(Ajaaib-ul-Quran ma’a Gharaib-ul-Quran, pp. 420, 419)        

So today, let’s listen to some faith-refreshing parables and narrations of the reciters of this highly esteemed and dignified Book so that we also develop the passion and eagerness of reciting this sacred book of Allah Almighty too. 

Angels used to come to listen to the recitation of the Holy Quran

Sayyiduna Abu Sa’eed Khudri رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ states: One night, Sayyiduna Usayd Bin Hudair رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was reciting the Holy Quran near the place where he would tie up his horse. All of a sudden, his horse started to jump. He started the recitation of the Holy Quran again and the horse started jumping again. Same thing happened the third time. Sayyiduna Usayd Bin Hudair رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ states: I was scared in case the horse tramples (my son) Ya’hya. Therefore, I went towards the horse and saw that an umbrella has cast a shadow over my head which has lit up lamps inside it. Then it got lost in the atmosphere and disappeared from my sight.

In the morning, I went in the blessed court of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and humbly said: ‘Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Last night, I was reciting the Holy Quran at the place where I tie up my horse. All of a sudden, my horse started to jump. When I came outside, I saw an umbrella casting a shadow over my head having lit up lamps inside it. Then, it kept ascending in the air to the extent that it disappeared from my sight. At that time, (my son) Ya’hya was near the horse. I was scared in case the horse tramples him.’ Listening to it, the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘They were angels who came to listen to your Qira`at [recitation of the Holy Quran]. Had you continued reciting the Holy Quran, then people would have seen them in the morning and none of them would have remained concealed.’

(Muslim, Raqm 796, pp. 311)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد