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To absorb the Qur'an, you must move as close as you can to
the Prophet (peace be upon him) who received it first from Allah. His whole
life is a "living Qur'an". If you want to 'read' the Qur'an in action,
observe the Prophet in his deeds, as Saiyyedah 'A'isha said: "his conduct
was nothing but the Qur'an." To move closer to the Prophet, you should read
his sayings (ahadith) and his life (Sirah) as much as you can.
Let us, in conclusion, pray to Allah to enable us to recite the Qur'an as it
ought to be recited and nor to make us like those:
... TO WHOM THE BOOK WAS GIVEN BEFORE, BUT WITH THE LAPSE OF TIME, THEIR
HEARTS BECAME HARD. (Holy Qur'an 57:16)
... WHO WERE GIVEN THE BURDEN OF THE TORAH THEN THEY DID NOT CARRY IT,THEY
ARE LIKE A DONKEY CARRYING HOOKS. (Holy Qur'an 62:5)
AND TO MAKE US LIKE THOSE WHO: ... WHEN ALLAH IS MENTIONED, THEIR HEARTS
QUAKE, AND WHEN HIS VERSES ARE RECITED TO THEM, IT INCREASES THEM IN FAITH.
(Holy Qur'an 39:23)
VC'HEREAT SHIVER THE SKINS OF THOSE WHO FEAR THEIR LORD; THEN THEIR SKINS
AND HEARTS SOFTEN TO THE REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH (Holy Qur'an 39:23)
WHEN IT IS RECITED TO THEM, THEY FALL DOWN UPON THEIR FACES, PROSTRATING
(Holy Qur'an 17:107)
AND THEY SAY: GLORY BE TO OUR LORD! OUR LORD'S PROMISE IS FULFILLED.(Holy
Qur'an 17:108)
AND THEY FALL DOWN UPON THEIR FACES, WEEPING AND IT INCREASES THEM IN
HUMILITY. (Holy Qur'an 17:109)
AND DO NOT MAKE US LIKE THOSE: about whom the Prophet (peaco be upon him)
will, on the Day of Judgement, complain, O MY LORD! THESE MY PEOPLE HAVE
ABANDONED THE QUR'AN (Holy Qur'an 25:30)
Our Lord! Enable us to imbibe the meaning of the Qur'an and guide us to and
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