The Virtues Of The Qu'ran

Abdul Qadir Al Arna'oot
Translated by Muhammad ibn Munir Al-Qashlan

Translator's Introduction

Verily all praise is due to Allah the Most Omnipotent, the Most Merciful, Who has blessed us with blessings that are so various and numerous that their number could not possibly be counted or imagined. All praise is due to Him, Who has revealed the final revelation upon the last of the Messengers, Muhammad SAW the son of `Abdullah. May His Peace and Blessings be upon him, his family, and those who have clutched to his Sunnah with their molars until the Last Day.

I thank Allah for granting me the ability to complete the translation of this small treatise and ask that He may accept it and benefit with it all those who may testify to the Oneness of Allah and to the Prophethood of His last Messenger. The treatise that lies in between your hands is an introduction, which was written by Shaykh Abdul-Qadir Al-Arna'oot to Tafseer Ibn Katheer. The reason why I chose to translate this introduction was to emphasize the importance of memorizing the Qur’aan and its tafseer, which has unfortunately been forgotten by many. It is a pity that those who call to the authentic Salaf Da'wah and strive towards preserving the Sunnah, that they have lagged behind in this aspect, whilst many amongst the people of heresy and misguidance know the Qur’aan like the back of their hands and have voices which cause the eyes of people to overflow with tears. Verily we are the people of the Sunnah and the Qur’aan; not solely the Sunnah. For verily they compliment each other like the two wings of a bird that soars in the horizons of the sky. With utmost certainty, the following verse should be remembered by all of us who claim to be on the path of the pious predecessors (the Salaf-us-Saalih)

“And the Messenger [Muhammad] said: 'Oh my Rabb! Verily, my people abandoned this Qur’aan. Thus have We made for every Prophet an enemy among the Mujrimoon [disbelievers, polytheists, criminals, etc]. But sufficient is your Rabb as a Guide and Helper.” (Qur’aan 25: 30,31)

So let us all hasten towards memorizing the Qur’aan along with the tafseer (explanation) that has been handed down to us by the pious predecessors.

Verily, we have the most right and obligation to represent Islam and even more so the Qur’aan. For it is we who are the successors of Abu Bakr, `Umar, `Uthman ibn `Affan, `Ali ibn Abi Talib, `Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, Abu Bakr, Ash-Shafii, Ahmed ibn Hanbal, Abu Hanifah, Malik, Taqiuddin ibn Taymiyah, Ibn Katheer, At-Tabarani, As-Suyuti, Muhammad ibn `Abdul-Wahhab, and the rest of those from the past who were [and those of the present who are (such as 'Abdul `Aziz ibn Baz, Muhammad Salih ibn `Uthaymin, and Nasirudin Al-Albani)] upon the Sunnah of the Last Messenger SAW.

A STUDENT OF KNOWLEDGE:
Muhammad ibn Munir Al-Qashlan
Friday
The 10th of Dhul-Hijjah, 1418 / The 10th of April 1998