Muslims, we SHALL rise with Quran, and FALL without it (if we ignore it)

1. Based on lectures by
Dr Irsar Ahmad (RA)

2. 55:1-4

3. ‫سورة يونس‬ ‫01 :75 & 85‬

4. ‫سورة يونس‬ ‫01 :75 & 85‬

5. ٍ َ‫ٍلَ نآْ ٍلَ ٍلَ نآْ ٍلَ ٍلَ ٍلَ نآْ ْرُ نآْ ٍلَ ٍلٍَلَ ٍلَ ٍل‬
‫لو أزنزلن ا هذا القرنآن عل ى جبل‬
‫لل‬
ِU ِU َ‫ِ م اً ُّ ٍلَ ٍلَ ِّ م اً ِّ نآْ ٍلَ نآْ ٍل‬U َ‫هَّ ٍلٍَلَ نآْ ٍلَ ْرُ ٍل‬
َّ‫لرأيته خ اشع ا متصدع ا من خشية ا ه‬
َ‫ِ ٍلَعهَّ ْرُ نآْ ٍلَ ٍلَ ٍلَ هَّ ْرُ ٍل‬U َّ‫ِ ه‬U َ‫ِ ْرُ ٍل‬U ْ‫ِ نآْ ٍلَ ٍلَنآْ نآْ ٍلَ ْرُ ٍلَ نآ‬U َ‫ٍل‬
‫نوتلك المث ال زنضربه ا للن اس ل ٍلَلهم يتفكرنون‬
HAD WE bestowed this Qur'an from on high upon a mountain,
HAD WE bestowed this Qur'an from on high upon a mountain,
thou wouldst indeed see it humbling itself, breaking asunder for
thou wouldst indeed see it humbling itself, breaking asunder for
awe of .....
awe of .....
And [all] such parables We propound unto men, so that they
And [all] such parables We propound unto men, so that they
might [learn to] think.
might [learn to] think.
‫سورة الحشر‬ 21: 59
Refer 7:143 to understand the above Ayah

6. 7:143
And when Moses came [to Mount Sinai] at the time set by Us,
and his Sustainer spoke unto him, he said: O my Sustainer! Show
[Thyself] unto me, so that I might behold Thee!“. Said [God]: Never
canst thou see Me. However, behold this mountain: if it remains
firm in its place, then - only then - wilt thou see Me.
And as soon as his Sustainer revealed His glory to the mountain,
He caused it to crumble to dust; and Moses fell down in a swoon.
And when he came to himself, he said: Limitless art Thou in Thy
glory! Unto Thee do I turn in repentance; and I shall [always] be the
first to believe in Thee!

7. ُ‫ٍلَ نآْ ْرُ ْرُ نآْ ٍلَ نآْ ٍلَ ٍلَهَّ ٍلَ نآْ ق نآْ ن ٍلَ ٍلَهَّ ٍلَ ْر‬
‫خيركم من تعلم ال ْرُرنآ ٍلَ نوعلمه‬
(HR Bukhari)
The best among you is who learns
Qur'an and teaches it others

8. innallaha yarfa'u bi hadzal-qur'ani
aqwaman wa yadho'u biha aakhariin
(Sahih Muslim)
Rule for Muslims (believers)
Allah shall raise us with this Book
and will relegate us if we leave it.

9. Aspects appreciated by Non-Muslims
Integrity of text of Quran is acknowledged.
Even if they do not believe that it is word of Allah, but they
acknowledge that it is same version which was at the time of
Mohammad (PBUH). Its text is preserved.
Even differences in mode of recitation is also preserved
Ved, Shaster – do not claim to be divine
Torah – original is not available anywhere
5 books of Moses – 7th BC, Jarusalem attacked, after that original
version is not available.
For 150 years Jews remained imprisoned in Babylonia. On their
return they compiled from their memories.
Bible 4 out of 300 were filtered. A priest was asked ‘which one of
them is Bible’. He replied: ‘None of them is Bible; Bible is in them’
Oldest Bible is its Greek Translation

10. What was the Revolution of Muhammad (PBUH)
based upon?

11. SECULAR RELIGIOUS
Political structure prayers
Economic system rituals
Legal system social customs
“He [Muhammad] is the only person who is supremely
“He [Muhammad] is the only person who is supremely
successful both in secular and religious fields”
successful both in secular and religious fields”
What was this change based upon?

