Concepts clarified in the Quran -I

The role of the Quran in shaping the Muslim personality:The treasures
of the Quran are hidden and buried asfar as many Muslims are
concerned, as they have not yet discovered these precious treasures
that Allaah has placed in it.
Besides the fact that a Muslim is rewarded for reciting the Quran and
applying its rulings, it is also the case that the Quran explains and
clarifies the correct way to understand many concepts that people have
misperceived or misinterpreted. For example, it expounds upon the
reality of the concept of loyalty and disavowal, the concept
ofworship, the concept of the conflict between the truth and
falsehood, and many other concepts which all Muslims must correctly
understand and realise.
The great treasures in the Quran:Some people seek to attain the reward
of reciting the Quran, othersmemorise its verses in order to attain
the reward of such memorisation, while others recite it to taste the
sweetness that the soul feels during this. There are others who recite
it in order to search for the lofty manners it calls the people to
possess, and yet others who recite the Quran in order to find therein
solutions to their social or economic problems.
These are all important matters and one must seek to attain all the
abovementioned goals and many more, but what is more important than
that is for one to recite it in order to extract the great principles
that mould the individual's character and aid in correctly nurturing
him.
Many people recite the Quran hastily, or pass over its verses quickly
without pondering over their meaning.
The Quran is of great importance due to many more reasons than those
we mentioned above, and which the Muslims must realise and have clear
in their minds. I willtry to highlight in this sermon some of these
concepts that are instilledin the Quran, so that perhaps we may
realise the importance of pondering upon the Quran.
The concept of worship and seeking assistance:If one ponders over the
saying of Allaah )which means(:"It is You we worship and You weask for
assistance."]Quran 1: 5[ He will realise that it means that worship
and seeking assistance are exclusively for Allaah, andthis is the real
essence of servitude to Allaah. One must wonder when he recites this
verse, which we do more than seventeen times daily, why worship is
designated solely to Allaah, and likewise seeking assistance. This
concept must be clear in our minds: that only Allaah is to be
worshipped; not wealth, not position, not other people, not man-made
laws, or anything else. We must submit our wills solely to Allaah and
humble ourselves only to Him. Also, we must seek only His assistance
as a sign of perfect servitude because regardless of how powerful
human forces are, they remain very limited, while the power of Allaah
is ultimate and unlimited asHe is the All-Powerful andthe
Irresistible.
The concept of abiding by the commands of Allaah and hastening to
fulfil them:The Quran emphasises on the great importance and
thecompulsion of adhering to the commands of Allaah and not
transgressing or disobeying His command.The Jews were commanded by
Allaah to prostrate, as Allaah Says )what means(:"…And enter the gate
bowing humbly…"]Quran 2: 58[ What did they do instead of adhering to
this command? They entered on their buttocks and therefore opposed the
command of Allaah. Therefore, anyone who tries to alter the commands
of Allaah and applies what his desires are dictating to him resembles
these people.
Furthermore, one must hasten in fulfilling the commands of Allaah and
not act like the Jews did when Allaah commandedthem to slaughter a
cow; they kept asking for finerdetails regarding the type of cow to
slaughter while slaughtering any cow would have done. Many Muslims
follow in the footsteps of these deviants by inventing obstacles that
would cause them to not fulfil certain commands that do not happen to
coincide with their desires, and this is nothing but following the
whispers of Satan.
The concept of being distinct in worship:Muslims must be distinct and
not resemblethe disbelievers in any of their acts of worship or
religious rites. In the early stages of Islam, the Muslims would
direct themselves towards Al-Aqsaa mosque inJerusalemin prayer, but
they were later commanded to direct themselves towards the Ka'bah in
Makkah in order to differ from the disbelievers.
The concept of people's ranks:Allaah Says )what means(:"And it is not
your wealth or your children that bring you nearer to Us in position,
but it is ]by being[ one who has believed and done
righteousness…"]Quran 34: 37[
Allaah also Says )what means(:"…Indeed, the most noble of you in the
sight of Allaahis the most righteous of you…"]Quran49: 13[
It is very important for usto know this rule of how people are
measured according to the scale of Allaah. How do people become
loftier than others? How does one possess a higher rank than others?
What are the criteria used to judgethis issue? The Quran establishes
that no worldly matter is of any effect in this regard and that it is
solely based on matters related to the religion of Allaah. When Allaah
favoured Taalootand chose him to ruleover the children of Israel, they
objected and judged the matter with a worldly scale: they protested
that he was not rich, as Allaah informs us when He Says )what
means(:"…They said: 'How can he have kingship over us while we are
more worthy of kingship than him and he has notbeen given any measure
of wealth?'..."]Quran 2: 247[ But Allaah immediately highlights the
correct criteria of judging in the very same verse, saying )what
means(:"He said: 'Indeed, Allaah has chosen him over you and has
increased him abundantly in knowledge and stature…'"]Quran 2: 247[
Therefore, knowledge and a strong body that enabled him to fight the
enemies of Allaah are what made him deserving of this rank, and both
these qualities are matters that are connected to the religion: one is
knowledge regarding it, while the other is the ability to defend and
proliferate it.

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