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Healing the Weak Iman - Thinking About and Trying to
Understand Meanings of the Glorious Quran Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-Munajjid
Excerpted from the book "The Weakening of Faith - Its Symptoms - Causes & Cure"
© 1997 The Daar of Islamic Heritage
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1 Thinking about and trying to
understand meanings of the Glorious Quran,
which Allah has sent down for His slaves to
clarify all things and as a Light that He gives to whom He
wills among His slaves. Indeed, the Quran contains
tremendous medicine for all ills of the heart,
as Allah said, what translated means,
"And We sent down from the Quran that which is
a healing and a mercy to those who believe (in
Islamic Monotheism)." [17:82]
...The Quran contains Islamic Monotheism;
Allahs promises, warnings and Commandments;
stores of previous nations; and codes of the
best conduct and behavior. These various
subjects in the Quran have different effects on the
heart.
Some Surahs (chapters) of the Quran are more
frightening than others. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, what
translated means, "Hud (chapter 11) and its sisters
(chapters 56, 77, 78 and 81) have brought me white
hairs before their due time." [As-Silsilah
As-Sahihah]. Hud and its sisters brought white
hairs to the Messenger of Allah (SAW) because
of what they contain of matters of Iman.
These Surahs, and the rest of the Quran, showed their effect
on the Messenger of Allah (SAW) and his companions, exactly as
they were ordered in the Quran,
"So stand (ask Allah to make) you (Mohammad)
firm and straight (on the religion of Islamic
Monotheism) as you are commanded and those
(your companions) who turn in repentance (unto
Allah) with you." [11:112]
The companions would also be deeply moved
with emotions when they recited the Quran. Abu
Bakr (RA), for example, who was a soft-hearted
man, used to cry while reciting the Quran when
leading Muslims in prayer. Once, Umar (RA)
became ill as a result of his reciting the Ayah,
"Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely
come to pass. There is none that can avert
it." [2:7-8]
On another occasion, Umar (RA) wept when he
was reciting the Ayah,
"I (Prophet Jacob) only complain of my grief and
sorrow to Allah." [12:86],
and he was clearly heard by those who were
standing behind him. Furthermore, Uthman ibn
`Affan (RA) said,
"If our hearts were pure, they will never have
enough from reciting Allahs Speech (the Quran)."
As for later generations, Ayyub (RA) said, "I
heard Sa`d ibn Jubayr (RA) recite the Ayah,
"And be afraid of a Day when you shall be
brought back to Allah." [2:281],
repeating it more than twenty times."
This is the last Ayah that was revealed to the
Messenger of Allah (SAW), and it ends with,
"Then every person shall be paid what he
earned, and they shall not be dealt with
unjustly." [2:281].
Also, Ibrahim ibn Bashshar (RA) said,
"If you could but see where they will be held
over the (Hell) Fire! They will say, 'Would
that we were but sent back (to the world).'"
[6:27], was the Ayah that Ali ibn al-Fudhayl (RA) died
while reciting. I was among those who prayed the Janazah
(funeral) prayer on him, may Allah grant him His Mercy."
Furthermore, when our Salaf would reach a portion of the
Quran were Sujud (bowing down) is warranted, they treated
this incident different than ordinary people. A man once
recited,
"And they fall down on their faces weeping and
it adds to their humility." [17:109],
and then fell in Sujud. Then, he said to
himself, "Here you are, you do the Sujud, so
where is the crying?"
..Ibn Al-Qayyim said with regards to what
one should do to cure his weak Iman using the
Quran,
"First you should remove your heart from the
life of this world and settle it in the Last
Life. Then, pay your full attention to pursuing the
meanings of the Quran, and try to comprehend and
understand them and what they were sent down to
accomplish. Then, offer these meanings to the sickness that
your heart feels, and when they touch the disease, they
will cure the heart, Allah willing."
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Alahumma infa`ni bima `allamtani wa `allamni ma yanfa`uni!
OH ALLAH! Make useful for me what You taught me
and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me!
(Aameen)
With kind and humble regards,
Umme Safoora
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