A cikin wannan littafin, na ba ku tunani game da hakkokin da mu, musulmi, muke da su ga Alkur'ani. A ƙarshe, dole ne in roƙe ku da duk ƙarfin da nake da shi, ku yi ƙoƙari sosai wajen sauke waɗannan hakkoki da matuƙar kulawa. Mu ne mutane mafi albarka a duniya, domin mun mallaki Littafin Allah (SW) cikakke kuma a yadda yake asali. Duk da cewa wannan abin alfahari ne gare mu, yana kuma ɗora mana nauyi mai girma. Kafin zuwan Annabi Muhammad ﷺ, Isra'ilawa ne suka kasance masu kula da Littafin Allah, amma sa'ad da ba su sauke nauyin da ke kansu ba kuma suka tabbatar da cewa ba su cancanci girmamawar da aka ba su ba, sai Allah Mai Iko Duka (SWT) ya tayar da wata sabuwar al'umma (watau musulmi), ya kuma ba su Shiryarwarsa a cikin sigar Alkur'ani. A cikin Suratul Jumu'ah akwai misali na mutanen da ba su cika hakkokin da suka rataya a wuyansu ba a matsayinsu na masu kula da Littafin Allah.

In this booklet, I have given you an idea of the duties which we as Muslims owe to the Qur'an. In the end, I must urge you with all the emphasis at my command to make an earnesj effort to discharge these duties with utmost care. We are the most fortunate people in the world in the sense that we possess the Book of Allah (SW) perfectly intact in its original form. Whereas it is a cause of great honor for us, it also lays upon us a heavy responsibility. Prior to the advent of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the Israelites were the custodians of Allah's Book, but when they did not discharge their responsibilities and proved unworthy of the honor conferred upon them, Almighty Allah (SVVT) raised a new Ummah (i.e., the Muslims) and vouchsafed His Guidance to them in the form of the Qur'an. In Surah Al-Jumu'ah we have a similitude of the people who did not fulfill the duties that devolved upon them as custodians of Allah's Book.

Misalin waɗanda aka ɗora wa (nauyin) Attaura, amma daga baya suka kasa ɗaukar ta, shi ne misalin jaki wanda ke ɗauke da littattafai masu yawa ... (Al-Jurnu'ah 625)

The similitude of those who were charged with the (obligation of) Torah, but who subsequently failed in this (obligation) is that of a donkey which carries huge volumes ... (Al-Jurnu'ah 625)

A cikin sashen aya na gaba, an bayyana a fili cewa gazawarsu wajen sauke nauyin da ke kansu game da Littafinsu Mai Tsarki daidai yake da musunta gaskiyarsa:

In the subsequent part of the ayah, it has been plainly stated that their failure to discharge their obligations towards their Holy Book is tantamount to their denying its truth:

Misalin mutanen da suka musanta ayoyin Allah ... (Al-Jumu'ah 625)

... How bad is the similitude of people who deny the ayaat of Allah .... (Al-Jumu 'ah 625)

Ayar ta ƙare da bayyanannen tabbaci cewa ba a cikin halin Allah ya shiryar da irin waɗannan mutane ba.

The ayah ends in the categorical declaration that it is not in Allah's nature to grant guidance to such people:

...da Allah ba ya shiryar da mutanen azzalumai. (Al-Jumu'ah 625)

... and Allah guides not the people who are wrongdoers. (Al-Jumu'ah 625)

Allah ya kiyaye mu, ni da ku, daga kasancewa cikin mutanen da suka yi laifin musun Littafin Allah tare da watsi da shi, ta hanyar sakaci wajen cika wajibanmu a kansa, har su jawo fushin Allah. Ina roƙon Allah (SWT) da matuƙar rokon zuciya da ya sanya mu masu kiyaye Alƙur'ani a ma'anarsa ta gaskiya, ya kuma ba mu ikon cika haƙƙoƙinmu a kansa ta hanya mafi kyau, wadda za ta sa mu sami yardarsa.

God forbid that you or I be included among the people who are guilty of denying and rejecting the Book of Allah (SVVT) by their negligence in the discharge of their obligations towards it and thus incur Allah's wrath. I most earnestly pray that Allah (SVVT) may make us custodians of the Qur'an in the real sense of the term, and enable us to fulfill our duties towards it in the best way, which may enable us to win His good pleasure.

Ya kamata mu tuna lokacin da Manzon Allah ﷺ zai bayyana a matsayin shaida ta masu gabatar da ƙara a Kotun Mai Iko Duka (SWT) kuma ya tuhumi mutanensa da barin Alƙur'ani.

We should remember the time when Allah's Messenger (SAW) will appear as a prosecution witness in the Court of the Almighty (SVVT) and charge his people with forsaking the Qur'an:

Manzon Allah zai ce: "Ya Ubangijina! Hakika mutanena sun watsar da wannan Alqur'ani." (Al-Furqan 25:30)

And the Messenger will say: "0 my Lord! Verily my people deserted this Qur'an. (Al-Furqan 2530)

Ko da yake a cikin wannan ayar kalmomin "mutanena" suna nufin kafirai waɗanda suka yi biris da Alƙur'ani, suka kuma raina shi, duk da haka hukuncin ayar yana shafar mu daidai gwargwado, mu da muke imani da Alƙur'ani amma a aikace mun ƙi shi, muna ɗaukar shi a matsayin abu marar muhimmanci ko daraja.