12. ‫و فلو تطعو الكفافرنينو وجفاهده مو بهو جهفاداو كبريرا‬
ً‫ َ َ طُ نيِ نيِ كْ َ نيِ نيِ َ َ َ نيِ كْ طُ نيِ نيِ نيِ َ اً َ نيِ ا‬
‫سورة الفرقان‬ 25 : 25
Hence, do not defer to [the likes and dislikes of] those
who deny the truth,
but strive hard against them,
by means of this [divine writ, the QURAN],
with utmost striving.

13. ‫‪Miracle of Moses: Asa (wooden staff) – put as challenge against‬‬
‫‪sorcerers‬‬
‫‪Miracle of Mohammad: The Quran – gives challenge to Arabs and‬‬
‫‪humans‬‬
‫ق لو لئنو اجتمعتو ا نيُِسنسو والجنو عل ىو أ نو اَأتوا بمثل هذـذا‬
‫طُ َّ نيِ نيِ كْ َ َ َ نيِ إل طُ َ كْ نيِ ُّ َ َ َ ي ِلْ اوُ ِلْ ه ِ ه ِ ِلْ ه ِ اَ اَ‬
‫و القرنآنو َ نيأتو نو بمثلهو ولوو كفا نو بعضه مو لبعضو ظهريرا‬
‫ِلْ اوُ ِلْ ه ِ الو َ كْ طُ َ نيِ نيِ كْنيِ نيِ َ َ كْ َ َ َ كْ طُ طُ كْ نيِ َ كْ ظ ٍ َ نيِ اً‬
‫‪Challenge to bring aabook like this‬‬
‫‪Challenge to bring book like this‬‬ ‫رسورةو اإلرسراء‬ ‫71:88‬
‫أ كْ نيقولو نو افتراهو ق لو فأتوا بعشر سو م ٍ مثله مفت َنيفاتو ‬
‫ َمو َ طُ طُ َ كْ َ َ طُ طُ كْ اَ ِلْ اوُ ِلْ ه ِ اَ ِلْ ه ِ اوُ اَر ِّ ِلْ ه ِ ه ِ طُ كْ َر َ ظ ٍ‬
‫ َ كْ طُ كْ َ نيِ كْ َ َ كْ طُ ِهّ طُ نيِ ِهّ نيِ طُ طُ كْ َ د نيِ َ‬
‫و وادعواو منو ارستطعت مو منو دو نو اللو إ نو كتنت مو صفا نيِقرين‬
‫‪Bring 10 Surah‬‬
‫‪Bring 10 Surah‬‬ ‫11:31 رسورةو هود‬

