Chapter 1: Surah Al Fatihah
This Surah is the core of the wajib prayers of every Muslim. Its recitation is equal to the whole Qur’an. This Surah has the healing power of all sickness except death. Recite Surah Al Fatihah before beginning any important task in life.

Chapter 2: Surah Al Baqarah
If you recite the four Ayaat of this Surah followed by Ayatul Kursi and then the three Ayaat of this Surah, you won’t have any sort of difficulty concerning your health, wealth and family members. Also you’ll not forget the Holy Qura’n and Shaitan will stay away from you.

Chapter 3: Surah Aale Imran
Recite this Surah on Friday and let Allah (SWT) shower his blessings till sunset and the angels will pray for the forgiveness of the reciter.
If written with saffron and hung in the neck of a woman with the intention of pregnancy then with Allah (SWT)’s command, the woman would be pregnant.

Chapter 4: Surah An Nisa
Recite this Surah every Friday and relieve yourself from the squeezing of the grave.

Chapter 5: Surah Al Maidah
The reciter of this Surah will get good deeds added to his account equal to the number of Jews and Christians. His bad deeds will be erased and his position in Allah (SWT)’s eyes will be high.

Chapter 6: Surah Al An’am
If you recite this Surah on a regular basis, angels will ask for forgiveness till the Day of Judgement. Write this Surah with saffron, soak and drink its water for 6 days, lots of good things will come to you, problems and ailments will stay away and you’ll keep healthy. There is great reward in reciting this Surah because Allah (SWT)’s name is mentioned 70 times.

Chapter 7: Surah Al Ar’af
Recite this Surah at least once a month; you’ll be safe from grief and sorrow on the Day of Judgement. Recite it on Friday; you’ll be with people whose account won’t be taken. Write it with rose water and saffron, drink it and keep safe from enemies and dangerous animals.

Chapter 8: Surah Al Anfal
If you write this Surah and keep it with you, it’ll enable you to get your rights from your superior.

Chapter 9:  Surah At Tawbah
Recitation of this Surah keeps away from enemies, thieves and fire.

Chapter 10: Surah Yunus
If there has been a misunderstanding in your family and you want to know who is at fault, write this Surah together with the name of all family members, and the problem will be solved.

Chapter 11: Surah Hud
If you recite this Surah on Friday, you will be with the Prophet (SAWW) on the Day of Judgement. All your sins will be forgiven and you will get the position of a martyr.

Chapter 12: Surah Yusuf
The reciter of this Surah will be safe from envy. Pangs of death will be made easy. If you write this Surah and drink its water, you’ll have good luck and sustenance.

Chapter 13: Surah Ar Ra’ad
Recitation of this Surah increases sustenance and makes you triumphant against enemies. Even thunder declares the Glory of Allah (SWT).

Chapter 14: Surah Ibrahim
Pray 2 rakaat every Friday (in 1st rakaa, Surah Ibrahim and 2nd rakaa Surah Al Hijr) after Surah al Fatihah, to be safe from sudden calamity and poverty.

Chapter 15: Surah Hijr
To prosper in business, tie this Surah on your hand or keep it in your pocket.

Chapter 16: Surah An Nahl
Recite every month to be safe from debts and calamities.

Chapter 17: Surah Bani Israel
If you recite this Surah on every Thursday night, you will see the 12th Imam before you die. If a child is stammering, or does not have clear speech, write this Surah, soak in water and let him drink, he will be able to talk clearly.

Chapter 18: Surah Al Kahf
To wake up from sleep at a certain time, recite the last ayah of this Surah. If you recite this Surah every Thursday night, you’ll die the death of a martyr. If you write this Surah in a bottle with narrow neck, you will be safe from debt, poverty and other problems. If you recite the last ayah of this Surah before sleeping, a light will appear and it will go till the Holy Qa’aba and the angels will pray for you. If the person is in Mecca, the light will go to Al bayt ul Ma’mun and angels will pray for him.

Chapter 19: Surah Maryam
If you keep this Surah with you, you’ll have good dreams. If this Surah is hung on the wall, you will be protected from thieves and frightened people will become calm.

Chapter 20: Surah Taha
By reciting this Surah regularly, your book of accounts will be given to you in your right hand on the Day of Judgement. If a man writes this Surah on a green silk cloth and goes to a family where he intends to get married, he will not be refused. When a girl wants to get married she must bathe with the water that this Surah was soaked in. If anyone wishes to get married, he should write ayah 131-132 and tie on his hand.

Chapter 21: Surah Al Anbiya
When one cannot sleep owing to fear and worry, the person should tie his Surah to ones waist.

Chapter 22: Surah Al Hajj
The reciter of this Surah will get rewards of all previous and future pilgrims. If one recites this Surah on every third day, he will go for Hajj in the same year and if he dies while going he will go straight to heaven.

Chapter 23: Surah Al Mu’minoon
To stop someone from drinking alcohol, write this Surah on a white cloth and tie it to your neck. Recite this Surah regularly and be happy at the time of dying.

Chapter 24: Surah An Nur
Recite this Surah day and night and none of your family member will be in trouble. Also 70,000 angels will follow the funeral and pray for your forgiveness.

Chapter 25: Surah Al Furqan
The reciter of this Surah will enter Paradise on the Day of Judgement without accounting for anything, on one condition that he must have faith. Keep this Surah on you to ward off dangerous pests.

