Way to the Quran Book Review
“If We had sent down this Quran upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled, split asunder out of the fear of Allah”- (The Holy Qur’an, 59:20)
I’m always shaken by this verse to the core, how ignorant and stone-hearted is the human?! How can we turn blind to the most glorious and special gift by our Lord to us?
The value of the Qur’an has been limited to a sacred ornament, something that’s recited over the sufferers, deads, welcomings and farewells. The whole ocean of wisdom and blessings have been left untouched- how pitiful is our condition.
Khurram Murad, a revolutionary writer in his book takes the reader through the journey of the Quranic worldview through engaging your whole body- asking your mind, compelling your heart and conversing with your soul. I was awestruck by his humility and sincerity throughout the book.
Way to the Qur’an is an authoritative and accessible guide and a companion to all those who sincerely seek to learn not only the Qur’an but the hidden gems and wisdom behind it with the most receptive heart. It teaches you the etiquettes and essence of reciting and reading the holy book, understanding it, studying it collectively and living by its teachings. Murad leads the way holding your hands until you are ready to approach the Qur’an yourself.
He stressed extensively on clearing the niyyah(intentions) of oneself before approaching the Qur’an, making your hearts receptive and your mind yearning to learn and understand. As we see millions of Muslim reciting the Qur’an day and night, turning its pages laboriously, reciting the words beautifully, studying it scholarly and still fail to encounter with it that enriches and transform you as a person and a believer. As Murad states in the book -
“What a tragic misfortune it would be if you come to the Qur’an and went away empty-handed, soul untouched, heart unmoved, life unchanged.”
Once our heart and soul entails and accept the guidance from our Lord, it’s hard for the eyes to remain tearless and the emotions to overwhelm our whole self.
Each chapter of this book is beautifully written at a slow pace making it easy for the readers to understand and practice simultaneously. The writer has strived hard to involve our soul in the journey of reading this book until the wisdom and gist of the Quran becomes a part of ourselves. Several beneficial aids and pieces of equipment are provided by Murad at the end of the book for us readers to plan and study the Quran comprehensively and implement it in our lives. Few planned syllabus month-wise and on annual basis are also given in the appendix to further help us complete the mission.
The writer’s convinced that if we read Qur’an in such a way as described in the book, we can in some way receive its blessings as the first believers did. However, we must first surrender ourselves before the words of Allah to attain the real mercy of the Quran and act dutifully as asked by our Lord without any sense of arrogance or pride. Surrendering refers to submitting ourselves to God and believing every word of His, without eliminating any part of it. We must not approach with the intention of finding support to our views or with the grudge to find falsehood in it- that is when the doors of favour from our Lord shut down. We *must* ponder on the words and wisdom of Qur’an, reach to its context, raise and ask genuine questions, approach it rationally but finding our purpose and manipulating the words for the sake of fulfilling our desire is disastrous.
The Glorious Qur’an was not sent down merely to heal our physical sufferings and recitation, it has the most exquisite brilliance in wisdom and guidance, a remarkable classical language, unlike any other book which can’t reveal its unique nature on a man of understanding. It is often mistaken by people that tadhakkur and tadabbur are mutually exclusive, but actually, they are quite closely sewed together completing the purpose behind reading the Qur’an.
Friends or foe, no one can deny the revolution sparked by the Qur’an in centuries, no other book or a man has so long-lived the revolutionary spirit in the history of mankind.
“A hundred new worlds lie in its verses.
Whole centuries are involved in its moments”.
-Allama Muhammad Iqbal
5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Book Reviewer
Umama is a science student based in India who loves reading books of all kinds with a special inclination towards Islamic literature, history and fiction representing Muslims and POC. She’s on a journey to exploring new perspectives of life, faith and culture along with making sense of her own identity in this chaotic world. She believes there are more brilliant and relatable voices subdued behind the bestsellers and popular books which need to be heard and read and there’s more to this world than what mainstream media shows. To find more of her reviews and reflections, follow her on Instagram page alp_read_everafter and Goodreads.
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