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ٱلَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ قِيَاماً وَقُعُوداً وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلأَرْضِ رَبَّنَآ مَا خَلَقْتَ هَذا بَاطِلاً سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
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-Âl ‘Imrân ( آل عمران )

Tafsir al-Tustari

Those who remember God, standing, sitting, and [reclining] on their sides…He [Sahl] said:Whoever wishes to memorise the Qurʾān should complete three whole readings following the conditions stated in this verse: a reading completed while standing in prayer, a reading completed while sitting and studying it, and a reading completed while reclining on one’s side. Then, he will not forget [it], God willing, Mighty and Majestic is He. Moreover, whoever occupies himself with seeking knowledge with the full awareness of God, and with the recitationof the Qurʾān, the remembrance (dhikr) of God, Mighty and Majestic is He, adherence to the Sunna, and avoidance of all frivolity (lahw), will not be afflicted by disease or sickness. Furthermore, whoever obeys God with knowledge and sincere intention (nīya) will not lose his mind [lit. intellect, ʿaql].The Prophet said, ‘Whoever obeys God, Mighty and Majestic is He, has truly remembered Him, but whoever disobeys Him has truly forgotten Him.’ His words:


Tafsīr al-Tustarī, trans. Annabel Keeler and Ali Keeler
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