Chapter 26: Surah Ash Shu’ara
Every illness can be cured if this Surah is soaked and the water drunk.
You’ll be protected from drowning/burning and be safe form wrongful death.
Recite this Surah and reap the reward tenfold as many mu’minoon and mu’minaat.

Chapter 27: Surah An Naml
The reward of this Surah is to stand on the day of Judgement reciting Shahadatain.

Chapter 28: Surah Al Qasas
This Surah when soaked in rainwater and drunk may cure stomach and liver pains.
Soak the Surah in water, drink and help dispel all your doubts and misgivings, sorrows and grief.

Chapter 29: Surah Al Ankabut
Relieve malaria, cold, heaviness of chest by drinking the water this Surah has been soaked in. Recite this Surah and sleep like a baby.

Chapter 30: Surah Ar Rum
As many angels there are between the heavens and earth, the reciter of this Surah will be rewarded ten times as many good deeds.

Chapter 31: Surah Luqman
Soak the Surah in water to alleviate all types of diseases as well as relief from severe stomach problems.

Chapter 32: Surah As Sajda
Write this Surah on deerskin and receive tons of proposals. Keep the Surah on you and be safe from fevers, headaches and pain of joints. Recite this at night and Allah (SWT) would give the records of deeds in the right hand.

Chapter 33: Surah Al Ahzab
Write on deerskin and keep it in a casket at home, all good marriage proposals will be brought. If you teach this Surah to all at home, the pangs of the grave will be kept against you. Good deeds will be written for you and you’ll be close to the Ahlulbayt on the Day of Qiyamah.

Chapter 34: Surah As Sabaa
Reciter of this Surah and Surah Fatir will stay in peace at night. and if recited at daytime, no unpleasant incident will occur. You will get good in the world and the hereafter. Write this Surah, tie it on you, and be protected form dangerous animals.

Chapter 35: Surah Al Fatir
Recite ayah 42 of this Surah and your headache will be cured.

Chapter 36: Surah Yaseen
Recite Surah Yaseen and your sins are forgiven. Recite regularly and the rewards are equal to completing the Holy Quran twelve times. If you recite this Surah for a sick person, angels will pray for his forgiveness and at time of death they will also attend his funeral. Written with rosewater and Saffron and drunk for 7 days, one’s memory would be that he would memorise what he listens. If in dispute one would win. Produces much milk for a weaning mother.

Chapter 37: Surah As Saffat
Protect yourself from misfortunes and calamities by reciting this Surah every Friday. Be blessed with health, wealth and children. Allah (SWT) will keep him safe from evils of shaitan and he will die the death of a martyr. If read over a dying person, he will pass away peacefully and easily.

Chapter 38: Surah Saad
Recite regularly; you will be saved from committing big and small sins.

Chapter 39: Surah Az Zumar
Allah (SWT) bestows great honours and onlookers will respect you, if you recite this Surah. Keep the Surah on you and everyone will praise you. Also the fire of hell will not touch you. Increases love between Husband and Wife.

Chapter 40: Surah Al Mu’min
Purification of the heart. Past and future sins are forgiven. Kept at the place of work, it brings prosperity. If one has white/black spots/pimples/boils, keep this Surah on you to get cured. Soak it, use the water to make dough, dry and grind, take a pinch to cure liver, spleen, heart, trembling problems and unconsciousness.

Chapter 41: Surah Hamim Sajda
Write in a utensil, wash with water and knead flour with that water, make balls, dry it and grind it. Give it to a person who has pain in heart, pain would be removed.
N.B. Following are merits of All Suwar starting with "Ha Mim":

i) Whoever recites in Namaz E Shab you’ll have liberty to enter the garden of heaven.

ii) Souls of Prophets, believers and pious ones will send salawaat and pray for forgiveness of the reciter of this Surah.

iii) Reciter of this Surah, his mouth will have a pleasant scent and Allah (SWT) showers his blessings on him and neighbours.

Chapter 42: Surah Ash Shu’ra
On the day of Judgement there will be light on your face. Soak it and use the water to make a dough, dry and grind it, having a pinch of it daily cures eye diseases. Drink water during a journey to safeguard from troubles.

Chapter 43: Surah Az Zukhruf
The reciter is saved from the squeezing of the grave. Water soaked with this Surah is good for disease and epilepsy.

Chapter 44: Surah Ad Dukhan
The water in which this Surah has been soaked will cure constipation and stomach ails. Save your self from shaitan and get good dreams by keeping it under your pillow. If you recite on Thursday night, sins will be forgiven and 70,000 angels will ask for forgiveness till the next day. Recite this Surah on Thursday night and Friday morning, Allah (SWT) will build a house in Jannah. If a patient of Migraine drinks water of Surah Ad Dukhan he would instantly be cured.

Chapter 45: Surah Al Jathiya
The reciter of this Surah will not enter hell. Keep this Surah on yourself and remain safe from backbiters, also no one will talk bad about you. If it is hung around a newborn child, it will keep him safe.

Chapter 46: Surah Al Ahkaf
Rid the habit of forgetfulness by reciting this Surah. Soak it in Zam Zam water and drink the water, people will love and listen to you.

Chapter 47: Surah Muhammad
The reciter of this Surah will not have doubts on his religion and will be free from kufr and shirk. He will also be free from problems and diseases. After his death, 1000 angels will recite salawaat for him.

