Recording 7
Chapter 2: Fourth Pillar of Faith: Belief in the Holy Books

Pages 105 -112

Topics covered:
▪️Belief in the Books
▪️Alteration of Books
▪️The Final Book

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Recitation of the Holy Qurʾān from the 'Isha' Prayer on 14 October, 2024. Led by the Mufti of Tirana Shaykh Bilal Teqa

Research on some of the best contemporary chains of narration for the Sunan of Imām Abī Dāwūd Sulaymān ibn al-Ash‘ath ibn Isḥāq al-Azdī al-Sijistānī

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The Extraordinary Benefits of a Maqra'ah
What is a Maqra’ah?

A maqra’ah is the proficient recital in Arabic of a classical Islamic text in order to compare variable manuscripts, and preserve aural transmission of works that have been passed on from generation to generation over many centuries, until the present day. This is conducted under the guidance of at least one supervising muḥaddith or musnid who has received ijāzah (license to transmit) these works from their teachers. Upon completion of the recital, the supervising scholar bestows upon the attendees ijāzah or the license to narrate these works through their chains of transmission. In this way the aural tradition in these works continues to be carried forward and remains extant for future generations of Muslims

What are the Benefits of a Maqra’ah?

In this short article, I have provided thirty distinct benefits that one may derive from the Majalis of Hadīth (gatherings of prophetic traditions).  These advantages are self-explanatory and answer the doubts and criticisms that various pretenders hold against these blessed gatherings owing mainly to their own ignorance of the tradition.

By the grace of Allah, these events continue to spread throughout the world, as those who have experienced the baraka inform others.

The benefits include, but are not limited to:

1) Increasing the love of the Prophet ﷺ and his pristine Sunnah in our hearts because the more you read about him, the more you realize his status and are taken in awe by his magnificence.

2) The preservation of a unique system of transmission (isnād) that extends back over 1400 years, and up until the advent of modern academia became widespread in the Ummah. Some Islamic texts have altogether lost the aural transmission that they had enjoyed for hundreds of years before their recent neglect.

3) The inclusion of your name in a chain of narration that ends with you and goes back through Islam’s greatest scholars linking you to the most blessed of creation our Beloved ﷺ which is a great source of honour and blessings.

4) The entire gathering sends hundreds of thousands of salutations (salawat) upon the Beloved ﷺ every time they hear his noble name over the course of the majlis.

5) Establishing a bond between you and the celebrated scholars of the past so that when you quote something from Imām al-Bukhārī (ra), Imām al-Nawawī (ra) and others, you are quoting from your own shuyūkh (as you are connected to them through isnād). Contrary to simply quoting from a book as any other academic would do.

6) Improve the speed and proficiency of reading Arabic for both the reader and those that are following the recital which is an essential skill for any student of knowledge.

7) The spread and revival of isnād for mainstream classical texts throughout the Islamic World. For example: Previously, in a South African majlis, people from over 20 countries participated. And in many of these countries not a single person existed who narrated through isnād. Those who have inherited the isnād will now return to their countries as ambassadors of the pristine sunnah. They will revive the tradition that existed several hundred years ago in places such as Timbuktu, Banjul and other famous cities of Africa.

8) Allow us to appreciate the richness, breadth and depth of the corpus of Islamic literature in times where people have become engrossed in reading about other civilizations and fantasies.

9) Increase our appreciation of Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) by reading the proofs that the madhāhib have established their rulings upon.

10) Increase your knowledge of the ḥadīth terminology used by Muh‌addithīn when describing the reports in their collections.

11) Develop the time/events management skills that are an essential skill of any dedicated student of knowledge in their pursuit of the sacred sciences.

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Maqra’ah: What It Is and Its Benefits | IlmGate

By Shaykh Mohammed Daniel al-Muhajir al-Dimishqi Very briefly, a Maqra’ah is the recitation in order to verify transmission and compare manuscripts of classical Islamic texts that have been passed on from generation to generation over many centuries until…