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Heri Mahbub N
With faith, anyone can become a memorizer of the Quran. This is the basic principle for memorizing the 30 chapters of the Quran. Faith is the foundation, the basis of belief for every religious person. During Ramadan, many people interact by reading, studying, and even memorizing the Quran. Have you understood faith before the Quran? Here's the explanation.
Friends, there are important rules that need to be understood by memorizers of the Al-Quran, namely faith before memorizing the Al-Quran, strengthen your faith before interacting with the Al-Quran. Allah SWT. said,
Meaning: "Those to whom We have given the Book, they read it as it should be, they are the ones who believe in it..." (Al-Baqarah, 2: 121)
A journey about the process of becoming a Hafiz of the Quran. The best experience begins with a foundation of faith in the Quran itself. The belief that it is the word of God, and that everything happens by the will of Allah SWT, not by our own efforts. Of course, the prayers of our parents and ourselves are essential. The initial process of memorizing the Quran, or any interaction with the Quran, begins with true faith in the Quran.
There must be no doubt about faith in the Koran, because faith in Allah's Book is one of the pillars of faith. If this pillar is ignored then confusion and failure will be faced. So understanding this rule is very important. Faith before the Koran. Strong faith before memorizing the Koran. This principle must be adhered to before discussing other themes of Al-Quran practice.
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What are the stages of learning the Quran, as exemplified by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)? Is it memorizing the Quran directly, learning tajweed, tahsin, or studying tafsir? There is a core and fundamental process: faith. There will be many temptations, distractions, and obstacles that will cause faith to waver as you interact with the Quran.
Interesting message from the Prophet from the history of Jundub bin Abdullah ra. explained in his hadith,
"Back when we were children with the Prophet Muhammad, we studied faith before studying the Koran. After that we just studied the Koran. So our faith grew stronger." (HR. Ibn Majah)
The purpose of learning faith is to learn the values contained in the Al-Quran, that is what must come first before memorizing or learning to teach how to read the Al-Quran. So that when children start to learn makharijul letters, tajwid and the correct way to read the Koran, at that time the child will already understand globally the teachings contained in the verses he is studying.
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Ibn Umar ra. said,
"We experienced a time when we learned faith before studying the Quran. When the Quranic chapters were revealed to the Prophet (peace be upon him), we learned the laws of what is permissible (halal) and what is forbidden (haram). Also, the commands and prohibitions, and the rules that must be obeyed. Just as you now learn in detail how to read the Quran. But today I witnessed a man studying the Quran before learning faith. He fluently reads Surah Al-Fatihah and Surah An-Nas. But he doesn't understand the commands and prohibitions contained therein, or the rules that must be obeyed." (Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi)
Let us not be like the people who are used as a bad parable in the Al-Quran surah Al-Jumuah verse 5. Carrying the Holy Book but denying its contents, being given the task of guarding His Book but not believing in its contents, instead doing injustice by changing it. The problem is because there is no faith in him.
Allah SWT. says in surah Al-Jumuah,
"The parable of those who were given the task of carrying the Torah, then they did not carry it (did not practice it) is like a donkey carrying thick books. Very bad is the parable of a people who deny the verses of Allah. And Allah does not guide the unjust" (QS Al-Jumu'ah [62]: 5)
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The Al-Quran is a guide to life, guidance for humans to survive the world and the afterlife, so the Al-Quran is a source of faith. Memorizing the Al-Quran means memorizing the guide to life, memorizing instructions, memorizing the contents of the verses of faith. So faith before the Koran is like memorizing it meaningfully, so that faith is always present and accompanies in the process of tahfiz Al-Quran. From his faith and memorization of the Al-Quran, pious deeds will be produced.
Faith and the Al-Quran are always tied to the heart and life. Memorizing the Al-Quran is not empty in an empty space but feels its miracles and miracles in deeds and faith. The following verses explain it;
Meaning: "It is He who sent to the illiterate people a Messenger among them, who recited His verses to them, purified them and taught them the book and wisdom (As-Sunnah); and indeed they were actually in clear error." (QS Al-Jumu'ah, 62: 2).
Meaning: "Indeed, Allah has given grace to the believers when (Allah) sent a Messenger (Muhammad) among them from among themselves, who recited to them His verses, purified their (souls), and taught them the Book (Al-Qur'an) and Wisdom (Sunnah), even though previously, they were actually in clear error. (QS Ali-Imran, 3: 164)
In conclusion, Faith before the Koran is a fundamental principle. With Faith, Everyone Can Become a Hafiz of the Quran. Learn to become a Hafiz of the Quran, memorize the Koran correctly. Along with learning the true faith, like the Messenger of Allah and his companions studied matters of faith before increasing the quantity of their memorization of the Koran. Finally, with faith, the Koran becomes easy to memorize to perfection and put into practice. Amen!
After faith, then you need to learn istiqamah. When he reads it consistently and studies it, his faith increases and his faith becomes stronger. Becoming a hafiz of the Koran is not a goal, but with faith there is sincerity and istikamah.
Reading the Quran is easy, as long as you have faith and sincerity. Simply memorizing the Quran is guaranteed to be easy, but the struggle requires faith and consistency to enjoy reading it and gain His approval. God willing
With faith, anyone can become a memorizer of the Quran. God willing
By: Heri Mahbub ( Quran Cordoba )
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