Chapter 48: Surah Al Fath
Forget forgetfulness by reciting this Surah. Surah soaked in Zam Zam water cures trembling during old age. Your children and family will be safe traveling

Chapter 49: Surah Al Hajarat
Cancel misunderstandings by reciting this Surah. A breast-feeding mother will get more milk if she keeps this Surah on her.

Chapter 50: Surah Qaaf
By reciting this Surah the pangs of death will be easier. Epilepsy will disappear. Sustenance will be increased and a breast-feeding mother will get more milk. Drink it’s water and you will not get stomach ails. For any eye problem, read ayah 23, blow water and wash your face with it.

Chapter 51: Surah Adh Dhariyat
Recite this Surah to make things easier, like pangs of death, deliveries, and e.t.c

Chapter 52: Surah At Tur
A prisoner will be let free if he recites this Surah regularly. A scorpion bite will heal if the water soaked with the Surah is sprinkled over it.

Chapter 53: Surah An Najm
If you recite this Surah regularly, you will have a peaceful life, people will love, respect and honour you.

Chapter 54: Surah Al Qamar
On the Day of Judgement, the face of the reciter of this Surah will shine. If you write this Surah on a Friday and keep it with you in your amama (cap), you will be honoured wherever you go.

Chapter 55: Surah Ar Rahman
The reciter of this Surah will die a martyr and enter paradise. If you recite this Surah on Friday morning, you will get great reward. Keep it on you at all times to make your work easy. Eyes will be cured. Hang it on the wall to ward of all insects

Chapter 56: Surah Waqia
If you recite this Surah regularly, your sustenance will increase, you will not face poverty, people will love you, and you’ll not be grieved. Death pangs will be easy and your sins forgiven.

Chapter 57: Surah Al Hadid
Recite this Surah to make a wound heal fast. Also recite this Surah for release of prisoners.

Chapter 58: Surah Mujadilah
If you recite or tie this Surah to a sick or restless person, he will get peaceful sleep and remain calm. If you recite this Surah day and night, you will be safe from theft. If you will recite this Surah on hand and throw it on an enemy, he will be friendly towards you.

Chapter 59: Surah Hashir
To have a good memory and be intelligent, write this Surah and drink the water you soak it in.

Chapter 60: Surah Al Mumtahanah
Cure any spleen disease by drinking the water this Surah has been soaked in for three days.

Chapter 61: Surah As Saff
If recited during journey, you will be saved from thieves and other problems.

Chapter 62: Surah Al Jum’ah
One who recites this every morning and evening will be saved from shaitan’s promptings. Also you will be free from worries.

Chapter 63: Surah Munafiqun
Recited regularly, this Surah cures, boils, eye- sores, internal pains and many other sicknesses.

Chapter 64: Surah Taghabun
The reciter of this Surah will be saved from sudden accidental deaths and cruel people.

Chapter 65: Surah At Talaq
The 6th Imam says those who recite this Surah in Wajib namaz he will be protected from the Fear of Day of Judgement and will have a place in Heaven. By reciting this Surah regularly, Allah (SWT) will accept his repentance in full.

Chapter 66: Surah At Tahrim
Regularly recitation helps clear debts. Soak the Surah in water; sprinkle it over a sick person for comfort, and on an epileptic patient for cure. For good sleep, recite before going to bed.

Chapter 67: Surah Al Mulk
One who memorises this Surah will be saved from the chastisement of the grave and if you recite it for a dead person, his difficulties will immediately decrease. Also the reciter of this Surah will achieve what he seeks and be in Allah (SWT)’s protection.

Chapter 68: Surah Al Qalam
One who recites this Surah regularly will have no problems in his sustenance.
Also hung around the neck, tooth pain will subside.

Chapter 69: Surah Al Haqqah
The child of a pregnant woman would be safe if this Surah is hung around her neck.
The water from this Surah will make a child intelligent if it’s given to the child.

Chapter 70: Surah Al Ma’arij
Recite this if you wish for a certain prisoner to be released. Recited at night, you’ll be safe from shaitan’s promptings.

Chapter 71: Surah An Nuh
Recite the Surah regularly to get your wishes granted and have a house built for you in Jannah by reciting it every morning and night.

Chapter 72: Surah Al Jinn
Keep yourself safe from the witchcraft. A prisoner who recites this regularly will be released. Recitation of this Surah keeps your treasures safe and away from debts.
Keep it on you for good memory.

Chapter 73: Surah Al Muzammil
The reciter of this Surah will have a peaceful death and keep him away from bad situations. Recited in Namaz E Shab or Isha, he’ll be free from sins for the whole day.
If you recite this Surah without missing a day, you’ll see the Prophet in your dreams and whatever you’ll ask from Allah (SWT), would be granted to you. Recited on a Thursday night a hundred times, a hundred sins will be forgiven and a hundred good deeds added to his account and his wish granted.

Chapter 74: Surah Al Muddaththir
You should recite this Surah if you want to memorise the Holy Qur’an. Your memory will be excellent and you will not die until you have memorized the Qur’an. You will also have no bad luck in life.

Chapter 75: Surah Al Qiyamah
Recite this Surah regularly, you will rise from your grave with light, your livelihood will increase, you will be under Allah (SWT)’s protection, people will love you and you will be purified and become humble. Your heart will become strong when you drink the water from this Surah. Recite this Surah and act on it; it will come to you smiling with good news on the Day of Judgement.

Chapter 76/77: Surah Ad Dahr/Al Insan
You will go to Paradise if you recite it regularly, on every Thursday morning; the reward is a 100 hoors in heaven, 4000 gardens and a house near the Prophet. The water of this Surah will cure heart disease.

