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No matte r how h ard S a ta n h .'.]e sto prevent 'You ,f rom r e ad ing this booklet, do

read it all; ,~JJI~Ul!d y o ' t [ , 'WiU,come across :an i n v : a l u a J b ] , e ' t reasure of

information and knowledge,

Exeell fQ,~iI " A iill~" N' b J . : t ' ~ L,~ ence O~'~uit--,rtilla:ft'-,:.'a._ i~

T h e Be l o v ed of Al l a h'~~!'

'th e Comfor te r of th e Hear ts , the M e rcy fo rt he ' 'U n iv e r se ) tile N o b le Prophe t ~~~~JWi~,~ h a s stated, "Rec i ta t ion

of S:alat 'upon me is,Ntir [light] on, the Bridge of Sir,~',t.Vlhoever recites

S a : l a t upon me .s o tim es on :F:dd~,y~0 yeat .s of h i; sins 'WiUb e fo rgiv en , ~

(MI,~'jamSaghJ " I~ "p . 3 2 0 " , ,!JatlfI5191)

i'lIK...u ~t..'"" ,....".,..; iI:...; 'F.in~ ry"+~. . : ;i ' f 1 , ; ' . ' , . . . . .iF:j, nn:;:Ft'lnji1', ~'~';!i-" ,t~ m:c,-'ii'jp:~r"~.;!'Oif'~g4 . UW !b-~~~f'~Il-r "'~~ ~J ~"!bl~ ·~M'. il4r ~,¥of ~ !V'-"'i-~!I-}. l~f '[.-"Ifa ~ w ~ - ~v·y..

OV'er all ather fl'ags:~, ,may the .flag o/Jslam fly ,higher

The IG,reatn,ess, ofa Devotee of the'Holy Quran

Sayyid Ulna Shaykh S ; a ' i b i ' t Bunan t ,~ l~_JH~~ ~ used to complete the

reel fation o f th e :Ho]y Quran once ev ery ' day . 'H e ~ J~~Il ~~ would



:a lways obse rve fast d uring th e day and offer S~ pererogatory S a J a i hth rough out th e IJJ: [gh~~H e w ould a ] w , a : y s '0.&[' 2 , Rak ' a t s (JfNat. S a l a h . In

M . ld h ItL (thl S 1 h ikn T - h i ~ ] M ., I)v e ' r y ' : :asj: ] . . 1 . - e p a s s e c u y ,,-']S :~a 'a " IS cnown a s . .a ,).yya~tu .=,~ a S J 1 . , ( m

R e v e a lin g th e blessings b estowe d upo n him, he says" " I have comple t ed

th e re c ita tion o f th e en tire Holy Q uran and 1 'h a v e w e pt in th.e cour t o f

my Lo rd J.;;.~ next to each and ev ,e -rypilla r of the Jltme a li .M a sjid .'~

He ~J~:~1~~ bad exceptional :lovefor ' S a ~ a h .and f o . r . · the' recitation of

the Holy Quran, a nd the extent of the blessings upon him. is cove t ed .

Consequently, af~erhts passing away~dunng the b uria l, sud de nly a ,

brick slippe d a nd : f eU into th e gra ve , '\tV hen som e people leaned . i l T h , to

pick up th e brick. th e y we re am azed '~O se e that the Shaykh , ~ , J~Ja~~

w as stand ing in his. gr,lve' a nd offer ing h is $a1l l i . . '\V b ,e n h is family

member s were asked about this, his respected d augh te r said , "My

honourable father ,~J~:~~ ~~ would make the' foUow,in;gsupplication

e v ery ' d a y , (0 A l l a h . ~~! If yo~ g t a n . t anybody the b ] ,€ , s s : w n go f offering

S a l a h in h is grave after de a th , th e n privilege me too [with such a .

bless ing] '.~ . " ,t is r e po r te d 'th a t w hene ve r people would , pa ss dose b y fil,e

b le ssed tomb of th e S ha ,y lllli,~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t hey 'would, : h e a : , , ' ' [he ute rance

of th e - r ec i ta ti.on of the Holy Quran com ing from inside ' the blessed

gr;ave. , ('l:liJ.}"(:U-,~ll~A'W.ti}tf,p p _ 1 62 t o .366, ' v o l . _ 2)

M a ',y A JIah ~ ~ h av e mercy on h im and Ma.y He ~ ~ forgfv e us fo r

h is sa ke !

T~eDVi rm, es f o r 'One Letter

T h e N ob le a nd G lonous Ouren is d \e Sac r ed W ord o f A L la h ~ ~ ~ )

:r'ead]ng the Quran, teaching the Quran, listening to the QUf8Jn , and

recit ing ' the Quran fo r o the r s to ltste n to , a re ' a 'll r ew ard ing a c ts, O n

fec i t i ng one ' le tte r o f th e Holy Ouran , on-e ' r ea ps, te n virtues. In thls



respect , the Hoiy P ro ph et ~\~J~~,~ h as stated, «W hoev ' e !' r e c tte sl f ' h D k f Al '~ '1 L I!jj,~-~... h . , .~ 1 '] '. h" '1 L " 1 1lr tLe ' e tte r ,G ) :t ,e n-O()',' 0, --'.'lah ~~j, , I I : 'e 'W ,it , g'et one v tr tu e 'W -icn W,[ ,

b "1 - - + 1 1 " . ' ~ A I " f . ' 'L ~ ' M= ' (";'"v i)eqlnv,~ent to ten vtrtues, Jl am, not saytng that .,',]','-,aJD:-,,un .•~ I.'.

I D s one leuer; in fact AUf (~) is,one letterJ L a m , ( ~ ~ ) r u sone :~.eUer~nd

Mim C~ ) is one letter," (ltim.i' Tluniiit. p p . , 417 , ' ' ; . 'O ' / . 4 ) , ,,!!:{ulfii 29.19)

10 recite the 'Qum~, 0my L()ird! Qi'De' me: the abilitYi

So that heart may be cle,a:rwedlrom the '~n.iqu'ity

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The Bes , t Person

The Embodiment ofN'(lr~the Noble Prophet ~~Jt&&'I,~ has stated:

,iW"i,il;:ih1l; ~ ' ~ ' J J~~ Meaning: The best p i e r s o n amon~t,Y .()u is

the one w .ho learnt the Holy Qura,n and tau gh t it to o thers" ( S a b l J . t f J ukhan .

pp. 41~, voi . 3l:i(Jd~I50i7)

SayyidIW118 , A l bu 'Abd-ur-Rahman Su l am i ,~~.~,CJh used to, teach the

Holy Quran in . the Masjid and be would say" "This ,ijadls has made

,m e s e a te d . h e r e . .1} (F 'oJd-ul . .O a : d n ' - ~ ,1 1 1 1 , (j18'" vol. 3, l;Iadr§ 3983)

oAllah ,s.~! Make :me a lj'd.fi; ' a/the Holy Qum,n

And make m,e steadfast' 'Upon th.e comm~;nds a/the Ho~y Qum:n

The Ouran will Intercede and Take Peop- le int-oParadise,'<! I,

It m : s narrated by Sayyiduni\ , Anas ~ J .W ~ , ~ that the Prophet ofM ankind , th e Pe ace o f om Heart and , Mmd~th e most Generous and

Kind, ~~~1~~JtiilD1~ has stated, "'Who-ever learns and. taught the' Holy



'Q ~ urm ~and th en a c te d upon wh a te v e r is in t he ' Holy Qu ra n,! tb e

Quran 'will intercede fur :him, and take him :~ntoParad i se , " (M~ ] ' c r l n Kah f r ,

pp. 1 9 8 ; , voJ~ to . /fmif/i , J04,5 lJ . T t in l: :h Dimishq, pro 3;, voJ~41 ) 1

The . t " 'w th Q j i' th· I ~" t.L ,,- • '· •. ·1 . . , " " _ ' , • ' . • " : • • . ' , ' • • . • . ' '.!, . ' " ,. . Ipasstou , ' ! O ,reel ' ." e . '_ u:ran _O 'F o m : , ,supp OQ B

T d · rt 00' the it O:-A--~'~h~' k t h O f l ' ~. " .... ' • _ ._ ., '. •. _ . I, _. . .", _.....". ( -. •. . ," . ... : 1 _. "," '. __ , [~ ". . I '. ," . ; .o , : _ : t e as a,ma, _ y r u er -_ green __orne, __

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ma_'e _ '_1 $ my , _ t ' l - e

Th , e Ex ee ')],e n ce o f T e a c h in g an ,Ayab [Vent] '0,1':;1 Sunnah

It is, n a rr ate d by S :a yy id un a A n as ~J~~'~ that 'w h oev er te a ch e s one

Ayah of the Glorious Quran or any Sunnah of the Din tn anyone,

Allah ~:&. will pre pa re such 8 J , r ew a rd fn r h im on tt.f:Day o f Jndgemen t ,

that there ' w i l l , be no reward better than that for a nybody , (Jam !'l~l-jtiwllmi,

pp. 281, ] . \ o S . 7 . l j a d U 22454)

Rew'ar rd ,sUntd th e Dlay o,fJudgem'ent ' f()it the One

''Who Teaches One; . A y a h

It is na r r a t ed 'b y th e Po sse ssor ,o f T wo 'N 'wrs:~the Compile r o f th e H O l l y

Qaran, Sayyiduna '~U&man, ibn ~Affa~ U-~ 1 & 1 ~ tha t d~ , eMaster of

Madmah, the Comforter , n f the Hearts, th e ' H o , l i y Prophet ~I~

h a s sta 'md~ ~Who e v € x te ach e s one , A yah o f the 'Holy Qur an 'will rece ivedouble ' th e ' rewa rd of th e 'o n e 'who l e a rns [th at A y ih ]" fi I l I T h ano the r

IJadlS), it is ,narrated by S a \ f Y l d u D ; a Ana s _~d '~ ' "h a t m e Be loved and

Blessed Prophet k ~~~ J~• ~, has. sta te d, ~ vV :h .o ev e 'rt e a che s one

Ayah o f th e G lo r ious 'Q ~ rm ~ a s lo ng IS that A yah con tinue s to b e

rec i t ed , he ' 'will c on tin ue to g e~ :r ew a rd ," (Jam ' , ~ I . . , _ J ( i w a : m J ,PI). 282 . vol. 7; ,/fOdli

22455-2'24.56)

ThepassicOn :to : r e c i t e - the Quran - g r - a _ n i ' " i t to me

aAllah ~'~l Forgi'V€ !fill m.y .sins' out, ,o f Your ,Merey



Allah ~ Inc re a se s th e; Reward until the D:8:Yof Jtu.lgem ent

It is , men tloned in a.lj'adit " ' \ iVh.oever teaches one' , A y a h , of the ' Book 'O f

Am a h J:t.)j.£ or one chapter of knowledge, Allah ~ b '¥r il l continue to

mcrease his reward until the Day of judgement," (ffu1kA Dimishq. pp . 2M~

vol. 59)

o my Lor-d! ,Bestow upon 'me . the pGssron to se,~'k the. knrn..vled.ge of Is.lam

, ; 'i I , ..iIi U...,.':!.. L A,~ ~'1~¥.i"II,.",.;F, ,"",.0 tit..~,onthus· ~""''''';It'n to l""U' 'm .....l ' l I a ' , + . . . , . . . . . . . . . . I", ,+~'o H ' : , . . , , ' ~ y ' iIi.'.•.......1I1~ fl,~~rl~ ~~ Iij lJ"r. Uoor ~~ .. fI U& f Mt; &,I!'!lo ,. ," . ~o,rlr,~ ~& ,", .!IA'oI ~.: . ~~I!!'" frJ'(!i:r' U'" " i~y,1'l ~r ~

;i: • '~'!. ,,' 'H : ,. .. ;; ; ' ~ ' , " I~ " " ,. ..~U.-'J,~a.u~ ,.'.~:. .

