The unique and musical rhythm in Quran’s layout was fascinating and moving,it would make me swim throughly with its ryhthm without paying much attention to it’s meanings and concepts.. it wasnt because , at the time, I coud not comprehend it’s concepts, in fact I had read quite alot from the books of Al Aqqad, Taha Hussein and Al-Mazeni, at an extent which would allow me to understand quite much, but,I was too busy with the spiritual and artistic layout of the Quran to pay attention to its topics (concepts). However, the topics regarding the super power, more than any other topic, had a special echo inside me.During that period ,Surah Maryam , in particular, attracted me strongly as such as that I could not pull myself away and did not wish to do so.!
There was super power in the birth of a boy to Zachariya , and the birth of Jesus without father.
On the other hand, there was a wonderful musical ryhthm to its pattern in the flow of the surah , and if Shaikh Rifa’t’s recitation was to be added to them it would give me a feeling I can not explain by words.
I still remember to the moment, the impact its had on me from the begining till the end of the Surah,… Some parts, had greater impact such as the opening words, in the start of the Surah, KAF HA YA ‘AIn SSAAD ,this was wonderful in itself, and I, at that time ,was impressed in particular with the way it was recited, the outstreched (elongated) ‘ain which is read stressingly. Then comes the ayah ((This is) a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His slave Zakariya (Zachariah), then the magical enviroment ( to me at that time) which ( a call in secret) gives: When he called out his Lord (Allah) a call in secret. then the call itself,”4 Saying: “My Lord! Indeed my bones have grown feeble, and grey hair has spread on my head, And I have never been unblest in my invocation to You, O my Lord! “ O How this picture would impress me! Indeed my bones have grown feeble, and grey hair has spread on my head, and- being my self a little boy at the time- would imagine picture myself as it is decribed in the ayah, and it would shake me as such that I couldnt resist. Then comes the surprise ,immediately after the supplication, a quick reponse 7 (Allah said) “O Zakariya (Zachariah)! Verily, We give you the glad tidings of a son, His name will be Yahya (John). We have given that name to none before (him).” the mutual relation between the slave and his Lord, a relation as such that supplication is responded to without delay.- as it seemed to me from the ayah-.. …..
to be continued
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