Chapter 78: Surah An Naba
Recite this Surah daily, you will visit the Holy Qa’aba within a year. If you recite it with the intention of staying awake, you will remain awake. Recite whilst traveling, you will have a safe journey. The water from this Surah will cure stomach ailments.

Chapter 79: Surah An Nazi’a't
Reciter of this Surah will get as much reward as ten times the stars in the sky.

Chapter 80: Surah Abasa
The reciter of this Surah will rise from his grave joyfully. The reciter of this Surah will return safely from a journey. One will enter paradise under its shade.

Chapter 81: Surah Al Takweer
All eye problems will disappear if this Surah is written and hung around the neck. Also by reciting this Surah, eyesight is improved.

Chapter 82: Surah Al Infitar
Your faults are hidden during the day of Judgement if this Surah is recited regularly.

Chapter 83: Surah Al Mutaffifin
The fire of hell will not touch you if you recite this Surah.
Recite on any of your treasures or property to safeguard them.

Chapter 84: Surah Al Inshiqaq
Make an amulet of this Surah for a pregnant lady and remove once the child is born.
It also helps in the easy delivery.

Chapter 85: Surah Al Buruj
Recite this Surah for a sound sleep. It also keeps you far from dangerous places.
To stop breast-feeding, make an amulet for the child and this will help him wean the habit.

Chapter 86: Surah Al Tariq
If you recite this Surah on the medicine before having it, it will become more effective.
The water in which you soak the Surah will heal a wound faster if you wash with it.

Chapter 87: Surah Al A’la
To relieve earaches, recite this Surah and blow on the part that is affected.
This Surah is also recommended for curing piles, neck pains and broken limbs.

Chapter 88: Surah Al Ghashiyah
Recite this Surah to calm a scared and crying child. This Surah cures toothaches.

Chapter 89: Surah Al Fajr
This is Imam Husain (AS)’s Surah. If you have difficulty conceiving, tie an amulet of this Surah around your waist and then sleep with your spouse.

Chapter 90: Surah Al Balad
The water of this Surah will relieve nose problems and an amulet will ward off diseases in a child.

Chapter 91: Surah Ash Shams
By reciting this Surah daily, it will increase your livelihood and people will always be in agreement with you. Your heart will be strong and you will have good memory.

Chapter 92: Surah Wal Layl
Recite this Surah 15 times before sleeping and see only good dreams. And if you recite this Surah in the ear of a person who is unconscious or suffering form epilepsy, he will be cured.

Chapter 93: Surah Wad Duha
Write this Surah over the name of a person who has disappeared, he will come back.
If you have forgotten anything, recite this Surah and the thing will remain in Allah (SWT)’s protection.

Chapter 94: Surah Al Inshirah
Cure chest pains by reciting this Surah and wear an amulet for palpitations. If a person whose urine has stopped, write this Surah, soak it in water and then drink it, it will cure the ailment,.

Chapter 95: Surah Wat Teen
Poison will not affect the person who recites on his food

Chapter 96: Surah Al Alaq
Recite this Surah for safe travel, from drowning, safekeeping treasures. Recite this Surah in the day or at night and if you die in the course of it, you will die a martyr’s death.

Chapter 97: Surah Al Qadr
i) Recite 10 times in one sitting, 1000 sins are forgiven.

ii) Recite 15 times after Isha prayers, you’ll be safe until the next night.

iii) Recite this Surah in wajib namaz, all your sins will be forgiven.

iv) Recite this Surah once in Ramadhan and get the reward of fasting for the whole month.

v) Recite this Surah in front of your employer, your work will be done.

vi) Recited 7 times on a mu’mins grave, his sins are forgiven.

Chapter 98: Surah Al Bayyinah
Hang around the neck for cure of jaundice/white spots on body. Soak the Surah in water, drink and pregnancy stays safe and body swellings disappear. Recite it on food there will be no effect of poison.

Chapter 99: Surah Az Zilzaal
Recite this Surah to keep you safe from earthquakes and accidental deaths and you will die peaceful and enter heaven. Whoever has been afflicted with facial paralysis should look at this Surah to get cured.

Chapter 100: Surah Al A’adiyat
Regular recitation of this Surah will be rewarded equally to the whole Qur’an. Your debts will be paid and you will be free from fears. If you are in pain, write this Surah in a new utensil and soak it with rainwater, then add a pinch of Sugar. Drink this water for the pain to subside.

Chapter 101: Surah Al Qariah
This Surah will increase your livelihood when you recite it regularly. Keep it with you; the door of sustenance will open for you.

Chapter 102: Surah At Takathur
If you recite this Surah when it rains, your sins will be forgiven. Before sleeping, you will be safe from the squeezing of the grave. If you recite in wajib namaaz, you will get the reward of 100 martyrs and in Nafila Namaaz the reward of 50 martyrs. Recite this Surah for headache and it will get cured.

Chapter 103: Surah Al ASR.
If you recite this Surah on a regular basis, you will have a peaceful death. Also, recite this Surah to cure fever.

Chapter 104: Surah Al Humazah
An amulet of this Surah worn around your neck will save you from evil eyes.
For eye pain, recite this Surah and you will be cured.

Chapter 105: Surah Al Feel
Troubles will fly away when this Surah is recited over a worried person.

Chapter 106: Surah Al Quraish
The reciter of this Surah will get the thawaab of a tawaf of Khana e Q’aaba and itteqaf. Doors of sustenance will be open. If you recite this Surah over a heart patient, he will be cured. You recite it on food and it will not harm you.

