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“Recite the Qur’an, for verily on the Day of Resurrection it will act as an intercessor for its
companions (those who read it often).”
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Read the Quran’s translation and explanations and ponder upon it
“(This is a) Book that We have sent down to you, full of blessings, so that they may ponder over its
verses, and that men of understanding may remember”.
67
“Do they not then think deeply in the Qur’an, or are their hearts locked up (from understanding
it)?”
68
Act upon the Quran’s teachings
It is reported by Mu’aaz al Juhanni radiallahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu alaihe
wasallam said, “If anyone recites the Qur’an and acts according to its contents, on the Day of
Resurrection his parents will be given to wear a crown whose light is better than the light of the sun
in the dwellings of this world if it were among you”. He then added, “So what do you think of him
who acts according to this?”
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“O mankind! There has come to you a good advice from your Lord (i.e. the Qur’an, enjoining all that
is good and forbidding all that is evil), and a healing for that which is in your breasts, — a guidance
and a mercy (explaining lawful and unlawful things) for the believers”
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Teach others
Uthman Radiallahu ‘anhu narrated that the Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihe wasallam said: “ The best
among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it (to others).”
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66
Sahih Muslim
67
Saad 38:29
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Muhammad 47:24
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Ahmad, Abu Dawood
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Yonus 10:57
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Sahih Bukhari