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Why Study the Quran?

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أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Nowadays, there is a lot of trend of reminders. Sometimes we put alarms, sometimes we put reminders on our phones and digital assistants. What is a reminder? A reminder is to remind of something important that has been forgotten. God tells us that this Quran is a reminder for all of us... Allah ﷻ says in Surah Sad 38:87, إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ It is but a reminder to the worlds. In this ayah, Allah ﷻ tells us that this Quran is a reminder for every human being in this world. Before we came into this world, Allah ﷻ took a pledge from all of us. He asked us who will we consider our Master, our God, our Rabb. All of us attested that we will worship You as our Master, our God, and our Rabb. Your word will be the most important to us. We will obey You. Every child is born with this knowledge of Allah. Isa AS (Jesus) spoke about this as a child. But all of us are born with this knowledg...

Three things to know about the Quran...

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There are three important things that we need to know about the Quran: 1. Quran is the word of God  Allah ﷻ says in Surah At-Tawbah 9:6, وَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ اسْتَجَارَكَ فَأَجِرْهُ حَتَّىٰ يَسْمَعَ كَلَامَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ أَبْلِغْهُ مَأْمَنَهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَعْلَمُونَ And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the words of Allah . Then deliver him to his place of safety. That is because they are a people who do not know. Torah came in the written form but Quran is the word of God.  It was spoken by Allah ﷻ to Jibreel AS (Archangel Gabriel) who spoke it to the prophet ﷺ who spoke it his companions RA. A word, a speech can never be separated from the speaker. Even today, to benefit from the Quran, we need to listen to it.  2. Quran came down from the heavens Quran came down to our beloved prophet ﷺ. He conveyed it to us as is and did not make any change or ...

What is the Quran?

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In this life, we do not even open a fridge or go to the restroom without purpose. How can it be that we are in this world without any purpose? Allah ﷻ says in Surah Al-Mu’minun 23:115, أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned?" There are two days that are very important in our lives: When we are born When we understand why we were born This book - the Quran teaches us why we were born. It teaches us to love our Rabb, it teaches us how to talk to our Rabb. It tells us who our Rabb is. It is the path that takes us out from darkness into light. It tells us our purpose... Our purpose is to find our way back to jannah (Paradise) from which our parents - Adam AS and Hawwa RA were sent away. The verses of the Quran are called - ayaat (or miraculous signs). Just like we follow the road signs to walk or travel and reach our destination, Q...