Sunday, February 13, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Rewaya: Hafs from 'Aasem
Mushaf type: A children's teaching Quran (most of the Qur'an)
Mushaf type: The teaching Quran (entire Qur'an)
Mushaf type: The teaching Quran (Juz 'Amma)
Thursday, February 10, 2011
(There is no compulsion in religion)
Allah said,
(There is no compulsion in religion), meaning, "Do not force anyone to become Muslim, for Islam is plain and clear, and its proofs and evidence are plain and clear. Therefore, there is no need to force anyone to embrace Islam. Rather, whoever Allah directs to Islam, opens his heart for it and enlightens his mind, will embrace Islam with certainty. Whoever Allah blinds his heart and seals his hearing and sight, then he will not benefit from being forced to embrace Islam.''
It was reported that the Ansar were the reason behind revealing this Ayah, although its indication is general in meaning. Ibn Jarir recorded that Ibn `Abbas said ﴿that before Islam﴾, "When (an Ansar) woman would not bear children who would live, she would vow that if she gives birth to a child who remains alive, she would raise him as a Jew. When Banu An-Nadir (the Jewish tribe) were evacuated ﴿from Al-Madinah﴾, some of the children of the Ansar were being raised among them, and the Ansar said, `We will not abandon our children.' Allah revealed,
(There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the right path has become distinct from the wrong path.)''
Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i also recorded this Hadith. As for the Hadith that Imam Ahmad recorded, in which Anas said that the Messenger of Allah said to a man,
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
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Narrated Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As (Radi-Allahu 'anhu):
This Verse:
'Verily We have sent you (O Muhammad) as a witness, as a bringer of glad
tidings and as a warner.' (48.8)
Which is in the Qur'an, appears in the Surah thus: 'Verily We have sent you
(O Muhammad) as a witness, as a bringer of glad tidings and as a warner,
and as a protector for the illiterates (i.e. the Arabs.) You are my slave
and My Apostle, and I have named you Al-Mutawakkil (one who depends upon
Allah). You are neither hard-hearted nor of fierce character, nor one who
shouts in the markets. You do not return evil for evil, but excuse and
forgive. Allah will not take you unto Him till He guides through you a
crocked (curved) nation on the right path by causing them to say: "None has
the right to be worshipped but Allah." With such a statement He will cause
to open blind eyes, deaf ears and hardened hearts.'
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Brief History Of Compilation Of The Qur'an
During The Life Of The Prophet (PBUH) (570-632 CE)
- The Prophet
used to recite the Qur'an before angel Jibreel (Gabriel) once every Ramadan, but he recited it twice (in the same order we have today) in the last Ramadan before his death. Jibreel also taught the Prophet
- Each verse received was recited by the Prophet, and its location relative to other verses and surahs was identified by him.
- The verses were written by scribes, selected by the Prophet, on any suitable object - the leaves of trees, pieces of wood, parchment or leather, flat stones, and shoulder blades. Scribes included Ali Ibn Abi Talib, Mu'awiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan, Ubey Ibn Ka'ab, Zayed Ibn Thabit.
- Some of the companions wrote the Qur'an for their own use.
- Several hundred companions memorized the Qur'an by heart.
During The Caliphate Of Abu Bakr (632-634 CE)
- Umar Ibn Al-Khattab urged Abu Bakr to preserve and compile the Qur'an. This was prompted after the battle of Yamamah, where heavy casualties were suffered among the reciters who memorized the Qur'an.
- Abu Bakr entrusted Zayed Ibn Thabit with the task of collecting the Qur'an. Zayed had been present during the last recitation of the Qur'an by the Prophet to Angel Jibreel (Gabriel).
- Zayed, with the help of the companions who memorized and wrote verses of the Qur'an, accomplished the task and handed Abu Bakr the first authenticated copy of the Qur'an. The copy was kept in the residence of Hafsah, daughter of Umar and wife of the Prophet.
During The Caliphate Of Uthman (644-656 CE)
- Uthman ordered Zayed Ibn Thabit, Abdullah Ibn Al Zubayr, Saeed Ibn Al-Aas, and Abdur-Rahman Ibn Harith Ibn Hisham to make perfect copies of the authenticated copy kept with Hafsa. This was due to the rapid expansion of the Islamic state and concern about differences in recitation.
- Copies were sent to various places in the Muslim world. The original copy was returned to Hafsa, and a copy was kept in Madinah.
Three Stages Of Dotting And Diacritization
- Dots were put as syntactical marks by Abu Al-Aswad Al Doaly, during the time of Mu'awiya Ibn Abi Sufian (661-680 CE).
- The letters were marked with different dotting by Nasr Ibn Asem and Hayy ibn Ya'amor, during the time of Abd Al-Malek Ibn Marawan (685-705 CE).
- A complete system of diacritical marks (damma, fataha, kasra) was invented by Al Khaleel Ibn Ahmad Al Faraheedy (d. 786 CE).
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