Ibn Mas’ud (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The
Messenger of Allah (May Allah exalt his mention and protect him from
imperfection) stated: “Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will
be credited with a good deed, and a good deed becomes ten-fold reward. I do not
say that Alif-Lam-Mim is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter, and
Mim is a letter.” (At-Tirmidhi)
Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Al-‘As (May Allah be pleased with him)
stated: The Prophet (May Allah exalt his mention and protect him from
imperfection) said: “The one who was devoted to the Quran will be announced on
the Day of Resurrection: ‘Recite and ascend (in ranks) as you used to recite Quran when you were in the
world. Your rank will be at the last Ayah you recite.'” (Abu Dawud and
At-Tirmidhi)
No one can overlook the benefits of Quranic chapters reading. To simplify the selection of this reading
and ensure that everyone can complete the Quran.
There is no specific plan for reading the Qur'an in
stages. The first chapter is the most
significant as Muslims repeat it at least 17 times in their five regular
prayers.
After that, a Christian reader may be curious to read
chapters 3 (Surat Al-Imran, i.e., the family of Imran) & section 19 (Surat
Maryam - Mary) which mention parts of the events in the life of Prophet Jesus;
peace be upon him
Other readers may start by reading Chapter 6 (Surat
Al-An'am), which covers common logical arguments on the existence of God.
The more substantial chapters are at the start of the
Qur'an and the smaller chapters are towards the end, as they sort of review
many basic concepts mentioned earlier, like for example, chapter 112 which
summarizes the notion of Monotheism.
The Noble Quran as the best English translations. Because it
also performs to give the meanings of the Quran verses in Arabic terms used has a dictionary of words in the back, has a
little bit of tafsir in it to put verses in context better, I can't stand Yusuf
Ali version but it is in high circulation. The English are off, and the explanations
and commentary are horrific and are strictly his opinion.
Advice from cover-to-cover myself as it tends to tell a
story over and over again, each time with another aspect different from before.
I feel like one can get a better understanding of all the ideas and all the
meanings and the overall line of thought of the Quran if you go from beginning
to end. In the end, I guess it's up to you. You can start with the parts you're
most interested in, I think.
One more piece of information. Request it as though it is
Allah talking. Allah is the narrator of the Quran, not Muhammad. Puts a
different spin on the words when you think of it that way.
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