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that is the greatest thing in Life. It is subjective to us: it fills our consciousness with Allah. For Allah<br />

is in any case always present and knows all.”<br />

This is the Book; in it is guidance sure,without doubt, to those who fear Allah;(al-Baqarah<br />

2:2)<br />

IN SEARCH OF THE MESSAGE - is the book I wish to present to the readers.. I have not attempted to<br />

reproduce the entire Quran by any means. They are extracts from the Quran compiled under different subjects.<br />

This should enable the readers to see the Quranic injunctions more vividly, thus creating lasting impressions in<br />

their minds; without having to search for them all over which may sometimes turn out to be futile and<br />

frustrating. This should therefore serve as a ready reference to the seekers of divine knowledge, at least on some<br />

vital subjects.<br />

I have aired no views of my own, but followed the direct translations of the Quran by late Abdulla Yusuf Ali<br />

and arranged them in alphabetical order - from A – Z - under various subjects that have come to my mind as<br />

useful to the Readers, in this service to Islam, and I do that only for Allah‟s sake.<br />

“The Quranic literature is voluminous that no single man can compass a perusal of the whole. Its meaning<br />

is so manifold we should be wise to concentrate on the matters that immediately help us”. Hence, this is an<br />

effort to guide - „in the application of spiritual truths to our own times and our own lives, and we must use<br />

every kind of knowledge, science and experience which we possess without obtruding on irrelevant<br />

matters.‟ (A.YusufAli).<br />

In this regard, I have, to the best of my ability, collected and collated the various subjects that fell within<br />

my ken, and grouped them together, stressing special points of view, by means of the Commentaries,<br />

Hadiths, and Fiqh-us-Sunnah - where necessary. For example, under “Virtue”, I have collated the many<br />

verses that speak of virtuous deeds to enable the reader to understand this more clearly. This tends to bring<br />

about repetitions of the verses and their notes, elsewhere in the Book. Such repetitions are intended to assist<br />

the readers to understand the spiritual matters from different angles. Similarly, I have endeavoured to<br />

illuminate the readers‟ minds on other topics by incorporating such items as:-<br />

(a) Differences, discord, dispute, divided, distort, Hinder, Sects etc.<br />

(b) Virtues, Wisdom, Good Deeds, Goodness, Manners, etc.<br />

(c) Invite, Preaching, Proclaim, Recite, Rehearse, Teach, Call etc.<br />

(d) Kindred, Kith and Kin, Kinsmen , etc.<br />

(e) Serve, Strive, etc.<br />

(f) Mission of Islam - under 35 Sub-Heads. Etc.<br />

I wish to make it clear that I am not a scholar of the Quran by any means It is the constant reading of the Quran<br />

( for over three decades) which seized my heart with the desire to carry its teachings in its own instructive style,<br />

in our efforts to understand the precepts of the Quran.<br />

OF THE MESSAGE– (FROM THE QURAN)<br />

21:10 - We have revealed for you (O men!)a book in which is a Message for you: Will ye then understand?<br />

21:50 - And this is a blessed Message which We have sent down: Will ye then reject it?<br />

21:106.Verily in this (Quran) is a Message for people who would (truly) worship Allah.2761<br />

Note: 2761 - The culmination of Allah‟s<br />

Revelation is in the Quran, which confirms previous Scriptures, corrects the errors which men<br />

introduced into them, and explains many points in detail for all who seek right worship and service to Allah<br />

previous Books (“People of the Book”) or not. It is a universal Message.<br />

- whether they inherit the<br />

51:55 -But teach (thy Message): for teaching benefits the Believers.<br />

71:5 - Then spread abroad a Message 5866<br />

Note: 5866 – (5) they gave a Message, through which just men were justified through repentance, and evil men were warned of their sins.<br />

96:1- Proclaim! (or Read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher Who created 6203 6204<br />

{96:1} اقْرَأْ‏ بِاسْمِ‏ رَبِّكَ‏ الَّذِي خَلَقَ‏<br />

Note: 6203-Iqraa – read or recite or rehearse or proclaim aloud Allah‟s Message when he must stand forth to the world and declare his<br />

mission.96:1<br />

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