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SELECTIONS FROM THE
REVITALISATION OF THE SCIENCES OF RELIGION
Al-Ghazali’s Ihya’ Ulum al-Din
The Rules of Reading the Koran
Chapter One
The excellence of the Koran and the people who recite it and the
blameworthiness of those who do not recite it.
The Virtue of the Koran
The Prophet - may Allah praise and venerate him - said: “The people of the
Koran are the people of Allah and His chosen ones.” The Prophet - may Allah
praise and venerate him - also said: “The heart becomes rusted, as the iron
rusts.‟ It was asked “O Messenger of Allah - may Allah praise and venerate him
- what polishes it?” So he said: “Reciting the Koran and the remembrance of
REVITALISATION OF THE SCIENCES OF RELIGION
Al-Ghazali’s Ihya’ Ulum al-Din
The Rules of Reading the Koran
Chapter One
The excellence of the Koran and the people who recite it and the
blameworthiness of those who do not recite it.
The Virtue of the Koran
The Prophet - may Allah praise and venerate him - said: “The people of the
Koran are the people of Allah and His chosen ones.” The Prophet - may Allah
praise and venerate him - also said: “The heart becomes rusted, as the iron
rusts.‟ It was asked “O Messenger of Allah - may Allah praise and venerate him
- what polishes it?” So he said: “Reciting the Koran and the remembrance of