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The Holy Quran in the sayings of Imam Ja’far as- Sadiq (A.S.)
Compiled by Syed Zainul Abideen, Tehran, Iran
The holy Quran is the best heavenly Book in the world. It is unparalleled in fluency, erudition, truth, wisdom and knowledge because it is a revelation from God. It is not meant only for Arabs but it is guidance for all mankind, for perfecting human character by defeating their satanic evil self.
God’s commandments have been conveyed through His previous messengers like Abraham, Moses and Jesus to suit their times but the latest laws of God are valid for the present time. The divine laws are changed from time to time by new messengers from God to suit the time. So the finalized laws of Quran conveyed by the last messenger (S.A) are valid up to doomsday.
The holy Quran is not compiled in the sequence of revelation of different surahs e.g. Surah Almaedah was revealed during the last year of prophet hood but it is compiled as the fifth surah in the holy Quran, but the Aayat and Surahs are not in the sequence of revelation. It contains all the 114 surahs. Some of these surahs are very lengthy and cover many pages whereas some surahs are very short about 2 to 3 lines only. But there is a challenge in the Quran as follows: Say: Should men and jinn combine together to bring the like of this Quran, they cannot bring the like of it, even if some of them assist some others. (17:88)
Ali (A.S) had compiled the Quran in the proper sequence of surahs as revealed by God to the holy prophet (S.A) along with his explanations and references for the ayaat. The Quran is guarded in the heart and memory of Muslims so its enemies can never destroy or change anything in the holy Quran. Men of faith who possess illuminated heart appreciate and honor all heavenly Books alike, as long as these books are not mutilated by their followers.
Some wonders of the holy Quran have been discovered hundreds of years after its revelation, example:
1. The word month ‘Shahr’ occurs 12 times in the whole of Quran.
2. Day ‘yawm’ occurs 365 times.
3. Life & death are in equal numbers. Similarly Angel & Satan, Men & women. This world & the world (Donya) hereafter(Akhirat) occur in equal numbers in the holy Quran.
4. Sort or Curtailed words(Horoof e Moqatteaat) in the beginning of some surahs like Alif Laam Meem (………)Yaseen(……..) TAha(……..) Ha Meem Ain Seen qaaf (……….) Alif Laam Raa(……) Ka Ha Ya Ain Saad (……) .All these words are made from only fourteen common letters as follows: (SRAT A’LI HQ NMSKH) equal to 14 letters out of 28 letterers of Arabic Alphabet.
The curtailed words are said to be used by some persons for subjugating Jinns. God’s best messenger Mohammad (S.A) has said: “I am the city of Knowledge and Ali is its gate way”, which means the straight and right way of God is the way of Ali (A.S).
It is well-known that Prophet- cum- king Solomon (A.S) was served by Jinns. Those who love power, wealth and sensuality become spiritually blind and disobey God and kill His divine guides and Imams and fail in the test of life.
a. Quran a blessing from God
O God! You taught it to us before our eagerness to learn it .and selected us exclusively for it before we were inclined towards its benefits.
b. Endearment of Quran
O God! Such has been this favor (Quran) from You, as well as Your Grace. Magnanimity and Kindliness towards us, not because of our ability, strategy and might.
O God! (please) endear for us the charm of its recitation and memorization and faith in its ambiguous Ayaat &compliance with its firm Ayaat & endear for us the means to interpret it ( with correct deduction) & endear the guidance in its strategy, discernment &clairvoyance through its light.
c. Quran a cure & light
O God! just as You have revealed it as a cure for Your sincere followers, an affliction for Your enemies, blindness for the disobedient sinners, a light for the obedient, make it my God, a shield against Your punishment, a shelter against Your wrath, a barrier against Your disobedience, a protection against Your resentment, a guide to Your obedience & a light on the day we meet You illuminated by it amongst Your creatures so that we may tread on Your path (sirat over hell) being led by it towards Your paradise.
d. Quran & the blind
O God! Truly we seek protection through You from the plight of knowing it by heart yet misinterpreting it; and from blindness in acting against it; & from rebellion against its commandments & from surpassing its moderate aim & from belittling its right.
e. Quran a treasure
O God! Help us endure its weight, grant us its binding and compulsory reward, inspire us gratitude for it, & enable us to follow and guard it.
f. Quran & commandments therein
O God! Make us pursue whatever is permitted and to avoid whatever is prohibited in it & to observe its limits & fulfill its obligatory duties.
g. Quran, its appreciation & utilization
O God! Sustain us with sweetness of reading it & ecstasy of practicing it & awe of its recitation &strength for its utilization during the moments of night & throughout the days.
h. Time for reading Quran
O God! Refresh us with a light sleep & awaken us at the hour of the night from the slumber of the slumberers & arouse us from the drowsiness of the drowsy AT THE MOMENT WHERE IN SUPPLICATIONS ARE GRANTED.
i. Quran, its wonders & lessons
O God! Purify our hearts with its inexhaustible wonders, and relish of its repetitive Ayyat and lessons in consulting it & obvious benefits by understanding it correctly or solving our problems.
j. Quran & imploring against belittling it
O God! We implore Your protection against opposing it in our hearts & laying head on it in our slumber & from casting it behind our backs. We seek refuge in You against hardening of our hearts to what You have taught us there in.
k. Some benefits of Quran:
O God! benefit us from the Ayaat You have stated therein & admonish us with the parables You have narrated in it & through its correct interpretation cure our evils, & through it double our recompense for good deeds, & through it raise our rank as a reward & through it give us glad tidings after death.
l. Thankfulness for Quran:
O God! make Quran a provision for us to strengthen us in our station in your presence and make it a clear path leading towards You & a beneficial knowledge for thanking You for Your blessings & a true invocation for glorifying Your Names, as You have made it a reasonable authority for rejecting our excuses & made it a blessing for which we can never be able to thank You.
m. Quran’s help:
O God! Make it a guardian for us for keeping us firm against slipping into follies, a convincing guide for virtuous deeds, a guiding help saving us from deviation, a vigorous assistance during starvation with tiredness until it (Quran) makes us attain our best aspirations.
n. Quran’s intercession:
O God! Make it an intercessor for us on the Day of Encounter, an armament on the Day of Promotion, a pleader on the Day of Judgment & a light for us on the Day of Darkness – a Day sans earth & sans heaven, a Day when every striver will be compensated for his effort.
o. Quran’s Triumph:
O God! Make it a delicious drink for us on the Day of Thirst & a triumph on the Day of Requital from the scorching fire inflamed by its heat with little remains by the one warmed by it.
p. Quran’s witness:
O God! Make it an evidence for us regarding the heads of the masses on the Day wherein the inhabitants of the earth & the heaven are gathered.
q. A supplication:
O God! Provide us the ranks of the martyrs, the life of the virtuous & friendliness of the prophets. Indeed You hear and answer all supplications. (osul al kafi v2 p 550 -552)
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