Reading the Qur'an
How the classical Muslims actually sat with the Qurʾan.
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Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
Al-Ghazali reveals the hidden etiquettes of Qur'an recitation — the outward rules and the inward states that transform recitation from mere words into a direct encounter with the Divine.
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From Qur'an Recitation.
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"Abu Sulayman al-Darani said, "The guards of Hell are quicker to seizing the carriers of the Quran who disobey Allah than to the idol worshippers, because they disobeyed Allah after receiving the Quran." Some scholars said, "When the son of Adam recites the Quran and then mixes it with something else and then returns to recite it, it is said to him, 'What have you to do with My words? Ibn al-Ramah said, "I regretted memorizing the Quran, for it reached me that the companions of the Quran will be asked about what the prophets are asked about on the Day of Judgment.""
— Imam al-Ghazali, Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation
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"In Criticism of the Recitation of the Heedless: Anas ibn Malik said, "Perhaps a reciter of the Quran, and the Quran curses him. Maysarah al-Gharib said, "The Quran is within the stomach of a sinner. Abu Sulayman al-Darani said, "The guards of Hell are quicker to seizing the carriers of the Quran who disobey Allah than to the idol worshippers, because they disobeyed Allah after receiving the Quran.""
— Imam al-Ghazali, Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation
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"to reflect upon during prayers, to dwell upon in solitude, and to implement in acts of obedience and followed practices. Malik ibn Dinar used to say: "What has the Quran planted in your hearts, O people of the Quran? Indeed, the Quran is the springtime of the believer, just as rain is the springtime of the earth. Qatada said: "No one sits with this Quran without either gaining or losing," for Allah said: {It is a healing and a mercy for the believers, and it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss}."
— Imam al-Ghazali, Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation