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Imaam Ibn Qayyim says in his book Mukhtasar Zaad al-Ma’aad (Provisions of the Hereafter):
And what is intended by the Qur’aan is to reflect upon it, to try and comprehend it, to act upon it, to recite it and to memorize it in order to attain its meanings, as one of the salaf said:
“The Qur’aan was revealed in order that it be acted upon, so act upon its recitation.”
Shu’bah said: “Abu Jamrah told us: “I said to the son of Al-Abbas: “I am a person who recites very quickly and I might recite the Qur’aan once or twice in a night.” Ibn ‘Abbaas (radiyallaahu ‘anhu) said: “Reciting one surah is more pleasing to me than what you do; so if you must recite, do so in a manner by which your ears may hear the recitation and your heart may retain it.”
Ibrahim said: “Alqamah recited to ‘Abdullah and he said: “Recite slowly and pleasantly, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, for it is the beauty of the Qur’aan.”
And ‘Abdullaah Ibn Mas’ood radiyallaahu ‘anhu said:“Do not babble like the babbling of poetry when reciting the Qur’aan and do not let the words tumble out the way dry dates fall [...]

The love for the Holy Book and a determination to memorize it enabled a Saudi to overcome age and other barriers to fulfill a life’s ambition. Though he was above 70, Abdullah Muhammad Musa was able to memorize the Holy Qur’an and graduate with honors from the Qur’an Memorization Group for Adults at King Abdul Aziz Mosque here. He scored an average of 91 percent.
“When I was young, I memorized two chapters of the Holy Book but later forgot them completely, carried away by the cares of life,” Musa told Arab News. He, however, made it clear that his love for the Qur’an was always there and it was this love that pushed him to fulfill his dream at such an advanced age. He joined the special courses being held at mosques during the evenings for old men. “This gave old people like me and employees a chance to learn the Book of Allah,” he said. Musa said he began memorizing the Qur’an at King Abdul Aziz Mosque where he was able to learn 10 chapters by heart. “At first I faced great difficulty in pronunciation and Tajweed but was later able to overcome these problems,” he recalled.
He later joined [...]

Last week’s Question
Last week’s question was on Soorah an-Naas. The question was regarding the connection between al-Waswaas or yuwaswisu and the actual action of whispering in real life, and the reason Allaah chose this particular word in terms of the characteristics.
The answer is:
The answer to this question is in the actual word al-Waswaas or yuwaswisu and if you read the comment left on last week’s post, you would know the correct answer already left by one of our readers. Try saying the word al-Waswaas or yuwaswisu several times, what do you hear? You will hear some ‘whispering’ sound coming from your mouth due to the letter ‘seen’. This is also the reason why each verse in this soorah ends with the letter ‘seen’. When one whispers into someone else’s ear, a person next to them will hear nothing but sounds of ‘seen’. So Allaah has chosen this particular word because of the voice characteristic that it contains and its relation to the meaning of this soorah.
This week’s Question
This week’s question is on Soorah az-Zukhruf – read the aayah (verse) and the question below:

وَهُوَ الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاء إِلَهٌ وَفِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَهٌ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ

It is He (Allaah) Who is the only [...]