ISLAM QURAN & WASEEM RIZVI

(PART II)

By Aubaid Akhoon

The Qur’an is not a forged statement but a confirmation of (Allah’s existing books) which were before it (i.e the Taurat ( Torah), the injeel (Gospel) and the other scriptures of Allah) and a detailed explanation of everything and a guide and a mercy for the people who believe (surah Yousuf 111)

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The method of Zayd ibn Thabit (R. A) in compiling the Qur’an should be well understood. Zaid (R. A) himself was a memorizer of the Qur’an Therefore, he could have written the whole Qur’an from his memory besides , there were hundreds of memorizers at that time. Also, Hazrat Zaid (R. A) could have copied the Holy Qur’an from the complete version of the Holy Qur’an which was written in the time of the Holy Prophet but as a precaution, they did not settle for just one of them; On the contrary, by using all these means at the same time, he did not record any verse in his scriptures until written and oral evidence of its continuity was found. In addition, the verses of the Holy Qur’an which the Prophet had written under his supervision were preserved in the possession of various Companions. Therefore, it was announced that whoever has any verses of the Holy Qur’an written to him should bring them to Hazrat Zayd (Fath al-Bari, Uloom al-Quran).
Hazrat Abu Bakar (R. A) himself supervised this work and continued to reward him with his useful advice. In this work It is proved from the traditions that Hazrat Abu Bakar (R. A) also engaged Hazrat Umar (R. A) as helper of Hazrat Zaid (R. A), and at the same time Hazrat Umar (R. A) and Hazrat Zaid (R. A) were also ordered to sit at the door of the mosque; then whoever brings to you the copy of the Holy Qur’an with a witness. Write down
Whoever brought the verses of the Holy Quran to Hazrat Zaid, Hazrat Zaid used to confirm it in four ways:
(1) First of all, he used to confirm it with his memory
(2) Then, as has been mentioned above, Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (RA) had also made Hazrat Umar (RA) his assistant in this work, so Hazrat Umar (RA) also used to check it with his memory.
(3) No written verse was accepted unless two credible witnesses testified that it was written before the Holy Prophet (Pbuh )
(4) After this, the written verses were compared with the collections which had been prepared by various Companions. Imam Abu Shama says: “The purpose of this method was to increase the writing of the Holy Qur’an as much as possible. Extreme Care should be taken and instead of just memorizing, it should be copied from the writings that were written before the Prophet (Pbuh ).
When the work of compiling Qur’an was completed with the collective confirmation, the Companions consulted among themselves: What name should be given to it? So some of the Companions named it “Safar”; but this name was not passed due to the resemblance of the Jews. In the end, all the Companions agreed on the name “Mushaf”. (Al-Atqan 1/2)
From Surah Al-Furqan, where the Almighty says:
And the Messenger will say, “O my Lord! These are my people, the ones who had disabled and made this Qur’an of no account.” (MAHJUR = They had immobilized it like villagers who bind a cow by tying her front foot to her horn)
If this ummah has been given a priceless book of guidance like the Holy Quran, then it is necessary to give thanks to it. The meaning of thanks giving here is that the rights of the Quran should be paid. The basic rights of the Holy Quran are as follows:? Believing in the Qur’an Reading the Qur’an Understanding the Qur’an Practicing the Qur’an Preaching the Qur’an
The entire month of Ramadan has been attributed to the blessings of the Qur’an, so the divine instruction is “The city of Ramadan in which the Qur’an is revealed”. “There is no greater blessing than the Holy Quran which deserves happiness and celebration, that is why Allah Almighty has bestowed upon us all of our happiness. I have associated the big Month Ramzan with the Qur’an . ”
The more we realize Almighty’s love for us and his perfect wisdom, the less we will fear and anxiety and disharmony we’ll have about the future /life.
I wish the Muslim Ummah would have realized that the greatest blessing on earth in the form of the Qur’an that has been bestowed upon it, is great book of Almighty, obey Allah, his messanger and quran you will be successful…..
To be continued
Constructive note for readers Some readers may not like the title of my article, but my purpose is not to offend anyone but the title is a source to draw the reader’s attention to the article.
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