Sadullah Khan – Extricate from fitnah a unique Book
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The speaker discusses the uniqueness of the Arabic language in the Quran, which is the only book with a single single single word. The title is the only one that is considered to be the standard of the Arabic language, and it is the only book that contains all of the values and principles of the Bible. The speaker notes that the title is a message of peace, not a revelation, and that it is a source of guidance for all humanity until the end of time.
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As we continue our theme,
We are on the nights of the last
10 nights of Ramadan.
As we know the only month mentioned by
naming the Quran and mentioned in relation to
the Quran.
That Qur'an which is the last of Allah's
revelation
conveyed to humanity through the final messenger,
peace be upon him. And that Quran preserved
in its pristine pure form in its original.
Now this Quran is absolutely unique in so
many exceptional ways.
It's not only unique, but unique in exceptional
ways.
It is such a preeminent masterpiece of literature
that it is considered
by linguist,
as linguistically the standard of the Arabic language.
Nothing to do with religion, nothing to do
with revelation, purely as a literally masterpiece.
It's considered
as the standard of the Arabic language.
It was not only a revelation to the
Prophet
but it was the initiator of a civilizational
force that changed the course of history.
There's never been a book
that has ever been
such
such an impact that influences human's life to
the extent that the holy Quran has. It's
the only book. There's a science regarding his
recitation which you call the ju'id.
That has evolved
to facilitate
its rhythm
and its cadence.
It is the most often read Bikin book
in the world.
The most often read book in its original,
mind you. It is the most memorized book
from cover to cover.
And perhaps the most quoted book in the
world.
At a more very basic level,
its uniqueness is reflected in the fact that
every surah of the Quran you know the
longest surah is 286
verses.
The shortest surah is 3 verses.
From the longest to the shortest surah, just
something by the way, not even something
fantastic but yet unique.
Every surah in the Quran contains a word,
even the shortest one that's not found anywhere
else in the Quran.
Is not found anywhere else.
You find a in
the Quran, not found in
Surat Ikhlas, not found anywhere else in the
holy Quran.
If you look at, for example,
not found anywhere else in the Quran.
Not found anywhere else in the Quran except
in that surah.
Not found anywhere else in the Quran.
Not found anywhere else.
Short Surahs of the Quran, there are words
in that Surah
not found or repeated anywhere else in the
Quran,
what to speak of those surahs like 2
like Surah Baqarah chapter 2 which has 286
verses constituting 1 12 of the Quran. So
can you see even at the fundamentally basic
level, yet mind boggling?
That's the uniqueness of the glorious Quran.
However, the Quran is much greater than all
these subtleties
and all these little facts. It's much more
than the ink and the paper. It's after
all a revelation
from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. Divine revelation
conveyed to the Rasul
in pure Arabic
preserved.
It is a reminder of the universal principles
that we referred to in previous scripture. The
Quran doesn't contain
everything of the past scriptures but it contains
in essence all the values and principles
preserved
for posterity
of all the prophets from the beginning of
time.
It is the Malawdiah score of Muslim spirituality.
You heard the people read. 99%
of us don't know what they are reading,
yet we are moved. We stand for 20
rakats and more.
Because we are moved by what they are
saying. But what they are reading, what we
hear, we connect with it, though we may
not understand a word of it.
So this is unique.
The mere
recitation of the Qur'an is considered an act
of ibadah.
Listening to its recitation is regarded as a
blessing.
Above all, it is a
revelation from the Lord of the world as
a Hudal Inas. Not as a guidance for
the muttaqeen, nor for the muslimin,
nor for the mumineen, nor for the Muslimin,
but for all of them. But in essence,
it's a hudal linaas, a source of guidance
for all humanity until the end of time.
That is the Quran.
Now we look at the present state of
the world
and we find ourselves in tremendous chaos.
You know, walasqinlilinsaanlafiqus.
By the token of time, by the passage
of time, human beings seem increasingly in a
state of loss. Increasingly in a state of
loss.
So we see wars, we see corruption, we
see trials and tribulations.
And we are living in times of tremendous
fitna.
Tremendous fitna.
The magnitude of which we have never experienced
in history.
Now,
there was an occasion, and I want to
refer to a snapshot
in the life of the Prophet
when he was sitting among his companions.
And he was speaking in concern as he
always was.
Always concerned about the welfare of the believers.
And being concerned about the welfare, he made
reference to times like these.
He said there will be fitna.
There will come times of tremendous tribulations.
And the Sahaba was sitting around him. And
this is documented
by Imam Atirmidhi.
So Said Nala Ali asked him for,
When the times of tribulation comes,
how will we extricate ourselves from it? How
will we survive it? How will we overcome
it? And Rasul said, kitabullallah.
By the book of Allah.
He said, you'll get out of it. You'll
extricate yourself from the fitnah, from the trial
and tribulation
by the book of Allah. It contains
information about the past.
Practical guidelines for the present, and information for
you about the future.
Wa wa hablullahiil
mateen, it is the rub of Allah, which
if you hold fast onto you will not
be divided. Waahuwazikrul
hakeem, it's not only a reminder, it's a
wise reminder.
Wahuasirathalmustakeem.
This is the Siratal
Whoever will speak by the Quran and whoever
speaks by the Quran, speaks the truth.
Whoever judges by the Quran,
judges by justice.
Whoever acts upon the Quran will find reward
and benefit. And whoever calls to the Quran
guides to the path
which is straight and correct.
You see,
extricating our self We are in the night
of power. And it becomes powerful because of
the Qur'an.
Unless we are connected to the source of
power,
we are powerless. And this is what Allah
my
Those who achieved great heights
in Islamic history and civilization,
they were those who abided and followed and
connected and followed the Quran. That is why
they became great. Perchance we have become
humiliated and defeated because we have left the
Quran. On this night of Qadr, may Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala
grant that this night of power, that we
reconnect to that source of power.