08-01-2003, 08:48 AM
A good way that helps me learn the Qur'an is to put an asterix against ayat (verses) that I have been taught some understanding. So that whenever I'm reading through I pause and recall the lesson.
Here are a few ayat from the Qur'an. Put a notation against them in your book, pick out the common theme and put it into action. I only wish I understood the power and benefit of these ayat earlier.
[b:c0a422bde3]When my servants question you about Me, tell them that I am very close to them. I answer the prayer of every suppliant when he calls Me; therefore, they should respond to Me and put their trust in Me, so that they may be rightly guided. [/b:c0a422bde3]Surat Al-Baqarah 2.186
[b:c0a422bde3]So invoke Allah with sincere devotion to Him (worship none but Him) however much the unbelievers may dislike it. [/b:c0a422bde3]Surat Gharfir 40.14
[b:c0a422bde3]And your Rabb says: "Call on Me, I will answer your prayers. Surely those who are too arrogant to worship Me shall soon enter hell in humiliation." [/b:c0a422bde3]Surat Gharfir 40.60
[b:c0a422bde3]He is the Ever-Living. There is no god but Him. Therefore call upon Him with your sincere devotion. Praise be to Allah, the Rabb of the worlds.[/b:c0a422bde3] Surat Gharfir 40.65
[b:c0a422bde3]O Muhammad, say to them: "My Rabb has commanded justice and that you set your faces in the right direction at the time of every prayer and call on Him with true devotion. You shall return to Him as He created you in the beginning." [/b:c0a422bde3]Surat Al-A'Raf 7.29
[b:c0a422bde3]Call on your Rabb with humility and in private; for He does not love the transgressors.[/b:c0a422bde3] Al-A'Raf 7.55
[b:c0a422bde3]Praying to Him Alone is the right thing. The other deities they pray to, besides Him, cannot answer their prayers. They are like a man who stretches forth his hands to the water and asks it to reach his mouth. It cannot reach his mouth this way; likewise the prayer of the unbelievers is nothing but a fruitless effort.[/b:c0a422bde3] Surat Ar-Ra'd 13.14
Also have you visited this site? Another good knowledge exercise is to make cross-references for these ayat also. www.islam-guide.com
May Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful, Lord of all the Worlds and all creation guide you to the straight path.
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