METHODOLOGY FOR STUDY OF THE QUR'AN
by Sheikh Imran Nazar Hosein
CHAPTER FOUR
Do not ignore – by-pass – or disrespect
the Qur’ān in the pursuit of knowledge
“And We have sent down to you the Book (i.e., the Qur’ān) as an explanation of all things (and hence as the primary source of knowledge), a Guide, a Mercy, and Glad Tidings to Muslims.”
(Qur’ān, al-Nahl, 16:89)
“Hence, when the Qur’ān is recited, hearken unto it, and listen in silence, so that you might be graced with [Allah’s] mercy.”
(Qur’ān, al-’Arāf 7:204)
Do not disrespect the Qur’ān!
Every Muslim family knows that children must be taught to kiss the Qur’ān every time it is held in the hand, that the Qur’ān must never be placed on the floor, that they should not turn their backs to the Qur’ān, etc. But in the verse above, Allah Most High has also commanded silence when the Qur’ān is being recited. It is for this reason that when thousands enter the Masjid for the Salāt al-Jumu’ah, and some are engaged in reciting the Qur’ān, there is such a silence in the Masjid that one can hear the drop of a pin! Those who so disrespect the Qur’ān by talking and chatting while the Qur’ān is being recited (particularly so in the Masjid), cannot hope to ever be successful in studying the Qur’ān.
It is also an act of disrespect, and a sin, to recite the Qur’ān at break-neck speed since Allah has specifically prohibited such:
“Move not your tongue in haste, [reciting the words of the revelation:]”
(Qur’ān, al-Qiyāmah, 75:16)
Those who recite at great speed, particularly so in Salāt al-Tarawīh (which is a special prayer in the month of Ramadān), as well as those who join in such prohibited recitation of the Qur’ān by listening to it, will have to answer for such disrespect to Allah’s Word. It is also an act of disrespect to the Qur’ān to listen to it being recited in Salāt, or oneself reciting it in Salāt, and yet not understanding what is recited, and not making an effort to learn enough of the Arabic language to be able to understand what is being recited.
to be continued .....
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