We read in Qur’an...

We read in Qur’an: These are the signs of Allah: We rehearse them to thee in Truth: Verily thou art one of the Apostles. (Chapter 2; verse 252) This is what We rehearse unto thee of the Signs And the message of Wisdom. (Chapter 3; verse 58) These are the signs of Allah: We rehearse them to thee in Truth: And Allah means no injustice to any of His creatures.

(Chapter 3; verse 108) According to these verses, God Himself rehearsed His Signs to Muhammad, His Messenger, and the latter (once he heard them) rehearsed them to the rest of mankind. Rehearsing the Signs of God was one of his most important duties. The importance of this duty is highlighted by the following verses of Al-Qur’an al-Majid: Our Lord!

Send among them an Apostle of their own Who shall rehearse thy Signs to them and instruct Them in Scripture and Wisdom, and sanctify them For thou art exalted in Might, the Wise.(Chapter 2; verse 129) A similar (favor have ye already received) in that We have sent among you an Apostle of your own, Rehearsing to you Our Signs, and sanctifying you, And instructing you in Scripture and Wisdom, And in new Knowledge.

(Chapter 2; verse 151) God did confer a great favor on the believers when He sent among them an Apostle from among themselves, Rehearsing unto them the Signs of God, sanctifying them, And instructing them in Scripture and Wisdom, While before that they had been in manifest Error.

(Chapter 3; verse 164) It is He who has sent amongst the unlettered An Apostle from among themselves, To rehearse to them His Signs, to sanctify them, And to instruct them in Scripture and Wisdom, – Although they had been before, in manifest Error.

(Chapter 62; verse 2) According to these verses, Muhammad, the Messenger of God, had the following duties to perform: **1.**Rehearsing the Signs of God to the people; **2.**Instructing them in scripture and wisdom; **3.**Sanctifying them; **4.**Instructing them in new knowledge. First to be mentioned among all the prophetic duties, is “rehearsing the Signs of God.” It is so important that it takes precedence over all other duties of the Prophet.

Rehearsing the Signs of God has also been mentioned singly by Qur’an in the following verses: Thus have We sent amongst a people before whom Have (other) peoples (gone and) passed away; In order that thou Mightest Rehearse unto them what We send down unto thee By inspiration….