The Weight of the Quran

It is reported that Ibn ‘Umar – Allâh be pleased with him – said, “We were the beginning [the heads] of this Ummah, and perhaps a man from the best of the Companions of Allâh’s Messenger – Allâh’s peace and blessings be upon him – and the most righteous amongst them could maintain only one chapter of the Qur`ân or thereabouts. For the Qur`ân was weighty upon them, and they were given knowledge of it or action based on it. But the last of this Ummah will find the Qur`ân light [and easy] – the child and the non-Arab will recite it, without possessing any knowledge about it.”

Al-Harawî, Dhamm Al-Kalâm wa Ahlihî Vol. 5 p144.

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  1. The Disease of this Ummah and its Doctor
  2. Ignorance and the Sword
  3. Giving to spread Knowledge
  4. Food for Thought, not for Stomachs
  5. I’m the Man [the youngster who puts himself forward]
  6. The Age of Knowledge
  7. What is Knowledge?

June 12, 2009

Topics: knowledge, Quran, The Companions

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3 Responses to “The Weight of the Quran”

  1. Sajid al-Hindi on June 13, 2009 12:37

    SubhaanAllah! This is so true today. The Sahaabah radiAllaahu anhuma ajmaeen had so much fiqh of the deen. Jazaakumullahu khayra akhi for sharing this.

  2. Abu H on June 24, 2009 07:55

    Do we know what was meant by chapter?

  3. Abû ‘Abdillâh Owais Al-Hâshimi on June 24, 2009 14:27

    The word chapter in this translation is for the Arabic surah, referring to one of the 114 parts of the Quran.