[IslamCity] The Qur'aan is a healing and a mercy to the believers

[Muhammad Abdul-Rahman]

6577: The Qur'aan is a healing and a mercy to the believers 

Question: 

Tell me more about quran. 


Answer: 

Praise be to Allaah. 

The Qur'aan is the word of Allaah that was revealed to His Prophet Muhammad 
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and is recited as an act of 
worship. 

This definition of the Qur'aan is comprehensive. 

Our saying the word of Allaah excludes the words of human beings or others. 

Our saying revealed to His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be 
upon him) excludes anything that was revealed to anyone else, such as the 
Injeel (Gospel), Tawraat (Torah) and Zaboor (Psalms). 

Our saying it is recited as an act of worship excludes the hadeeth qudsi 
(ahaadeeth in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 
narrated words from Allaah which are not part of the Qur'aan). 

It brings light and gives certainty, it is the strong rope, it is the path of 
the righteous. It tells us of those who came before us, Prophets and righteous 
people, and how those who disobeyed them tasted the punishment of Allaah and 
were humiliated. It contains verses which speak of the miracles of Allaah and 
His power in this great universe. It tells us of the origins of human beings 
who are created from despised water (semen). It contains the basic principles 
of faith which must be embraced by every humble heart. It contains the rules of 
sharee'ah which tells us what is permissible and what is forbidden; what is 
true and what is false. It tells us of the Resurrection and the fate of human 
beings, either in the Fire in which they will burn and be among those who are 
humiliated, or in Paradise with its gardens, springs, plants and places of 
security. 

In it there is healing for men's hearts, light and illumination for the blind. 
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

And We send down of the Qur'aan that which is a healing and a mercy to those 
who believe (in Islamic Monotheism and act on it), and it increases the 
Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers) nothing but loss 

[al-Isra' 17:82] 

Al-Haafiz Ibn Katheer said in his commentary on this verse: 

Here Allaah tells us about His Book, which He revealed to His Messenger 
Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and which is the Qur'aan 
which Falsehood cannot come to it from before it or behind it, (it is) sent 
down by the AllWise, Worthy of all praise [Fussilat 42:41- interpretation of 
the meaning], that it is a healing and a mercy to those who believe _ i.e., 
it takes away the diseases in the heart such as doubt, hypocrisy, shirk, 
deviation and misguidance; the Qur'aan heals all of that. And it is also a 
mercy which brings about faith, wisdom and the pursuit of and desire for 
goodness. This is only for those who believe in it and follow it; for such it 
will be a healing and a mercy. But as for the kaafir and those who wrong 
themselves thereby, their hearing the Qur'aan only makes them further away 
(from truth) and increases them in kufr. The problem comes from the kaafir, not 
from the Qur'aan. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

Say: It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing. And as for those who 
disbelieve, there is heaviness (deafness) in their ears, and it (the Qur'aan) 
is blindness for them. They are those who are called from a place far away (so 
they neither listen nor understand) 

[Fussilat 41:44] 

And whenever there comes down a Soorah, some of them (hypocrites) say: `Which 
of you has had his Faith increased by it?' As for those who believe, it has 
increased their Faith, and they rejoice. 

But as for those in whose hearts is a disease (of doubt, disbelief and 
hypocrisy), it will add suspicion and doubt to their suspicion, disbelief and 
doubt; and they die while they are disbelievers 

[al-Tawbah 9:124-125] 

Qutaadah said, concerning the phrase And We send down of the Qur'aan that 
which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe: when the believer hears 
it he benefits from it, memorizes it and understands it. and it increases the 
Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers) nothing but loss means, they do not 
benefit from it, memorize it or understand it. Allaah has made this Qur'aan a 
healing and a mercy for the believers. Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 3/60. 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

O mankind! There has come to you a good advice from your Lord (i.e. the 
Qur'aan, enjoining all that is good and forbidding all that is evil), and a 
healing for that which is in your breasts, — a guidance and a mercy (explaining 
lawful and unlawful things) for the believers [Yoonus 10:57] 

And if We had sent this as a Qur'aan in a foreign language (other than 
Arabic), they would have said: `Why are not its verses explained in detail (in 
our language)? What! (A Book) not in Arabic and (the Messenger) an Arab?' Say: 
`It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing. And as for those who 
disbelieve, there is heaviness (deafness) in 

[IslamCity] The Qur'aan is a healing and a mercy to the believers

[Muhammad Abdul-Rahman]

The Qur'aan is a healing and a mercy to the believers 

Question: 

Tell me more about quran. 


