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Condition VI
Allah the Almighty says:67
And indeed We have made the Holy Qur’an easy to understand and to remember. But is there anyone who would receive admonition?
There is a hadith: Hadrat Abu Musa al-Ash‘arira relates that the Holy Prophetsa said, ‘The example of a believer who recites the Qur’an and acts accordingly is like that of a citron that tastes good and smells good. And a believer who does not recite the Qur’an but acts upon it is like a date, which is good in taste but has no smell. And the example of a hypocrite who recites the Qur’an is like the basil, which smells good, but tastes bitter. And the example of a hypocrite who neither recites the Qur’an nor acts upon it is like the colocynth, which tastes bitter and has bad smell.’ (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitabu Fada’ilil-Qur’an, Babu Ithmi man ra’a bi-Qira’atil-Qur’ani au ta’akkala bihi au fakhura bih)
The Promised Messiahas says: …the Holy Qur’an is filled with deep points of wisdom. It excels the Bible in every way in teaching true goodness. In particular, the lamp that shows the Real and Unchangeable Allah is held by none other than the Qur’an. Allah knows how many would have fallen victim to the worship of creatures if Qur’an had not been revealed. Thanks to Allah that the Unity 67. (al-Qamar, 54:18) 111