14. ‫‪Miracle of Mohammad: The Quran – gives challenge to Arabs and‬‬
‫‪humans‬‬
‫ومفاو كفا نو هكـذاو القرنآ نو َ نيفتر ىو منو دو نو اللو ولكـكنو تصدنيقو الذ يو َرينو ‬
‫ َ َ َ َ َ َ كْ طُ كْ طُ أ نو طُ كْ َ َ نيِ طُ نيِ ِهّ َ َ نيِ َ كْ نيِ َ َّ نيِ بكْ َ‬
‫و َدكْ نيِ َ َ كْ نيِ َ كْ نيِ َ نيِ َ ركْ َ نيِ نيِ نيِ َّ ِهّ كْ َ َ نيِ َ‬
‫ني َنيهو وتفصري لو الكتفابو الو َنيبو فريهو منو ربو العفالمرين‬
‫أ كْ نيقولو نو افتراهو ق لو فأتوا بسورة مثله وادعواو منو ارستطعت مو منو ‬
‫ َمو َ طُ طُ َ كْ َ َ طُ طُ كْ اَ ِلْ اوُ ِلْ ه ِ اوُ اَ م ٍ ِّ ِلْ ه ِ ه ِ َ كْ طُ كْ َ نيِ كْ َ َ كْ طُ ِهّ‬
‫و دو نو اللو إ نو كتنت مو صفادقري َ‬
‫طُ نيِ ِهّ نيِ طُ طُ كْ َ نيِ نيِ ن‬
‫‪Bring single Surah‬‬
‫‪Bring single Surah‬‬ ‫01:73, 83 رسورةو نيوُسنس‬
‫وإ نو كتنت مو ف يو َنيبو م َّ ُسنز كْتنفاو عل ىو عب نيُِسنفا فأتوا بسورة مم ن‬
‫ َنيِ طُ طُ كْ نيِ ركْ ظ ٍ ِهّمفاو َ َّل َ َ َ َ كْد َ اَ ِلْ اوُ ِلْ ه ِ اوُ اَ م ٍ ِّ‬
‫ِّ ِلْ ه ِ َ كْ طُ كْ طُ َ َ طُ ِهّ طُ نيِ ِهّ نيِ كْ ككْ طُ كْ َ نيِ نيِ َ‬
‫مثلهنيِو وادعواو شهداءك مو منو دو نو اللو إ نو طُتنت مو صفادقرين‬
‫2:32 رسورةو البقرةو ‬

15. Iqbal’s thought: Syed Nazir Niazi asked Iqbal about genesis of his philosophy of ‘khudi (ego)’
Iqbal’s thought: Syed Nazir Niazi asked Iqbal about genesis of his philosophy of ‘khudi (ego)’
‫و والو ت طُ ُسنواو كفالذني َ ُسنسواو اللو فأُسنسفاه مو أُسنفسه مو أولئكو ه مو الففا نيِقو ن‬
َ ُ‫َّ َ َ َ طُ كْ َ طُ َ طُ كْ طُ كْ َ نيِ َ طُ طُ كْ َ رس ط‬
َ ُ‫ َ َ َكوطُ َ َّ نيِ نو َ ط‬
and be not like those who are oblivious of God, and whom He
therefore causes to be oblivious of their own selves [what is good
for] : [for] it is they, they who are truly depraved!

16. Man-made solutions are partial - examples
Z.A. Bhutto in Pakistan: gave awareness about self-respect to
labour and farmer – results negative - they stopped working
Mustafa Kamal in Turkey – abandoned even the family laws and
resorted to Roman laws, in anti-Arabic fever (ridiculed by West
media)

17. Referring to the Last Sermon of Prophet (PBUH), H.
G. Wells acknowledges
First time in human history a society was established in
reality based on eternity, equality and freedom. Not just
empty slogans and sermons

18. Was Quran complied by Hazrat Usman (RA)?
Prophet used to read with angel Jibrael (AS).
Initially collected as memorized
Written surah in various forms were available in
Prophet’s life
In book form, converted in Hazrat Abu Bakar RA era,
and manuscipt remained with him
He (Usman RA) brought the Ummah to ONE UNIFORM
writing style, to avoid differentiation in colloquial
difference.

