Recitation

Spiritual and Physical Blessing of Quran Recitation

Praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds. Allahs Blessing and Salutation be upon our Master
Muhammad, the Master of all Messengers, the Seal of the prophets and Allahs Mercy to the
Worlds. Peace and blessings be upon him and his family and his all companions.
Allah (Glory be to Him) says:
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And recite the Quran (aloud) in a slow, (pleasant tone and) style. (Al-Muzzammil73:4)
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
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"The best amongst you is the one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it."(Reported by AlBukhari)
Respected brothers and sisters! I would like to talk to you in this meeting about the importance
of recitation of Quran.
An expert of Tajweed composed poems about the obligation of the proper pronunciation of the
words the Glorious Quran.

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(It is must to follow the rules of tajweed. Who did not recite the Glorious Quran with tajweed is a
sinner, because, Allah sent down the Glorious Quran with tajweed. And it was transmitted to us
with these rules.)

Definition of Tajweecd

Tajweed in Arabic means making something better, as well as tajweed, refers to the rules
governing pronunciation during recitation of the Glorious Qur'an. The term is derived from the
literal root-word j-w-d meaning "to make well, make better, or improve".
Proper pronunciation of the word in any language has its importance and value, sometimes
mistake in it leads to distort the meaning.
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Virtues of reciting the Glorious Quran

Dear Brothers, nowadays people have deserted the Glorious Quran, Face-book, twitter and
other modern devices have snatched the interests of the people. We waste a lot of time in
backbiting and gossip and other insignificant things, but many of us do not know how to read the
Glorious Quran in a proper way.
Depression, failure, sorrow are the phenomenon of this era in every home, why do we not try to
bring tranquility in our homes by reciting the Glorious Quran?
We find many persons, who posses everything in this world, assets in the bank, luxurious car,
palace, children, however they complain of their sorrows and depression and stressful
circumstances, they spend sleepless nights. Do you know what is the cure and treatment? The
treatment is in the recitation of the Glorious Quran. There are many Verses in the Glorious
Quran and many Hadiths that verify our opinion.
Allah the Almighty says:
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And We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers. (AlIsra:82)
Physical and Spiritual Fruits of Recitation

The Glorious Quran is a real treatment that heals the hearts and minds and frees them from
ignorance, evil and temptations. The verses of the Glorious Quran remove all kinds of doubts
and hesitation and purify the hearts and minds of the people from all kinds of spiritual,
intellectual and physical diseases enabling a person to understand the true meaning of the
miracles in the Glorious Quran and the creations of Allah.
Additionally, the Glorious Quran is a mercy for the believers that relieves stress and grief and
cleanse them of defects, flaws and sins; also a person deserves countless rewards on reciting it by
the grace of Allah the Almighty. Thus, the heart of a person becomes full of peace and tranquility
when he recites the verses of the Glorious Quran.

Some Hadiths on the Virtues of Reciting the Quran

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) says:

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"Do not turn your houses into graves. Indeed Satan does not enter the house in which Surah AlBaqarah is recited." (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)
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"Indeed Allah wrote in a book two thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth,
and He sent down two Ayat (verses) from it to end Surah Al-Baqarah with. If they are recited for
three nights in a home, no Satan shall come near it."

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"There was a man reciting [Surah] Al-Kahf when he saw his riding animal stamping its feet, so
he looked here and there and there was something like a shadow or cloud, so he went to the
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and mentioned that to him. The Prophet (peace be upon
him) said: "That was the tranquility which descends with the Qur'an, or descends because of the
Qur'an."
We pray to Allah to help us to recite the Glorious Quran and heal our spiritual and physical
diseases by the sacred verses of Quran and save us from the worries and stress in this world and
the hereafter.