'Iqra' was the first word that Allah ﷻ revealed to our prophet Mohammed ﷺ . When you think of it, the word ‘read’ as a command is such a powerful thing. Because; if you read you will understand and when you read you will learn. You move from a phase of ‘not knowing’ to ‘knowing’; and when you do know, you can teach others as well. If there is one thing that we should remind ourselves with, is that we should ‘read’ what Allah ﷻ wants us to read. Because when we do, we will understand.
MRh Hdjr
9mo agoAl-'Alaq (96:1)
ثم يعرفك ببعض من صفات هذا الرب سبحانه.. ألا وهي الخلق ... فهو سبحانه الخالق
بل ويبدأ بك مع أول رحلة ... لعلك نسيتها أو قد لا تفكر فيها!!
لهذا ... دعني أغوص بك في رحلة خلف أسوار عالمنا هذا ... ما قبل رؤية هذا العالم
ولنبدأه من حيث بدأ به سبحانه في قوله: اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق...
وكما فصلها لنا في بداية سورة الحج بسؤال:
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمْ فِي رَيْبٍ مِّنَ الْبَعْثِ فَإِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ مِن مُّضْغَةٍ مُّخَلَّقَةٍ وَغَيْرِ مُخَلَّقَةٍ لِّنُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ ۚ وَنُقِرُّ فِي الْأَرْحَامِ مَا نَشَاءُ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ثُمَّ نُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوا أَشُدَّكُمْ ۖ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّىٰ وَمِنكُم مَّن
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Masha'Allah, this is an important and a beautiful reminder. Jazakallahu khair for sharing this.
I would also add that the the whole universe can be read as if it's a book, because the ayaat (signs) of Allah are scattered throughout the universe and in the creations of Allah just as there are ayaat (signs) in the revealed Quran. Scholars have also mentioned this interesting parallel.
We may even say that everything that exists is a divine speech but only in a physical form: 'All it takes, when He wills something to be, is simply to say to it: 'Be!' And it is!' (36:82)
BTW, I remember you. Maybe something happened to your account or perhaps you forgot your password?