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The Importance of the Qur’an in Hadith
Imam Muhammad Baqir (a):
فوف صالناسوالخلقإليهانظرصورةأحسنفيالقيامةيوميأتيالقرآنفإنالقرآنتعلموااألممسائرمنصفألفأربعونومحمدأمةصفألفثمانونصفألفمائةوعشرون
O Sa’d, learn the Qur’an, for indeed the Qur’an will come on the Day of
Judgement in the most beautiful form that people will have ever seen, while
people will be assembled in rows numbering 120,000 rows. 80,000 will be from
the nation of Muhammad (s) and 40,000 will be from the rest of the nations.
فيأتيعلىصفالمسلمينفيصورةرجلفيسلمفينظرونإليه
The Qur’an will come to the row of Muslims, in the form of a man. It will greet
them with salam and they will look at him.
The Importance of the Qur’an in Hadith
أشدكانأنهرغيصفتهوبنعتهنعرفهالمسلمينمنالرجلهذاإنالكريمالحليماللهإلاإلهلا
نعطهلمماالنوروالجمالوالبهاءمنأعطيهناكفمنالقرآنفيمنااجتهادا
There is no god but Allah, the forbearing, the generous. Indeed this
is a man from the Muslims; we know him by his qualities and
attributes, but he is different from us because he has struggled
more and made more efforts in being with the Qur’an. And
because of this he has been given that much of light and beauty
that we have not been given.
The Importance of the Qur’an in Hadith
شهداءنمأنهغيرصفتهوبسمتهنعرفهالشهداءمنالرجلهذاإنالرحيمالرباللهإلاإلهلا
نعطهلمماالفضلوالبهاءمنأعطيهناكفمنالبحر
There is no god but Allah, the Lord, the Merciful. Indeed, he is one
of the martyrs, we know the qualities and attributes of this person,
but he is better than us – he must be a person who was martyred at
sea. And because of this he has been given that much of light and
beauty and grace that we have not been given.
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أعظمانتكفيهاأصيبالتيالجزيرةأنغيرصفتهوبسمتهنعرفهالبحرشهداءمنهذاإن
عطهنلمماالنوروالجمالوالبهاءمنأعطيهناكفمنفيهاأصبناالتيالجزيرةمنهولا
This is one of the martyrs killed at sea, we know this through his
signs and attributes, but he is different; maybe he was killed in
battle at an island that was more difficult than our battle. And this
is why he has been given such beauty and light that we have not
been given.
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غيرفتهصوبسمتهنعرفهمرسل النبيهذاإنالكريمالحليماللهإلاإلهإلا
كثيرافضلاأعطيأنه
There is no god but Allah, the forbearing, the generous.
Indeed, this is a messenger, we recognise him through
his signs and attributes except that he has been given an
immense amount of grace.
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أقربنكاأنهغيرصفتهوبسمتهنعرفهالملائكةمنالعبدهذاإنتقدسوربناتعالى
نلبسلمماالجمالوالنورمنألبسهناكفمنمقاماجلوعزاللهإلىالملائكة
Our Lord is high and to be purified, surely this servant is from
the angels! We know this from his signs and attributes, but he
must be the closest angel to Allah (swt) and this is why he has
been given light and beauty that we have not been given.
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شفعتاشفعوتعطسلورأسكارفعالناطقالصادقكلاميوالأرضفيحجتييا
O my hujjah on the earth and my true spoking word, raise
your head [as it had bowed down] and ask Me and you will
be given, and intercede and your intercession will be
accepted.
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ويضيعنمنمنهموشيئايضيعلموعليحافظوصاننيمنمنهمربياخلقكجميععلىحجتكأناوبيكذبوبحقياستخف
O my Lord, from among them some protected me and they
were very careful regarding me, they did not let anything about
me be wasted or disregarded. And others of them wasted me
and disregarded me, and they underestimated my right and
position. They belied me while I was the hujjah over all Your
creation.
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اليومليكعلأثيبنمكانيارتفاعوجلاليوعزتيوتعالىوتباركاللهفيقول
العقابأليماليومعليكلأعاقبنوالثوابأحسن
By My dignity and glory and high position, on this day I am
going to reward with the best reward according to the way
they treated you, and I am going to punish with the most
painful punishment those who have not respected you.
The Importance of the Qur’an in Hadith
The Prophet Muhammad (s):
.حرمةالقرآنعلىاللهكحرمةالوالدعلىولده
The respect that the Qur’an has with Allah (swt) is like the
respect a child has for his father.
