In Surah al-Zumar (39:23), Allah, Al-Majid (The Most Glorious, The Majestic, The Dignified), speaks about the Best Hadith (the statement, the narration), due to its comprehensiveness, eloquence and firmness. Allah is referring to the Holy Qur’an, the Revelation, the Book of Allah, the oft-repeated Words. The ayats in the Holy Qur’an are similar, resemble and incline to each other so that some interpret others consistently and harmoniously. The ayats repeat and invigorate us, without being boring and stale. The ayats before these speak of the believers who listen to the Holy Qur’an with an open heart and broad mind ready to embrace the Words of Allah. The Words make the shins of the believers and those whose hearts are open shiver out of fear and awe of Allah’s Majesty, Power and Beauty and His warnings and wrath. This shivering is the motion which awakens us and makes us aware of our obligations here on Earth. And then talinu jaluduhum wa qulubuhum (their skins and hearts soften) by welcoming Al-Majid’s Words, remembering Him, hopeful of His Mercy, Love and Forgiveness, resulting in tranquility and peace of mind. We are immersed in the Holy Qur’an with a “pleasing sadness,” seeking cures and hopeful in its encouraging ayats, the eyes of our hearts gazing “at it in astonishment,” making it our example, in awe of the inspirations and fearful of the warnings “as if the moans and the flames of the awe-inspiring Hellfire echo in their hearts,” as Imam Ali, peace be upon him, narrates. The Holy Qur’an surely is Divine Guidance, our Light in the darkness. Subhanallah! And Allah guides whom He pleases. (See An Enlightening Commentary into the Light of the Holy Qur’an, Vol. 16, compiled by a group of Muslim scholars, under the direction of Ayatullah Allamah Al-Hajj Sayyid Kamal Faqih Imani, Accessed from https://www.al-islam.org/enlightening-commentary-light-holy-quran-vol-16/surah-al-zumar-chapter-39-verses-1-29)
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Writing in Dark Blue; Design in Black, Medium Blue, Dark Blue, Very Dark Coral Red, Cranberry, Topaz, Medium Tangerine, Tan and Medium Pistachio Green; Border in Medium Blue
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5.4” X 15.3”