Chapter 107: Surah Al Ma’un
Recite this Surah after Isha prayers and you will be under Allah (SWT)’s protection. If you recite this Surah 41 times with 10 salawaats in the beginning and end, you and your children will never be dependant on any body. If you recite this Surah 100 times you will be under Allah (SWT)’s protection till next morning.

Chapter 108: Surah Al Kauthar
If you recite this Surah on a Thursday night, you will see the Prophet (SAW) in your dreams. Whoever recites this in his wajib and Nafila prayers will get to drink the water of Kauther.

Chapter 109: Surah Al Kafiroon
If this Surah is recited 100 times before the rising of the sun on a Friday Morning, your wishes will be granted. If you recite this Surah, you will get the reward of reciting quarter of the Holy Qur’an. Whenever you travel to accomplish a mission, recite these five suwar: Surah Al Kafiroon; An Nasr;At Tawheed;Al Falaq and An Naas after which you recite "deeni Islam."

Chapter 110: Surah An Nasr
The reciter of this Surah will get the reward of being with the Prophet on the day he conquered Mecca.

Chapter 111: Surah Al Lahab
The reciter of this Surah should curse Abu Lahab. Reciting this Surah regularly, helps in the cure of stomach ails. For a peaceful sleep, recite before going to bed.

Chapter 112: Surah Al Ikhlaas
The reciter of this Surah gets the reward of a quarter of the Holy Qur’an. Recite 12 times, there will be palaces, 100 times 25 years sins are forgiven, but on the grounds he has not killed and not usurped someone’s rights. Recite 1000 times, death will not come until the palace is built in Jannah. Before entering home, recite once and sustenance is increased. Recite 10 times for a safe journey. In Namaz E Shab, this Surah ,if recited 30 times in both rakaat all your sins are forgiven. Recite 11 times in the graveyard to gift the buried ones.

Chapter 113: Surah Al Falaq
In Ramadhan recitation of this Surah in wajib and Nafila namaaz, you are rewarded the thawaab of Mecca’s fasting. In Layl namaaz the recitation of this Surah and Surah an Naas is accepted by Allah (SWT)

Chapter 114: Surah An Naas
Recitation of this Surah every night keeps the false doubts, evil, jinn’s are kept away. An amulet for a child keeps evil away. Whenever this Surah is recited where there is pain, it will vanish.

Surah Al Fatihah
i) If you recite on a dead body 70 times, it should be no wonder Allah (SWT) restores him to life.

ii) Pain subsides if the Surah is recited on any body pain.

iii) If this Surah does not give relief form pain, nothing else can.

iv) Imam Jafar As Sadiq (AS) said: "AL – HAMD" whose beginning is Praise, middle is Purification and the end is Supplication."

v) Anyone who listens to some one reciting the Surah, he will receive the equal reward.

Letter of invitation to Christians of Najran:

The Prophet of Islam (S) wrote a letter to Abdul Haris Ibne Alqama, the Grand Bishop of Najran, who was the official representative of the Roman Church in the Hijaz. And invited the people of that area to embrace Islam. The text of the said letter runs as under:

In the name the Lord of Ibrahim, Ishaq and Ya’qub

This is a letter from Muhammad, the Prophet and Messenger of Allah to the Bishop of Najran: I Praise and glorify the Lord of Ibrahim, Ishaq and Ya’qub, and invite you all to worship Allah instead of worshipping His creatures, so that you may come out of the guardianship of the creatures of Allah and take place under the guardianship of Allah Himself. And in case you do not accept my invitation you must (at least) pay Jizyah (tribute) to the Islamic Government (in lieu of which it will undertake the protection of your lives and property), failing which you are hereby warned of dangerous consequences.

Muhammad(S), say to the followers of the Bible, "We must come to a common term: ‘Let us worship no one except Allah"

(Quran, Surah Al-e-Imraan (3), Verse 64)

The Prophet (S) goes for Mubahela

Towards the close of the ninth year of Hijra, embassies from all parts of Arabia came uninterruptedly to the Holy Prophet at Medina, to profess Islam and to declare the adherence of their tribes to Prophet Muhammad(S). (Mention is made in the Holy Qur’an as below about this in Sura An-Nasr (Succor, Divine support)

When there comes the help of Allah and the victory, And you see men entering the religion of Allah in companies, Then celebrate the praise of your Lord, and ask His forgiveness; surely He is oft-returning (to mercy).

(Quran, Surah an-Nasr  (110) , Verses 1-3

Until now, the Christians of Najran (a city in the province of Yemen) had kept themselves aloof. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W) sent a letter, inviting them to embrace Islam. In response to that letter the Christians counseled among themselves the course of their action and did ultimately send a representative deputation of fourteen members to Medina to study the facts pertaining to Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W) and his mission. Three Christian scholars, viz. Abdul Maseeh Aaquib, Saiyed and Abdul Haris, headed the deputation.

When these deputies reached Medina, they changed their clothes, which they had worn on the journey, dressed themselves in silken garments, put rings of gold on their fingers, and went to the mosque to greet the Holy Prophet(S). All of them greeted the Prophet(S) traditionally, but the Apostle of God(S) did not respond and turned his face away from them.