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Imam Sadiq (a):
منخبرولكمقبمنخبروخبركمفيهالبارالصادقهووكتابهعليكمأنزلالجبارالعزيزإن
.لتعجبتمذلكعنيخبركممنأتاكملووالأرضوالسماءخبروبعدكم
Indeed, the All-mighty has sent down to you His book and it is
truthful and good. In it is information about you, and information
about people before you, and information about people who are to
come after you, and information about the sky and the earth. And
if someone comes and informs you about all these things you will
be surprised.
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Imam Baqir (a):
نفلانياربفلانبنفلانأظمأتهواجرهوأسهرتليلهفيدارالدنياوفلانب
لمأظمئهواجرهولمأسهرليله
O Lord, so-and-so are those whose throats I made very thirsty,
and I made them unable to sleep in dunya [due to their recitation
and reflection over me], but not so-and-so.
إقرأوإرقهRead and rise!
The Importance of the Qur’an in Hadith
Imam Sajjad (a):
لوماتمنبينالمشرقوالمغربلمااستوحشتبعدأنيكونالقرآنمعي
If all the people in the east and west were to die, I would not
feel lonely as long as the Qur’an was with me.
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The Prophet (s):
اإنأهلالقرآنفيأعلىدرجةمنالآدميينماخلاالنبيينوالمرسلينفل
.يااتستضعفواأهلالقرآنحقوقهمفإنلهممناللهالعزيزالجبارلمكاناعل
Indeed the people of the Qur’an are in the highest rank among
human beings, excluding prophets and messengers. So do not
underestimate the rights of the people of the Qur’an. For surely
with Allah, Aziz and Jabbar, they have a very high position.
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Imam Sadiq (a):
.الحافظللقرآنالعاملبهمعالسفرةالكرامالبررة
The one who memorises/preserves the Qur’an and acts upon it
will be with the angels who are honoured and are very close to
Allah (swt).
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Imam Sadiq (a):
اختلطالقرآنبلحمهودمه منقرأالقرآنوهوشابمؤمن
Whoever recites the Qur’an while he is a young believer, the
Qur’an becomes mixed in his flesh and blood.
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يومعنهحجيزاالقرآنكانوالبررةالكرامالسفرةمعجلوعزاللهجعلهو
القيامة
Allah (swt) will place this person with the angels who are
honoured, and who are very close to Him. And on the Day of
Judgement, the Qur’an will be a barrier [of protection] for this
person
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عاملقدأصابأجرعملهغيرعامليفبلغبهأكرمعطاياك ياربإنكل
O my Lord, surely everyone who has worked has been paid
except the people who have been working for me, so let him
reach your most generous and honourable gifts
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الكرامةاجترأسهعلىيوضعوالجنةحللمنحلتينالجبارالعزيزاللهفيكسوه
فيهأرضيناكهللهيقالثم
Then Allah (swt) will give this person two dresses of heaven and
will place on his head the crown of honour. Allah (swt) will then
ask: “Are you now satisfied with what We have done for this
person?”
فيقولالقرآنياربقدكنتأرغبلهفيماهوأفضلمنهذا
The Qur’an will say: “O my Lord, I was expecting more!”
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درجةصعداواقرألهفيقالالجنةيدخلثمبيسارهالخلدوبيمينهالأمنفيعطى
He will then be given safety from the fire in his right hand and a
certificate of permanence in heaven in his left hand. Then he
enters into heaven and it will be said to him: “Read and go one
level higher.”
ثميقاللههلبلغنابهوأرضيناكفيقولنعم
Then the Qur’an will be asked: “Are you satisfied?” It will say:
“Yes.”’
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Imam Sadiq (a):
ومنقرأهكثيراوتعاهدهبمشقةمنشدةحفظهأعطاهاللهعزوجلأجرهذا
مرتين
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The Prophet Muhammad (s):
والعلانيةلحاملالقرآن إنأحقالناسبالتخشعفيالسر
The one who is supposed to have the greatest humbleness in secret and in
open is the carrier of the Qur’an.
والعلانيةبالصلاةوالصوملحاملالقرآن وإنأحقالناسفيالسر
The people who are expected to have the best relationship with fasting and
prayer are the carriers of the Qur’an.’
