what is the joy of reading quran if we cant understand it.

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Re: what is the joy of reading quran if we cant understand it.

@Sajania786

I wasn’t mocking the act of hifz, i respect people who do it and preserve the words of the quran. But I am mocking the parents who push their kids into doing this type of thing and use it as a form of pride.

Sure laymen cant interpret the quran like scholars do and derive ruling from it and i doubt this course is aiming to do that. But what it is encouraging is to at least have a jist of what you are reading than not knowing any at all, it’s a lot more beneficial to have a bit of understanding than none at all. And if you’ve watched the youtube videos, the course makes it clear that we are not learning how to speak arabic, rather it’s a case of building a vocabulary of classical arabic words that are featured in the quran in surahs. So next time you open the quran alot of words are familiar.

Not everyone can afford to get taught by a teacher so this is best they have. And as with little kids, my oldest daughter is 8 and she knows how to read namaz and the surahs but at the same time i made sure she knew what she was reading, or a brief explanation of it. So at least she can enjoy it and not feel its just a ritual she must do or she will go to hell.

Maybe you can accuse me of blasphemy now lol, but really I get a bad headache and my mouth get awfully dry when I merely read 2 hours worth of quran. I dont think allah will be rewarding me with that attitute I have. But since I;ve been taking this course I’ve had a better attitude and shaytan has been far from me, maybe in the future when i can afford i’ll be able to take it up to the next level and get taught by a “real” teacher.

Peace Sajania786

Thank you for responding.

In my responses I did say that it was a stepping stone in the right direction, my complaint was on the “pitch” of the sale of the course. It should be pitched exactly as your latest post. An Arabic vocabulary enhancer course featuring terms from Al-Qur’an. To understand Al-Qur’an is different from knowing the meaning of terms and this may sound like semantics to some. Understanding does not come from study - this way we can say the best Muslims are the Orientalists who know more Arabic than many of us. That “Understanding” is a gift from Allah (SWT).

Again if it is just a matter of getting an idea of the meaning then a good translation will also achieve this …

There are other ways to feel the Qur’an during recitation. Instead of trying to read 1 juz in 45 minutes … Read a quarter of a juz in 20 minutes trying to pronounce each word correctly. The beauty of Al-Qur’an is in the correct pronunciation. Beautiful ideas indeed come from the meaning, but the aspect that transcends all levels of understanding is the beauty in the spoken word of the holy scripture.

Quality versus Quantity

Let me leave you with some anecdotes please …

It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘The Qur’aan will come on the Day of Resurrection like a pale man saying to its companion, “Do you recognize me? I am the one who made you stay up at night and made you thirsty during the day…” Then he will be given dominion in his right hand and eternity in his left, and a crown of dignity will be placed upon his head, and his parents will be clothed with garments which far surpass everything to be found in this world. They will say, “O Lord, how did we earn this.” It will be said to them, “Because you taught your child the Qur’aan.”’”
(Narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Awsat, 6/51).

It was narrated that Buraydah said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Whoever reads the Qur’aan, learns it and acts in accordance with it, on the Day of Resurrection his parents will be given a crown to wear whose light will be like the light of the sun, and his parents will be given garments which far surpass everything to be found in this world. They will say, “Why have we been given this to wear?” It will be said, “Because your child learned the Qur’aan.”’”
(Narrated by al-Haakim, 1/756)

Concerning the virtue of the hafiz who memorizes the Qur’aan, al-Bukhaari (4937) narrated from ‘Aa’ishah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The likeness of the one who reads Qur’aan and memorizes it is that he is with the righteous honourable scribes. The likeness of the one who reads it and tries hard to memorize it even though it is difficult for him, he will have two rewards.”

'Aa’ishah reported that the Prophet said, “The person who reads the Qur’aan fluently is with the honourable and obedient scribes (i.e. angels), and he who reads it with difficulty, (even) he shall get (at least) a double reward” (Aboo Dawood)