Memo, r i z . ed 15Juz o f th e IQpJrll'n..in th e Wo,m.b o.fM,otl lerf

A , u se fu l q [lI!le sUonJ wi th , its faith e m l H g h . t e n : L n g ,r.,epF.yjs he r eby presented

from ,Malfu~it-e-,A~~ftt f [ad;r.at:

'Question:: Your eminencel [:8 there aJ]JY',age specified in the' Shari' a ll

for "I'aqrib-e-Bismillsh' [[er,e'ni,lony to solemnize the commencement

of reading of the Holy O u r a n by one's c l f ] J i l i d ] l ?

Response: There is nothing fixed in , the Sharf ' :ah [in this regard] ~

however th.e age of 4 years , 4 \ months, and , 4 days has been considered

[fo.t this] by th e ' r esp ec te d sc h ola rs, When SaJ ,yyidun;~ ,Shaykh Khw{~jh ,

'Qulb--ul-Haq wad-DIn , Bakht iya r lKaki ,~J~'~ was, 4 yea rs " 4 months,

and 4 dlYs old) h i l l s " I'a q r ib -e -B ism tlla h ' w as a r ra nge d a nd . p eo ple w eremvited. Sayy,iduna., Shay", :Khwajah, 'Gha'[a~b N awaz ~ J,W ~ ,~ 'was,

a lso pre sen t and was about to a sk th e child to reci te : the Bismillah, 'but

then he WaJ8 inyoked 'with, dime mspiration U I h a m ] that, ~W'ait,

a~ amid=ud=d In N ago r] is com ing' a nd h e 'will r e a ch [th e ch ild to re c ite

Bisl llLU [lb] '.~

A t the same 'time in N' :igo r ~ Q a < l i tIin dd =ud = d.in ~ j~d~,~ r e ce iveddlvine insplra tion te l l ' l ' l I i - l i . g : . h.~m - '''':0 zo a 'nd ' ' ' ' : e ' : ' " ! i 'c.'~ o ne '0 ' f " £.1. '1. : :11 servants , ' 0 " - f ' :_ ._ ' . L IJ . l I . _ ' , l I J .;;t~.,lIJ~ ,,_'._ ._ ,lILlI.. _.':_. l I J . l I . " : . l I J l~._.. ,it'-I'~'" <_ ~ ..:" , l~ _j~.b: ~1, "_'., .~ '_'., IUl~.;;!I.:.l VI~ '-Q '_.

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A l la h~ .J; i. to re cite ' the 4J J ,i·~ · ,'~lmm ed ia te lv , 'h e v i sited t'he cerement



. ,· d +. f .1 L b . '. ' f '1 L H 'I Q ' ' ·'1hontinue to rectte rom tne ·.,e~nnlng' 0: 'tm,e ,0. ' r " .,.·,uranuntt .e

had comple t ed the recltatlon of l S W ~ Z from m,em,ory~ Shaykh , Qa < ! i .

Hamid-ud-din and Shaykh , Kh'Vli~ah,Gharaib N'awaz J{; IJ;dJ,~, said,• ~J I

"S I , C " " ' P ~ ' T h h ild l d ; ; J ; : 1 1 f 'h d b d h iSonl Continue recitingl '"e young c ' it" rep. Ie c ~ . ~, 1,lla ;, , I , e a r ' , tt is

much in the' womb of my mother, ana , this is that much she' had

memorized , so Ioo memorized th is m uch !" (Mul{u;al -AUiJw, t ; lw.u. p. 48'1),

M ay Al lah ,~:JA. have mer cy on th em , and ,m;a:yHe fo rgiv e us' fo r their

sa' k . : 3 11!iI!.~.~~!

~ i,~ .J" ~'.:Ih~i!~ t.J e : " ~ ' 1~ . . . - ~ ~ af.~ .JI"1 . . ~~1~1 it· "~

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0' Allah ~~! M~e l ' me tmtNU~in my l 'ove for You

And make m,ea sincere desotee of Your ,~,'het :foo!

Unfor tuna t e ly , due to a ,Ia ck o f Islamic kn ow le dge , m an y Muslims ' today

are unaware of the rulings of Sharfah r ega rd ing the recitation of the

Quran, 'tt:e~.c:hinghe Quran, Iistening to the Quran, 'touching the

I Q - - ' C U ' r a ' - " " , ai-,.... 'In ' o r de r .... , . .~ ' r ' o " " c Q : " ' 1 " ' ' ' ' ' ' t h e;" 1 . . . _ . . . .O.. · , · w · ,~I~dp-,c;; 0 " ' ' ' ' [ ' ' I s l am a " n 'C · d · w · . . · · ~ ] ; t 'h + 1 - . e o- : . _JL IJ~ !l;.1Ar.., , V [[~ LV , IF . ' " " . -"~d'~~ ., [~ J IJ I lW · ' . · ,W ,, . . ; - 101 - .;, " , . . ,. , , ' G.lJ.J.' .;' . -r. -, !llll-.;.

mntent l io l l l o f sav ing Musl ims from s ins " a gar l and o f colourful Mad amPearls I S , he 'n~ lbyp:reiS~ned,

21Madani Pearls Regarding th e Recitation of the

HolyQurnm

I. A.m' i r ul Mfiminln, Sayyiduma 'Umar - a l - p ; a . .U,q ~,Jb~r~l,~ used . to

kiss th e Holy Quran e:Ve'ry'day, a nd w ould say, "Th i s :]S the cov enan t

o frnv L ord ~ ~ and H is B ook," (ljCl5kajf. D~l~n~~·M:ukhfar,op , . 634, ' v oL9 )



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2 . It i l l s ,M:us. ta1)abto re c ite T a 'awwuz (~ , ~ ~t;.tf when begm ntng

T n a ; w a h . ~and it is S U f i K I D a h , to recite T a S f I ' l r i . y y : a n , " J . J ~ . , _ - _ . , , J ) at the start

of a " S u r a n ) oth e rw ise it i l l s Mustahab, (B'afu i r""1( ! -Shari 'a ! . pp. 530. vol. I,

part 3)

3 If Til~ah, is sta r te d from S irnh T aubah , th en rec ite both T : a , ' ~8:\iVVfl]Zand Tasmiyyah, ' howeve r ; if TUi .wah is . started f rom before this

po in t) a nd Su:rah , Taubah comes along dur ing the recitation, there

is no . need to recite Tasmiyyah , The' rec ita tion of special Tat 3. ' l iV'WUZ

at the start of this s . ' u r a h j, ' w : l l i l i c h has bren, introduced hy some of

:euffa~ of these times is base le ss, M o reov e r) th e common view

that Tasmiyyah should, not be' recited. even 'when sh l rdo l l i l g fromSirah Taubah is. simply incorrect. {ibid. pp. 5jI )

, 4 . It is Mustd ;ta ib to pe rfo rm Ti l iwah in th e state o f W '1 l4~ fa,cmg the

Qilblah , and whilst wear ing good attire, ( i : b \ f d " p p " j"j'O)

5. R,edting 'tile'Holy Quran by looking at it is pre fe r ab l e than reci t ing

it from m em ory , because d ds, n ot only involves r e citin g' d ~ e Ou ran ,but it a lso m clude s loo ting a t 'th e Ho lliyQ uran a s we ll a s, '[ouch ing:

itand ell these are ac ts of worsh ip . (Gh~mYiJ : - l . r J ' l , -MwmnaUi . p p " 495)

6 , . T h e 'H oly Q ura n sh ould b e re cite d in a n exceedingly ' e l egan t vo i c e ,

and : i f somebody doe s, no t posse ss a p,lie 3san t voice, he should try

to beautify his. vo ice when recit ing. Howeve r , it:]8

impermissibleto recite in such a tone that causes the improper utterance o f the

letters, like the way that singers do. Tak e utmost care m U f : R 1 0 l d

the rules and regulations o m recitation [Tajwid] '"(D~r,r '-r {Ji ,-M'ukhtlJr . pp.

694 " v a l. 9)

7 . I t is, pre fe r re d to recite th e H : ( D I : ~ yQuran In a ll . a 'l l d i 'J 1b U e vo"~ 'oe '~s

,],ongas it doesn't cause trouble fo r anybody who is , p ray ing ,

anybody 'who is. U'lior anybody who is asleep, (Glm,.rya·tut~M:UlmnIlUf,

pp ..497)



8. When the ' verses of the Hol ly Ouran are reci ted aloud, some

people, aJth.oug'l~.remaining silent, continue 'to Iook around and.

contin ue to perform ' va r ious movements and gestures. Such . peop le

should note that listening attentively is. also essential :m addition

to remaining silent, In this respect, , A , ~ l a .B a d r ; a . t i th e ' L e a de r of ~.he

,Ahl-us-Sun:nah) Shaykh Imam Ahmad Raza Khan . ~.J~~~' h3JS

stated on :pa,ge352 of Vol tune ' :2 3 of Fa tawa Razawiyyah, "It i s ,

Fa rd l [Compulso ry ] to listen at ten t ive ly and to remain sMlen twhen

t he ' Holy Quran is re c ited , A HaJh J;t.~~ s 'a ,ys=:

,Ai!fId.when . " th e Qu tan Is re cite d, U s teM . to It att,entiv~lyand . keep

sile nt, so th at 'YOU, a ' te ,besu)wed. w . i : t h , mercy"

(Kant-t~l-,lmii~l t fW~ J f , la . . f, l(mof Q~ ~rdn. ·D(Part 9 :, S{ira.~al-A, ~, i ' "dt'~1t!'.f~~'e'04 J

9 When the Holy Quran is recited, aloud, n is F ' ; a r t ; i on all attendees

to listen to It provided they have congregated for the purpose of

Hste n in g., O th e rw ise , r u t is su ffic ie n t if one 0:[ ' them listens, while

others . m ay ca rry o ut th eir a ctiv itie s, (Fa. r~waRa;mv iyyah (J~'did)J', f J P - 353 ;

vol. 23)

