Re: Covering Hair When Reading Quran
Dearest brother diwana
If it is not possible to understand the meaning of parts of the Qur’an then how can it be necessary? If a layman conducts his affairs as per what his learned teacher gives and explains to him to be from the Sunnah and the layman recites the Qur’an out of love without understanding … He is a Muslim well rewarded.
We are asked to study Arabic - in our endeavour to understand Islamic scripture. It may be that we can never learn it … then are we disadvantaged by our requirements? How can Allah (SWT) class piety as something hinged to understanding? Rather things like sincerity and effort are the basis for judgement.
It may be that someone does not have great understanding and it may be that he learns the Arabic and even after he learns the translation he does not understand it - so what has the translation availed him? I know people who when told in English and they being native English speakers what it means to be “guided on the straight path” - they will not be able to think beyond a tight rope act … or what the word “guide” actually means …
Trust me there are people out there who can’t understand these things.
I’m sure you will know of at least one person who is like this … but they may be very sincere to their faith and pray five times a day. We only need to believe in the unseen. That is not hard. There is a position for scholars and they are there to learn and understand and guide others … their account will be harsher - so their understanding will not mean they are more pious either.
But I accept the fact that you disagree with me … It is hard to think of a Book that is just read without knowing what one is reading …
I can recall a hadith that the Day of Judgement will not occur until the last person saying Allah Allah has died … Before his death he will be asked what he is saying and he will not know - he will say that he remembered his forefather saying this and to repeat it gives him comfort.