.لهالفيذلكبهتعززلاواللهيرفعكبهتواضعالقرآنحاملياصوتهبأعلىنادىثم
O carrier of the Qur’an! Be humble to it and Allah will raise you! Do not try
and raise yourself by it, otherwise Allah will remove your honour.
The Status of the Qur’an from the Qur’an
The Qur’anic understanding of the universe
➢ Physical universe
➢ Spiritual universe
▪ (‘alam al-‘indiyyah)
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➢ Spiritual universe (‘alam al-‘indiyyah)
➢Martyrs
قونيرزعندربهموالتحسبنالذينقتلوافيسبيلاللاهأمواتابلأحياءDo not suppose those who were slain in the way of Allah to be
dead; rather they are living and provided for near their Lord.
(3:169)
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Spiritual universe (‘alam al-‘indiyyah)
➢ Every blessing comes from spiritual world
وإنمنشيءإالعندناخزائنهوماننزلهإالبقدرمعلومThere is not a thing but that its sources are with Us, and
We do not send it down except in a known measure.’
(15:21)
شيءخلقناهبقدر إناكل‘Indeed We have created everything in a measure.’ (54:49)
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➢ Spiritual universe (‘alam al-‘indiyyah)
➢ Sustenance
وكلمادخلعليهازكرياالمحرابوجدعندهارزقاقاليامريمأنىلكهـذاعنداللاهقالتهومن
‘Whenever Zechariah visited her in the sanctuary, he would find
provisions with her. He said, “O Mary, from where does this
come for you?” She said, “It comes from Allah” (3:37)
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➢ Spiritual universe (‘alam al-‘indiyyah)
➢Knowledge
قالإنماالعلمعنداللهHe said, “The knowledge is with Allah alone.” (46:23)
وماأوتيتممنالعلمإالقليال
and you have not been given of the knowledge except a few [of
you].”’ (17:85)
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➢ Spiritual universe (‘alam al-‘indiyyah)
➢Knowledge
Imam Sadiq (a):
ريداللهأنليسالعلمبكثرةالتعلموإنماهونور يقذفهاللهتعالىفيقلبمنييهديه
The real knowledge is not a matter of learning a lot, but rather it
is a light that Allah projects into the hearts of people He wants
to guide them.
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➢ Spiritual universe (‘alam al-‘indiyyah)
➢Reward
ابصيرامنكانيريدثوابالدنيافعنداللاهثوابالدنياواآلخرةوكاناللاهسميع‘Whoever desires the reward of this world, [should know that]
with Allah is the reward of this world and the Hereafter, and
Allah is all-hearing, all-seeing.’ (4:134)
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The Relation and Interaction between
This World and ‘alam al-‘indiyyah
ماعندكمينفدوماعنداللاهباقWhat is with you passes away And what is with Allah is enduring
(16:96)
How to transfer things to that world
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The meaning of sending down (inzal/tanzil)
وإنمنشيءإالعندناخزائنهوماننزلهإالبقدرمعلومThere is not a thing but that its sources are with Us, and
We do not send it down except in a known measure.’
(15:21)
It is a process of sending something
from spiritual realm (alam-e ‘indiyyah)
to this physical realm
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اشرحليصدريقالربا
‘He said, “My Lord! Open my breast for me.”’ (20:25)
لمنشرحلكصدركأHave We not expanded for you your breast?
إناسنلقيعليكقولاثقيلاIndeed soon We shall cast on you a weighty word. (73:5)
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لوأنزلناهذاالقرآنعلىجبللرأيتهخاشعامتصدعامنخشيةاللهHad We sent down this Qur’an upon a mountain, you would
have surely seen it humbled [and] go to pieces with the fear of
Allah. (59:21)
لقدأنزلناإليكمكتاباCertainly We have sent down to you a Book
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كأنهاةالزجاجزجاجةفيالمصباحمصباح فيهاكمشكاةنورهمثلالأرضوالسماواتنوراللهلملووءيضيزيتهايكادغربيةالوشرقيةالزيتونةمباركةشجرةمنيوقددريكوكب ءشيكلباللهوللناسالأمثالاللهيضربويشاءمنلنورهاللهيهدينورعلىنور نار تمسسهعليم
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His
Light is a niche wherein is a lamp the lamp is in a glass, the glass as it
were a glittering star lit from a blessed olive tree, neither eastern nor
western, whose oil almost lights up, though fire should not touch it.
Light upon light. Allah guides to His Light whomever He wishes.