1 0 m Itis :~[,anl fo r (f~rybody m . : 8 J . gather ing ' to recite a loud . In gathe·rin.gs.

of I~il-e- Sa 'wab~ ,usually e v e r y bo dy recites aloud - this is ij:anim

[St r .kd .y forbidden]. If a numbe r o f' people reci te , the ' ruHrIg £or

them ' 1 5 to recite q U i l i e d y . ( .Bcdi lJr - ,e-Shtuf ·a t . p p . 5 5 . 2 . " vol : j' p ' N 1 . 2)

11+ [f~when reci t ing ill th e Masjid~ other people a re present who a re

offering Sa~ah . 0 . 1 " reciting invocations, you. should recite ,~nsuch a,

velum~.f!, that 0 - , l I ! ' l I l y ' ViO~"'I'~1...an hea r t the C o . .. . und ~h~n , u ' ~ l d : not reach the" I., 'L I,..,. ~, J~ . . ,L IU l . . l"' U ~u.. . . /.. " " Ii.~, Ib !i:t.Y _ .ILW. _ rill J .u ~.. . ~ . l1 . . IL ',., I~ 1b

person. next to you,

l2~ It is , i :nTh,pemdS8~b:[eo re cite . ,e ' H : o [ y Quran a loud : m , th e m a rk etpla ce ,

or anvwhere where ,--o r , - m , e are workine. TIthe people do not listen



to redtatton, then the sin w ID be upon the reciter. If the reciter

began reciting 'before th e people b ecame ' occupie d In their work

at a place that Is not specified I D n [ ' work, then if people do not

listen to . recitation, the sin w ill be upon ' those people, Howeve r " if

he began. '~Or ec ite ' a fte r ' they:had, a l ready started working, the s~ n

will b e on fh ,e rec ite r , (Ght~~ya~,ti!~I~MIM;{l~n(IU;',1 f . 497)

13, It is also discouraged '~Oreate a loud where somebody is l ea rning

Islamic knowledge , or where a studen t of Islam ic sc ience s is rev ising- . _ - - . - . - - - - - n - . - - - (-b'-dor resea ' P : C IIInIJ '_ I ,il ' : . ' 1 . ° ) ,'- ,~, ,I!;.,-,,~g.l', "O~ ,. t

l4. T he re is no h a rm , i~, ,r ec iU mg th e 'Holy Quran w:hns~:lying down;

: a J S loongas , the legs are folded up [i.e..not stretch out] and the face: m unc ov e re d , A d d . it iilo .na llY 'j it t i sa l so pe rmiss ib le to ' perform Til la'wah

whtlst w a llikm g or working, provided atten tion of , t he 'heart is not

distracted, otherwise it would be-Makruh [disliked], ( f b i _ { 4 p p _ .496)1

15. It I D s impermissible '[0 recite th e Holy Quran in the bathroom or

In pla ces o f impurl ty . ( ib. id)

l 6. Listening to recitation of the Holy Quran, is 'better 'Hum reciting .

the 'Holy Quran or o:fferi .~g N a fl 'S a]ih , [Supererogatory praye r] ~

{ihit! pp- 4!l7}

l7. If somebody recites incorrectly, it is Wijib for listener to correct

him, frovii.ded that it does not create animosity or en.vy· . (~;b.idtpp.

498j

l B . . In . the same waYi' If somebody takes somebody else's Quran

temporar i ly , and h e ' n otic e s some printing or transcription. error

'm U~,t is W:ijib fo r h im to in-form the owner , (Baiiiir--e~Slrart(jt, 1 ) 1 ) ,

5 53 , vo l: 1, lXl'J1 .3)

19'; In the summer, it is better' 'W complete the recitation of th e Holy

Ouran in the momtng, whereas in the wmter, it is , better to

COIn:tete I t in the mitialoart of the n T h ' .rt , beca u s e ' it : r n . : s mentioned



in a,ijadIs,! "Whoeser completes the n:~dit~.tnonO f th e 'Holy Qu~airn

at th e start of th e day , a ] ] J g ' e ' b 'wiU ask . fo .rgiveness fo r :him, until the '

evening ') and whoeve r completes it a t t h e e , beginnlng of d1 .e . r u ~ ; g h t }

ange ls w , r n , a sk fo rgiv en ess fo r h OOu ntil m e morning ,"

A s th ed a ) , y t l m e

is longerin

th e summ er , comple tin gt h e

reci ta t ionof th e Holy Ouran in th e morning will result in more supph ca nons

for forgivenesa 'b y the' angels, On the other h a n d , the ll~ghts are

longer in winter, therefore completing it in mitial part of the

night wffillamoun t to mo re [;suppn ca do ns , € t ) : r ] 1 : f o r g F . v e l l e s s " (Gh~m:Jla.

u~i-·Mulm'ialn 1'1'. 496)

20. VVhen ~he recitation of the full Quran is,completed, it is better to

recite Siinll, Ikh la s ] . tim e s. T h is a lso a pplie s wh e n offer ing T a : r a ' w ' i b

' S a T I l a h ; howeve r , i f comple tion is be ing done in F a r Q _ S a i a h ~ do no t

recite Sf ir a ih Ikh l a s more th an once ( ibid;, pp~496)

21. On c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e : recitation of the fu n Homy Q u . r . a F . D J ; ; f t e r

reciting Sfirab, Nas, recite S'ur;ah F a ' t i b , a ' h and Siir .ah, Baqarah up 'Ito. , o r . ; . , ! ' ~ , d .b k D ~- [[ l~ ". ] i t ! . . . thi .

(t 6i~J.~.\ ; . . J . ; , '"'y~j< a n c t ,-e n , make Lru a s U . ! P , P icanon ~necanse . us is

Sunnah , In th is re spec t, S ayyiduna "A b dullla h b in ~Ab~bas"£J~l(dW

reports from Sa:yyi dun a , Uba y bin Ka'ab ~,J[d : i i i l , ~'i' "When the

MercffulProphet k~j~j~~~ would recite ~'mI.?LU~yJj i j , . l lJ , iJ j)h e '

would start S u r a L Fadbah, 'daen Sr[ t rah Baq arah up'.to { yO 0~;:»~;~,. ~

and t1 I k , g 1 i l i l 'dllft"Q,['C ~ (,kin (:F thb D ' [~I'~); [su ~ l n ] ~ ; i " " i ' l I ; t ' io 1 i I i I ] Co-;j('i' tI I ,. . ~ " " 0 ' - : m ' " - p ' : ' : letion~ !U L ~ i 1 . ! ' ; ; , W . 1 L ' ! O l I i , ' . . . . , H1JI ,K.L!L,;o; IL.J,rn,o;;._ '~y, "'-' ,!F.,it" .III, 'I;,;~, U'.IIi.IL, U.',IIJ, [1!!w '..... , , . , , . ,.,,'" U'.IIi.IL,

·f 'il-ll. . ...., . ., ' " t · t ' " · · o fth e full O .. he w '~d ' i * . . . . .id I~j 1-Q' ' \ lrJl~ re c i a non Q~ JU,e 'I.~ ·W'aDl,! ~ e: .oUJL . , s rano u p , (Ai - , tq(m.ff

'UI,tlm-n-'Q~~.rarl,vol. 1, pp. 158)

The ,Ma ,dam Child R e v - C ' a I l e d , rb , t ! ; Secre t !

Sayyiduni , A i b u , ~ ~ ,A b d H a l l , ~ ,J~~1l*11 has stated, ~Sayy, f f iduni Sha:ykh,

Abu'],Hasan Muhammad 'bin Aslam T ilS .i ~ ~~ ~.b~~ used to take'

utmost care' in concea l ing his good d ee ds) to the extent ' tha t be once



said! '~~]f~:w-asu P ' to me, I would h ide : a ; w a y from even K im:imam Katibin

(tb ' ted l h ,', d - 's d d) f' . .' I - '. '. . .; - .... . .~- , I . [ . , ..., .• ' '. .... _" , . ". • • ~ I, .,. ,. • ..•. I . ," I " ", O J • • - ' . , ,I .

, . u I,eQ . \ T O respecte . ' ange SWIG) write down ~ person S ' . ee .s" to pe r. or .m

[h,e'worslrip In!Al l a h ~~:! ~

T h e narrator states, '~ Iwas r u n [ h ie bonlpaDY o f the S b a r k h , ,.J:~~~ l I F n r

a pe r iod o f ov e r 20 years but ] nev er saw him, othe r' than,

on Fr ldays)pe r fo rm tng ev en two R ak'a ts o f N af $ l a t M t . . T h e Shaykh ~ JW,~l ~

'would, take a pot of water mto' his special ro om and then close 'the

drOOl from th e ' inside. Iwas nev er able to find out wha t he ,~,J'~J,!~~

d id in his. room , un~ im'O ne day ; wh en h is son began to cry lo~dly~A s

th e ' ch ild ' s m o th e r began to t ry ' to ca lm th e' chi ld down , I sked) ~W h y

is the chi ld crying 50 much. '?» Th e n th e re spe c ted lady sa id , "Th i s

c hild 's fa th e r (Sayyiduna S:~aYlkh.Abu l :a a s an . T f tsI ~J~JJ.l~~) reci tes

the H ' o i l l y ' Ouran in th is room and cries [with feu o f A'Um ,~L so

this child also begins to . c ry upon hearing' :his fa.ther- crying~,j',

S h aykh A .b ii ! = ,A J b d : u n ~ h ~ J r s ! ~I, ~11" states, ' ~ ~ S b a : y l r n . ,Sayy id ~11~1Abu l

: a ~ s a m 1L I ' U s , u ,~JW ~t ~~~ in o rde r 'to pro te c t h im se lf from th e ' pe r ils o f

oste n ta tion , would ta ke so Inuch ca r e 'to conce a l hls good de eds 'th a taf te r ' performing worsh ip In h is s p e c r u a ' ] , , [ OQ . JM . and, b e f o r e co rn ing out,

'b e would wa sh his, f ace and put K ol1 JIin . h is eyes~80 that nob cd y

'w ould . be a ble 00 guess th a t h e :h a d . be en crying 'b y looking g ,t his f ace

or e ye s l ~ (l;lilyat.l;d.,AwftJ'{j~p ' P ' . 2 5 4 ) . vol. 9)

M ay A llah J.i. j~' have m,e rcy on h im and M ay 'He J.;..:;~ forgive us for' h ' il ls . s a lk e , 1

,May my e l )~ r :Y Qictjr~(nbeso~e~yt D c r 'Ya'U

G ran t :m e'such s i~ rity - I '~mplore'Yo-u !

