65. A SUPPLICATION TOLD BY SAYYIDUNA KHIDR
‘Allamah Muhammad Bin Sammaak was a great scholar of Hadees and a great Wali of Allah. Once he fell seriously ill and a few of his disciples took his urine sample to show it to a Christian doctor. On the way, they met a beautifully dressed saint from whom fragrance was emanating. The saint inquired, ‘Where are you people going?’ They replied that Muhammad Bin Sammaak has fallen seriously ill and we have taken this urine sample of his and are taking it to so-and-so doctor.
After hearing their words, he said For a friend of Allah, are you going to seek help from an enemy of Allah? Throw away this urine sample and return back and tell Muhammad Bin Sammaak to recite these verses by placing his hand on the aching limb and blow on it:
After saying this, the saint disappeared and people went back to Muhammad Sammaak and revealed him the whole incident. So he read those two verses by placing his hand on the aching limb and all of a sudden, he was cured. Afterwards, Muhammad Bin Sammaak asked the people whether they have the knowledge about the identity of the person who told them these words. The people replied ‘no’ and said, ‘We did not recognize him’. Then Muhammad Bin Sammaak said, ‘That saint was Sayyiduna Khidr
Such a small extract from the verse of the Holy Quran is proven remedy for every illness. It shuns out the illness if it is recited on an ailing part of the body by placing hand over it. But the pre-requisite condition is that the person who is reciting should be practical in following the Shari’ah, should be honest and should be steadfast on earning through Halal means. Undoubtedly, for the remedy of ailments, this verse is among the wonders of the Holy Quran.
The importance and the manners of the recitation of the Glorious Quran
It has been narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah that the Holy Prophet said that Quran was revealed about five aspects: (1) Halal (legitimate) (2) Haraam (illegitimate)
(3) Commandments (4) Metaphors and (5) Examples.
So you people should consider the Halal [legitimate] as Halal and Haraam [illegitimate] as Haraam, follow the commandments of the Quran [Muhkam] and believe in metaphors [Mutashabihat] and be warned from the examples and events of the previous Ummahs.
To be well aware of the abovementioned five perspectives of the Holy Quran, it is necessary that one should recite the Holy Quran with deep understanding again and again. The recitation of the Glorious Quran contains such abundant rewards that ten virtues are earned by reciting just one letter. For example, if someone only recites and if the reciter’s recitation is accepted, then thirty virtues will be attained because the reciter has recited three letters of the Holy Quran.
Few manners of recitation
1. After doing Miswak and proper Wudu, one should sit down facing Qiblah. After reciting one should comprehend deeply on the words and meanings of the words of Holy Quran and should engage himself in the recitation of the Holy Quran by observing immense concentration along with extreme humbleness, meekness and fear of Allah. He should neither recite it very loudly, nor in a very low voice but recite it in a moderate volume.
2. It is better to recite the Holy Quran by looking at it because it is also an act of worship to look at the Holy Quran. Moreover, there is also double the reward in the execution of multiple worships. It is stated in a Hadees that the person who recited the Holy Quran by looking at it, two thousands virtues will be written in his account and the one who recited orally without looking at will get one thousands virtues written in his account.
3. One should not try to complete the recitation of the Holy Quran in less than three days, instead try to complete it in three, seven or forty days so that the meanings and contexts of the recited verses can be understood properly.
4. One should recite the Holy Quran slowly and calmly, and properly by following the phonetics of the Arabic language. Allah has said:
And recite the Quran slowly with satisfaction
There are many advantages of reciting the Holy Quran in this manner. First of all, it justifies the rights of the Holy Quran; and secondly, the main objective of the recitation of the Holy Quran is to ponder upon the marvels and wonders of the Holy Quran and comprehend and understand the meanings of the verses of the Holy Quran, which is almost impossible to achieve without reciting it in this manner.
5. One should try to comprehend the meaning of every word during the recitation, should try to understand the warnings and glad tidings, should try to consider himself as the addressee of Quranic injunctions, should consider himself as the one being commanded of doing good and forbidding evil in the verses and should consider himself being warned in the warnings mentioned in the events and narrations of the Holy Quran. While reciting the Holy Quran, one should also make a firm intention of acting upon the orders and directives and refraining from the acts that are forbidden.
6. During the recitation, whenever there is a mention of Heaven or blessings of Allah, or whenever there is a mention of peace and protection of faith or whenever there is a mention of a desired thing; one should pause and supplicate. Moreover, wherever there is a mention of Hell and its punishments or any such fearful thing, one should pause and seek protection of Allah from such things and should try to cry with the fear of Allah. If he cannot cry, he should at least try to make face similar to crying.
7. Maximize recitation of the Holy Quran in the hours of night because it is the time when mind is in peace and heart is in the state of tranquillity. The best time for the recitation of the Holy Quran is the last ten days of Ramadan and the first ten days of Zul-Hijjah. After these mentioned days, there is excellence in recitation on Friday, then on Monday and then on Thursday. The best time for recitation in the hours of night is the time between Maghrib and ‘Isha, then the time after midnight. During the day time, dawn is the best time for the recitation of the Holy Quran.
8. One should recite the Holy Quran with good melodious articulation by observing the principles of the Arabic intonation such as pauses, stresses, etc. However, keep in mind that for the purpose of melodious articulation, musical tunes and their accents should not be imitated at all.
9. During the recitation, keep in mind the respect and reverence of the Holy Quran and keep the context of the following verse in mind:
Had We sent down this Quran upon a mountain, you would have then surely seen it bowed down, blown to bits and pieces by the fear of Allah.
Recite the Holy Quran with utmost fear of Allah and with extreme humbleness.
10. All those verses that suit the personal context of the reciter should be recited frequently and the reciter should assume that he is reciting these verses in front of Allah in His blessed court. When he reaches such condition, then he should assume as if Allah is addressing to him. The climax of good recitation is when the reciter starts experiencing the attributes of Allah in His book [Holy Quran]. But this esteemed status is only for Siddiqeen [highest level of Awliya] and everyone cannot attain such status.
11. It is better to recite in a medium voice in solitude. If there is a chance of ostentation, disturbance of other people offering Salah or if there are some people indulged in chatting and they will not listen to the recitation of the Holy Quran, then under these circumstances, it is better to do recitation in low voice. For such instances, it has been narrated in Ahadees that ‘a hidden virtuous deed is seventy times more rewarding than an open virtuous deed’.
However, it is very essential to observe the manners while reciting the Holy Quran so that the countless blessings of this world and the Hereafter may be attained. And one should not at all be careless of the manners because such carelessness is a cause of deprivation from religious blessings.
Source: (QURANIC WONDERS) by ‘ABDUL MUSTAFA A’ZAMI.
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