What kind of Muslims are we? We cannot even read one Ruku’ (Quranic section) or at least 3 verses with the translation of Kanz-ul- Iman and Tafseer Siraat-ul-Jinan?

Whereas, one Pious Deed from the 72 Pious Deeds is: Today, did you read or listen to at least 3 verses with translation Kanz-ul-Iman and commentary from Khaza’in-ul-Irfan or Noor-ul-Irfan? Or read or listened to at least two pages from Siraat-ul-Jinan?

Ponder for a moment! We have time to read newspapers, engage in useless conversations, use our mobile phone and social media all day, we have time for our friends, sitting in restaurants and public squares, and roaming here and there, etc., but unfortunately, we do not have time to look at, listen to and recite the words of our Lord! Let us listen to the example which has been given in the Hadith of Tirmizi regarding the one who learns the Holy Quran and recites it and the one who does not:

The example of the one who recites the Quran and the one who does not

The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, who taught the Holy Quran to the Noble Sahabah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم and the one who explained the Holy Quran to the Ummah, said: ‘Learn the Quran and recite it, for the example of the Quran and an individual who learns it, then recites it and reads it in Salah, is like that bag which is full of musk and its fragrance spreads in every direction, and the example of the one who learns the Quran but does not recite it, is like that bag of musk whose opening has been closed.’ (Tirmizi, vol. 4, p. 401, Hadith 2885)

We should avoid useless works, rid ourselves of laziness, and establish a relationship with the Holy Quran. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه, what can be said about those who recite the Holy Quran, for their praise has been mentioned in the Quran itself:

Praise of those who recite the Quran

Hence, it is stated in part 1, Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 121: