Darul Uloom Newcastle

The Miracle of the Quran

INTRODUCTION
The Quran is the greatest book on the face of the earth. It surpasses every other great literary masterpiece in every respect. It is unique and sublime in its content and style. For centuries it has been preserved in the hearts of men, in its pristine and original form. Muslims have complete conviction that the words they recite today are the very same words revealed to Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam fourteen hundred years ago. Not a letter or dot has been changed. Through the course of human history, numerous Muslim scholars were killed, Islamic libraries were burnt and the Quran itself was banned by tyrannical regimes. However, such volatile conditions as these did not succeed in bringing any change to the Quran. Allah is surely the Protector of His great book.

CONTEMPORARY
Another amazing aspect of the Quran is the relevance of its content to the modern age. Answers to contemporary issues, such as evolution, homosexuality, pornography, drugs, abortion, financial crises and so on are found in its pages. Undoubtedly, it is a book of divine guidance, with profound lessons and directives for the betterment of the individual and society.

BENEFITS
To benefit from the Quran one needs to recite it daily. A hadith explains that a reciter will be rewarded tenfold for every letter recited. At least two recitations of the Quran should be completed within a year : one in Ramadhaan and one in the remaining eleven months. Further, it needs to recited correctly with all its rules of recitation and pronounciation. It is unfortunate that many a person goes to great pains to perfect his presentations, reports, speeches and writings but spends minimal time on the greatest of all speeches – the word of Allah!

MESSAGE
The message of the Quran needs to be learnt and understood from experts in the field. Implementation of its teachings holds the solutions for the problems and challenges of the human race. Like the Quran explains, ‘We have made the Quran easy to remember and understand, but is there anyone who will understand.’ (Surah Qamar, verse 17)

May Allah make us from those who recite the Quran in
abundance and practise upon its teachings.