We read various books in our life.
We read every sentence carefully and if we do not understand anything we tend
to read that again because we want to understand the real message of the writer. Even then if we do not understand the concept, we try again and again, by
reading it multiple times. We, sometimes go even a step further by contacting
some expert on the subject to comprehend the whole message of the book. On the
other hand, when we read the Quran we
read quickly and do not ponder. Knowing the message of Allah is not the
consideration of a vast majority. If all of us
will understand the message of Quraan and follow it, only then we will get the
real success in this world and in the hereafter.
Some of us read and listen Quran every
day, while there are others who read Quran at least once a year, but the real lucky ones understand the message
of Quran. A number of us spend
considerable time in reciting the Quran, but we do not know the message of our Creator- Allah. We tend to make efforts to
understand the instructions issued to us by Police department or messages of
our politicians, but we do not try with the same zeal to understand the words
of Allah Almighty, Who is our Creator and Lord and The real emperor of this
universe.
Allah says in the Holly Quran that indeed,
We have sent it down for the reason that you might understand. I would like to clarify with an example that a student
goes to school every day and take
lectures and read the book but he does
not understand anything. He takes lectures regularly and read the book, but he didn’t understand a sentence, can he
pass the exams? Certainly, not. Similarly,
we must understand the Quran for success in this world and in the hereafter.
The Prophet (PBUH) said,
"Verily, Allah elevates some people with this Qur'an and abases others." It is clear that lack of understanding of Quran is one of the
biggest reasons for the decline of
Muslims around the world. Therefore we must understand the Quran for success in
this world and in the hereafter.