They left the mosque and approached Osman and Abdul Rahman Ibn Auf, complaining "your Apostle wrote to us and invited us, but when we went to see him and wished him, he neither reciprocated our wishes nor replied to us. Now what do you advise us to do? Should we go back or wait for another opportunity?" Osman and Abdul Rehman could not comprehend the situation. At last they took the disputes to Ali(A), who advised them to remove the clothes of silk and the rings of gold that they were wearing and to put on their priestly robes. The Holy Prophet(S) would then willingly see them.

Thereupon the Christian delegates changed into humble garments and presented themselves to the Apostle(S) who then responded to their salutations and said, "By the Lord who has appointed me His Messenger, when they first came to me they were accompanied by Satan".

Thereafter the Apostle(S) preached to them and requested them to accept Islam. They asked, "What is your opinion about Jesus Christ?" The Apostle(S) said, "You may rest today in this city and after being refreshed you will receive the replies to all your questions from me."

The Apostle was awaiting a revelation in this matter, and the next day the verses of the Holy Qur’an Sura No.3 (Al-e-Imraan) verses 59-60 were revealed to him to show the true position of Jesus Christ.

Surely the likeness of Jesus is with Allah as the likeness of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him ‘Be’, and he was. (This is) the truth from your Lord, so be not of the disputers.

(Quran, Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3), Verses 59-60)

When they reappeared before the Holy Prophet(S), The Holy Prophet(S) recited the above verses before the visiting Christians explaining that Christ was a Prophet like Adam(A) and like Adam(A), created from dust and therefore could not be the son of God. After this, the Holy Prophet(S) invited them to embrace Islam. The Christians remained obstinate and refused to be convinced by anything. Thereupon the following verse No. 61 from Sura No.3 was revealed:

But whoever disputes with you in this matter after what has come to you of knowledge, then say: Come let us call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and ourselves and yourselves, then let us be earnest in prayer, and invoke the curse of Allah on the liars.

(Quran, Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3), Verse 61)

Now the Holy Prophet(S) reproduced the Quranic verse before the deputation of the Christians and declared the challenge of ‘Mubahala’. The term ‘Mubahala’ is derived from its Arabic root ‘Bahlah’ meaning ‘curse’. Thus the word ‘Mubahala’ literally means cursing each other. The Christians consulted each other and ultimately announced their acceptance of the challenge.

Early next morning the Holy Prophet (S) sent Salman al Farsi(A) to the open place, fixed outside the city for the historic event, to erect a small shelter for himself and those he intended to take along with him for the contest. However, it was on the morning of 24th Zilhajj that the Holy Prophet(A) emerged at the appointed time and place, from his sacred abode with Imam Hussain(A) in his arms and holding Imam Hasan(A)’s hand and Janab-e-Fatima(A) followed by Hazrat Ali(A) (styled as the Holy Panjetan). The Holy Prophet(S) then directed them to utter "Ameen" when he prayed to God.

No sooner had the sacred caravan of the Holy Prophet(S) appeared to the sight of the opposing group of the Christians of Najran then they were awestruck and spellbound. Abdul Haris lbne Alqama, the greatest scholar among them, addressed his people:

"Verily I see a divine light on the face of our combatants; I am beholding such faces among them as can make the mountains move from their spots if they pray to God. So beware! Never try to contest with them, otherwise you will perish and the entire nation of Christians will succumb to extinction!"

Thereupon the Holy Prophet(S) reiterated, "By God! Had the Christians of Najran contested with us, they would have been transformed into monkeys and swans. Fire would have rained over them from the sky and they would have been doomed."

When the Christians refrained from ‘Mubahala’, the Holy Prophet(S) put before them two alternatives: either to embrace Islam or to be prepared to come to terms. But the Christians would not agree till the matter was finally decided by an offer of treaty from their side. Thus a peace treaty was signed on the terms that the Christians of Najran would thereby be committed to pay the Holy Prophet(S) an annual tribute consisting of two thousand costumes-worth: forty thousand Dinars, thirty horses, thirty camels, thirty armors and thirty spears. (Ref: Meraj-un-Nabuwat)

Authentic Proofs are quoted below regarding the Ayat of the Holy Qur’an-Sura 3-verse 61 as given on page 73 Imam Fakhruddin Razi writes in his Tafseer-e-Kabeer (volume 2): "When this verse was revealed to the Holy Prophet(S), the Christians of Najran accepted the challenge of ‘Mubahala’ and the Holy Prophet took along with him Imam Hussain, Imam Hasan, Janab-e-Fatima and Hazrat Ali to the field of Mubahala."

To quote Allama Zamakhshari in his ‘Tafseer-e-Kashshaf’. "There can be no more authentic and stronger evidence for the integrity of Ashab-e-Kisa, i.e., Hazrat Ali(A), Janab-e-Fatima(A), Imam Hasan(A) and Imam Hussain(A) than this Qur’anic verse. For in compliance with the order of God the Holy Prophet(S) summoned his Ahl-ul-Bait(A), took Hussain(A) in his arms, and grasped Imam Hasan(A)’s hand in his own, asked Janab-e-Fatima(A) to follow him and Hazrat Ali(A) to follow her. This proved that the Holy Ahl-ul-Bait(A) were those to whom the Qur’anic verse was directed."

It is related by Soad Ibne Waqas that: "When this verse was revealed, the Holy Prophet(S) sent for Hazrat Ali(A), Janab-e-Fatima(A), Imam Hasan(A) and Imam Hussain(A) and prayed to God thus: "O My God! These are the very Ahl-ul-Bait of mine!" (Sahih Muslim. Vol. 1, Sahih Tirmizi.)

