Reflections on the book: "Elements of the Islamic Psyche"
Episode 9
Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and prayers and peace be upon the Imam of the pious, the master of the messengers, sent as a mercy to the worlds, our master Muhammad and upon all his family and companions, and make us with them, and gather us in their group with your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
Dear listeners, listeners of the Media Office Radio of Hizb ut-Tahrir:
Peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you. In this episode, we continue our reflections on the book: "Elements of the Islamic Psyche". In order to build the Islamic personality, while taking care of the Islamic mentality and the Islamic psyche, we say, and with God is the success:
O Muslims:
The Holy Quran is the word of God Almighty, which He revealed to His Messenger Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, through the revelation, Gabriel, peace be upon him, in wording and meaning, worshipped by its recitation, miraculous, transmitted to us by continuous transmission. God Almighty said: {No falsehood can approach it from before or behind it; a revelation from the Wise, the Praiseworthy}. (Fussilat 42) Preserved by God Almighty, where He said: {Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian}. (Al-Hijr 9)
The Quran, O Muslims: Souls live by it, hearts are at peace with it, and people come out of darkness into light by the permission of their Lord to the path of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy. The Qur'an is the provision for the Muslim, and what a provision! It is even more important for the carrier of the Da'wah, hearts are filled with it, arms are strengthened by it, and its carrier becomes like steadfast mountains, the world becomes insignificant to him in the cause of God, he speaks the truth and does not fear the blame of anyone in God. By it, the believer, who is moved by the wind due to his lightness, becomes heavier in the sight of God than Mount Uhud, because he is a reader of the Qur'an, his tongue is moist with it, his fingertips testify to it.
O Muslims:
This is how the companions of the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, walked in the world, as if they were a moving Qur'an, pondering its verses, reciting them as they should be recited, acting upon them and calling for them, verses of torment shake them, and verses of mercy gladden their hearts, their eyes overflow with tears in humility to its miracle and greatness, and in submission to its rulings and wisdom, they receive it from the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, and its verses settle in the depths of their hearts, so they became mighty and prevailed, and were happy and won. When the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, departed from them to the highest of heights, they continued to take care of the Qur'an as the trustworthy Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him and upon his family and companions, ordered them to do. The memorizers of the Qur'an were in the first ranks in enjoining good and forbidding evil, and the carrier of the Qur'an was the first in every good, and the first in storming every difficulty in the cause of God.
O Muslims:
It is worthy of Muslims in general, and of the carriers of the Da'wah in particular, that the Qur'an be the spring of their hearts, and the companion of their path, leading them to every good, and elevating them from peak to peak, taking care of it day and night, reciting it, memorizing it, and acting upon it, so that they will truly be the best successors to the best predecessors.
These are noble verses about the revelation of the Qur'an, its preservation, and its being a guidance, and the abundant good in it, from it, and around it: God Almighty said: {The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners}. (Ash-Shu'ara 194) And God Almighty said: {Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian}. (Al-Hijr 9). And God Almighty said: {No falsehood can approach it from before or behind it; a revelation from the Wise, the Praiseworthy}. (Fussilat 42). And God Almighty said: {Indeed, this Qur'an guides to that which is most suitable and gives good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a great reward}. (Al-Isra 9) And God Almighty said: {There has come to you Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture and overlooking much. There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book By which Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path}. (Al-Ma'idah 16) And God Almighty said: {It is a Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that you might bring mankind out of darknesses into the light by permission of their Lord - to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy}. (Ibrahim 1) And God Almighty said: {Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured}. (Ar-Ra'd 28) And God Almighty said: {Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [someone] other than Allah, they would have found within it much contradiction}. (An-Nisa 82)
And after that, O Muslims: What has preceded of noble verses shows the great position of the Holy Qur'an, and the great position of the carrier of the great Qur'an, who carries it to ponder it and act upon it, and takes care of it in his residence and travels, so that he becomes a tremendous energy in all ways of good, not to put it on the shelf until dust covers it, or to decorate it and lock it in its treasuries until oblivion overtakes it, so that he will be, God forbid, among the losers.
So take care of the Holy Qur'an, dear brothers, and hasten to recite it as it should be recited, ponder it as it should be pondered, act upon it as it should be acted upon, and adhere to it as it should be adhered to, so that your taste will be good, and your scent will be good, and then you will be in the first ranks in carrying the Da'wah in this world, just as you will be in the first ranks in Paradise in the Hereafter when it is said: Read and ascend, thus you will be worthy of the great victory and the great triumph, and a pleasure from God is greater {And give good tidings to the believers}.
Dear listeners: Listeners of the Media Office Radio of Hizb ut-Tahrir:
We will suffice with this amount in this episode, on the condition that we complete our reflections in the coming episodes, God Almighty willing, so until that time and until we meet you, we leave you in God’s care, protection, and security. We thank you for your kind listening, and peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you.
