The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is Inseperable from the Quran: Part 2 May 14, 2023

In our tradition we describe the Quran as the pre-eternal divine speech. The text of the Quran is technically speaking called a Mushaf. We can call the written text the Quran, and there are several hadith that indicate this, such as:


ู†ูŽู‡ูŽู‰ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูุณูŽุงููŽุฑูŽ ุจูุงู„ู’ู‚ูุฑู’ุขู†ู ุฅูู„ูŽู‰ ุฃูŽุฑู’ุถู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุฏููˆู‘ู

Related by โ€˜Abdullah b. โ€˜Umar: โ€˜The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) forbade traveling to the lands of the enemy with the Quran.โ€™

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The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is Inseperable from the Quran: Part 1 May 14, 2023

The Quran is โ€˜Light upon Lightโ€™ and the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) is โ€˜Light upon Light.โ€™

In Sura al-Aโ€™raf, the Divine says, โ€˜Those who believe in him, honor him, help him, and follow the Light [the Quran] that is sent down with himโ€”it is they who shall prosper.โ€™ (7:157)

And in Sura al-Ma'ida the Divine says, โ€˜Certainly there has come to you, from Allah, a Light [the Prophet] and a clear book.โ€™ (5:15) The exegetes say this โ€˜lightโ€™ refers to the Holy Prophet (Allah bl...

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How to Catch Up May 08, 2023

Ibn 'Ata'illah says in Taj al-'Arus:

Whosoever is nearing the end of his life and wants to recover what he has missed [of righteousness] should invoke with the comprehensive formulae of remembrance. By doing that, a short life will be as if it were long. An example of this is him saying โ€œGlorified and transcendent is Allah, the Tremendous, and to Him is all praiseโ€”by the number of His creation, His self-pleasure, the weight of His Throne, and the ink of His words.โ€ Likewise, whosoever has misse...

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