Rise and fall of nations by reason of the Holy Quran

From Umar r.a narrates that Rasullullah s.a.w said: “Allah exalts many people by means of this book (the Holy Quran), and He also degrades many others by means of the same.”

People who believe the Holy Quran and act upon it are given by Allah position of honour and respect, both in this life as well as in the hereafter, while those who do not act upon it are disgraced by Allah. This principle is also borne out by the various ayat of the Holy Quran. At one place it reads:

“He misleads many by this book and guides many thereby.”

At another place we come accros:

“And We send down in the Quran that which is healing and mercy for believers, thought it increases for the evil doers naught save ruin,”

The Prophet s.a.w is also reported to have said “ Many hypocrites of this Ummat will be the qurra, i.e., those who recite the Quran correctly.” In Ihya ul-Ulum, it is reported from some ‘masaikh’, “As soon as a man starts reading a surah (chapter of the Holly Quran) the angle start invoking mercy for him and they continue to do so till he stop reading; on the contrary another person starts reading a surah and the angels start cursing him and they continue to do so till he completes the reading.”

Some scholars have stated that sometimes a man read the Holly Quran and invokes curses on himself without even knowing it. For instance, he reads in the Holy Quran :

“Beware, the curse of Allah is on the wrong-doers and he exposes himself to this warning because of his wrong-doings”

In the like manner, he reads in the Quran:

“Beware, the curse of Allah is upon the liars.”

In fact he exposes himself to the warning by reason of his being himself a liar.

Amir ibni Wathilah r.a says that Umar r.a had appointed Nafe ibni Abdul Harith r.a as the Governor of Mecca. Once he asked the latter as to whom he had appointed as the administrator of forest. “Ibni Abzi.” replied Nafe. “Who is Ibni Abzi ?” Said Umar r.a. “ He is one of our slaves” was the reply. “Why you appointed a slave the amir (leader)?” Objected Umar r.a, “Because he recites the Book of Allah (Quran)” said Nafi. At this, that it had been said by Rasullullah s.a.w that, because of this Book, Allah elevates many people and degrades many.



Prophet Muhammad, doomsday, Holy Quran, hypocrites