Unlocking the Blessings: The Transformative Power of Reading the Qur’an
SAYINGS AND ACTIONS WITH GREAT REWARDS.
Reading the Qur’an.
The Book of ALLĀH is like none other. If only we are deceiving ourselves, there is no better deed in amassing rewards and blessings than the recitation of the Qur’an. Reading the Qur’an holds immense rewards, with each letter earning the reader tenfold blessings, especially for those who persevere despite difficulties. On the Day of Resurrection, the Qur’an will intercede for its reciters. Its benefits extend to this life, offering tranquillity, guidance, and a closer connection to ALLĀH while serving as an intercessor on Judgment Day.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever recites a letter from the Book of ALLĀH, he will receive one good deed as ten good deeds like it. I am not saying that ‘Alif, Lām, Mīm’ is a letter, rather I am saying that ‘Alif’ is a letter, ‘Lām’ is a letter and ‘Mīm’ is a letter.”{Sunan al-Tirmidhi #2910}
‘Aa’ishah (may ALLĀH be pleased with her) related that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “One who is proficient in the Qur’an is associated with the noble, upright, recording angels; and he who falters in it, and finds it difficult for him, will have two rewards.” {Muslim #798}
Al-haafith Ad-Diyaa’ said concerning Ibrahim Ibn ‘Abdil-Wahid Al-Maqdisi: He advised me at the time I travelled ˹for seeking knowledge˺: “Increase in recitation of the Qur’an and do not leave it. For indeed whatever you seek will be facilitated for you proportionate to what you recite.”
Al-haafith Ad-Diyaa’ then said: “I saw that and experienced it many times. If I recited a lot, then listening to ḥadith and writing a great deal of it down would become easy. When I don’t recite, that wouldn’t be easy for me.”
{Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali, Dhail At-Tabaqat Al-Hanabilah, 3/205}
It should be noted that we only mentioned a few of the numerous benefits of reading and reflecting on the Qur’an. Many other benefits await your reading of the Qur’an, such as the chapter of the Qur’an that will plead on your behalf in the grave, and that it is a physical healing, a source of rest and relaxation for your heart, among many other things.
May ALLĀH make us from the people of the Qur’an. Āmīn.