Learning the Quran is a very important act in Islam that brings invaluable rewards from Allah (SWT). Actually, It’s one of the best things to do in order to earn good deeds, get closer to Allah (SWT), and enter Jannah (Paradise). As our beloved prophet Muhammad (PBUH) says:
Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a ten-fold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.
[Hadith | At- Tirmidhi]
Moreover, there are so many other reasons why every Muslim should learn the Quran.
1. Learning Quran Guides You To The Right Path
The Holy Quran is the words of Allah Almighty and the source of guidance to all mankind. Learning the Quran will help you taking the right decisions and follow the right path to succeed in this life & hereafter. As Allah (SWT) said:
This is the Book (The Quran) about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah.
[Holy Quran | 2:2]
2. Quran Recitation Brings Many Rewards, Benefits, and Virtues
Reciting the Quran brings many rewards and blessings from Allah (SWT). Muslims will earn great rewards for reciting the Quran, especially, if it’s recited on a daily basis. In this regard, our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
If anyone prays at night reciting regularly ten verses, he will not be recorded among the negligent; if anyone prays at night and recites a hundred verses, he will be recorded among those who are obedient to Allah; and if anyone prays at night reciting one thousand verses, he will be recorded among those who receive huge rewards.
[Hadith | Sahih Al-Albani]
3. Learn The Quran To Intercede For You On The Day of Judgment
What would you want better than that?! When you are in need of an intercessor on the Day of Judgment, The Holy Quran will intercede for you. As the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said in the authentic Hadith:
Read the Qur’an, for it will come as an intercessor for its reciters on the Day of Resurrection.
[Hadith | Sahih Muslim]
4. Learn Quran To Understand The Purpose of Existence
If you ever thought about the purpose of creation’s existence, then just open the Holy Quran and read. The Quran will give insight into how to live with a purpose to serve Allah (SWT). Many verses of the Noble Quran speak about the origin existence of human beings and the whole universe. As Allah (SWT) says:
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
[Holy Quran | 51:56]
5. The Quran is The Best Source To Learn Islam
The Holy Quran is the best way to learn about our religion Islam. It’s PURE, nothing has been added, removed, or changed from it; because the Quran is the words of Allah (SWT) and no one can alter it. As Allah (SWT) said:
Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur’an and indeed, We will be its guardian.
[Holy Quran | 15:9]
6. Reciting The Quran opens a Dialogue With Allah (SWT)
Praying and reading the Quran are two ways of opening a dialogue with Allah Almighty. Take reciting Al-Fatihah (the opening chapter of the Quran) as an example. It is not meant to be a monotonous monologue by the believer who recites it, but Allah has made it a warm, loving conversation between him and the worshiper. As the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
“Allah said: ‘I have divided the prayer between Myself and My slave into two halves, and My slave shall have what he has asked for.’When the slave says: ‘Al-hamdulillah i rabbil Alameen (All the praise is to Allah, the Lord of all that exists),’ Allah says:’My slave has praised Me, and My slave shall have what he has asked for.’ And when he says: ‘Ar-Rahmanir-Rahim (The Mos Gracious, the Most Merciful),’ Allah says: ‘My slave has extolled Me, and My slave shall have what he has asked for.’ And when he says: ‘Maliki yawmiddin [The Only Owner (and he Ruling Judge] if the Day of Recompense],’ Allahs says: ‘My slave has Glorified Me. This is for Me, and this Verse is between me and My slave in two halves.’ And when he says: ‘ Iyyaka na’budu wa iyyaka nastain [You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help],’ He says: ‘This is between Me an My slave, and My slave shall have what he has asked for.’ And the end of the Surah is for My slave.’ And when he says: ‘Ihdinas-siratal-mustaqeema, siratal-alldhina an’amta alayhim a lad-dallin [Guide us to the Straight Way, the way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, not(the way) of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray],’ He says: ‘THis is for My slave, and My slave shall have what he has asked for.”
[Hadith | Sahih Darussalam]
7. Learning The Holy Quran Raises Your Status
If you want to be from the ones who are best in the eyes of Allah, learn the Quran, excel in it, then teach it to others. This is from the characteristics of the believers who followed the prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In this regards, the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
The best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it.
[Hadith | Sahih al-Bukhari]
8. Reading The Quran Purifies The Heart & Relief The Soul
When a Muslim recites the Quran with understanding, it purifies the heart from sins and relief the soul from pressures. Allah (SWT) said:
He has succeeded who purifies it (The Soul), And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
[Holy Quran | 91:9-10]
9. Learn Quran To Learn More About Hereafter
We, Muslims, believe in the death and eternal life which comes after death. We believe in Jannah (Paradise) or Jahannam (Hell). The Holy Quran involves so much information about the hereafter life. For example, Allah (SWT) in the description of Paradise says:
Is the description of Paradise, which the righteous are promised, wherein are rivers of water unaltered, rivers of milk the taste of which never changes, rivers of wine delicious to those who drink, and rivers of purified honey, in which they will have from all [kinds of] fruits and forgiveness from their Lord, like [that of] those who abide eternally in the Fire and are given to drink scalding water that will sever their intestines
[Holy Quran | 47:15]
10. Learn Quran Recitation To in company of the Angels in The Hereafter
Preoccupation with the Quran is one of the most worthy acts of worship; the Reciters of the Holy Quran will be in the company of the Noble and Obedient Angels in the hereafter. That’s according to our beloved prophet Muhammad (PBUH) when he said:
Indeed the one who recites the Quran beautifully, smoothly, and precisely, will be in the company of the noble and obedient angels. As for the one who recites with difficulty, stammering or stumbling through its verses, then he will have twice that reward.
[Hadith | Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
11. Teaching The Quran To Your Children Brings Significant Rewards
Islam assigns great significance in teaching Qur’an to children. It is incumbent, therefore, upon Muslims to ensure that their children learn to recite the Holy Qur’an. As the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
On the Day of Qiyaamah a crown of such brilliance will be placed on the heads of the parents of one who learnt the Qur’aan and practised on its laws, that its glitter will outshine the brilliance of the sun which penetrates your houses. What then do you think will be the position of the one who himself learnt the Qur’aan and acted in accordance with it?
[Hadith | Ahmad and Abu Dawood]
12. Memorizing Quran Brings Great Virtues
Whoever memorizes Qur’an and acts upon it, Allaah will reward him and honor him greatly for that, so that he will rise in status in Paradise to a level commensurate with what he memorized of the book of Allaah. The prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
One who was devoted to the Qur’an will be told to recite, ascend and recite carefully as he recited carefully when he was in the world, for he will reach his abode when he comes to the last verse he recites.
[Hadith | Al-Albani]
Final Advice
Holy Quran is the only path towards paradise and salvation. The Noble Quran is revealed upon the last Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) for the betterment of the entire creation. Revert towards it and apply it in every single part of life is your key to succeed in this life & hereafter.