Abdullah Ibne Umar quotes the Holy Prophet(S) to have commented:

"Had there been any soul on the whole earth better than Ali(A), Fatima(A), Hasan(A) and Hussain(A), God would have commanded me to take them along with me to ‘Mubahala’. But as they were superior in dignity and respect to all human beings, God confined His Choice on them only for participation in ‘Mubahala’". (Tasfeer-e-Baizavi)

According to some versions it is stated that on the morning of 24th Zilhajj, a large number of people thronged the door of the Holy Prophet(S), every one anticipating his chance to be selected for the team of ‘Mubahala’. But when the Holy Prophet(S) emerged out of his house accompanied by his Ahl-ul-Bait(A). They were all stunned.

The event of the Mubahala is important for the following reasons:

1. It proved to be a silencing lesson for all the Christians of Arabia who no longer dared any competition with the Holy Prophet (S).
2. The invitation of ‘Mubahala’ was directed by God, and it was in compliance with His Command that the Holy Prophet took his Ahl-ul-Bait(A) along with him to the field of ‘Mubahala’. This serves to generalize how affairs pertaining to Apostleship and the religion of God are determined by the Will of God; allowing no margin of interference from the common people (Ummat). The matter of Hazrat Ali(A)’s succession followed by eleven Imam(A)s to the office of religious leadership should be viewed in this perspective.
3. The indispensability of Hazrat Ali(A), Janab-e-Fatima(A), Imam Hasan(A) and Imam Hussain(A) in following the precepts of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) could no longer be disputed.
4. That notwithstanding their childhood, Imam Hasan(A) and Imam Hussain(A) did nevertheless, serve as the active partners of the Holy Prophet(S) in the field of ‘Mubahala’. This yields the conclusion that age is no criteria for the greatness of the infallibles (Masoomeen). They are born adorned with virtues and knowledge.
5. That the Holy Prophet’s act of having preferred a few obviously elevates their status above all others.

As Islam had emerged triumphantly against Christianity on the occasion of ‘Mubahala’, this day assumes the significance of an Eid day in Islamic history.

Why was Imam Ali(A) included?

The Almighty commanded His Messenger to say to the delegation of Najran: "Come! We will summon our Sons and your Sons, our women and your women; and ourselves and yourselves…."

In compliance with this command, the Prophet brought with him, Al-Hasan and Al-Hussain, because they were the sons of his daughter Fatima, and for this they are his sons. He brought Fatima with him because she represents the women from the members of his House. But why did he bring with him Imam Ali who was neither from the sons nor from the women?

Imam Ali(A) has no place in the verse unless he is included in the word "ourselves."

Bringing Imam Ali(A) with him indicates that the Messenger of God(S) considered Imam Ali(A) an extension of his personality. By considering him so, he elevated him above all the Muslims.

The Messenger(S) said on many occasions:

"Ali is from me and I am from him."

Hubshi Ibn Janadah reported that he heard the Messenger of God, saying:

"Ali is from me and I am from him, and no one represents me but Ali."

Firstly, I’d like to thank Brother Ehsan, for his comment, on Shabbir’s Blog which pointed me towards this excellent - and Open Source - project - Zekr.

Zekr is, to put it simply, an Open Platform Quran Study Tool - meaning that it works on almost all operating systems, from Linux, to Windows, to MacOS - and since the source code is available, if required it can be ported to other less well known operating systems.

According to it’s official site, Zekr, was originally developed by Mohsen Saboorian (you can check out Mohsen’s Blog here - it is however, mainly in Farsi), a student at Tehran University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, which is part of the University’s overall Engineering Faculty. Mohsen is studying Software Engineering at an undergraduate level (BSc), the following people have also had a hand in helping with the language packs as well as providing Mohsen with useful feedback so as to enhance the project.  The following people have helped with the Zekr project:

• Ari R. Fikri (Indonesian language pack)
• Younes Moumen (Basic French and Arabic language packs)
• Riyad Preukschas (German language pack)
• Michael Kalinin (Russian language pack + Russian translations)
• Omar sm (Critical typo reports)
• Aydin Tarık Zengin (Turkish language pack + Turkish translation)
• H N Jafar (Malay language pack)
• Erik van Luxzenburg (Initial Dutch language pack)
• Muhammad Bashir Al-Noimi (Arabic language pack)
• Dangiislam.org (Kurdish language pack)
• Mohsin Shafeeque Hijazee (Urdu language pack)
• Nedim Hadžić (Bosnian language pack)
• Alma Aganović (Help on Bosnian language pack + Korkut translation)
• Johan Laenen (Dutch language pack)
• Zabeehkhan (Pashto language pack)
• Fareed A. Bashirov (Tatar language pack + Tatar translation)
• Mohammad Mehdi Saboorian (useful feedbacks)
• Ali Rastegar (Mac port + Mac maintainer)
• Mohammad Derakhshani (Ubuntu package maintainer)
• Hamid Zarrabi-Zadeh (Quran text automatic verification)

The software has been released under the GNU GPL License, and more information can be found on the software’s release notes.  The Zekr Project can also be found at sourceforge.

The most current (stable) version of Zekr that is available is Zekr 0.6.6 (Released on October 6, 2007), and it’s release notes can be found here.  There was however, a special Ramadhan Version, which can be downloaded from here.  The Ramadhan Version focused more on Quranic Recitation, and as a result it includes lightweight Flash MP3 play to Quranic recitation files (online or offline) according to the note on the website.  The release notes for the Ramadhan Version - which is really Zekr 0.6.5 - can be found here.

