Last time I mentioned that some people allow their hearts to become detached from the Quran (by not opening it or listening to it for a long time) and let their hearts attached to other than the Word of God. I cited music as an example, but there are many more examples: TV, movies, fictional books, magazines, newspapers, cars, internet, instant messenging; the list goes on.
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taken from rosevita
There are so many distractions from the Quran, that we get so absorbed into them and neglect the Quran. Eventually, we'll get so disconnected that listening to Quranic recitation has no effect on us. Or even worse, it slightly irritates us! May Allah save us from that.
The effect is worsened with school and/or work when we're forced to be in the company of non-muslims for a half a day (or more). Soon enough, you're talking about the stuff they talk about, caring about the stuff they care about, and even angry about the stuff they're angry about. Hours will go by, and you go home and you have no idea what you just blathered on with them about. And at home, we're so focused on winding down and relaxing from a hard day's work, opening the Quran doesn't even cross our mind (by the way, now do you understand the importance of visiting the masjid often and being in the company of the righteous?).
Especially for those who are detached from the Quran... reading it, trying to understand it, or reciting it seems like a burden/chore. It doesn't make our list of things to do; it doesn't even make our list of things to do when bored. SubhanAllah, how can people have so much time that they have nothing to do but be bored, when there's so much to gain from the Quran?
We need the Quran. We need it for everything. We need it's guidance, and we need it as a reminder.
If you don't connect to the quran on a regular basis, you forget about things. You forget about death, the Day of Judgement, Allah's bounties, and blessings; that we're helpless without Allah, we're sinners and we need to repent; and that the life of this world is a deception. We are humans; we are forgetful. That is why verses from the Quran repeat these said realities so often.
More later, inshaaAllah.
Comments (19)
It's kind of eerie for us to write somewhat similar posts within such a short time period.
Bismillahir Rehmanir Raheem...
Assalamualakum Warahamatullahi Wabarakatuhu,
*guilty look* I'm sorry! really! I usually ask for permission to use articles and posts (as you probably saw from kwkkz's comment on my site) but I didn't ask you because I figured that you probably googled the image anyway (though, I shouldn't have assumed), and I really honestly seriously truly didn't see the little 'Image taken from rosevita' note at the bottom. Really! *hangs head* I'm sorry. I'll remove the picture, inshaAllah.
Again, I hope you're not mad or offended. Remember me in your duas,
Allahafiz Assalamualakum
Assalamu alaikum
I'm a bro. Although initially it was supposed to be a joint effort with my wife and I, she doesn't have time to even read these entries, let alone write them.
SubhanAllah....I used to feel the same way when I first started college and constantly being in the company of people who did nothing but talk about meaningless things even though they were muslim...I learned how to choose my companions more wisely after that alhamdulillah. It was very spiritually draining but subhanAllah...the Quran always helped.
thank you for the reminder
ironically, the Arabic of "quraan" means "that which is recited a lot/often"... may it be so by us & an intercessor for us all on that day that matters inshAllah.
Ma'Salaama
thanks for the advice!
so far, so good!
(:
Hope to hear more on this issue soon, there's so much that can be discussed about this.
Assalamu alaikum
I love the picture!
Indeed. Truth doesn't fade, people just forget to look for it.
salaamalaikumwarahmatullah.