In the Name of God, Who created Man, taught him the Qur’ān and made His Holy Book—the Last Testament—a source of guidance, exhortation, mercy, and healing. May God’s peace and blessings be upon our beloved Muhammad, the Interpreter of the Holy Qur’ān. The best spiritual station that M
– Ubay ibn Ka’b (God be pleased with him) reported that God’s Messenger (God bless him and grant him peace) said: “God has not revealed neither in the Torah nor in the Gospel [a chapter] similar to the Mother of the Qur’ān [that is, al-Fātiha]. It is the Seven Oft-Repeated Verse
– ‘Abdullah ibn Mass’ūd said: “Whoever reads ten verses from Chapter 2 [al-Baqara] at night, no devil will enter that house that night until the morning comes: the first four verses [of the chapter], the Verse of the Throne [Ayatal-Kursi: Verses 253-4] and the two following vers
– ‘Abdullah ibn Mass’ud (God be pleased with him) reported that God’s Messenger (God bless him and grant him peace) said: “Whoever reads the last two verses of Chapter 2 [al-Baqara] at night will be preserved by them [from any evil].” Hadithnarrated by al-Bukhāri and Muslim (God
– Asmā’ bint Yazīd ibn as-Sakan (God be pleased with her) said: “I heard God’s Messenger (God bless him and grant him peace) say about these two verses, ‘God, there is no god but He, the Ever-living, the Self-subsisting [Chapter 2: Verse 255]’, ‘In them there is the Most Gloriou
– Um Salama (God be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (God bless him and grant him peace) used to say: “O [Lord] Who turns hearts [from belief to disbelief], make my heart stand firm on Your dīn [that is, Islam].” Then he used to read [Chapter 3, Verse 8] “Our Lord, le
– ‘Abdullah ibn Mass’ūd (God be pleased with him) reported that God’s Messenger (God bless him and grant him peace) said: “Whoever reads [Chapter 3: Verses 18-19], ‘God (Himself) is Witness that there is no god but He, and (so do) the angels and those endued with knowledge, main
– ‘Abdullah ibn Mass’ūd (God be pleased with him) reported that God’s Messenger (God bless him and grant him peace) said: “Whoever reads [Chapter 3: Verses 18-19], ‘God (Himself) is Witness that there is no god but He, and (so do) the angels and those endued with knowledge, main
– ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affān (God be pleased with him) reported that God’s Messenger (God bless him and grant him peace) said: “Whoever reads the last verses of āl-‘Imrān[Chapter 3: Verses 190-200] at night will have [the reward of spending a whole night in prayer] written down [in his
– Abu ad-Dardā’ (God be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (God bless him and grant him peace) said: “Whoever says in the morning and in the evening, ‘God suffices me, there is no god but He; in Him I put my trust, and He is the Lord of the Throne of Glory’ seven times,
– Mother of Believers ‘Aisha (God be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (God bless him and grant him peace) said: “Whoever reads the last five verses [of Chapter 18] when he intends to sleep, God will awaken him at anytime of the night he wishes.” Hadith narrated by Ibn
– Al-Mussayib ibn Rāfi’ (God be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (God bless him and grant him peace) said: “Alif Lām Mīm as-Sajda [Chapter 32] will come on the Day of Judgment with two wings to shade [and protect] the one who used to recite it [in this world], and wil