Allah draws parables for mankind, and Allah has knowledge of all
things. (24:35)
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➢ It involves major change
▪ Simplified/modified
▪ because the natures of these two worlds are very different
➢Does not depart
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Origin of the book
ولماجاءهمكتاب منعنداللاهAnd when there came to them a Book from Allah, (2:89)
إنمااآلياتعنداللاهThe signs are only with Allah, (6:109), (29:50)
وإنكلتلقىالقرآنمنلدنحكيمعليمIndeed you receive the Qur’an from One who is all-wise, all-
knowing.’ (27:6)
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Origin of the book
الكتابيمحواللاهمايشاءويثبتوعنده أم‘Allah effaces and confirms whatever He wishes and with Him is
the Mother Book.’ (13:39)
الكتابوإنهفي لدينالعليحكيم أم‘And indeed it is with Us in the Mother Book [and it is] surely
sublime and wise.’ (43:4)
مجيد في لوحمحفوظبلهوقرآن
Rather it is a glorious Qur’an, in a preserved tablet. (85:21-22)
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Origin of the book
كريم فيكتابمكنونلايمسهإلاالمطهرونإ نهلقرآن ‘This is indeed a noble Qur’an, in a guarded Book, no one
touches it except the pure ones.’ (56:77-79)
إنمايريداللهليذهبعنكمالرجسأهلالبيتويطهركمتطهيرا‘Indeed Allah desires to repel all impurity from you, O People of
the Household, and purify you with a thorough purification.’
(33:33)
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Two Dimensions (Faces) of the Qur’an
إناجعلناهقرآناعربيالعلكمتعقلون‘Ha, Mim. By the Manifest Book: We have made it a
Quran in Arabic, that ye may be able to understand.’
(43:3)
الكتابفيوإنه حكيم لدينالعليأم‘And indeed it is with Us in the Mother Book [and it is]
surely sublime and wise.’ (43:4)
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Two Dimensions (Faces) of the Qur’an
مبينبلسانعربىin a clear Arabic language (26:195)
فأرسلناإليهاروحنافتمثللهابشراسوياWe sent to her Our Spirit and he became incarnate for
her as a well-proportioned human(19:17)
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Qur’an is a Rope
مبينبلسانعربىin a clear Arabic language (26:195)
فأرسلناإليهاروحنافتمثللهابشراسوياWe sent to her Our Spirit and he became incarnate for
her as a well-proportioned human(19:17)
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Qur’an is a Rope
اللهجميعاولاتفرقوابحبلاعتصمواوHold fast, all together, to Allah's cord, and do not be
divided [into sects].(26:195)
حبل الىتارك فيكمالثقلينأحدهماأكبرمنالآخركتاباللهتباركوتعإنيفيهماوعترتيأهلبيتيفانظرواكيفتخلفونيممدود منالسماءإلىالأرض
And indeed I am leaving among you two valuable things:one of them is greater than the other. The book of Allah, arope that extends from heaven to earth, and my family (Ahl al-Bayt). Be careful how you treat them after me.
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Qur’an is a Rope
حبل الىتباركوتعتارك فيكمالثقلينأحدهماأكبرمنالآخركتاباللهإنيونيفيهماوعترتيأهلبيتيفانظرواكيفتخلفممدود منالسماءإلىالأرض
And indeed I am leaving among you two valuable things:one of them is greater than the other. The book ofAllah, a rope that extends from heaven to earth, and myfamily. Be careful how you treat them after me.
اينالسببالمتصلبينالارضوالسمآء؟Where is the link that connects the earth with theheaven
The freshness of the Qur’an
Imam Baqir (a):
رمضانءربيع وربيعالقرآنشهرشيلكل
Everything has a spring, and the spring season for the
Qur’an is the month of Ramadan
The freshness of the Qur’an
بالالقرآنلايزدادعندالنشروالدراسةإلاغضاضةما
Imam Sadiq (a) was asked: What is with the Qur’an in that, it
doesn’t increase in guidance and moral lessons except it becomes
even more fresh [in these aspects]?
وعن دلأناللهلمينزلهلزماندونزمانولالناسدونناسفهوفيكلزمانجديد كلقومغضإلىيومالقيامة
Imam Sadiq (a) replied: It is because Allah (swt) did not make it
for one particular time over another, or for one particular group
of people over another. It is new for every time and every age
and for every group of people there is a freshness in it until the
Day of Judgement.