19. We have to light our hearts with ‫يُساج أيهُساج النُساسج قدج‬
ْ ‫دَ دَ هُّ دَ َّ ُ دَ ج‬
Quran ‫جُساءتك مج موعظةج‬
ٌ ‫دَ ج ْ ُ َّ ج ْ َظِ دَ م‬
Quran will cleanse our heart and ْ ‫ُكِّ َّ ُكِّ ُ ج‬
‫ج مر نج ربك م‬
reflect our nature
In Quran is guidance and mercy ‫وشفُساءج لمُساج ف يج‬
ِ‫دَ َظِ دَ ُكِّ دَ َظ‬
ِ‫هُّ ُ َظ‬
‫ج الصدور‬
Are we Muslims using Quran ‫وهد ىج ورحمةج‬
ٌ ‫دَ ُ ىً دَ دَ ج ْ دَ م‬
for these purposes? َ‫ُكِّ ج ْ ُ ج ْ َظِ َظِ د‬
‫ج للمؤمننير ن‬

20. 55:1-4

21. ُ َ‫خج ْ ُ ُ ج ْ دَ ج ْ دَ دََّ دَ ج ْ ق ج ْ دَ دَ دََّ د‬
‫دَنيرك مج مر نج تعل مج ال ُرنآنج وعلمه‬ (HR Bukhari)
The best among you is who learns
Qur'an and teaches it others
We need to ponder in Quran and
derive to get guidance for the
challenges we are facing today

22. Narrated Humaid: I heard Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan
delivering a sermon. He said, I heard the Prophet
saying, If Allah wants to do a favor to somebody,
He bestows on him, the gift of understanding the
Quran and Sunna. I am but a distributor, and Allah is
the Giver. The state of this nation will remain good
till the Hour is established, or till Allah's Order
comes.
(Bukhari, Book #92, Hadith #415)

23. The top-most OBLIGATION of Muslims
We need to ponder in Quran and
derive to get guidance for the
challenges we are facing today

24. ‫بلغواج عن يج ولوج نآية‬
Spread my words, be it only one Ayah
Bukhari (Hadith no. 2838, from Ibn 'Amr )

25. Narrated Hudhaifa: Allah's Apostle said to us,
Honesty descended from the Heavens and settled in
the roots of the hearts of men (faithful believers), and
then the Quran was revealed and the people read the
Quran, (and learnt it (honest / faith) from it) and also
learnt it from the Sunna. Both Quran and Sunna
strengthened their (the faithful believers') honesty.
(See Muslim Hadith No. 208)

26. Narrated 'Abdullah: The best talk (speech) is Allah's
Book 'Quran), and the best way is the way of
Muhammad, and the worst matters are the heresies
(those new things which are introduced into the
religion); and whatever you have been promised will
surely come to pass, and you cannot escape (it).
Bukhari

27. Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, Not to
wish to be the like except of two men. A man whom
Allah has given the (knowledge of the) Qur'an and he
recites (spreads) it during the hours of night and day
and the one who wishes says: If I were given the same
as this (man) has been given, I would do what he does,
and a man whom Allah has given wealth and he
spends it in the just and right way, in which case the
one who wishes says, 'If I were given the same as he
has been given, I would do what he does.'
(See Hadith No. 543 and 544, Vol 6)

28. (14) Narrated Samura bin Jundab: The Prophet said in
his narration of a dream that he saw, He whose head
was being crushed with a stone was one who learnt
the Quran but never acted on it, and slept ignoring
the compulsory prayers.
(Bukhari Book #21, Hadith #244)

29. Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, Keep on
reciting the Qur'an, for, by Him in Whose Hand my life
is, Quran runs away (is forgotten) faster than camels
that are released from their tying ropes.
(Bukhari, Book #61, Hadith #552)

30. Narrated Anas bin Malik: That he heard 'Umar
speaking while standing on the pulpit of the Prophet in
the morning (following the death of the Prophet),
when the people had sworn allegiance to Abu Bakr. He
said the Tashah-hud before Abu Bakr, and said, Amma
Ba'du (then after) Allah has chosen for his Apostle
what is with Him (Paradise) rather than what is with
you (the world). This is that Book (Quran) with which
Allah guided your Apostle, so stick to it, for then you
will be guided on the right path as Allah guided His
Apostle with it.
Bukhari, Book #92, Hadith #374)