How to Exploit the Blessings of the Quran

An unfortunate

certain fact,

there are many Muslims

who have a very superficial

respect for the Koran in terms of touching

it, placing

it in the right place, etcetera, covering it.

But unfortunately when it comes to actually adhering

to the principles of the Quran and implementation

of those principles, there seems to be a

lacking. Tell me, which is more important?

The undue care and love and attention to

the Quran or the implementation of

the virtues of the Quran?

As far as giving respect to the Quran,

maybe the outward respect, is that important

or reading and understanding and implementing on the

guidance is important? Both are important, a Muslim

should respect the Quran as much as they

can. At the same time we should read

the understanding and implement on the message which

Allah

has given us. But unfortunately

there are some Muslims

who only give outward respect.

That means superficially

you see the respect but they do not

implement on the guidance

for which the Quran was revealed. So defeat

is the very purpose. For example,

many Muslims, they keep the Quran on top

of the shelf. It is the top most

book

and they keep it so much on top

that it catches dust. And if a person

has to read the Quran, you will think

10 times, you know that, oh! It is

so high, you know, it is difficult to

reach.

The Quran

should be a book which is a guide

for your day to day life. It should

be kept handy like a guide, a textbook

which is referred daily. It is kept on

the shelf which is easy for approach so

that you can have it at any portion

that you require it. That is the way

we should treat the Quran as a guide

for our life every day.

Furthermore,

some people,

they tie the Quran securely

in a silk cloth and keep it on

top.

And if a person has a few minutes,

maybe 10 minutes'

time,

he would not

bother read the Quran. The thought of him

getting the Quran down and untying it and

again tying it securely

in the silk cloth, that itself will take

10, 15 minutes.

So he says what is the use of

spending the time in the Quran. So it

should be handy and whenever a person feels

he should be able to approach it.

Many of the Muslims,

they have a 1,000 questions before they try

in the Quran

as though the Quran is an RDX bomb,

it is going to explode. There are a

1,000 questions that, are you in Wudu? Is

it all right? Can I read the Quran?

You know, can I read the Quran while

standing? Can I read while traveling?

Having the shoes and reading the Quran, it

is haram.

Where would they get this from that, which

hadith or with the Quran equals, they said

you cannot read the Quran with the shoes

on.

So defeat is the very purpose, it should

be a daily guide

for the Muslims

and it should be handy

and at every opportunity that you have read

the Quran.

And we find this very often

if you go to the

mosque in the Gulf countries,

that if

a person who comes to pray to the

mosque, if he has a few minutes, he

doesn't waste time, He picks up the copy

of the Quran and he reads

and we find that most of the people

that come early they read the Quran, but

in the mosque in the subcontinent

that's India and Pakistan,

you may see a few people reading the

Quran, maybe in the first row and if

someone in the second row reads the Quran

they will immediately stop

him. The back,

your back is facing the Quran, it is

haram.

So these things were superficial respect,

outward respect. It's not really what the Quran

has been revealed for, it is revealed as

a kind for humankind. You should read it

whenever you have an opportunity

and

that reminds me of an incident

that in the Gulf country,

once an Indian

had gone to Saudi Arabia

to visit the country

and because he was a very good kari,

they allowed him to lead the Maghreb Salah.

So the recited

in the salah,

Suri Fatia,

then Suri Yousef

and with a very good voice, melodious voice

with.

After he finished the salah,

there was an Arab who was smiling.

So the Indian,

he asked him that, Why didn't you like

my kerat?

He said, no, your were wonderful, but I

was wondering

that in the salah,

you put Youssef alaihi salam inside the well,

but why didn't you get him out

before the salah was over?

The joke is that he read the Quran

for Youssef,

but didn't understand what he was reading,

so he put Risas Islam in the well,

but before the salahat least he brought him

out of the well.

So it's very important that besides giving respect

which is important, you should give respect,

but the main thing is read the Quran

life daily, that's the best.

life daily, that's the best.