Quran. Recite surah Qahf on Friday’s and get certain rewards etc.
The worse one is the mullahs giving taweez تعويذ‎, one for everything, even for conceiving a baby. Then they blame kuffaar for all their problems created by themselves.

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And even though this is all true but notice these sermons and WhatsApp fwd messages will hardly ever have a focus on actually reading and understanding the meaning of Quran, take guidance from it AND LIVING A LIFE OF HONESTY where you render justice and be kind and be merciful and be forgiving and be patient and be generous towards others.
Yet, this was the purpose insan (human) was created for. They do all kind of fake islamic somersaults except be good humans and help other living beings on earth.

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Praying Salah is an absolute must in the Islamic guidance and the very basis of our faith - however, this is just the foundation. One must erect a building on top of this foundation. And that building is “living the life of honesty and justice and patience under the guidance of God”.
It is a must because it keeps one away from indecency and evil (the Qur'an 29:45). Therefore, it is a training ground to stay away from evil and do only good deeds.
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Old 09-01-2020, 12:11 PM
 
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You have in the messenger a beautiful pattern of conduct to follow. Qur'an

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Old 09-01-2020, 04:15 PM
 
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You have in the messenger a beautiful pattern of conduct to follow. Qur'an
Remember the Link you gave a day or so ago from a site about "Uswa Hasana" (perfect example)? Now you are quoting part of the same verse, from a different translation, and this time instead of "perfect example" you are quoting "beautiful pattern of conduct". Both translations cannot be correct translations.

Do you know which one is the correct translation, if any?

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Old 09-01-2020, 10:27 PM
 
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Yusuf Ali:
Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the Praise of Allah.

Shakir: Certainly you have in the Messenger of Allah an excellent exemplar for him who hopes in Allah and the latter day and remembers Allah much.

SAHIH INTERNATIONAL
There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often.


They are all pretty much the same.
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Old 09-01-2020, 10:30 PM
 
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The important issue here is that the Qur'an promotes the emulation of Muhammed.

So where do you learn about Muhammed.
There are only 2 sources from near that time period.
The Sirat Rasual Allah, and The history of Al Taburi.
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Old 09-02-2020, 02:04 AM
 
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Yusuf Ali:
Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the Praise of Allah.
Yusuf Ali: [60:4]
There is for you an excellent example (to follow) in Abraham and those with him...

Pickthall: [60:4] There is a goodly pattern for you in Abraham and those with him...

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Shakir: Certainly you have in the Messenger of Allah an excellent exemplar for him who hopes in Allah and the latter day and remembers Allah much.
Shakir: [60:4]
Indeed, there is for you a good example in Ibrahim and those with him...

Yusuf Ali: [60:4] There is for you an excellent example (to follow) in Abraham and those with him...

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INTERNATIONAL
There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often.
Sahih International: [60:4]
There has already been for you an excellent pattern in Abraham and those with him...


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They are all pretty much the same.
Exactly! The examples of Abraham and Muhammad are pretty much the same.
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The important issue here is that the Qur'an promotes the emulation of Muhammed.
Using the same logic, the Qur'an also promotes the emulation of Abraham.

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So where do you learn about Muhammed.
So where do you learn about Abraham?
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There are only 2 sources from near that time period.
The Sirat Rasual Allah, and The history of Al Taburi.
Both were written long after Muhammad had gone. The writers had never even met Muhammad. This is just the same as Jewish writings about Abraham were written long after Abraham had gone. The writers had never even met Abraham.

That leaves just one Source to learn from; THE QUR'AN.
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