Hazrat Imam Hussain-e-Shaheed (A.S)
Quran
Knowledge of Quran/ Importance of Quranic teacher.
قِيلَ إِنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيَّ عَلَّمَ وَلَدَ الْحُسَيْنِ الْحَمْدُ فَلَمَّا قَرَأَهَا عَلَى أَبِيهِ أَعْطَاهُ أَلْفَ دِينَارٍ وَ أَلْفَ حُلَّةٍ وَ حَشَا فَاهُ دُرّاً فَقِيلَ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ قَالَ وَ أَيْنَ يَقَعُ هَذَا مِنْ عَطَائِهِ يَعْنِي تَعْلِيمِه.
Abdul Rehman Salmi taught Surah Alhamd to the son Imam Hussain (a.s) when your son read this Surah in front of the Imam (a.s) so he gave one thousand gold coins, one thousand clothes and filled his hands with pearls. When the Imam (a.s) was asked about this rewards so Imam (a.s) said: The rewards I gave to him is nothing in front of what he taught to my son.
Manaqib e Aal e abi Talib (a.s); ibne shehr e ashoob;Vol4;p66
Hazrat Imam Hussain-e-Shaheed (A.S)
Quran
Quran
قَالَ الْإِمَامُ الْحسین عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: كِتَابُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى أَرْبَعَةِ أَشْيَاءَ: عَلَى الْعِبَارَةِ، وَ الْإِشَارَةِ وَ اللَّطَائِفِ وَ الْحَقَائِقِ فَالْعِبَارَةُ لِلْعَوَامِّ، وَ الْإِشَارَةُ لِلْخَوَاصِّ، وَ اللَّطَائِفُ لِلْأَوْلِيَاءِ، وَ الْحَقَائِقُ لِلْأَنْبِيَاءِ.
Imam Hussain (as) said: The versais of God's book (Qur'an) are of four types: 1. Postscript and apparent sentences. 2. Hint. 3. Humorist words. 4. And facts Apparent sentences are for people, hint for the special people, and humor for devotees of Allah and facts for Prophets.
Nuzahat un nazir o tanbeea al khatir;p110
Hazrat Imam Zain-ul-Abideen (A.S)
Quran
Company of Quran
قَالَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلَیْهِمَا السَّلَامُ: لَوْ مَاتَ مَنْ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَ الْمَغْرِبِ لَمَا اسْتَوْحَشْتُ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْقُرْآنُ مَعِي.
Imam Zain al-Abideen said: "Even if all the people living between the east and west die, I will not feel annoyed by loneliness if Quran is with me."
(AL-KAFI;VOL:02;P:602)
Hazrat Imam Jaffar-E-Sadiq (A.S)
Quran
knowledge of quran.
قَالَ أَبِوْ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْإِمَامُ جَعْفَرُ الصَّادِقُ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُؤْمِنِ أَنْ لَا يَمُوتَ حَتَّى يَتَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ أَوْ يَكُونَ فِي تَعْلِيمِهِ.
Imam Jaffer-e-Sadiq (A.S) says: A believer should not die until he has studied Quran or while he is studying the Quran.
Al kaafi; al islamiah;Vol2;p607
Hazrat Fatima-e-Zahra (S.A)
Quran
The virtue of the recitation of the Qur'an
عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلَامُ: قَارِئُ «الْحَدِيْدِ» وَ «إِذَا وَقَعَتْ» وَ «سُوْرَةِ الرَّحْمَنِ» يُدْعَى فِيْ مَلَكُوْتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ سَاكِنَ الْفِرْدَوْسِ.
Bibi Fatima s.a said: Those who recites Surah Hadeed, Surah Waqiya and Surah Rehman will be called as Sakin Ul Firdous (the one who leaves in Paradise) on the day of Judgement.
(AWALIM AL ULOOM WA MARIF AL AHWAL MIN AYAT E WAL AKHBAR WAL QOUL;Vol:11;P:915)
Hazrat Fatima-e-Zahra (S.A)
Quran
Compliment for Quran
قَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ سَلَامُ اللهِ عَلَیْهَا فِي وَصفِ القُرآنِ الکَرِیمِ: أُمُورُهُ ظَاهِرَةٌ وَ أَحْكَامُهُ زَاهِرَةٌ وَ أَعْلَامُهُ بَاهِرَةٌ وَ زَوَاجِرُهُ لَائِحَةٌ وَ أَوَامِرُهُ وَاضِحَة.
Hazrat Fatima (S.A) while complimenting the Holy Quran said: The affairs of the Quran are apparent and the commandments are eminent and are luminescent and its signs are bright and its secrets are clear and its affairs are very bright.
(BIHAR UL ANWAR; VOL:29; P: 223)
Hazrat Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S)
Quran
To leave behind the book of God
قَالَ الْإِمَامُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ التَّقِیُّ الْجَوَادُ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ: كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ قَدْ رَفَعَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ عِلْمَ الْكِتَابِ حِينَ نَبَذُوهُ وَ وَلَّاهُمْ عَدُوَّهُمْ حِينَ تَوَلَّوْه
Imam Muhammad Taqi A.S says: When any nation leaves behind the book of God (does not follow it) and make their enemies as friends and guardians so Allah takes away the knowledge of his book from that of nation and makes them deprived of that knowledge
al kafi vol;8 pg;53