بِسۡمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِیۡمِ اِنَّاۤ اَنۡزَلۡنٰہُ فِیۡ لَیۡلَۃِ الۡقَدۡرِ ۚ﴿ۖ۱﴾ وَ مَاۤ اَدۡرٰىکَ مَا لَیۡلَۃُ الۡقَدۡرِ ؕ﴿۲﴾ لَیۡلَۃُ الۡقَدۡرِ ۬ۙخَیۡرٌ مِّنۡ اَلۡفِ شَہۡرٍ ؕ﴿ؔ۳﴾ تَنَزَّلُ الۡمَلٰٓئِکَۃُ وَالرُّوۡحُ فِیۡہَا بِاِذۡنِ رَبِّہِمۡ ۚ مِنۡ کُلِّ اَمۡرٍ ۙ﴿ۛ۴﴾ سَلٰمٌ ۟ ہِیَ حَتّٰی مَطۡلَعِ الۡفَجۡرِ ٪﴿۵﴾ Indeed, We had sent it (the Quraan) down …
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وعن أبي أمامة الباهلي رضي الله عنه قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول اقرؤوا القرآن فإنه يأتي يوم القيامة شفيعا لأصحابه (الترغيب والترهيب، الرقم: 2195) Hazrat Abu Umaamah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “Recite the Qur’aan Majeed, because it will come on the …
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وعن جابر رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال القرآن شافع مشفع وماحل مصدق من جعله أمامه قاده إلى الجنة ومن جعله خلف ظهره ساقه إلى النار رواه ابن حبان في صحيحه (الترغيب والترهيب، الرقم: 2194) Hazrat Jaabir (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, …
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