':jj ;\ . .1 Il ~> ilL~; ,. t. ~ ·'1' l _ ~ _ ,~J" ~,,_~u~alill'H~



~b~I~~! On one h and , th e se a re the m ost since re a nd dev out people

w ho conce a l their good deeds; a nd unfortunarely, on th e other band )

there are the naive, sincerity- laoong people like us, who loudly proclaim

and declar-e anygood deeds th ey pe rfo rm , Pirst of a n w,e·do not €V,e'll

manage to perform good de ed , and . i f we ra re ly succe e d , in do ing a

go od . d ee d, w,e end up sh ow ing o m

My',,;,..,.i"'..,\Ji~n.;l!· ,pt].." :i.~....,.' f.f'D..,d~A' ;n <:,..u :~ ~ '" ":~ A ' l o i ! ; l ' P ';'n""";,.:i ~ ,;~...._. ~I!~IVU:::·I!!I.--'[. -l:}IJ .~';f.U3 "jJ~}b~~U, ~I!!IP~ Ir·~·lU 1 : . . ~'c. . ~r!l.~~· ~~

~n !d id .Q g l O Q d deed; 1W'tlS1l ~tab! 'e '~'Q.h ide i : t

.It is FaLt\ton Every M'uslllim t - o Read · tL,e 'Q1 l t t a l D . " W i t h Co:rr.ect

Proramcietion &to Abstru:R from Incorrect Recitation

T h e L e a d e r o f the Ah~'~USi~unnah~ ~A Himah M am ina A [~S ii} A],-Uaf i~ '

Al , -Q,ar i Ash -Shah ImaID, A bmad Ita .za , Kh a n ,#jJ~i:F~,~. h a s. sta te d l : .

uW: i thou . t doubt, to le a rn . e n ough T a jiw id th a t on e i n s ab le to . correct ly

pronounce ev e ry le tte r ' a nd sav e h im se lf from m ista ke s in recitat ion i s ,

'F .4 1 ' ~ I I "A [[ .~ c : . ' jJ lv id 1 ] 'II', 'ary aw.-- .yn, com PUlSo:ry lor ,every-Individua .

The Excellence o:fMa.dani C:hildren who Recite' the IQpr.an

Allah ,~ wills to ' torment th e ' p eopl e' of the Barth, but when He ~.J£.

h ea rs th e ch ild ren re c iting th e ' H o , [ r y Quran , He ~ ~ h o lds 'the t o rmen t

back, (Stlj'l'~i~ ,lkkbn~ p'p ' . 53()~"val. 2. t-ladrS3345)

oAUah ~j;t.1 ,Bless us/or the aalce .a/those cmldren" 'who .have the 'Qttran

m " " ' m o ' F 1 " ' 7 ' = d.I·::I!·'~· .

,Bless us fQ r :the sake I ( ) f th ,e G ro e n ,D om ,e ~·w .h -o s elight h a s th e WIOrld

