Why Learning and Understanding Holy Quran is important?

God Almighty has pledged to preserve the Noble Qur’an from distortion and alteration. For His saying the Highest -:

(Indeed, We revealed the Remembrance, and we will preserve it ), [1] 

and facilitated its recitation and memorization for the nation of Islam. The importance of memorizing the Holy Qur’an can be found in the following:

Following the Sunnah of the Prophet, peace, and blessings are upon him:

It has been proven that the Messenger of God - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him- used to memorize the Noble Qur’an, present it to Gabriel - peace be upon him - every year, and review it with the Companions - may God be pleased with them -; Therefore, memorizing the Noble Qur’an is considered following the guidance of the Messenger of God - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him. [2]

Avoiding the torment of Hell:

Memorizing The noble Qur’an in the chest is a means of escaping from the torment of Hell ; What was reported on the authority of Isma bin Malik Al-Khatami - may God be pleased with him - on the authority of the Messenger of God - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him - that he said:

(If the Qur’an was collected in a cuticle, God would not burn it with fire). [3] [4]

Winning the Crown of Dignity:

The importance of memorizing the Noble Qur’an is not limited to the worldly life only, but the servant obtains the grace of this great deed after his death and upon meeting his Lord - the Mighty and Sublime. It has been proven that the status of the memorizer of the Noble Qur’an in Paradise will be at the last the verse he recites, and he wears the crown of dignity and the robe of dignity; What was reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah - may God be pleased with him - on the authority of the Messenger of God - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him - that he said:

“The Qur’an will come on the Day of Resurrection, and it will say: O Lord, make it lose, and it will be put on the crown of dignity, then he will say: O Lord, increase it, so it will be clothed with dignity. He says: O Lord, be satisfied with him, and he will be pleased with him, and he will say: Read, be gentle, and a good deed increases with each verse. [5] [4]

Seeking Knowledge:

Memorizing the Noble Qur’an is an essential stage of great importance in seeking Islamic knowledge. The legal evidence and rulings are derived from its verses. Scholars used to memorize the Noble Qur’an from childhood, and complete its memorization before puberty, then gradually seek legal sciences, as Imam Al-Nawawi - may God have mercy on him – mentioned in his book (Introduction to Al-Majmoo’ Sharh Al-Muhadhab) that learning the Holy Qur’an fastly is the most important science, and the first thing to begin with. ; It was the ancestor- May God have mercy on them - they do not teach jurisprudence and hadith except to those who memorize the Holy Qur’an, and it was reported from the Sheikh of Islam Ibn Taymiyyah - may God have mercy on him - that he said in the major fatwas:

“As for the request to memorize the Qur’an, it takes precedence over many of what people call knowledge, and it is either false or of little use, It is also a priority in learning for those who want to learn the science of religion from the fundamentals and the branches, because the project in the right of such a person at these times is to start with memorizing the Qur’an, for it is the origin of the sciences of religion.” [6]

Empowering the Nation of Islam:

It is imperative for the Islamic nation to follow the approach of the Messenger of God - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him - and the Companions - may God be pleased with them. One of his guidance - peace, and blessings of God be upon him - was to memorize the Noble Qur’an, understand its meanings, and act upon it; Therefore, it is necessary for the nation to renew its faith by realizing the importance of the Holy Qur’an, adhering to its commands and avoiding what it forbids. Because the legislation contained in it is wise divine directives. For he said - the Almighty -:

 (And if the people of the towns had believed and feared God, We would have opened for them blessings from heaven and earth, but they lied, so we gained it. ) [7] [8]

Enlighten the minds:

Memorizing the Holy Qur’an, sticking to it and taking it as a leader and guide to guidance and truth strengthen certainty. Addressing Muslims, as he said:

(O people, for he is about that, I am human messenger comes my Lord was told, and I am one who does not in you Tkulain: The first is the Book of Allah the guidance and light So take the book of God, and it urged Astmeskua on the book of God and wanted it). [9] [10]

Obtaining Guidance:

Memorizing the Noble Qur’an, adhering to it, and implementing its legislation are among the causes of stability and keeping away from the turmoil in this worldly life. For the words of God Almighty:

 (God promised you who believe and do good deeds Astkhalafnhm in the earth as Normans those before them and Mechanized them their religion which embraced them and Abdlnhm of fear after safer worship Me not associating me something), [11]

 In addition to that God Almighty The Hafez of the Noble Qur’an, who is committed to what it says, promised guidance in this world, and no misery in the Hereafter, as He - the Highest - also said:

(Pain * This book is absolutely guidance for the pious * who believe in the unseen, and prayer, and provided them spend * and who believe in what was revealed to you and what was revealed before you and the Hereafter are certain of those * on guidance from their Lord, and those who will prosper) . [12] [13]

Other Rewards:

Among the fruits of memorizing the Noble Qur’an in the breasts are: getting closer to God - the Highest - and obtaining His approval, winning Paradise, arming himself with His verses in the face of Satan, controlling the whims of the soul, in addition to straightening the tongue, achieving eloquence in the Arabic language and memorizing the Holy Qur’an from distortion and loss, and facilitating the recitation of its verses in every place and time, such as reading the Qur’an while working and earning; Preoccupation with worldly matters do not hinder the memorizer of the Noble Qur’an from reading, unlike those who want to read directly from the Qur’an. [14]

