Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 143
143 1 َ رَزَقْنٰهُمْ يُنْفِقُوْن اَلَّذِيْنَ يُـؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيْمُوْنَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَ مِمَّا Who believe in the unseen and observe Prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them. People recite the Holy Quran, but they do so like a parrot without thinking, just like a Pundit who goes on blindly reciting the scripture. Neither does the reciter understand what they are reciting, nor are the listeners aware of what is being said. In the same manner, all that is left of the recitation of the Holy Quran is for people to recite a few parts, without knowing what they have read. At most, peo- ple will recite the Holy Quran in tune, paying special attention to the pronuncia- tion of the letters qaf and ayn. No doubt, it is commendable to recite the Holy Quran in a melodious voice, but the actual purpose behind the recitation of the Holy Quran is to learn about its divine verities and insights, and so that human beings can bring about a transformation within themselves as a result. The Order in the Holy Quran and the Sequence in the Verse About the Death of Jesus as Bear in mind that there is a strange, wondrous and veracious philosophy pre- sent within the Holy Quran. There is an order in the Holy Quran, which is not given its due value. Until the order and sequence of the Quran is kept in view and reflected upon, the objectives in the recitation of the Holy Quran cannot be fulfilled. If these people, who quarrel and argue over the pronunciation of the letter qaf, ayn or duad and who declare one another sinners and disbelievers, gave due regard to the order present in the Holy Quran, why would they war with me over the interpretation of the verse: 2 َّ اِنِّيْ مُتَوَفِّيْكَ وَ رَافِعُكَ اِلَي (I will cause thee to die a natural death and will exalt thee to Myself ) , when they know that the Holy Quran states the relevant accounts in this context in an appropriate sequence, according to the manner in which they transpired? Allah the Exalted states: ‘O Jesus, I shall cause you to die. ’ One ought to think, why has the Holy Quran stated: 3 َّ اِنِّيْ مُتَوَفِّيْكَ وَ رَافِعُكَ اِلَي يٰعِيْسٰۤى O Jesus, I will cause thee to die a natural death and will exalt thee to Myself. After all, what was the need for stating these words? If these people were to 1 al-Baqarah, 2:4 2 Aal-e-Imran , 3:56 3 Aal-e-Imran , 3:56