You can find a comprehensive series of screenshots, which effectively give you a walkthrough the application on the Zekr Website. 

The complete software development map for Zekr can be found here.

This is an awesome application, very stable, and it just works - just like Ehsan said:

In my opinion it is fast and works very smoothly. There are a bunch of translations to download (even Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi’s(HA) Farsi translation!) and best of all the search option works like a charm.

Completely spot on.

I would recommend this project to anyone, and incidentally, I wonder if it would be possible to add other books to the Zekr Engine, books such as Mafatih al-Jinan, Sahifa as-Sajjadiyyah, and others?  You could even incorporate various tafaseer (Exegeses) of the Quran, and even have books like Nahj ul-Balagha incorporated into it.  How awesome is that!! In theory, all it would require is the actual content of the books, in the appropriate format, hmm, this could be one to have a serious think about.

This really is an awesome project, and I ask that everyone spread the word about Zekr!

With Salaams and Dua’s

Shabbir

—
Shabbir R Hassanally, Co-Editor
islamicdigest.net

The Quran was arranged in complete book form during the Lifetime of the Holy Prophet

The Holy Quran declares that the teaching of the Book and the act of writing are among the main objects of the advent of the Holy Prophet and it considers the Pen as the means of educating man even when Allah is the teacher. 

“Who taught (to write) with the Pen,

(He) taught man what he did not know. (Al-Alaq 4-5)

“Nuun.  By the Pen and by what they write. (Al-Qalam 1)

The Holy Quran commands people to write down their business, their agreements, and other transactions, and keep witnesses to avoid doubts and disputes later on.  So it is not credible that the author of the Quran, Allah, who ordered mankind to write down their business transactions minutely did not want his book recorded in precise written form?  It is afterall the book containing the fundamental principles of truth and justice, the final and divine universal message, not for any section of humanity or for any limited time but for the human race as a whole for all time in all parts of the earth.  It is unthinkable to that Allah left the Quran in fragmentary form when he blames the Jews for fragmenting the book of Musa when they were exhibiting a part and suppressing the other.  

They do not estimate Allah with the estimation due to him when they say; “Allah did not send down anything to any man!” Say (O Muhammad); “Who sent down the book which Musa brought (A.S .) a light and a guidance to the people?  But you make it into (separate) sheaf’s of paper; part of which you show, and most of which you conceal, and you were taught what you did not know, neither you nor your fathers?” Say; “Allah” then leave them to the sport in engaging in vain discourse (Al-Anam:92) 

Emphatically Ali says; “Nay!  During the gradual revelation of the Quran there was no chapter, worse, sentence, phrase, word, letter revealed which the Holy Prophet did not recite to me and made me recite, and then dictate to me.  I wrote it in its proper place as ordered.  He dictated to me not only the text but also the necessary explanatory notes about the date, circumstances and the implications of every verse and chapter.  Besides this, the Holy Prophet taught me a thousand key notes to the inner meanings of the Quran, each keynotes leading to another thousand keynotes, and further inner meaning and so on.” 

It is the verdict against the claim, of any school of thought that the text in question was collected and arranged by anyone after the demise of the Holy Prophet.  Umme Salma (wife of the Holy Prophet) has narrated that the Holy Prophet said, “Ali is always with the truth (Haqq) and the Quran and the truth is always with him.  Until the day of Judgement they will not be separated from each other.”

The term Mus-haf, or collection, used then did not mean the text only.  It meant text with commentary and explanatory notes.  That collection also had been made by the recognized teachers, months before the demise of the Holy Prophet.  It will be discussed later that the recognized teachers refused to hand over their collection to the then ruling party’s, however, the ruling party’s decided to dispense with those collections and prepare their own.  It is recorded in books of traditions and history, that Zaid bin Thabit was selected for the task by them.  No record of historical value shows that Ali or other recognized teachers of the Quran took part in this official collection, on the contrary, each of them engaged himself independently in producing copies of this collections according to his insight and ability.  Of Ali’s transcendental ability we need say no more than what he said about his own Mus-haf (collection) .  It was based entirely on the revealed explanation dictated to him by the Holy Prophet.  The following statement of Ali relates not only to the commentary of the Quran, but also covers every minute aspect of his life from birth to death; “The Holy Prophet did not follow any but divine guidance and I did not follow any but the Holy Prophet’s guidance.”  The Holy Prophet said, “I and Ali are from one and the same divine Light.” 

Neither the so-called collection of Ali prepared after the demise of the Holy Prophet, nor his formal collection made during the life of the Holy Prophet was seen by any person other than the chosen members of the family of the Holy Prophet, i.e. the Holy Ahlulbayt.  The official collection prepared by Zaid bin Thabit under the order of the first Caliph also remained unpublished during the reigns of the first two caliphs and the early part of the third caliphs rule.  But before the beginning of this period text of the Quran along with the Ahlulbayt was widely known among the Muslims.  All that could have been done was to tamper with the interpretation of the existing text.  To the question of Talha, “Is all this in our hands Quran (revealed from Allah)?”  Ali’s answer was, “All that is in our hands (within the reach of the people) is Quran (revealed from Allah), and in this (which is available to all) is the proof of our right over the people and their duty to obey us.”  However, the futile dispute remains about the omissions and alterations in the arrangement and in some lettering but not about any additions at all.