By
Dr. Norlain Dindang Mababaya 
“And that those on whom Knowledge has been
bestowed may learn that (the Qur’ân) is the Truth from your Rabb, and that
they may believe therein, and their hearts may be made humbly (open) to it:
for verily Allâh is the Guide of those who believe to the Straight
Way.” (22:54)
“We have revealed for you (o mankind) a Book
which will give you eminence. Will
you not then understand?” (21:10)
The Prophet r likewise tells us that the
Qur’ân raises our status as believers. Some
of the authentic Ahâdîth that
should encourage us to recite and learn the Qur’ân by heart are the
following:
‘Aishah (radhiallâhu
anha) narrated that the Prophet r
said, “Such a person as
recites the Qur’ân and masters it by heart, will be with the noble righteous
scribes (in Heaven). And such a person exerts himself to learn the Qur’ân by
heart, and recites it with great difficulty, will have a double reward.”
(Bukhâri 6/459)
Abu Musa al Hashari t
narrated that the Prophet r
said, “The example of a
believer who recites the Qur’ân is that of a citron (a citrus fruit) which is
good in taste and good in smell. And the believer who does not recite the Qur’ân
is like a date which has a good taste but no smell. And the example of an
impious person who recites the Qur’ân is that of Ar-Rihana (an aromatic
plant) which smells good but is bitter in taste. And the example of an impious
person who does not recite the Qur’ân is that of a colocynth which is bitter
in taste and has no smell.” (Bukhâri
6/538, 9/649 and 7/338)
Abu Hurairah t
narrated that Allâh 's Messenger r
said, “Learn and recite the
Qur’ân, for to one who learns, recites and uses it in prayer at night, it is
like a bag filled with musk whose fragrance is diffused everywhere; and he who
learns it and goes to sleep having it within him, is like a bag with musk tied
up in it.” (Tirmidhi 2143,
Nasa'i and Ibn Majah)
Anas bin Malik t
narrated that the Prophet r
said,
“A believer who recites the Qur’ân is like a citron whose fragrance
is sweet and whose taste is sweet, a believer who does not recite the Qur’ân
is like a date which has no fragrance but has sweet taste, a profligate who
recites the Qur’ân is like basil whose fragrance is sweet but whose taste is
bitter, and the profligate who does not recite the Qur’ân is like the
colocynth which has a bitter taste and has not fragrance. A good companion is
like a man who has musk; if nothing of it goes to you, its fragrance will
(certainly) go to you; and a bad companion is like a man who has bellows; if its
(black) root does not go to you, its smoke will (certainly) go to you.” (Abu Dawud
4811)
In Islâm, Muslims give due respect to every
Imam (one who knows the Qur’ân and the Sunnah and leads the prayer).
Among the learned Muslims, the one who is given the authority to lead the
congregational prayer is the one who knows the Qur’ân most:
Abu Said Al Khudri t
narrated that Allâh 's
Messenger r
said,
“When there are three persons, one of them should lead them. The one
among them most worthy to act as Imam is one who is best versed in the Qur’ân.”
(Muslim 1417)
The Qur’ân (which includes the Sunnah)
develops every man’s total personality – one that pleases Allâh and
His Messenger r.
One very
important virtuous conduct that we acquire by learning the Qur’ân is honesty.
The Qur’ân, therefore, is Allâh 's great blessing to us that
increases our eminence. It is something that gives those who recite it worthy of
admiration and respect:
Abu Hurairah t
narrated that Allâh 's Messenger r
said, “Do not wish to be the like
of (somebody) except the like of two men: a man whom Allâh
has given the Qur’ân and he recites it during the hours of the night
and the hours of the day, in which case one may say, 'If I were given the same
as this man has been given, I would do the same as he is doing.’ The other is
a man whom Allâh has given wealth
and he spends it in the right way, in which case one may say, 'If I were given
the same as he has been given, I would do the same as he is doing.’”
(Bukhâri 9/619)
Knowing the importance of learning the Qur’ân, the Prophet r
also encourages us to teach it. Learning
the Qur’ân and teaching it to others, likewise, increase our eminence.
We become among the best Muslims as stated in the following Hâdîth:
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