mes:meriZ'e,d

1 1 . b 8 J . t is , l;Q ~ C I ! l i l l 8 J 1 : e a l l .al ' h l1 i .E! 'Q l 1 1 ra n k :Ie t~ r s from. ~a ! r crn: re . : :~point of I l l tiruil l&t:rOll acoorrung.'1 1 -1 .. .:. ,



~~~5.,.1~jH Prom th e pla tfo rm of th e globa l non -po litica l . m ov em en t

fur' propa ga tion of Q ura .n a nd S utL ~ a1 t D aw at-e - Islam t, countle ss, Islamic

seminaries. have 'been established invarious countries across the world,

unde r th e nam e o f M ad ra sa - tul -M:adln.:~h..

A t th e t ime o f writing this book , in Paktsta n , th ere a re 50~O{)O boysand girls.being taught recitation and memcrjzetion of the Holy Quran

fur fre e m th ese sem fna rie s. .A ddttion a l l y " classes, {Of adn lts 'w ho M s:h to

learn the correct pronunciations o f th e' Holy Quran~ under the name

of M ad ra sa -tul-M ad ln ah (fo r a d . u m t s ) h a v e a l s o been es. ta .bHs~ed In

in num era ble M a sa jid and a t other m a c a , U o n s . . In th ese c la sse s, people

'wh o rem a in busy a t wo rk and o th e r :aJctivities. throughout th e day a reb.u;gh t 'me cor rec t w;ay to re cite th e G l or lo us Ouran a nd var ious Du' a s ,[supplications] :aJud. SU IUlaJhs; usually afitt,e'h"a l a t - · 1 J ] J l i - I s h a . for' approximately

40 minutes, ,~ .J t~ ! Simi la r ins titu tions , with the s ame name , h av e

a lso b ee n estab l t shed 'f o r I sl amic sisters.

1.4M:adaru . Pearls Repr,ding S : a J t l a b . at-Tilawah

1. S :a jdah - a t -Tiliwan becomes W ij ib when one recites or bea r s am

. A y a ~ .[verse] o:fSa j d ah [prcstration] '. ( . f J : i d d i i ) 4 1 h ; . I ) J _ ) - 7 8 ; . vot .I )

2. R e cita tion o f th e translation of a~ .Ayah of Sa j d a h . in Persian 0['

any oth e r language a lso make s th e SajdBJn W · a j : i . b on . the r ec i teN . '

and th e listen e r , whiether the listener und e r s t and s ·t· l!..:o'j~·this .., . ,' M l S · a n_ I!J,J.. . , .IL . . I I I J I . ! = ....Ul =. f!;. ; ~ 1 ! l . o C . ' I ' . .1 1 1 .1 1 . . ~ _ ~ . _ _= c;i!!.A= _.,. ~ ~""I!J. =. .n~ _

3 It ls a c on ditto n fo r recitation t h a t the v olum e of re cita tio n sh ould

be a t le a st such that it can be h e a rd by th . e r e c ite r himself if r h e r e



is noth ing prev en ting h im from bearing. (Bahclr- e, .J Jha rf a t. pp, ne. vot.

1;,parr4}

,4. It is no t nece ssa ry fo r the listener to have intenticnally heard the

,A .yah~the s . ~ Jd ] , a J h becomes Waj fb ev en on hearing the ' Ay a h

unintentlonally. (,R,Mdoya.h!, P P ' _ 78;, v o l . .I )

5 If th e , A . ' , y a l l , \V,~Sreci ted 'With sum a v olum e that : [ , t can be ' heard ,

but because 0.[noise or deafness he was unable to hear, the S:aJdali.

becomes, 'WiJib on him" However, 'i f hts lips m ere ly moved, but

sound not was. produced, th e Sa jdah w[]] ]]jO~: ' b e W'ajih . (Fatawafl

,Uamghirt pp_ 1 3 2 ; , ' 1 < ' 0 1 . I)

6,. It is not necessary to recite the' entire Ayah fo r t h , € , S:ajdal, to

become Wajib. , Mere l y rednng th e 'word l~ihlch contains the

matter of th e ' S a jd ah , ;alo:n,g~mt'h a 'w ord pre se n t be fore o r a" f~er 'it,

i s . suffic ie nt [fo r it to be com e Wajibj,. (Rad-dt~i-Mul~ld:r"p1'. 694" vol2)

7 ' . M,efilOO o f S a jd ah , 3 , 1 : - TJU iwah : T he S unnah method o : f d~ . eSa jdah

i s a s , f o U o C W " S ~tand up, a nd t h e n whilst s a y i ~ , g : ; . ; , . r ; tLlll go in to S a J d a h

and recite J . ' - s r ~ 4 : j~ ~ ,minimum 'O f 3 t imes, Then whilst saying:

'f t'"'i'~ t' li . . l · " R ~ " ~ ,'i .....d, t ~~b fo d c; h - S ida r ")'jtII!1~ a J stand up. ' , ' .ecrutrung:,~ 'I",,--~ >e ore ann atter t te ~'aJ:an . 1 , 8

Sunnah, Standing before Sieling into S : 8 J j d a h and standing: sfter

pe rfo rm ing th e Sij dah , both ale Mustahab, (Dur-n.I:-M ukhta~·. pp. 1 6 9 9 ,

vol.. 2 ')

. ,8. It i s . not required to' raise the hands when saying ~~:LUI [O'I' '[he

S:ajda~ a' i lt-1"nft 'wa~~nor is it required to recite th e Tashalihud

(A,ttru,i:yyal) or : p a y ' the Salam. (Tam)fr- ,ul-Ab'fJ.fr ; p'p. JOG vol, 2 J

9. When making an mll '~ent lon{'()iI' th e Sajdah at-TUiwah!, it i s . not

necessary to relate it to the' speciflc A y a h ; : a,general m tendon of

performing SaJdali at- THftwali is sufflclent, (JJ~f~ttl.~Mu"{1Uiif!, lltul~iw,~

Midyiiit. pp . 699~voi. : 2 ) <



1 [~ l i l l f an A y a h of Sa]dah is , rec i ted , QUtside of S i a l i l i ~ ,it i s ,no t W':ij'lib to

perform the Sa. jdm immediately; It Is, h ow ev er , pre fe rr e d, to

perform it immediately, If one : ] ; 5 in , the state of WUQtu, then

delaying :i t :is al-Makruh-u- Tanztht, (DI,~:r-r.~~',-M l~kJp,t{lr.p. 7tH.'rol.l)

11m If:it is not pnssible to perform the Sajdah at that time for any reason,

it is,Mustahab for the , reciter and , the listen ..r to recite:

W e heard and , W ~ obeyed; Mtty fo rglv e n ess fr o.m .Y O IU be granted,

o our Lerd, and tOlwams Y . o U 'we'have to return,

(K~n(.,-ul-.1miijt {i.ranslatioii oftJ:urtmlJ (P('' /J1.3 ., aJ-.1J(l t j t l rt lh: 285),

{R~·dlu[-Mu~tal['; pp. 803; w)l.i.)

1 2 + I f in 'the sam e Ma]lis 1 (am assembl y) ~ one Ayah of Sajd ,an is

repeatedly r,edt,ed or listened to) only one Sajdah will be W':ijlib~

even if it is heard from different people, Similarly, if one recited,

an , Ayah [of Sajdah]1~and th en he , h ea rd same , Ayah from someone ,

else, only one S a jdw will be Waj ib upon 'him. (Du.,..,ru·~~J:uJduar,RaJ'·

dut-M~.'lufir.pp . .712, 11O.f. 2)

13~ i l lt l i l s a l-M akruh - n - T:a. ' l ) r irnIto l e a ve th e A : y a h , o f S a jdah out when

rec].t] .ng U 1 J ! e whole S ® r , a h , . , There :[8 no ha rm in rec:i,'til lg the ' , A y a h

o f S a jdah alone; however ~It is , better to recite a few preceding o rdi A ~ ' , . . 1 ' : _ "th itsuccee tn,g," yans w .n . '' .1" (Dur-rt~-Ml~khtti,.. p..717: voi. 2)

Forthe Fulfilmene of Needs

14~According to the' a:anM~Doctrine there are 1 4 , Ayahs of Sajdah ill,

th e Holly Oura n, and ifaU 14 of th ese a re recited ina Ma jlis fo r a~y

particular purpose~ and, then. the Sajdafts. are' performed, Allah J.ri,j~

1. For ~hedefinition 0.( ,8 1 :Mi3i~~:isnd. :[0.] ' :moJ"€!details reg8lIJ' ld lh]i$ g , a . 't l1 . . e :r .' i[ lJ ~ . , : r: e if e [ ' ~ o O l I f h . i f ',I .1.. _""/ a . " . ' . " _- 1 I I _,. _ . 'J . ' [ _ t " ~ ': ' . ' . ,_ . _ _ _ ,-r . L I _ ~ _ -.,



M ll fuIm th at purpose ; 'w he th er ' the pe rson does, a S ajdah after eve r y

Ayah 'Or doe's a n . 14S a j d a h s c o lle c tlv e ly a fte r r ec itin g , 3 J U 1 . 4 . A y a h s "

(.Bahiir~IlJ~Shll~7-'i·~r,.p'p. 73'8, ~'Vl,.1 part 4)

'I alJ~'. . " " . . . . " . .~. .. , .~ I ~~. >J JLJ ,W . l · _ : . · .

. - A A

The l4Aya&s ofSaJdah

1.

(iI'li 9 AJ

' .,f ")"~lran, ..J'ilj,~~Vu I

2•. r J r -:~tl'" o ! ' 5 l j ' ~ ~'Ju.ll\, i!.~" .~~I ! I! ~ ' " . . ft

~ " ; . _ t . . . . . . ~ ; ; ~'.c}. , ...!i~ ;" , . . .. ..I!.•'". .~.l.I'~J!Ii' ~ .• ' ......~'- '~ l -J.l.I'!.!i~" . ~., t,"'ioooi!I~ I!~J'.. _' _ _ ~. . ,~' .... . _ ~. _ _ ~." _ ,~ ~- - .. !I A .... :11'_

(Pan .13, .A.r:..R.a'd: 15)

3 . ,

.~~~'~...-';'.,."~~~~b'"....!~ ~ . : p . ' ! Itt..;ii· " , ! ! i " : ; ; ; ' ~ lJ..~..··~-·I . . • ~th !I.~, •.~ ~,•.~ ., ~~ ~.~ .~. II ' "~~ g ....

",.- I..,. ," .." J~.J'~ '.. l~. ,". Ij.~ - I~ ", ,",.,1 ,.~-~.", 'I> ""

. rr. - - ;. - - - ,-!II! '.. -

. to

. "" '! J . ~ ." Ii...,.r~,... ~I! ~ ~if .. ". .,... f " :! : .. • " '\ "w~r ~"Q •. . '•.Q~~~" "

( P a rllS ,. B em I ls ro ce l; } t) 7- 10 9)

~ ~;~~,;jd:~t)'\I~'~~~it

(Pt~i"t1 ' 6 . Ma1yWn ; " 58)

' b . , j,_:'_;~lni,~;ll,j~.j.J~jJ .a_j~' J , Q;i j~>~,"ti~ ~~.~ ~,&lj;3,~~. ~

5 . ,



x ."~-.:.. ".rj, I' . . , . II'

7 ' . . W \,)~,;;i~,jjUJ'~~~; 1~ ' t4 j~~t i ,~ j l} '~ j~~( l J JM'~ '~IU

{P(l'(i' i9 . F~~'j'qdn:60}

(.Pan J 9 ) . Naml,· 25.26)

9 , .

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(Par; 23, . $ ' a d , ~14.2. .5)

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1 2 . i~t;I~'j~'U

(,Pa11 . 2 ' 7 , N,ajrlm: 62')

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13.

1 . 4 L

(fan 3 0, "A la q; 19)

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9 ,M:adam Pea r l s : 8 . S ,R e ,g a rd s,to T ouch ing th e "o IDy 'Qpran

1. 'Wh . en not in the sta te o f Wudu [ritual ablut ion] , : r u t is Pa rd to

perform 'W'tiLQRl In order to touch th e N ob le Quran. (Nur~u'~.ld{Ni." 1'8)

2 . Wh e n not in th e state o f W'u9n , it ~8pe rm lssib le to re cite : th e: Holy

Quran by looking: 'without touching i't

3. It illsn..ot pe rm issib le to perform Tayammum in orde r 'to touch th e

Holy O aran , '~Qper form Sa jd ; an at-Ti l ia ,w-d~ o r to pe rfo rm S :a jd ah

ash -Shukr [prostration of gr ate fuln ,e ss]) w h e n 'water . is :~ n r each ,

(B(1.hal,-~.sl~(lfr(1t. pp., ,552, voi, J ; part 2)

,4 . It m s Haram for a person upon whom Ghusl [ritual bath] is FaI41

to touch t]],e H , o m y Quran, This includes the blank margins, the

cove r , and, the clo th , o f th e' HolyQuran. Similarly, it is. also Ijatanl

to re c ite 'th e Ho ly Ouran by looking a t o r f rom memory , to write

an, , A , y a l lj '[0write ; Q , Ta 'wiz [amulet] o f all Ay a h to touch such an

am ule t, o r to touch o r wea r such , a ringwhich h a s Q uran ic 'V erse s

