Zakir Naik – Respect the Quran but Keep It Handy to Take Guidance from It

Zakir Naik
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The speaker discusses the importance of the Quran in shaping society and emphasizes the need for people to respect and value it. They stress the value of the Quran in providing guidance and making it easily accessible for individuals. The speaker also cautions against relying on the title of the Quran for guidance and emphasizes the need for personal respect and value.

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			Muslims,
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			we give respect to the Quran, hamdullilah. But
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			many of us,
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			they go beyond the limit.
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			They give so much respect
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			that they forget for what purpose the Quran
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			was revealed.
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			You know, we keep the Quran on the
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			top most shelf.
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			They keep it so much on top that
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			difficult to reach, and the Quran catches dust.
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			You know, the Quran is a book of
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			guidance.
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			It's a guidebook.
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			Suppose if you are studying, you know, it's
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			kept on a shelf which you can reach
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			the easiest.
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			You won't keep it on top. Very difficult.
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			I'll take a stool to get it down.
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			So Quran in the book, we should be
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			referred every day.
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			It should be handy.
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			And many of us Muslims, you know, we
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			tie the Quran in a pure silk cloth,
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			and then we tie a knot on it.
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			Suppose if you want to read the Quran,
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			you start thinking, okay, 5 minutes to open
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			the Quran.
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			5 minutes again to tie the Quran. 10
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			minutes.
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			The thought of you opening the Quran and
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			again tying it
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			will be a deterrent. And if you have
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			10 minutes,
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			if you have 10 minutes
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			time, you know, to open the Quran, go
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			10 minutes, better not read the Quran. See,
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			we have to respect the Quran, but the
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			main respect is in the heart. I'm not
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			against keeping the Quran on top. Don't get
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			me wrong. But see to it that it
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			is accessible.
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			It's easily available for guidance.