ভূমিকা

Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islam Fundamental Principles and Teachings The Qur’an, the Prophet’s Eternal Miracle Bearers of the Qur’an and its Traits Imam S{a>diq (A) said the Prophet, (S), said, “The first people who should be submissive to Allah in private and in public are the bearers and upholders54 of the Qur’an, and the first people who should observe prayer and fasting in public and in private are the 51 ibid, p178 52 ibid, p179 53 ibid, p180 54 i.e.

uphold and adhere to the teachings of the Qur’an in all aspects of his life, personal, social, etc. bearers and upholders of the Qur’an. Then the Prophet said in his loudest voice, “O upholders of the Qur’an, be humble by virtue of the Qur’an, Allah will uplift you and do not boast by it for Allah will bring you low. O upholders of the Qur’an adorn yourself by it for Allah’s sake and Allah will adorn you by it. And adorn not for the people for Allah would disgrace you by it.

He who completes reading the whole Qur’an [learning and implementing its teachings] he would subsequently [be such that] insults not those who insult him, angers not those who annoy him, saddens not those who sadden him. Instead he forgives, ignores, pardons and forebears in concordance with the Qur’an and honouring its teachings.

If one has some knowledge of the Qur’an but thinks someone else has some thing better than what he has, he certainly has revered what Allah has belittled, and belittled what Allah has revered.”55 Imam Baqir (A) has said, “The readers of the holy Qur’an are three: one who considers the reading of the Qur’an as a commodity to go round to the kings and seeks to dominate people.

And there is one who learns and memorizes the letters of Qur’an but looses its laws and teachings and treats it like the treatment of water cup56. May Allah let not the number of such carriers of the Qur’an increase. And there is one who reads the Qur’an and holds it to be the medicine for the ills of his heart.

He keeps awake reading it at night, and endures thirst in the heat of the midday, and he stands up with it in his mosques, and leaves his bed empty at night for prayer with the holy Qur’an. It is through these people that Allah repels misfortunes, and defeats the enemies, and through these people Allah sends down the rain from the skies. I swear by Allah that amongst the readers of Qur’an they are more precious than red sulphur.”57 55 ibid, p181 56 i.e.