inscribed e~g. ring having inscribed Muq a n a )a f L0, (lJahrlr-,e-Shtlrf'a~.

pp"32'6. 'vol. 1 , part' 2 ) 1

5 . I f t he ' H , o I D . yQuran is in a case , : U is pe rm lssib le to , touch the case ,

It is elso permissible to touch it u sm ;g :~handkerchief or lEy other

type ' o : f doth , w.hich is ne ith er :in te gn d to you no r to the :Holy Quran,

It is Haram to touch the Holy Quran with the sleeve of your shirtor 'th e edge o f your sca r f; e v en : W f a co rne r o f a shawl is hanging o ff

on e sh oulde r, you canno t use th e other co rne r o f th a t sh aw l to

touch. the Homy Quran, as 0 0 ] of these ' are consldered as ' b e r u n g :

integral to you in the' s ame w,~,y& .5 fh ,e c ov e r of the Holy Quranis

considered as be ing attached to it(Dur-r"tl,.-Mukhtilr" R(l(~-,d~II-Mubttir.pp.

348', v o l. n



6~ T he rulings of reci t ing and touch ing the H O l l y Qu:raml also a:pply

to tr a nsl a tions o f ' the Holy Qur an InEnglisb" Pers i an , Q,[' , U l .y other

language" (Bahar - ,e-ShClr f " ,m, pp. 32." vo l. 1 )

7 It is n ot pe rm issib le : f . o l r th e on e who h a s no t pe rfo rm ed WUQ ' ! l l l o r

fo r whom G:hml i is due to touch an, Ayah written in a ,book or in a ,

newspape r : sim ila rly , it is, a lso no t pe rm issib le to touch th e b a ck

side o f th e pape r d ire c tly b eh in d th e , se ctio n w h ere Ay a h is. writ ten

S A person who bas not pe r fo rmed WUQu 0:[' on, whom Ghus l Is

due is not a llowed to touch a ny pa rt of a piece of paper upon wh t c h

only a n A y a h i a nd no th ing e lse , is 'w r i tte n ; this in c lud e s to uching

th e fron t, b a ck , the ' edgesl

etc,

ytij: AUah J,i,~ r Make me ,team pf-otoool's' of the: {]uran.il' so auspi'ciause - t ! .. . " " "" • • ''O¥oi.;<;I' ..,.'[...= K : ':"-'.lIl..~:f'. ~,,,,,,~' ..I'.'[..~ ~IOM"". . . . . , . . 'Q 'A , A ~ m ; e " , " '. . . . . .l . .' i !' ' '' '' S c ~ " , " . . " ,....iIJ.joJ!·l·_u~ ,1!,(1~ Il:.if,U::: ,.~ u'Ci.n, ! L: C. r. . .U[,"'~ ~,I!,(1~~~lU [,AiU. . I ,13.U U.l~ ·~'l:rU

A M 'adam Reqmest tnPublishers

9~ I is, a heartfelt Madant :n;~ques1to the publishers of reHgiol1s

books and monthly journa ls 'to re fr a in from prin ting anY 'Aya h s

or translations of Ayahs on a m : y side of the front cover or back

c ov er e fb oo ks, pamphle t s , 'booklets e tc , b eca use in p]ckb1 lJgup a nd

touching th e book, countless Muslims ~ : [ e ; ca .~ ,gh.1tup in absent-

m in de dly to uch in g th e A ya .hs wtrhout 'W'nOu.

In thils respect, ~:Al lama 'h M ; E l . u H i n a , Al-aij Al-:am; Al 'Qir i As h -

S h a 'h ]m im A bmad R azi Kha n ?~~1?~ la s stated on page . 3 9 ' . 3f vol .,C, £: ,~' ~ .' ~ 1L ,~... ' '. + :~:!it .o vorume 23 OJ [ ' Fat i twa-e- ,Raza,wryya]]L~ Printing fiaE ! l JS onto a

pape r w hich ts 'wrapped, a round a bund le or packe t o f newspapers

or bookle ts , or on cards 0[' enve lopes , causes disrespect to occur

and 'leads towa rds 'U :a ram;; 'because itcould be touched. b y posemen. . - t r h - " h - . . . - t o b e '. - th e · t - u e 'f ' W ' " O · - - - _ . . . • . -' .' I· ',',".'. ' . , ' , '. ' , , .' .... II' . " . 'I .... , .. , , II'0,[ 0·, ers wr 00ma.y [10 .e m e state 0. u '-.ll or may require

G husl, O~' by K tmftar [d isb elte ve rs] w ho are dwa',ys in a state of



impuri ty [f.e , 'w ith out G h usl] , a nd th is is Har am , A lla h ~ sta te s:

,~, - t ~ t" ~ '. I : i j , "r ~, r . I l ! ( ~I f 1 -' - l fA l 6_;jli bgJ~ . " t.d L : ; ~ : "1 ; r_T . ra ,n s~ a tr io n r om KaJl1Z~~iL - Iman: None is

allowed to touch i t " except when in state' of r itua l ab lu ti ou)~

T h e se ' m igh t be placed on , th e f loor in orde r to af f ix :sea l s : t hese

m igh r b e ' r ipped a nd th rown in to th e waste , a nd t h f u s misconduc t

w,],th,A y a h re sulte d from ~,e Q [ C . t o :fthe publish er or wrl t e r , ~

JNha t £ 5 ' faith? Jasked : my ' int~l1 '~ct '

My i~teUe-ct :respolUiecl; . : ' . fai ' th is all Te'spect '

~~j:il ,,,,-tn~! If you se e a n Ayah of the Holy Q uran prtnted on theCOV€j[' o f any book , :it is , r eques ted that, after making good , :int€DlUOnS"

you sh ow th e a fo re me ntio ne d pa ssa ge to th e pub lish e r ~o r se nd , th em a

photocopy 0 0 : ( it by mail [or email]. AI[ong with , It 'You should write,

' ~Af f f : rseei l lg a n , Ayah, ofthe Ho,],y Q nra n .0:0,the cov e r o fyour so -a nd -

so book, [am , 'm"illtmg to re q ue st 'th at 'Y ou.kindly re f ra in fr om pr in tin g

A y , a h s , or their t rans la t ions on the [ cove r s of books, so that MuslimsC a n be protected & O : I D . l unmindfully touching them withou t r , Wu d u , '

I

'I~ ijji[~I.$4

If the pub lish e r is a d e v o te e of the sch ola rs o f Islam ~~ J.!I(iU~ h e

win b less you, 'with h is su p plic a tio ns, a nd will e xpre ss h is in tention to

b e m in dful m such m atte r in th e' future

o Loml ho(t~(:i: ~' cdwa,Y-s from tholSe 'wM disre.$p~ctAnd :ma,gIzo o netler' CD,tmnl't an.Y-iorm, ofdisreepee:

4 Madani Pearls Regardingthe Translation of the

HolyOynm,1 . m The translation of the H : o m y Quran should not be' read without

the T afsir [Com men ta ry ] , W h at fo l lows is a summa ry of part: o f a



Pa twa [ i l l e g , a r u ruling] w ritte n by A :ili IJa4r~ t Imam A hmad R az'i

Khan ~jJ] ,~~ ~), "I~:1 8 impossible to ,gtlim ,an understanding fro,m.

simply r e ad i] ]J_ghe . translation of th e. Holy Quran w f tIT h ' o t lL [ extensive

knowledge, In, reality, there is more harm than goodness :in this,

If you are ' to read the ' tr ans la t ion , you s',h ot]Jlddo so under guidamoe

of some expe rt, p inus p er fe c t SUDn i scholar,' (Fl1JiiHJB R:t1~W;Y}U.~ (}'{ l(~;:d)"

' P I ' " 3 8 Z ), ' , . 'O L 2'3)

:2 . In order to understand 'the Holy Quran, 0btain a copy of th e

translation written bY' , A , ~ , l i aHadra t, 1 ttbeReviver of the Sunnah, the

G uide . o f T ar tq ah , th e . S ch o la r o f S ha r f a b~A llam ab M aulana A l-

'ijaj Al- , i j ' a f i ;Al-Qarm'Ash-Shah Imam A lJ Lm a d , R . a z a Khin ?~I,~

which is en ti t led 'K anz- ~ 11 1-man' [Treasure 0 , £ F ai th ]} corn pr lsmg

of the commen t a r y 'by th e nam e o f 'K h aza tn -ul-T r fan ' w ritte n by

'A l lam ah M a ulana Sayyil id Na'imuddln Mu[adilbadi ~~~,~,b-v~,;

or the commentary written by ~ ,A]1 i .mahMuft l Ahmad , 'y'ar Kh a n

Na ]lTII ~~~~~tL"".~'~j entitled 'Nur-ul- 'Irfan.

3. A c t upo n the M adan i In ' am lo f r e citing ,3 ve r se s .o f 'the 'Holy Qu r am

(wivh transla tion and , commentary) , every day .; ,~ ~ .JJt~ U ,,&\you

win s e e , the blessings of this for yourself

,4. In accordance with the organisational structure of Dawat -e-

Islam i, e a ch M,asj:idl has be e n , r ega rded a s a Z a 'iH 'B alq ,a h (S ub -

Unit), In every' ,ZaH[ J:l;alq.~h it is, an aim to establish a Madani'q~1 ~ " h ~ ( a , " ; ]1 · ~ ~ . ' J ) " ·.A . ....0... (!~~ I ' "t ] ' F ~ ~ " . ~ . ~ ., ~it '-/l~- ; j! ., .. ,. " ~,yliJlqa ira s t i l J 1 u , y ctrc e every UL8y a r t e r ~a!IJaU := , -:~J[' to r e c t e· 'llil~,[[

'1 In th e Madam er!Jvironment ( ! i f Dawa: t -e - t s la ro t thet'e' ,M , e 72 M~danI In ' a :mA' t [Madam

acti. '"n. ] : J (J i i : t t l I t5 ] 0 0 . [ T ~lt1 Jm lcb ro th e rs a nd 63- f ur ]'s .]f im lc s is te rs , ' w l ' 1 : l i t : h Mve ' b o o n , :f foTit l ' lJI i; i.~artedln,

~)'k';:: f ..:' " '...._ 'k'i II- ~ l-..] M]" 1 1 0 . 1 d " ]' 'I " 1 " . . . tvl 1]'me m rm 0, q ,iL 1Ie s Lllr nliSn a 0 00 : ell' ['0 ,~,ce , iL1 ISr rn~ 'LO ea ; 3 1 , PUlIil1S is a nu c nes\i ... . .nese

who a r e r .o r l buna : te e . n . o u g f t l t p e . U ' I D T I . 1 L 1 .' ik r . . . . e · ·Madma. :h I se .l f - : r e~ e .c t ' i L D l1 ] e m , a dlaily basis w]]us~

:fillmg in lh@ bolX@$ given fO r ~WtM'8t and then ' they hand H1.e b~okl@t I T t J to t[ 'Q . eITloc al

Zimm;a"dlar [:rep~,ta:t]ve'] of '[)ta,willt'-e-ls'lamiW . if N . rt I. th e first' '[ij d a y s o f ,e ve :r y" n ew Is la:mkmonth, '1 0 Iearn a,oomt ·tl~ecom_Pllete meth od 00,[ 't t fujJ5~, 'Qb~m,the ' booMe'~ ,en t it led . "Mftd'ii]il'I' " It: M' '~- '/I.., 1'M -J\ I bli 'IL' 1. ,;:: 'D I 'I ' 'I I 'M ' ,:t ' IIJLl l f i lmat ' rrom .....iiIIltii.h~ILJ.BI·hll '. ,,'fI,'i..~Ir.HII 'l, e PI] . 'i~'J,iIlil,~ r l lCiI lJ .S€: o~: ·BWil . ' t to re-S arm.. ,.....st o:~,me

pulM:Lca:I: iQ]1S Qlf M8ikm'b .a , . .tuR-M'arl'ilu are ' avaflable on D&w.8i~,·e·lsJj8imi,":s ' . . _v . e ' l : l s i :h : ! :

. ':, , i"



3 V ' e ' [8eS , o f th e Hol ly Qm am w ith th e tr a nsla tion of Kmz , - u l li - lm a I r n

and the commentary o f K llazam -~1-I[,fin/N fir-:ul-~Ir .f i l1 .If possible

a ll Islamic brothers should try 'to B,ain the blessings by:parUcipatb:n.g

in M:3Jdmi I ;IaJqah.

2 Mad'ani Pearls Regardiag'the B'uriall

Slubmtrge;n.~ oflQprani,c Pa,ges

1 Ii : 8 ) , tr a n sc r ipt o f th e ' Holy Ourae becomes so old , that i l i t is no

lo nge r po ssib le 'to r e cite from it and th e re is. a Uk.eHho,od of the '

p3Jgle s slow ly decom po sing o r being ruined, U sh ould b e , wrapped

in a ,pure cloth and 'buried, In a secured plaice . For this, a L'~ lJad , (a ,so r t o f gra v e ) S W 1 , Q w d . be made (a fte r d iggmg a ditch ," make an

