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SevenReasons WhyYou MUSTRead theQur’an!

SevenSevenReasonsReasons WhyWhyYou MUSTYou MUSTRead theRead theQurQur’’an!an!

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Reason #1

It isIt is ForFor YouYou andand AboutAbout You.You.

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لقد أنزلنا إلیكم كتابا فیھ ذكركم لقد أنزلنا إلیكم كتابا فیھ ذكركم ◌ أفال تعقلون ◌ أفال تعقلون

““We have revealed for you (O people!)We have revealed for you (O people!)

a book in which is a Message for you:a book in which is a Message for you:

will you not then understand?will you not then understand?””

(The Qur’an: 21: 10)

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The Qur’an enlightens You….

Who You Are?

Where have You come from? Where you’re heading to?

What is the Purpose of Your Creation?

Why you must live in the shade of the Qur’an?

Which path will lead you to success?

How to live in this world?

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The QurThe Qur’’an shows you the mostan shows you the mostcomprehensive system involving

all aspects of your life in this world,the Dunya.

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It is Your Roadmap showing how to get tothe Paradise in the next world,

the Aakhirah.

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Reason # 2

It isIt is the Lordthe Lord’’ss Gift of GuidanceGift of Guidance

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إن ھذا القرآن یھدي للتي ھي أقوم ویبش إن ھذا القرآن یھدي للتي ھي أقوم ویبش ر المؤمنین ر المؤمنین

الذین یعملون الصالحات أن لھم أجرا كبیر الذین یعملون الصالحات أن لھم أجرا كبیر اا

““Verily this Qur'an guides to That Which Is

Straight (and Most Suitable), and gives theGlad Tidings to the Believers who do deeds of

righteousness, that they shall have amagnificent reward”.

(The Qur’an: 17: 9)

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ونزلنا علیك الكتاب تبیانا لكل شيء وھدى ونزلنا علیك الكتاب تبیانا لكل شيء وھدى

ورحمة و بشرى للمسلمینورحمة و بشرى للمسلمین

““and We have sent down toand We have sent down to YouYou thetheBook explaining all things, a Guide, aBook explaining all things, a Guide, aMercy, and Glad Tidings to Muslims.Mercy, and Glad Tidings to Muslims.

(The Qur’an: 16: 89)

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یا ایھا الناس قد جاءتكم موعظة من ربكم یا ایھا الناس قد جاءتكم موعظة من ربكم وشفاء لما في الصدور وھدى ورحمة للمؤمنینوشفاء لما في الصدور وھدى ورحمة للمؤمنین

““O mankind! there hath come to you aO mankind! there hath come to you a

direction from your Lord and a healing fordirection from your Lord and a healing forthe (diseases) in your hearts,the (diseases) in your hearts,-- and for thoseand for those

who believe, a guidance and a Mercywho believe, a guidance and a Mercy””

(The Qur’an: 10: 57)

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The Qur’an is….

Guidance par excellence!

Doesn’t leave you in the lurch!

The Answer to all problems

Glad Tidings/Good News for the Believers

The Fountain of Mercy

The Healing

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The Qur’an is the Maker’sInstruction Manual

If you operate a machine contrary to its manufacturer’sspecification you will ruin that machine.

If you live a life contrary to Your Maker’s Instructions,you will ruin yourself!

Cling to the Qur’an lest you fail to function!

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Reason # 3

It isIt is YourYour Calling Card toCalling Card toCommunicateCommunicate with Your Lordwith Your Lord

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““Prophet MuhammadProphet Muhammad صلى هللا علیھ وسلم)) صلى هللا علیھ وسلم )) said thatsaid thatAllah had said:Allah had said:

I have divided prayer between Myself and MyI have divided prayer between Myself and Myservant into two halves, and My servant shall haveservant into two halves, and My servant shall have

what he has asked for.what he has asked for.When the servant saysWhen the servant says:: ϥϳϣϟΎόϟ�Ώέ�Ϳ�ΩϣΣϟ

Allah says: My servant has praised Me.Allah says: My servant has praised Me.And when he saysAnd when he says:: الرحمن الرحیم ,

Allah says: My servant has extolled Me,Allah says: My servant has extolled Me,and when he saysand when he says:: مالك یوم الدین

Allah says: My servant has glorified MeAllah says: My servant has glorified Me -- and on oneand on oneoccasion He said: My servant has submitted to Myoccasion He said: My servant has submitted to My

PPower.ower.

