The Merits of the Qur’an

Abu Abdillah عليه السلام said: Verily the All-Mighty and Most-Powerful has sent down unto you His Book, and He is Truthful and Good. In it is news of you, news of those who came before you, news of those who will come after you, and news of Heaven and Earth. If there comes to you one who can inform you of that you will be amazed

I heard Aba Abdillah عليه السلام saying: The Qur’an is a Chaser and a Caller. It calls to the Garden and chases away from the Fire

Abu Abdillah عليه السلام said: When Allah Mighty and Majestic gathers the first ones and the last ones, they will behold a person drawing near, a more handsome form than his has never been seen (before). So when the believers will gaze at him - and it is the Qur’an - they will say ‘this is one of us! this is the most handsome thing we have seen!’ - but when he reaches them (their ranks) he will go beyond them. Then the martyrs will gaze at him, until when he reaches the last of them - he will go beyond them, they will (then) say ‘this is the Qur’an!’ He will go beyond them all until he reaches the Messengers, they will say ‘this is the Qur’an’ He will go beyond them until he reaches the angels, they will say ‘this is the Qur’an’ He will go beyond them, until he comes to stand on the right-side of the Throne, whereupon the Most-Powerful will proclaim: ‘By My Might and Majesty, and the loftiness of My position, I will honour today the one who honoured you, and debase the one who debased you’

The one who has memorized the Qur’an and acts upon it is with the Honourable and Virtuous Scribes

I heard him (i.e. the Imam) say: The one who labours over the Qur’an and memorizes it with great difficulty on his part and having poor memory - for him is double the reward