opening In 'th e wall which faces the 'Q,[lblahi' large enough . 'to con tain

all '[be sacred pages) so "that dirt does not fall on : ] t o Alternatively,

h av ing placed it mto the di tch , pla ice a board , ov er li t as a . she l te r !

so that th e dirt does n o t fuU on it. If a . transcript of d ] J , e Holy

I Q : u r , 3 J n b e com ..s 014>it sh ould n .. t b e b urn ed .) (B{]lJn(,~e~Shmi;,al:" p p " ,

13'8, part 16)

2~ The sacred pages. of th e Holy Quran should not be placed into the

sh a llow pa r t o f th e seal ' o r in to a sh a llow r iv er 'O r str e am ) because

this 8'e[l~rallY'causes them, to float on to the shore and, leads to

se v ere d isre spe c t. T he m eth od o f putting th em in to 'to se a is f r r s t T I . : y

to pla ce th em in an empty bag .o r sa ck, along with:~ h e a v y stone

and then make some incisions m to the big or sack,80 that water

CQ]]J, en te r in to it im .m l1 ed ia :te l '.yend it can sink to the bottom ofthe

sea , If water doe 's not enter into it~ilitsome t imes loats for miles

and re a ch e s th e sh o re , In th e ' greed o f o bta in in g the ' 'b ag o r sa ck,

attimes uncivil ised people) or even K u f f a : r . ' [disbelievers] :h ,ea .pthe

respected p~ge5a t th e ' sh ore and th en such . sev e re a c ts o f disrespect

ta ke pla ce that the h e a r t o f a dev o te e would begin tr em ble upon

hearins about such events..In order.' to ensure tha t the ba "or sack_- •• 1 _- ~ ~ -" ~ _- - _... ~ ~ - _. ~ •• - • _- .-_.. - - •• I ,I ~ • _- -



r e a c h e s the d e ep pa r t o f the ' se a , h e lp can b e eb ta fn ed from a "

Muslim boa tman , however ,h sh ould b e rem embe re d that th e

incisions should be made in a ny case"

M a:y I respect the Qur-an aU :~'henm , e '

0' LfiJirdfWith Your Joo;r may Jalways tremble

8 ,M'isoeDao.,eOU8 Madani 'Pearls

1. It is : 3 ) , protocol to keep the 'Holy Quran in a case or in a cover ~

MUSUIMS have 'been, 3J,cdng'upon this since the time of the ' S , a i b f t b a i h

and T a J , l b i ~ l l i l~~~1~., {Bafidr-e-Shart'o,t, p p " 139. part l2)

2 . One ' o f 'th e e tiq u e tte s 'O f th e Holy Ouran is to r e fra in H om turn tn g

the back towards iii spread ing out ' fue le gs towar ds it, putting: t 'h,e

fe e t h lig he .r t han U~and be ing ' '!):R a h i g ' h , e , r , surfa ce a s com pa re d toitOv,id)

3-"

The 3 sciences of Lugha t [Language] J Nahw [Grammer] 'j' and Sarf

[M o rpho logy ] a re a n e q ua l in status, It is pe rm issib le to put a ny

book 0 · ' - : f · , , j , : I . , ~ ; C ! . , ; ; ; sc iences o n · '~ :O.:'p• o . ' f · : th e o th e r 0 n - . . ' '' " ' . ,0 .. n · · top of thoseI.} ,,' .. IUl. . . ,~ .jJI",,"l'!Oru~, .,', , II; ., ., .,',. ..'!Or . lUI . . . , · v· ""',. . .. , '!i.V,' 'V', lI1l, ~~

books o f 'Ilm -ul- K a J;lm 1 can be pla ced , on top o f th o se , books of

Piqh [lur isprud en ce ] c an be .p l aced ; a nd on top' o f th ose ) books of

ij:~I,d~'::';n ,d · ' ' ' '1-pplications m entioned in..",.].0 ; ; . Holy 'Q. •~-ren : . : " in ,d a~ld~~. . l : : 5 Q ._o i . ' ! IU . h . . QII. .JI..III"" , ,. II. IV 'li.i.. !J.ll..." .J l. . . U ~J. '!3. .. ,. ~ J.,l), . . ,

can be pla ced , T hen on top of those , b ooks o f T a tstr [comm en ta ry ]

can be placed; and ,finamIy~0.]], tDP of all of these, the Holy Quran

can be placed, Do not put anY'c lo th on to p o ,f a , suitca se in which

' the 'Holy Qura n h as. be en pla ced (FG! ta~vah At(~mghfrt P'P" J23,~324. vol. 5)

t ' ·J ]m~ul~K8jl i i" r .ut5, thaJt ~ i i : , a m : 1 i . c h f ]'fi]amk S c ~ e r : t c e s wh ic h c ],e ,a ]s wilth prnhJoS(}p;hic8Jl study of. , , - . , . ; , . ' · - · · " 1 · · ' .!. -'



,4 . If someone keeps :1 Holy Ouran in h is, R ouse 'wiLh Intention of

blessings and . g(J ()dness~ ,but h e doe 's not recite it, he ' 'wiU not be

sinful, In fact, even this intention, 'nfhis win be Q , means of reward

fo r him, (Fattlwli Qii{D KhliJt, r 'P '. s 78" voL 2)

s. If the Holy Quran accidently falls from someone' s hands or rackon to th e floo r , , there is n o s f u n fo r h tm nor is ;m y Kaffinih [esplatlon]

required.

6 ,. If somebody ~~~k~ th rows the ' HIo : [y ( luran onto the ' :fi'oo:rwith

the mtention of disrespect or putts,his feet on the Holy Quran with

the inten tion of disrespect; he 'W i n becnme a,K8Jf i : r [disbeliever],

7 . ,A ,s ,m'[em,entmade Inwords ofvow (Q asam ) o r oath, 'whilst holding:

the Holy Quran in 'hands or putting: hand onto the Holy Ouran is

re cogm zed , a s a . flrm v ow (Qasam)~ However, if someone S ' a i y s

something w , ~ f h o l l ] t uttering specific words. of v O 'w / .o a J , f h , 'w : h il e

holding the' Holy Qurm fn his hands or putting his hand onto

the Holy QUlaD:; vow (Qasam) will not establish in th is case nor

w iU any Kaffir.aft, [,e x p~ a io n ] b e required. (Fa. tOwi i R,aza.wi.yy'!~h (, lCJ'dfd)'

pp " 5 .8 4S 8 5~ v ol: ,1 3 )

S Even if there are :m an .y Qurans stocked in ;~ ,MaJ_sjiid ,and not a J U of

them are be ing use d, some a re wearing out, it k tmpermissfble to

s e l l , them a nd to spend price in the a ffa irs o f th e ,M ;a sjid . 'Howe v e r ,such Qurans :ma.y 'be distributed to be placed into other Masjids

and Islamic schools. (F ar .~?d Razaw iY 'ya~ ( It ]dE rn. pp. J64 . ' V O l . . I 6) .

o my Lord i May recitation. beoome part oj'my daily :r-outine1'

In ~cit~ng ,th~'~"M w'ho~'ehear t "@dlYi ' may I .b~oowfH~~'~enl

-

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5 ,M ;ad la ruPearls Regard ing j:,il-e ~ 'S :aw iJb l

[Donating R~ewMld ,of Good Deeds]

1. T he B elov ed and Blessed Prophe t ~j~j_J~~,~ h as stated, "The

co nd itio n o f a d ece ase d person in ,his grave is I.e that of a drowning

pe rson , h e' 'w a its anx iously fo r snpplka nons. f rom ' r u s fa th e r ~ 'hismother, his brother (1[' his friend. W,l],en anyone's supplication

reaches hun, h e c on sid er s it b ette r th an , th e , world and everyth ing

t h a t it contatns , Allah ,~ bes tows th e ,Sawab gil i f t ,ed by UVin,g

relatives to the deceased llke mountaias. Th e ' gift of the alive to

the' dead , i s , to supplicate for their fOrg] .ven.ess~" (Shu·ab·~l·lmcln~fJp.

203; vol. 6, / ; l a m s 7'9'(5)

2. It is. mentioned in Tabarani, "When somebody sends the Sa'wah

[rewa rd ] o f good . d ee ds, to a decea sed pe rson , J i'bdl ~~II~ places

the ' Sawib ~ n a re fulgent ~rayand , stands canyffing it nea r the ' graved ' fO ' . h 1L. f h T Y ' _ . . ._ , ~ . hn sa ys, , - ', Ill: 3 , u 1 . t a n . ' t t :0, , t :e grav e .. : lour relatives nave s e n t a,

gift; accept it.~On heering this, h e becomes h appy , w he re as hts

neighbours (dl,e d ece ase d pre se nt ill his n e jghbQ~ dng: ,g ;r ,~ . v e s)re

grieved on their de ,pd ,va tion," (:ktu " j { 1 . ~ nA,w'g~/ ' " P I ' , ' 37; voi. 5 ., l J t u l i : ! S ' ,6504')

3. In ad,wJ'uonto the' M $ 'a ] ,- e - S a w i b ofthe recitation of the HolyQuran,one' ,may also make the [ :$al -e- 'Sawab of :aJ l ly good deed '~n{leF : a J : rQ ) ,

'W'aji.b, Sunnah , N an , S a l a h " Pasting, zakah~Hajj, delivering a

spee ch o r O a rs, tra v e lling w ith a M ada tli Qafltan! a c~ ing upon th e

Madani In'amat, partaking in the call towards righ~~oumess~,

study ing a re ligious book, o r m aking individual ef fo r t fe u Madani

a cts e tc .



TIle Method ofE ,d=e= ,S(awab

4~ Ij~alie -S aw -E llbis no t a d ifficult task, even it Js sufficient to say Of

make 'th e in te n tion in t h e - hea r t that, '0 Al l ah ~~! Grant th e

reward of the 'Holy Quran I h av e recited (or th e r eward of my 80

and so good d eed s ) to ,m ',},deceased mother' ~drl(i~ th e ~~htwab

w , r n , 'b e delivered.

,~.''''Them ethod '0 ' ' f : 'F -a - :tih ' ! l , f ' " h l t 'h l a ' t I s " - 0 " m m c n a m i i '" 1 < 'n g 't M - "u s l i m c_ "I, ,~' ,.!IL!l, ·ll.[1,.' . lII! . ,, : , . -. ' ~ ib i. ,. ,.: ,d ' I i . . , . : , . ,1 .1 1 .. : I,I.'U ,.0 , . '..:.., .0

nowadays , ~ 8 , p o c i 8 J H . y u p o n food, i s , ve - ry good, . As t I n L i sis done t h e

Ij~alie-Sawab of recitation etc, em, also be made along with, Putout illthe fo od s w hic h have ' been made fo r r , ; a l ~e ,~ ,Sawib in front(or put out a small amoun t 0 : £ each food), a'~ong'wi th, a..g Ja ss o f

water.

j

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Recite Sura-tul-Ikhlas 3 times:



R e c ite S u ra -tu 'll-Fa=t~~;,:·ton ... ..~~~ ~ .. ",_~Ig. . ~J. l~~ . .~.~~~.~

- : ! ! i " & o J ~ ' . ;3 , , , , , " f " ~ ' ' I" Q , ;,0.- , ,~, ~ ~ - , - '" . . '" , . r .iI:i'" !II", or ~ • 1- -"!iI' jo, .. ' I ! i " " . " " . , I. " ..., jI! . . .. ". '.. ..." .".. 'II.". . .' . 'I I ! ! ' • . I I .... '. .... , '•..~ 'O,!'-ll_~~~~6 _~1'\,-, 1,.t.~·J~I£i~ .'\~ e A . . J _ , t . 0 ~U "el;~_. . .z; . ,~~,J . ~_dl~~ ~~~r" ~ ~ -.~~ '" {f. ·~~fF~.; , r j ! j l l " ' - ~



L

(Part B~AI-A.'raj; 56)

3 , .

4 \ .

'N ow th e pe .r .so ,.nreciting the fa t i b , a h should ra ise h is hands and say'~I d ' ' ; : '1 F = ' ' ' I I ! . . ' h - ~ A ' - l l h . - h I d s . 'S ' . . 1 " P '= "L~t_ ..a~ .ou 11 - o ;a tt lU :~. _ .. . . .tl ..os.e n resen t s ,O l l l l Jrt re c t te ~ura-tu -.. - ;a , t~Jru. ] ] j . In



