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The Seeker’s Guide
83 Often people return the Quran
presented to them saying it may be a
book of magic. What should be done in
such a case?
eople in this world have spirit of enquiry. It should
Pbe left to the choice of the receiver to read the book
you present to him. You can at best tell them that they if
they want they could read and that the book is not being
enforced upon them. Misunderstandings should be made
a point of discussion and not of offensive feeling.
84 How can we revive Islamic spirit
among Muslims?
uslims should be able to revive the Islamic spirit
Mby reading the Quran in a language they would
understand. I was once travelling with a Muslim who
used to carry a pocket Arabic Quran and used to keep
reading it as and when he got time. He told me that he
had been doing this for fourteen years. I asked him what
he thought was the gist of the Quran. He said that he
read the Quran for receiving reward and not to derive
meaning by studying it. This is generally the case of those
who read or recite the Quran. To tell Muslims that they
must read the Quran so that they understand its meaning
would inculcate the spirit of Islam in them.
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