"Ya ayyuhann naas!"

Alhamdulillah (Thanks to Allah SWT), who always enlightens me at a point when I am seeking a particular solution, and He sends my way an answer to a million un-asked questions..

Subb-haanallah! Indeed, none other than Him is the Knower of the state of our Hearts and Minds!

I was researching Ahadith on the Adhmat of reciting the Qur'an as I will soon be addressing young, 8 to 10 year old girls at a Qur'an Khatam (aameen) for 5 minutes; so I was looking for things I can probably relate to them to make them realise what a great thing it is, not only to finish reciting the Qur'an, but even realising what it contains and how it can help us being a User's Manual for every Muslim - being the most appropriate and practical Code of life, Inshallah..

So anyways, I came across this wonderful Hadith of Imam Ali (AS), which I cannot help but share, because really, sometimes for us, the value of this Holy Book only arises 'seasonally', to recite in Ramadhan or when asked to recite for Qur'an khwani, etc etc.
It is just sad to know how sometimes we just under-estimate the power of the Holy Qur'an!

قالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيُّ ابْنُ أَبِي طالِبٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ): مَنْ قَرَأَ مِائَةَ آيَةٍ مِنَ الْقُرآنِ مِنْ أَيِّ الْقُرآنَ شاءَ ثُمَّ قالَ سَبْعَ مَرّاتٍ: ((يا أَللّهُ)) فَلَوْ دَعا عَلـى الْصَخْرَةِ لَقَلَعَها إِنْشاءَ اللّهُ.
Amirul Mo'minin 'Ali ibne Abi Talib (peace be upon him) has said:
"A person who recites 100 verses from anywhere in the Qur'an and then says: 'Ya Allah' seven times, even if he wanted to remove a huge boulder (from the ground), he would be able to do so with the permission of Allah." Thawabul A'mal, Page 233

Subb-haanallah... really!

In times of difficulties, we look for help here and there, everywhere, when the solution for everything is right under our noses! We don't realise or appreciate how practical Islam, and all its elements are! They pertain to every time, every age and every possible situation!

We so easily question why Allah SWT keeps addressing the same things a hundred times in hundred different surahs and verses in the Holy Qur'an! Alas! We humans are always in need of constant reminders.... and yet, we fail to retain!

"Ya Ayyuhan Naas!" Remember me in du'as! Sadaf Zahra