043 – Repetition for Deliberation | Sacred Gathering Around the Qur’an | Striving In, For & By Allah


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In this episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers hadiths twenty-one and twenty-two from Imam Nabahani’s set of hadiths on the virtues of the Qur’an and its recitation. In hadith twenty-one, we learn about the Prophetic practice of repeating verses of the Qur’an during recitation in order to deepen their meaning and impact. Shaykh Faraz further explains how this sunnah of repetition applies to other acts of worship, including supplication and prayer. Hadith twenty-two details the consequences of gathering in a house of Allah Most High to recite and study the Qur’an. Shaykh Faraz explains what is meant by “houses of Allah”, providing practical examples of how we can of bring this hadith into our lives. Shaykh Faraz then begins the chapter on Striving, Consistency and High Resolve from Imam Zarnuji’s “Instruction of the Student”. We begin by considering the importance of these qualities, highlighting that some of the greatest scholars never studied full-time. We learn that a seeker of knowledge must make excuses for knowledge and not from knowledge, and that the pathways to Allah Most High are numerous.

In the Daily Rawha, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani will be covering Daily Guidance for Seekers, beginning with two texts:

(1) Imam Zarnuji’s Guidance for Seekers of Knowledge Regarding the Ways of Seeking Knowledge (Ta`lim al-Muta`allim Turuq al-Ta`allum); and

(2) Imam Yusuf al-Nabahani’s beautiful collection of 40 sets of 40 Hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

The texts will be read in Arabic, translated, and commented upon briefly. This class is of benefit both for committed students of knowledge—particularly given the reading in Arabic—and for those simply seeking daily guidance, reminders, and inspiration in learning to live the light of Prophetic guidance.