Virtues of the
HOLY QUR'AAN
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Revised translation of
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the Urdu book Faza'il-e-Qur'aan
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Shaikhul Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Kaandhlawi
translated by
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CONTENTS
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FOREWORD ......................................
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PART 1 -FORTY AHADITH
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Hadith No:
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1 Who is the best person?. ...................
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2 Blessings of recitation and virtues of the
Word of Allah ............................
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3 Rewards of two, three and four ayaat ........
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4 Rewards for fluent recitation and for falter-
ing recitation. ............................
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5 Two things for which jealously is permiss-
ible .....................................
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6 Similitude of those who recite the Holy
Qur'an and those who do not ...............
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7 Rise and fall of nations by reason of the
Holy Qur'an ..............................
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8 Three things shall be under 'Arsh (of Allah)
on the Day of Judgement ...................
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Reading it completely twice a year is the
right of the Holy Qur'an ....................
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Commentary requires expert knowledge of
fifteen sciences ...........................
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9 Elevated stage in Paradise by virtue of the
Holy Qur'an ..............................
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10 A reward of ten virtues for every word of the
Holy Qur'an ..............................
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11 Parents of one who recites the Holy Qur'an
and acts according to it, shall wear a crown
more brilliant than the sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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12 Fire does not burn the Holy Qur'an . . . . . . . . . .
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,I3 One who memorizes and acts upon the Holy
Qur'an shall be granted the right to inter-
cede on behalf of ten persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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14 Similitude of one who learns and recites the
Qur'an is like a bag full of musk . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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15 A heart devoid of the Holy Qur'an is like a
deserted