low volume, and then th e recite r should make the following

announcement, "Lend me the S , a . w a b of whatever y o u , have recited,"

A ~ ] of those oresent sho ld ," ' r : · ' ~ ~W , : , · · '. . . .h - '.- '.d .'~ ." , : , t - " ' d l : ' t - i-....YOIII ~ N ' . . . " ~ h : " ' "'., .. ose p .r .e 1J l€ 'IJ i.S o ' U '. : 5 8 . ( Y , ~ "ave , ona ~.' , ,]. LV : "U' ,"! .J'W I~ ' 1 0 ; .

fe ci te l' sh o uld , per form th e li~~llie -Sawsb ,

- . - - . ~ ¥ .

T h e M e th o d o f 'D "iI'iiI:l!'.:; [ S · · · ·u ' n p l ' l · · · o f " ! ~ ' . . : io n ] £ ; " " 'r 'i i i . , = - il_,~,_ · S : · · ·- : - ' - : - - : a -~ .. , ~_ V~_,~., '1UI,"_I".t--",.~l.l,__:' I FlP ~aIl ~ ·~__W,,- __,

1 0 1 Al lah ~.Ji.! Grant us th e Sawib of wha teve r has been recited, (]if food.

etc. is, pr:E~sen~)hen also saJ-.y)nd, the' S a ; , w a b of the food that has been

p....""" - .; :: ., J I . :. ,- - d h -te ""'...oth ---deed - :ei hs .;::.been - I I ! . . ' ] A ii-" -- A"C;'" -c "1 f i ! . . . . .J I , ' . . . i par~1JI ia n w R 'r oiV ~ , J I,. :, ' I ! U J , e r )r,;.~!' S . 'W'!!;: t a v e oe e r ame 11.0 IP~ . r lv rn 'IW

this day, not according to our imperfect deeds, but according to 'Your'

unlimited Mercy;; and, sen .d, its Samb on our ' beha l f In 'Itothe court ofY " O I · : U - ·tr Be lov~<] -'~_-,,,...\ · . . . . .1.:',Jw:~ L__h ro u g h. , the means o f ' y : our Be lo v e d

. " .1/;... ,;,U ~~!j.~ ii1 I'm '" .. _ ~l.'I;;,.. "';;'llIi ""', ! I i , . ~ , ,

Prophet ~~~I~,! send its S,[wab to a ll other Prophets .;ji.!Jlj~~

;W 1he blessed Companions ~ 1 ~ J 1 ~ ~ and a ll th e noble Saints J~ili~~

Through the' means of Your Be loved , Prophet k~j~JWdl ~ send its,

8awfub to ,every Muslim human and Iinn born from 'the advent of

S ayy idun i A d am ,~Wb~~,~j~i~ to' t l l : i s . day~ and, a ll such th ose whow . n m be horn ' ~ n l the Day of [udgement.

During th:lS j, also mention the names of the saints to ' whom, S , a , w a b has

to be espe cia lly donated, Ijk~w,fuse')donate the S ' a J , w , a _ l b to y O ' u r parents,

relatives and Mursbid (spiritual guide), (The deceased whose ' names,

a re mentioned , dunng the supplicano» a re ple ase d by it~)Then, f1Ill!8h

the supplica tion as usual, (If a small amount of each type of £00d was

p laced , in , f ront wit' l l . th e gla ss. o f water, then mix t hem back in to th e

rest ofthe food and water],

Send the rew ard S' of my' deeds :to t he ' entire Ummah

P:o~r,giveme andJorgfv.e the B'elouedJs ,en'ti're Umm,a1i



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1 .7M:adani .Perur ls , Repdl0,gth,e Im amah [S u:onab . Turban]

Fustly, 6 , S:ayin.gs of Must.~

1 . : 2 Rak'ats of S a l a h pe rfo rm e d 'w h ilst wearing all Imamah 3J+e'better '

th an o ffe rin g 70 Rak 'a ts 'lNithout w ea r in g [m am an . (Firda~JJ-him~ 'J

S:aur-.~lf . -Khit i1b. l J P " , 265. vol . 2 , il~Jdf.§32'33)

2. 'W'ea :r.h mga ,]]JImamah over a h e ad ge ar is,the d iffe re n ce b e tw e e n us

and th e ' M ush rikm [ido l-wo rsh ippe rs]. Fo r eve rY ' fo ld o f th e

[m~maJ i t ha t a M~8U im 'w ra ps a ro un d h ts h ead , 'h e will be given

one N'u r [Ugh~ : ]on the Day of [udgement, (A~-liimi' IN!r .$ 'aghf~" j ' . P P , . 3 . 5 3 "

l ;I .~{ldiS5725)

3. W i'~ h ou~ :d oub t, A lla h Jv~ and 'His ange ls sen d $a[a '~ :on Friday

on those 'w:h.owear ~n Imamah, (Flrth~lL'i- b i:ma " s 'l lM y -r ed -Xh i tf lih J , pp. 147,

vol . . . 1~ Ija'diif 52'9}

,4 . O £ fe dng $aJ ih w hilst w ea ring am Imaman i s , equiva l en t to 1O~OOO

virtues" (inidi' 1 '1 '. 406, voi, 2 '; l ;Jad l . f 3805;" Fa.ttiwii R'aZ(w iy. ra 'h ( J (u l rd .) , PlY- ,225,

v ol. ,6 )

5. One ' $a l l i a . - tul-Ium u:~ 'ahperformed whi ls t wearing an Imamah i s .

equiva l en t to 70 without it (Ta:,M'kh Madf~ah:Dim :ishq fa f.bn f A s e i k i . . r . PfJ.

355, vol. :3 f)

6. [ [il lm:~mahsa re the c r owns of the ' Atab s, so weal ' th e Imamah and ,

v'0'i"il'il'" bo mO.·:.~'~I'" w · - ' . i l l · ' I augm en t W ·: . . boev e r w ea rs an Imam ','_t . , . h e g,a insiv~ Ii. ..~ _ gy.. ~Jt .. 1 l _ ~ , . . • . = rp-y.. . JL~ c;ibt = . ~~ an,1 ~ .. ~ ~

one ' v .irtue fo r ev ery ' fold [of th e Im am ah . ' t b . a . t he wra ps a round

,his head ~!' (JaIn t,~d~Jli i j; I),' l}mi~pp. 102). vol . 5. l : - l { 1 . a ' F S 14536}

. . , .I•

ir t . ., '. ' - p. , .' " d : ~ . " ' . . . . 3 " ' 1 2 ' b . . ' k - ' " B ' " i, '='-. S -'L 'l1 . .-~ '~ .~ . , b · · I · t, .~JL . 15.menlL10ne · . ,m. ~ , . . l l ' e - " ' , . , - pa .ge -00';. I anar - ·e - . ,narl a l~ ,pu... 1 S J l w , e u ,

by Dawat-e- Islaml 's pnbl ishtng house) M:akmaba-tnl-Mad tna , OJ]1

pa.ge 3f)3 of pa l:r t :X VIJ 'TIe the lma]m_ab. w:hIlst standing, and put

on th e P a J a m a n [S h a hv ir ~mower g arment] wh ilst sittin g:..W ho e v e ,r

does th e opposite of [h is (fu.e+h e 'tie s th e Im am ah wh ilst 8 1tting,



and puts, on t h e l owe r garmen t w l iW s t stand ing), h e V l i l l be affl tcted

'with a d ise a se , fo r w hic h th e re is no cure .'

8 It ismore ~l'ppropdate'to ' l i V T a p the l f r l r : s t f o ld . o f~ I~ l eImamah towards

the :rig'h.tside o : f the head , (F a~&W!Q:Ra(ftw,(yyaJt (JattId), pp . .199', vol:. 21)

9. T h e S h im la h (U nwra ppe d e nd . [o f'th e '~umMl)o f th e b le sse d Imamahof the Beloved, and Blessed, Prophet k ~j ~ J W : l~~ ~ would

ge.netal ly h ang beh ind Jus blessed, b ac k, som etim e s it would be on

th e ' r .igh t h a nd silide~a nd some tim es there would be two Sh imlahs

between his two blessed shoulders. T o keep the ShimlaJn on the

le ft h an d side , ]5 a ga in st th e Sunnah, (Ash '(J!.·ul-L:m'I."4l if:t t . , K J p . S82t. ~'Ot 3)

10" , The length of the S h i 1 1 1 1 a h of the Irn amah sh ould be at l e a s t the

width of four fingers, a nd a t most up to th e m idd le of th e back, i,e ,

approx im a te ly th e length o f one arm, (F~Jt'aw~R ~ ' z a w r y y a h (JadfJ). pp.

182" voS.22)

L l ~ Bind th e Imsmah whilstt: standing facing t he ' 'Q~ , ]b l ah~Ki;l$,hf~ui.-Ii.t#Jti$

ft L'l1i/,tlxlhzi'tz.UbilJf. iU S h.a ykh ·AbdT~ . dE , l : l { U / Di~tvf ; pp. 38)

12. {1.3.)T h e S unnah of the [mamah is that it sh ould no t be shorter

than 2lh ya rds. in length , no r sh ould it 'b e longe r th an 6 ya rds, and

it should be bound , in, a dome- l ike fashion. ~Fal'{'Wil R~ltlWiyfti!t

(l(I(~td)" .PP" 1 86 , 'v ol. 2 2)

14~{15~)f you h a v e ' a , la rge ' ke rch ie f w ith wh ich you can produce

enough f o m a s to cov e r 'th e who le h e a d ; th e n it will be cons ide red

a s , a n Imamah, It is,Makruh to,b ind a small ke rch ie f with. which

one ' c an on ly produce ' one o r two fo ld s. (F a~i1wil, Razaw i)O 'Q~ ( JadY 'd ). pp.

299: v o t . . 7)

16~When taking the ]m:Unw off~unbind it fo ld . by fold (rather than

taking it off as it is still bound), (F { i . tc" i~IA( jJ t A hJ.~'ngl tm,pp. 33!l~, vol. j)

1 7 m ' AUamah , S ha ikh "A b d- ul= :~ a ,q M u lJ;add ~ Dihlvi Uf~1 ,~, ~,~ h a s

sta te d , 'T h e b le ssed illm im :a h o f th e Holv Pro .het .,.bs~~~ J~lIil~~



was, o fte n w hite ! sometimes b la ck and somenmes green,' (Kashf-uf-

lltibiis ft ls.rihM b-iJ=Libi is, pp. 38)0

~£~~! OUf Maste r present in th e' Bmera ld Dom e" the Mercy fo r

the Unive r s e k~j,~,j~ ~I ~, 'would, ;~d.o,rn.his en~~igJlb~nedhead ' Y l i t h .

blessed ,~,een Imamah, and [for this reason] Dawat-e- Islami has made

the gr€€n Imam a h , her symbol \¥hat an attraction th,€'green Imamah

reflectsi The glowing, illuminated dome on the blessed, radiant tomb

of the Master of Makkah and M,aJdTnah, our Beloved and 'N'ob~e

Prophet !f_~ . ,L ••,!,... ~f~ '~",,: I·C also g1" , . . . .a-~'l·I.1[". .1, .... ,."'. ~,IL ~)7j~~ -- -~ ~'a.~~ .... It:I~1b~JI. •

T he ' dev ote e s o f th e Prophet should a lso w ea r 3 " ,grren -cnloured i l lm im , :3 J n

in orde r to ke ep th eir h ea ds. gre en a nd re splende nt. Also the green C010Uf

should not be to o d a r''lc ;rather it should be so be autiful a nd , b righ t th at

even in the- darkness of the .n~,ghtits shimmeeing and illuminating

colour Is easily seen by virtue of the blessl]]]gs of the ,green splendours

of th e' green dome .

Madroo.h has no tte 'ed fo r the moon . . the sun}, or their Ught

It 'is 'IUum;fnated' by the. ,emeraki dome~ day and nig.htl



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4 ' A r i h r .

~d rabmni) S . ,B . MU )M n $ a g / 1 i r . , Beirut} Lebanon: Dar:,.ul~KJUtu '~ , (Ilmiyyah.,

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'llmi~.,

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Marn:adI~A.-R. F:U,i-ul~Q'i ldH., Beirut: D , ~ . r i - u [ - , l G u . 1 ! ) u . h ~TLm~ryah .

M~.ugio_in]., A . Hiddi)~_h~Dar ulHaya- tur -Ras ,:N'[pm.~:Ild-=Din, &Ullema of H indo ,~ati.wah,AlamghirZ

Qadi lKba l1l S ., , F a , t 1 i r . v i i Qi{liKh'in..Peshawar, Paklsaan : Makmba];~u[,~ij)aqq:aJnip ..

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S~1.ylit1~.'~U.~D',Jam ;lul:J~'wkmi~e ]nu::: Dar -ul -'K titu'b ~m[mlyyah .

Suyu{i) J ' . '~U.~D' .Al~Jimi!!~U$$aghll'. Beinrr; Lebanon: :Dar:~llJ~KJU.t~]_hIlmiiyyJi.,

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