Answer: 

Praise be to Allaah. 

The Qur'aan is the word of Allaah that was revealed to His Prophet Muhammad 
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and is recited as an act of 
worship. 

This definition of the Qur'aan is comprehensive. 

Our saying the word of Allaah excludes the words of human beings or others. 

Our saying revealed to His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be 
upon him) excludes anything that was revealed to anyone else, such as the 
Injeel (Gospel), Tawraat (Torah) and Zaboor (Psalms). 

Our saying it is recited as an act of worship excludes the hadeeth qudsi 
(ahaadeeth in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 
narrated words from Allaah which are not part of the Qur'aan). 

It brings light and gives certainty, it is the strong rope, it is the path of 
the righteous. It tells us of those who came before us, Prophets and righteous 
people, and how those who disobeyed them tasted the punishment of Allaah and 
were humiliated. It contains verses which speak of the miracles of Allaah and 
His power in this great universe. It tells us of the origins of human beings 
who are created from despised water (semen). It contains the basic principles 
of faith which must be embraced by every humble heart. It contains the rules of 
sharee'ah which tells us what is permissible and what is forbidden; what is 
true and what is false. It tells us of the Resurrection and the fate of human 
beings, either in the Fire in which they will burn and be among those who are 
humiliated, or in Paradise with its gardens, springs, plants and places of 
security. 

In it there is healing for men's hearts, light and illumination for the blind. 
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

And We send down of the Qur'aan that which is a healing and a mercy to those 
who believe (in Islamic Monotheism and act on it), and it increases the 
Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers) nothing but loss 

[al-Isra' 17:82] 

Al-Haafiz Ibn Katheer said in his commentary on this verse: 

Here Allaah tells us about His Book, which He revealed to His Messenger 
Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and which is the Qur'aan 
which Falsehood cannot come to it from before it or behind it, (it is) sent 
down by the AllWise, Worthy of all praise [Fussilat 42:41- interpretation of 
the meaning], that it is a healing and a mercy to those who believe _ i.e., 
it takes away the diseases in the heart such as doubt, hypocrisy, shirk, 
deviation and misguidance; the Qur'aan heals all of that. And it is also a 
mercy which brings about faith, wisdom and the pursuit of and desire for 
goodness. This is only for those who believe in it and follow it; for such it 
will be a healing and a mercy. But as for the kaafir and those who wrong 
themselves thereby, their hearing the Qur'aan only makes them further away 
(from truth) and increases them in kufr. The problem comes from the kaafir, not 
from the Qur'aan. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

Say: It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing. And as for those who 
disbelieve, there is heaviness (deafness) in their ears, and it (the Qur'aan) 
is blindness for them. They are those who are called from a place far away (so 
they neither listen nor understand) 

[Fussilat 41:44] 

And whenever there comes down a Soorah, some of them (hypocrites) say: `Which 
of you has had his Faith increased by it?' As for those who believe, it has 
increased their Faith, and they rejoice. 

But as for those in whose hearts is a disease (of doubt, disbelief and 
hypocrisy), it will add suspicion and doubt to their suspicion, disbelief and 
doubt; and they die while they are disbelievers 

[al-Tawbah 9:124-125] 

Qutaadah said, concerning the phrase And We send down of the Qur'aan that 
which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe: when the believer hears 
it he benefits from it, memorizes it and understands it. and it increases the 
Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers) nothing but loss means, they do not 
benefit from it, memorize it or understand it. Allaah has made this Qur'aan a 
healing and a mercy for the believers. Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 3/60. 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

O mankind! There has come to you a good advice from your Lord (i.e. the 
Qur'aan, enjoining all that is good and forbidding all that is evil), and a 
healing for that which is in your breasts, — a guidance and a mercy (explaining 
lawful and unlawful things) for the believers [Yoonus 10:57] 

And if We had sent this as a Qur'aan in a foreign language (other than 
Arabic), they would have said: `Why are not its verses explained in detail (in 
our language)? What! (A Book) not in Arabic and (the Messenger) an Arab?' Say: 
`It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing. And as for those who 
disbelieve, there is heaviness (deafness) in their 

[IslamCity] The Qur'aan is a healing and a mercy to the believers

[Muhammad Abdul-Rahman]

The Qur'aan is a healing and a mercy to the believers 

Question: 

Tell me more about quran. 


