اِنَّا نَحۡنُ نَزَّلۡنَا الذِّكۡرَ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ لَحٰـفِظُوۡنَ “Verily we have revealed the Remembrance (Qur’an) and indeed we are its protectors.” (Al-Qur’an) All praise is due to Allah Ta’ala alone for the priceless bounty of the Qur’an-al-Kareem. Hence those who have been especially chosen by Allah Ta’ala as a means to protect and safeguard His pure Book are extremely fortunate indeed. These special people are the Huffaz (plural of Hafiz). They are a manifestation of Allah Ta’ala’s Majesty and Power, that Allah Ta’ala showered His mercy upon them and enabled them to commit the Glorious Qur’an to memory. Memorising a book as voluminous as the Qur’an-al-Kareem is indeed a miracle — a miracle of the Qur’an which Allah Ta’ala has made manifest through His special servants. In the present times we are extremely fortunate that we now have many Huffaz coming from our community, unlike the situation a not too long ago when Huffaz had to be brought from far away places to perform the Taraweeh Salaah. Now from this year we will be providing Huffaz and Imams to lead Taraweeh in other localities. Unfortunately many do not fully realize the tremendous responsibility that this task entails, or how much sacrifice was and is needed to make this possible. May Allah Ta’ala accept this humble effort of the students, teachers, volunteers and all those at Daar Ibn Umar who have helped us to achieve this blessed milestone. The entire world, together with all its wealth and riches, cannot match even one verse of the Qur’an preserved in the hearts of the Huffaz, let alone the entire Qur’an. They have become the special people of Allah Ta’ala (a VIP in the true sense of the word) and His “Chosen Ones.” Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has His own people among humanity.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, who are they?” The Prophet said, “They are the people of the Quran, the people of Allah and His chosen ones.” Thus the Huffaz, have become special people in the sight of Allah Ta’ala. We ask Allah Ta'ala to accept all the efforts of those who helped make this happen, and continue to use us all for the effort of His deen.
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