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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (152) | The practical nature of the Holy Quran

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0:00 A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah

0:08 The Practical Nature of the Noble Qur'an

0:14 Because the Noble Qur'an is the speech of Allah Almighty,

0:18 it is not like the speech of any human.

0:21 It is not read merely for culture.

0:24 Rather, its recitation is not limited to merely securing the reward of recitation and the daily litany,

0:31 or listening to it and being moved, our emotions stirred,

0:35 and feeling its overall tranquility.

0:38 The Noble Qur'an cultivates all of that within us,

0:42 but alongside all of that,

0:45 it possesses a practical nature.

0:47 It guides the believers to what they should do in their lives,

0:52 and how to deal with the situations they face in life,

0:57 just as it did with the early believers who lived during its revelation.

1:03 It is a book of guidance and direction for those who lived during its time and for those after them.

1:08 It also influences everyone, the old and the young,

1:13 the scholars and the common people, the Arabs and the non-Arabs.

1:17 This is also one of the aspects of the miraculous nature of the Noble Qur'an.

1:22 You cannot find another book that influences people with such disparity.

1:28 What affects adults in books by humans, children pay no attention to.

1:33 What scholars comprehend, the common people are ignorant of and bored by.

1:38 And so on.

1:40 A woman may read a Qur'anic text many times,

1:44 and then a specific situation occurs.

1:47 Suddenly, the same text provides her with guidance she had not grasped before.

1:53 It clarifies for her what she should do regarding that situation,

1:57 and reveals the hidden path to her.

2:00 And it maps out the intended course for her.

2:03 And it fills the heart with firm certainty and deep tranquility.

2:08 This is not found in anything other than the Qur'an, neither in the past nor in the present.