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And when he saysAnd when he says:: ایاك نعبد وایاك نستعین ایاك نعبد وایاك نستعین He says: This is between Me and My servant, andHe says: This is between Me and My servant, and

My servant shall have what he has asked for.My servant shall have what he has asked for.And when he saysAnd when he says:: اھدنا الصراط المستقیم اھدنا الصراط المستقیم

صراط الذین أنعمت علیھم غیر المغضوب عل صراط الذین أنعمت علیھم غیر المغضوب عل یھم وال الضالین یھم وال الضالین

He says: This is for My servant, and My servantHe says: This is for My servant, and My servantshall have what he has asked forshall have what he has asked for””..

(Narrated by Abu Hurayrah. This Hadith Qudsi is mentioned in Mus(Narrated by Abu Hurayrah. This Hadith Qudsi is mentioned in Muslim, Muwatta, atlim, Muwatta, at--Tirmidhi,Tirmidhi,AbuAbu--Dawud, anDawud, an--Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).

What a beautiful way to converse with oneWhat a beautiful way to converse with one’’s Lord!s Lord!

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The Qur’an is….

Your Lord’s Way to communicate with You.

Your Way to respond to the Lord’s Communication.

Your Hotline with Your Creator that is never busy!

Your Online Calling Card whose credits never get over!

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These 3 Strong Reasons are sufficientenough for sensible minds and longinghearts to Read the Qur’an.

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Some brains are not satisfied.They ask for stronger reasons!

Scientific Reasons....Scientific Reasons....

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Reason # 4

The QurThe Qur’’an isan is Inimitable!Inimitable!

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The challenge to disproveThe challenge to disprove thetheinimitability of the Qurinimitability of the Qur’’an wasan waspresented to the Arabs andpresented to the Arabs andmankindmankind in three stages:in three stages:

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قل لئن اجتمعت اإلنس والجن على أن یأتو قل لئن اجتمعت اإلنس والجن على أن یأتو ا بمثل ھذا ا بمثل ھذا القرآن ال یأتون بمثلھ ولو كان بعضھم لب القرآن ال یأتون بمثلھ ولو كان بعضھم لب عض ظھیرا عض ظھیرا

““Say: "If the whole of mankind and Jinns were toSay: "If the whole of mankind and Jinns were togather together to produce the like of this Qur'an,gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an,

they could not produce the like thereof, even if theythey could not produce the like thereof, even if theybacked up each other with help and support.backed up each other with help and support.

(The Qur’an: 17: 88)

Challenge 1: Produce the whole Qur’an!

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أم یقولون افتراه أم یقولون افتراه ◌ قل فأتوا بعشر سور مثلھ مفتریات ◌ قل فأتوا بعشر سور مثلھ مفتریات

وادعوا من استطعتم من دون هللا إن كنتم ص وادعوا من استطعتم من دون هللا إن كنتم ص ادقین ادقین

“Or do they say that he has invented it? Say (to them),‘Bring ten invented chapters like it, and call (for help) on

whomever you can besides Allah, if you are truthful”

(The Qur’an: 11: 13)

Challenge 2: Produce Ten Chapters!

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وإن كنتم في ریب مما نزلنا على عبدنا وإن كنتم في ریب مما نزلنا على عبدنا فأتوا بسورة من مثلھ وادعوا شھداءكم من د

فأتوا بسورة من مثلھ وادعوا شھداءكم من د ون هللا ون هللا

إن كنتم صادقین إن كنتم صادقین

“And if you all are in doubt about what We haverevealed to Our servant, bring a single chapter like it,

and call your witnesses besides Allah if you are truthful”

(The Qur’an: 2: 23)

Challenge 3: Produce at least One Chapter!

