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Attraction of the
Quran
One of the aspect of
the Quran which serves to indicate its unique and exceptional
nature is the remarkable and inexhaustible attraction that it
exerts.
Today, more than
fourteen centuries after the revelation of the Quran, the
captivating sound of the recitation of the Quran can still be
heard in all the different parts of the world, leaving its
impression on hearts and minds, and transforming the spirits of
all who listen to it.
Its appeal overwhelms
the soul and brings tears flowing from the eyes and makes the
heart tremble.
“Those to whom We
gave the Book before this, believe in it, and, when it is recited
to them, they say, 'We believe in it; surely it is the Truth from
our Lord; even before it we were of those who surrender”.
(28:52-53)
This ayah describes a
group of people who undergo a state of veneration and awe when the
Qur'an is recited before them. They affirm faith in all the
contents of the Book, declare everything in it to be nothing but
truth and their veneration of it continues to increase.
Then in another verse, a
group of Christians who believed and became Muslims on hearing the
Qur'an are described in these words:
“And when they hear
what has been sent down to the Messenger, you see their eyes
overflow with tears, because of the truth they recognize. They
say, "Our Lord we believe; so do You write us down among the
witnesses." (5:83)
In another place, while
describing the believers, the Qur'an says:
“God has sent down
the fairest discourse as a book, consimilar in its oft repeated
parts, whereat shiver the skins of those who fear their Lord; then
their skins and their hearts soften to the remembrance of God ...”
(39:23)
The rays of attraction
exerted by the Quran was not confined to Mecca, its birth place,
but spread outwards from Mecca together with the movement of the
Muslims. To mention some examples: the rays of Quran shone in the
heart of King Najjashi, in the Christian court of Ethiopia, thanks
to the recitation of Ja’far bin Abitalib, despite the unfavorable
situation prevailing there and the pressure brought to bear by the
opponents of islam.
Equally they shone in
Madina, the base for the formation of a new Society, where the
Quran was recited by Mus’ab bin Umayr.
Ibn Hisham writes in
his life of the Prophet: “So strong was the heartfelt desire of
the people to hear the Quran that even some of the unbelievers of
the Quraysh would secretly go near the Prophet’s house at night,
remaining there until dawn, in order to listen throughout the
night to the pleasing melody of the Quran as recited by the
Messenger of God. This happened many times”. (Sirat Ibn Hisham,
Vol. I, p. 386)
So that the people
would not fall under the influence of Quran’s eloquence and power
to attract, the nonbelievers would instruct a group of people to
go and make a noise, to whistle and clap their hands, while the
Prophet was reciting the verses of Quran.
“The polytheists
said: Do not listen to the verses of the Quran, and make a noise
while they are being recited, perhaps you will thus triumph”.
(41:26)
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2) UnderstandQuran.com
3) emuslim.com
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