28. jonc Says:
July 2nd, 2009 at 11:36 pm
What you say makes sense – right up to the point that the Sahih Hadith about the collection of the Koran are introduced.
33. paarsurrey Says:
July 4th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Hi friend jonc
As I have mentioned in the earlier post, Quran as the word means was the revelation descended on the heart of Muhammad from God Allah YHWH and he was guaranteed from Him that he need not worry about making strenuous effort to remember the Revelation; he would remember it naturally and he would not forget it. From Muhammad his companions learnt it by heart or committed it to their memory.Writing the revelation was only an auxiliary measure adopted by Muhammad.
It was not made incumbent on Muhammad, in my opinion, by any clear verse in Quran to commit it to writing; I don’t see any such verse in Quran. Muhammad and his companions loved Quran and exactly as the word Quran meant they recited Quran very often, in the prayers and even without it; this is not an unusual thing, upto our times this practice continues among Muslims. The text of Quran was compiled already in the memory of Muhammad and his companions in the same form as it is found in our times without any change. It needed no further compilation or collection.
One could go to any Muslim Mosque in any part of the world; there one could find persons who remember Quran by heart. One may take a copy of Quran with one and request them to recite Quran from their memory. One would find that there is no difference in the written and the recited Quran from the heart.
There are so many verses in Quran from God Allah YHWH which say that He had made it very easy to learn Quran and to commit it to memory. The Creator has made the human mind and memory aligned and attuned to remember Quran with ease and convenience. I don’t think there is any other Book in the world of the size of Quran which is committend to memory with love as the Muslims do with Quran, only because it is a natural Revelation from God Allah YHWH and He has taken it on Himself that it would remain secure and protected in all times to come.
The written Quran was and is but a reflection of the loving heart of Muhammad, his companions and the faithful believers in the whole world. Nobody could scratch it out of their hearts; howsoever one tries. Uthman only made it very convenient to understand for those who were not familiar with it , due to the spread of Islam in other parts of the world; his effort are undoubtedly laudable.
It is remarkable indeed.
Love for all; hatred for none. Humans are but a family.
Thanks
I am an Ahmadi peaceful Muslim
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August 18, 2009 at 7:15 am |
Mashallah keep it up as Ramzan is comming up i just wanted to share about ramzan
Ramzan is the ninth month according to Islamic Lunar calendar. Ramzan (written as Ramadan) is derived from the Arabic root word ‘ramida’ or ‘arramad’ that means intense scorching heat and dryness, especially of the ground. Ramadan is so called to indicate the heating sensation in the stomach as a result of thirst. Others said it is so called because Ramadan scorches out the sins as it burns the ground. Some said it is so called because the hearts and souls are more readily receptive to the admonition and remembrance of Allah during Ramadan, as the sand and stones are receptive to the sun’s heat.
Ramadan begins after the month of Shaban, after the new moon has been sighted. In case new moon is not sighted then after 30 days of Shaban, Ramadan begins. The month of Ramadan lasts for 29 or 30 days depending on the sighting of the moon. If the moon is sighted on the night of 29th fast then the month of Shawwal begins from tomorrow and Ramadan is over. The 1st of Shawwal is the Eid also know as Eid-ul-fitr to distinguish it from Eid-ul-azha (Bakri Eid).
Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed. The Quran clearly says “O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you many learn piety and rightousness” – Al Baqarah, 2:183. Fasting is to be done by all able bodied men and women and children who have reached puberty. If a person is sick or has some medical reason or if a women is pregnant then they are waived from fasting.
During Ramadan the people who fast are not allowed to eat or drink anything (including water) from dawn to after sunset. Also one has to restrain other body parts, which may render the fast worthless despite the main factor of hunger and thirst; so the tongue,
for instance, must avoid backbiting, slander, and lies; the eyes should avoid looking into things considered by the Lawgiver as unlawful; the ears must stop from listening to conversation, words, songs, and lyrics that spoil the spirit of fasting; and finally restraining of the heart, and mind from indulging, themselves in other things besides zikr or Allah (remembrance of Allah).
Also when one is fasting and feels hunger and thirst he has to remember other people in the world who do not have food and water. Charity is one of the extremely recommended acts during fasting. Muslims are required to give minimum of 2.5% of their annual savings as charity to poor and needy people. Also there are various sayings of the prophet (pbuh) where he has said that any charity made in Ramadan is multiplied upto 70 times. If some people are poor and cannot afford to give money then even a smile is an act of charity.
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