Answer: 

Praise be to Allaah. 

The Qur'aan is the word of Allaah that was revealed to His Prophet Muhammad 
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and is recited as an act of 
worship. 

This definition of the Qur'aan is comprehensive. 

Our saying the word of Allaah excludes the words of human beings or others. 

Our saying revealed to His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be 
upon him) excludes anything that was revealed to anyone else, such as the 
Injeel (Gospel), Tawraat (Torah) and Zaboor (Psalms). 

Our saying it is recited as an act of worship excludes the hadeeth qudsi 
(ahaadeeth in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 
narrated words from Allaah which are not part of the Qur'aan). 

It brings light and gives certainty, it is the strong rope, it is the path of 
the righteous. It tells us of those who came before us, Prophets and righteous 
people, and how those who disobeyed them tasted the punishment of Allaah and 
were humiliated. It contains verses which speak of the miracles of Allaah and 
His power in this great universe. It tells us of the origins of human beings 
who are created from despised water (semen). It contains the basic principles 
of faith which must be embraced by every humble heart. It contains the rules of 
sharee'ah which tells us what is permissible and what is forbidden; what is 
true and what is false. It tells us of the Resurrection and the fate of human 
beings, either in the Fire in which they will burn and be among those who are 
humiliated, or in Paradise with its gardens, springs, plants and places of 
security. 

In it there is healing for men's hearts, light and illumination for the blind. 
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

And We send down of the Qur'aan that which is a healing and a mercy to those 
who believe (in Islamic Monotheism and act on it), and it increases the 
Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers) nothing but loss 

[al-Isra' 17:82] 

Al-Haafiz Ibn Katheer said in his commentary on this verse: 

Here Allaah tells us about His Book, which He revealed to His Messenger 
Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and which is the Qur'aan 
which Falsehood cannot come to it from before it or behind it, (it is) sent 
down by the AllWise, Worthy of all praise [Fussilat 42:41- interpretation of 
the meaning], that it is a healing and a mercy to those who believe _ i.e., 
it takes away the diseases in the heart such as doubt, hypocrisy, shirk, 
deviation and misguidance; the Qur'aan heals all of that. And it is also a 
mercy which brings about faith, wisdom and the pursuit of and desire for 
goodness. This is only for those who believe in it and follow it; for such it 
will be a healing and a mercy. But as for the kaafir and those who wrong 
themselves thereby, their hearing the Qur'aan only makes them further away 
(from truth) and increases them in kufr. The problem comes from the kaafir, not 
from the Qur'aan. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

Say: It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing. And as for those who 
disbelieve, there is heaviness (deafness) in their ears, and it (the Qur'aan) 
is blindness for them. They are those who are called from a place far away (so 
they neither listen nor understand) 

[Fussilat 41:44] 

And whenever there comes down a Soorah, some of them (hypocrites) say: `Which 
of you has had his Faith increased by it?' As for those who believe, it has 
increased their Faith, and they rejoice. 

But as for those in whose hearts is a disease (of doubt, disbelief and 
hypocrisy), it will add suspicion and doubt to their suspicion, disbelief and 
doubt; and they die while they are disbelievers 

[al-Tawbah 9:124-125] 

Qutaadah said, concerning the phrase And We send down of the Qur'aan that 
which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe: when the believer hears 
it he benefits from it, memorizes it and understands it. and it increases the 
Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers) nothing but loss means, they do not 
benefit from it, memorize it or understand it. Allaah has made this Qur'aan a 
healing and a mercy for the believers. Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 3/60. 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

O mankind! There has come to you a good advice from your Lord (i.e. the 
Qur'aan, enjoining all that is good and forbidding all that is evil), and a 
healing for that which is in your breasts, — a guidance and a mercy (explaining 
lawful and unlawful things) for the believers [Yoonus 10:57] 

And if We had sent this as a Qur'aan in a foreign language (other than 
Arabic), they would have said: `Why are not its verses explained in detail (in 
our language)? What! (A Book) not in Arabic and (the Messenger) an Arab?' Say: 
`It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing. And as for those who 
disbelieve, there is heaviness (deafness) in their