Although in this ayah the words "my people" refer to the unbelievers who turned a deaf ear to the Qur'an and treated it with disdain, nevertheless it applies with equal cogency to people like us who believe in the Qur'an but have practically rejected it as a thing of least moment or consequence.

Bari in fassara maganar Maulana Shabbir Ahmad Usmani (RA) a kan wannan batu. Don Allah ka aiko da rubutun Ingilishi da kake son in fassara zuwa Hausa.

Let me quote for your what Maulana Shabbir Ahmad Usmani (RA) has to say on this point.

Ko da yake ayar tana magana ne musamman a kan halin kafirai, amma tana da faɗi mai fadi (kuma tana shafar), duk waɗanda ba sa tabbatar da gaskiyar Alkur'ani (ta hanyar bin koyarwarsa a rayuwarsu), ba sa yin tunani a kan ma'anoninsa, ba sa karanta shi yadda ya kamata, ba sa kokarin koyon karatunsa daidai; amma suna shagaltuwa da kowane irin abubuwa marasa amfani da banza, suna juya baya ga Alkur'ani, duk suna cikin wannan hukunci kuma za a dauke su da laifin barin Alkur'ani.19

Although the ayah really refers to the conduct of the unbelievers, yet (it has a wider application, and) all those who do not confirm the truth of the Qur'an (by actually following its teachings in their life), do not ponder over its meanings, do not recite it properly, do not try to learn its correct reading; but indulge in all sorts of vain and frivolous pursuits turning their back upon it (also come under its purview and) would be considered guilty of abandonment of the Qur'an.19

Bari in sake neman kariyar Allah Madaukakin Sarki daga kasancewarmu cikin irin wadannan mutane, kuma in kammala jawabina da addu'ar nan da ake yi bayan kammala karatun Alkur'ani gaba daya, amma ina ganin ya kamata a rika yinta akai-akai, domin Allah (SW) Ya ba mu karfin cika hakkokin da ke kanmu ga Littafinsa.

Let me once again seek Almighty's protection against our being included among such people, and conclude my discourse with the following prayer which is generally offered on completing the recitation of the whole Qur'an but which, I believe, should frequently be offered so that Almighty Allah (SW) may grant us strength to fulfill the duties we owe to His Book.

Ya Ubangijina! Ka yi mana rahama saboda dangantakarmu da Alƙur'ani; ka sa shi ya zama shugaba a gare mu, da hasken haske, da shiriya, da rahama; ka sa mu tuna da abin da muka kasa fahimta daga cikinsa; ka ba mu ƙarfin karanta shi dare da rana; kuma ka sa shi ya zama roƙo don tsira, ya Ubangijin talikai. Ameen! Bari in gabatar maka a ƙarshe da kyautar addu'a wadda ta zo a cikin hadisi da Abdullahi Ibn Mas'ud (RAA) ya ruwaito. Hakika addu'a ce wadda Manzon Allah ﷺ

0 my Lord! Be merciful to us because of (our link with) the Qur'an; make it for us a leader, (and a source of) light, guidance, and mercy, cause us to recall from it what we have failed to understand; give us strength to recite it .day and night; and make it a plea for our salvation, 0 Lord of the worlds. Ameen! Let me in the end present you the gift of a prayer which appears in a tradition narrated by Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud (RAA). It is actually a prayer which the Holy Prophet (SAW)

an Ya'ni ga sahabbansa (RAA) a matsayin maganin damuwa da tashin hankali. Amma addu'a ce mai kyau da ke nuna halin bawa na gari ga Ubangijinsa, kuma tana bayyana tasirin Alkur'ani na warkarwa ga zuciyar mutum.

prescribed for his Companions (RAA) as a remedy for cares and worries. But it is a splendid supplication that shows the attitude of an ideal bondsman towards his Master and describes the curative effect of the Qur'an on the human soul.

Hakan kuma yana nuna yadda Annabi Mai Tsarki (SAW) yake da zurfin sadaukarwa ga Alkur'ani da kuma yadda yake girmama shi sosai. Addu'ar tana cewa haka:

It also indicates how deep a devotion the Holy Prophet (SAW) had for the Qur'an and in how high an esteem he held it. The prayer runs as follows:

Ya Allah! Lallai ni bawanka ne, ɗan bawanka, kuma ɗan baiwarka. Ina ƙarƙashin ikonka. Goshina yana hannunka. Hukuncinka za a aiwatar da shi a kaina, kuma hukuncinka a kan lamarina zai zama daidai. Ina roƙonka da dukkan sunayen da ka kira kanka da su, ko waɗanda ka koyar da wani daga cikin halittunka, ko waɗanda ka saukar a cikin Littafinka, ko waɗanda ka zaɓi ka ɓoye a cikin ilimin gaibi, ka sanya Alƙur'ani ya zama abin farin ciki ga zuciyata da haske ga ƙirjina, kuma ya zama hanyar kawar da baƙin cikina, da korar damuwata da tunanina. Ka karɓi wannan addu'ata, ya Ubangijin Kalmomi!

0 Allah! Verily I am Your bondsman, the son of Your bondsman, and the son of Your bondsmaid. I am under Your Control. My fore-lock is in 'Your Hand. Your decision is to be executed about me, and just shall be Your judgment in my case. I beg You - addressing You with all those names that You have named Yourself with, or that You have taught any of Your creatures, or that You have revealed in Your Book, or that You have preferred to keep secret in the realm of the Unseen - to make the Qur'an a source of delight for my heart and of light for my breast, and an instrument of dispelling my grief, and driving away my cares and worries. Accept this prayer of mine, 0 Lord of the Words!