Quran is the source of glory and happiness for the Ummah - II

Desertion of the Quran and its types:
First: Desertion of hearing, believing and listening to the Quran. You
find some Muslims today listening to all radio stations and becoming
addicted to songs and vain talk. Nevertheless, when one suddenly hears
the Quran, he turns off the radio. We seek refuge in Allaah from loss.
Second: Desertion of referring judgment to the Quran in all rulings of
religion )major or minor(. Some people refer judgment in disputes and
quarrels to man-made laws or tribal traditions and customs.
Third: Desertion of reflection, understanding and knowing what is
meant by Allaah. There are many who recite the Quran while the Quran
curses them.
Fourth: Desertion of seeking remedy and recovery from all diseases in
the Quran. A person may resort to all means of recovery except the
Quran, out of negligence and desertion.
Fifth: Desertion of applying it and not paying attention to what has
been described as lawful or unlawful by the Quran, even if the person
recites it and believes in it.
Dear readers, with the great Quran we have been taken from darkness to
light and with deserting it, we are taken back to darkness.
With the Quran, we were the best nation brought to mankind and by
deserting it, we return to the life of humility and disgrace.
With the Quran the Ummah reached the peak of virtues and glory and by
deserting it, it falls into the abyss of vices and rejection.
There is no wonder, for the earth had indeed witnessed a great birth
by the revelation of the Quran to Muhammad. The Quran showered the
earth with its light and revived it. The Quran was revealed to the
Arabs. Although they were eloquent, they felt weak before the great
perfection of the Quran. They, therefore, surrendered to its
eloquence, their hearts were attached to it and their souls were
attracted to the inimitability of the Quran.
Where is the effect of the Quran on the souls of the contemporary
people? Some Muslims make a barrier between themselves and the Quran
and, therefore, they no longer listen to it. Even, they made a barrier
between them and all types of goodness. They are like those who put
their fingers in their ears in order not to hear the truth. One thinks
that when he hears, he will not be excused and he will no longer enjoy
his lusts and desires. Such a poor person does not know that perhaps
he hears even one verse or Hadeeth and this will be the reason for him
to gain freedom. Such a person has a captured heart and the capture of
hearts is a greater matter than the capture of the physical body.
There are many who are captives of desires and lusts, and therefore
they do not taste the sweetness of faith or the pleasure of reading
the Quran.
Perhaps listening to goodness saves you and grants your soul eternal
happiness. Hence, you have to open your heart. Allaah Has Given you
ears to hear; so, do not block them. He Has also Given you a mind to
think; so, do not make it heedless by following fancy. Here is the
example of At-Tufayl ibn 'Aamir Ad-Dawsi, May Allaah Be Pleased with
him, who came to Makkah at the beginning of Islam. The people of the
Quraysh warned him against meeting the Messenger of Allaah. They said
to him: "Muhammad separated our community and disunited us. His words
are like magic. So, you should avoid him lest he should afflict you as
well as your people in the same way as he did with us." At-Tufayl, May
Allaah Be Pleased with him, said: "They continued warning me until I
decided neither to hear anything from him nor to talk to him. Finally,
I decided to put cotton in my ears in order not to hear him. In the
morning, I went to the Ka'bah and there was the Messenger of
Allaahstanding for prayer. I stood near him and Allaah Made me hear
some of what he was saying. I heard good words and therefore I blamed
myself and said: "I am a seasoned man and poet and I can distinguish
between good and evil. By Allaah, I will hear from him. If he is
right, I will accept from him; otherwise, I will avoid him." Then he
removed the cotton from his ears and heard the best words from him. He
then said: "I have never heard better or fairer words." The words of
the Quran, therefore, were the reason behind his happiness in the two
worlds when he opened his hearing and mind before them. They greatly
influenced his soul and warm whispers penetrated deeply within his
mind and heart bearing the guidance of the Quran. Allaah The Almighty
Says )what means(:}]This is[ a blessed Book which We Have Revealed to
you, ]O Muhammad[, that they might reflect upon its verses and that
those of understanding would be reminded.{]Quran 38: 29[
Here is also the example of another man who was a tyrant during the
pre-Islamic era and harsh with the weak Muslims at that time. He heard
the verses in which Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}Ta, Ha. We
Have not Sent down to you the Quran that you be distressed………Indeed, I
Am Allaah. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish
prayer for My remembrance.{]Quran 20: 1-14[
These verses broke the barriers of Shirk in his heart and melted the
rocks of ignorance. Therefore, he said: "It does not befit The One Who
Says that to worship others beside Him." That man became when he
walked in a road, the devil would walk in another road. He is
Al-Faarooq, 'Umar ibn Al-Khattaab, May Allaah Be Pleased with him, the
second Caliph for Muslims. Allaah The Almighty Exalted the religion of
Islam with 'Umar, May Allaah Be Pleased with him.
The Quran introduced a distinguished generation from the Companions,
May Allaah Be Pleased with them, throughout the history of Islam, even
throughout the history of all humanity. This was not only because the
Messenger of Allaahwas among them, as some may think. Had it been only
for that, the message of Islam as well as the Islamic call would have
ended with the death of the Messenger of Allaah. Rather, there was
another reason that the Companions, May Allaah Be Pleased with them,
drunk from the spring of the Quran, adjusted themselves with it and
absorbed it, although there were different cultures at that time.
Another reason which urged the Companions, May Allaah Be Pleased with
them, to reach such an extent of virtuousness and nobility is that
they used to read the Quran in order to implement it within themselves
as well as within the communities in which they lived. They were like
soldiers who receive orders in the battlefield.
O nation of the Quran, know that the Quran does not grant its
treasures except for those who come to it with that spirit, the spirit
of response and implementation. When the verse of prohibiting wine was
revealed, a man walked in the streets of Al-Madeenah to announce that
wine has been forbidden. What happened thereafter? Each one who had a
cup of wine in his hand threw it away.
Even, each one who had the cup of wine on his lips spilled it out.
Those who had jars of wine spilled them, in response and obedience to
the Command of Allaah.
We ask Allaah to Make us obedient to Him and quickly respond to Him.
We also ask Him to Grant us understanding of the Quran, contemplating
it and acting accordingly!