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The Qur’an’s inimitability is forever!

The Qur’an dares to disprove it!

None has met the challenge since 14 centuries

nor shall the challenge ever be met!

Billions of Books have been written

but not another one like the Qur’an!

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Reason # 5

The QurThe Qur’’an isan is Incorruptible!Incorruptible!

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إنا نحن نزلنا الذكر وإنا لھ لحافظون إنا نحن نزلنا الذكر وإنا لھ لحافظون

““We have, without doubt, sent down theMessage; and We will assuredly guard it

(from corruption).”

(The Qur’an: 15: 9)

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Allah is the Guardianof The Qur’an!

The Qur’an is the only Revealed Book available

on the face of the earth which is pure and intact sincethe time it was revealed!

Nothing was added to it. Nothing was removed from it.Nothing was changed in it!

When Allah is its Guardian, none can tamper it!

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Reason # 6

The QurThe Qur’’an isan is Unsurpassable!Unsurpassable!

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ما كان محمد أبا أحد من رجالكم ولكن رس ما كان محمد أبا أحد من رجالكم ولكن رس ول هللا ول هللا

وخاتم النبیین وخاتم النبیین ◌ وكان هللا بكل شيء علیما ◌ وكان هللا بكل شيء علیما

““Muhammad is not the father of any of yourmen, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the

Seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full

knowledge of all things.

(The Qur’an: 33: 40)

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فبأي حدیث بعده یؤمنون فبأي حدیث بعده یؤمنون

““Then What message after that

will they believe in?”

(The Qur’an: 77: 50)

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The Qur’an is the last & final Revelation

Allah gave the Taurah to Prophet Musa (Peace be on him).

When He sent Prophet Isa (Peace be on him), He gave him a

different Book, the Injeel.

Coming of a another Prophet means the probable revelation ofanother book.

The reality is that the chain of Prophets ended with ProphetMuhammad (Peace be upon him) as he is the seal of the all Prophets.

No other book will ever come from Allah to surpass the Qur’an!

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Reason # 7

The QurThe Qur’’an isan is Indisputable!Indisputable!

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أفال یتدبرون القرآن أفال یتدبرون القرآن ◌ ولو كان من عند غیر هللا ◌ ولو كان من عند غیر هللا

لوجدوا فیھ اختالفا كثیرا لوجدوا فیھ اختالفا كثیرا

“Do they not ponder over the Qur'an?Had it been from anyone other thanAllah, they would surely have found

therein much contradiction”.

(The Qur’an: 4: 82)

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سنریھم آیاتنا في اآلفاق وفي أنفسھم حتى ی سنریھم آیاتنا في اآلفاق وفي أنفسھم حتى ی تبین لھم أنھ الحق تبین لھم أنھ الحق

“We will show them Our signs in theuniverse, and in their own selves, until it

becomes manifest to them thatThis (the Qur‘an) is the truth.

(The Qur’an: 41: 53)

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The Qur’an is the Living Miracle!

The Qur’an has withstood the test of time and scrutiny.

It speaks of the past and it turns out to be right.

It speaks of the future and it turns out to be right.

It speaks of scientific facts and it amazes the scientists.

Every other book needs to be revised in accordance

with modern knowledge. Not so the Qur’an!

The Qur’an is unique in every respect!

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The Qur’an is…

For You, about You.

Divine Guidance/The Maker’s Instruction Manual

Your Calling Card to talk to Your Creator!

Inimitable

Incorruptible

Unsurpassable

Indisputable

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Should it be told thatyou must Read theQur’an withUnderstanding?

Should it be told thatShould it be told thatyou mustyou must Read theRead theQurQur’’an withan with

Understanding?Understanding?

I leave it to yourcommon sense!

I leave it to yourI leave it to yourcommon sense!common sense!

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