Etiquette of Hafiz Al-Quran

It is advisable for the memorizer and bearer of the Noble Qur’an to display a number of etiquettes that befit him. Some of them are explained below:

Piety: 

The one who adorns his heart by memorizing the words of God - the Highest - must complete what he has attained of dignity; This outward appearances to fear God in secret and in public, is intended to read out Neil satisfaction of God Almighty and the proximity of it was narrated from ' Umar ibn al - Khattab may Allah be pleased with him, he said: "We've come and what we see when no one wants to learn the Koran With it except God - the Almighty - so when he was here in the Hereafter, I feared that men were learning it, wanting the people and what they have, so they wanted God with your reading and your deeds. [15]

Sincerity: 

The Muslim must be sincere in his intention to God - the Highest - in all actions and acts of worship. God Almighty says:

(Say that I have been commanded to worship God sincerely to Him), [16]

 and that is with their sincere intention while memorizing the Holy Qur’an more than others Because they communicate the eternal message of God - the Highest - and they should not wait for reward or recompense from people for their memorization, especially since God - the Highest - has threatened those who memorize the Noble Qur’an to show people off, out of the love of reputation and fame; When Imam Muslim narrated it in his Sahih on the authority of Abu Hurairah - may God be pleased with him - on the authority of the Messenger of God - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him - that he said

(The first people spend the Day of Resurrection him a man to learn science, and his knowledge and read the Koran, and brought him Varafh Nima Varafha, he said: What worked? He said: I learned science, and taught him and read you the Koran, he said: lied, but you learned science to say: the world, and read The Qur’an to be said: He is a reciter). [17] [18]

Do not forget to memorize and adhere to it:

The memorizer of the Noble Qur’an must continue to recite its verses, and review them periodically; So that memorization does not slip away and be lost, especially since the Holy Qur’an is quick to escape from memory; As reported from Abu Musa al - Ash'ari may Allah be pleased with him from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, he said:

(Qur'an committing themselves, Whose hand is my soul more fun Tvsaa camels in her mind). [19] [20]

Purity: 

Despite the importance of the purity of the heart and soul, it is not enough; Rather, the memorizer of the Noble Qur’an must also maintain external purity; It should be purified from the impurity, but in regard to women, it must be Mttehrh of menstruation and mortality, and also, mustahabb to cleanse oneself of the smallest event ablutions, and maybe read the Koran and save it from the non - light; Because there is no evidence that requires this, and because of the weak hadiths that require ablution before touching the Qur’an, and the scholars have gone to the permissibility of a woman learning and memorizing the Holy Qur’an while she is menstruating or in postpartum bleeding; of necessity. [21]

Tajweed:

It is recommended for those who want to recite the Noble Qur’an, observing the provisions of intonation, and the scholars have defined Tajweed as establishing letters and knowing standing. And not to read quickly in a way that changes the characteristics of the letters; So the seine becomes a sound, and the taa becomes a sound, and in order to master the rules of intonation, it is necessary to practice it at the hands of a proficient sheik. [22]

Humility: 

Among the most important morals that a memorizer of the Noble Qur’an should possess is humility for the righteous, and leniency for Muslims. It is not permissible for him to be superior to someone who is less than him, nor to someone who is in need or who is sick, but the wing must be lowered for them, and praise is to God for his blessings. [23]

 Presence of the heart and reverence when reciting the Noble Qur’an:

The memorizer of the Noble Qur’an should glorify the words of his Lord - the Mighty and Sublime, and reverence when reciting it, and avoid self-talk. If one of them read the surah, and his heart was not present in it, he would repeat it again. [24]

 Contemplation of the verses of the Noble Qur’an:

The purpose of reciting the verses of the Noble Qur’an lies in acting on what was mentioned in them and contemplating their meanings. It was reported on the authority of Ali bin Abi Talib - may God be pleased with him – that he said about the importance of contemplation: In  reading that you don't think about." [24]

The status and characteristics of the Noble Qur’an

The status of the Qur'an

God - the Highest - revealed the Noble Qur’an to the heart of his Prophet Muhammad - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him -; To be mercy and guidance to people; For saying the Almighty: 

(this Qur'an guides to that which is me and promises to the believers who do good deeds that they have a great reward) ; [25]

 As the Holy Qur’an included the Islamic Sharia, which is a complete and a comprehensive way of life that organizes people’s lives, and it is worth noting that God - the Highest - established the ultimate argument against all people with the Holy Qur’an; So he made it an eternal miracle with which he supported his Messenger Muhammad - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him - and God Almighty challenged the worlds to come up with something like it, so the eloquent people stood helpless in front of the rhetorical miracle of the Holy Qur’an; He, the Highest, said:

(Say met while mankind and the jinn to produce such a Koran does not come in kind, even if some of them for some helpers), [26]

 which demonstrated their inability, it is not the words of human beings, but the word of God Almighty, which seal his heavenly books, [8]

Characteristics of the Qur'an

Among the most important characteristics of the Noble Qur’an: the smoothness of style, and the ease of memorizing its words; So it came in the words of God - the Highest -: 

(And We have certainly made the Qur’an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember), [27]

 Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Saadi explained the noble verse that God, the Highest, for the words, the knowledge, and the vocabulary of the Holy Qur’an, and for its singularities. The truest words in meaning, the best in pronunciation, and the clearest in interpretation. [6]