Surah Ar-Rahman is a very popular surah, probably because of all of the "fabi ayyi aalaa-e rabbiku maa tukadhibaan's" in it. It is a very beautiful Surah in which Allah mentions all of the favors and signs He has given to us.
Today, Br. Nouman was talking about the little details in sentence structure of the Qur'an that makes the ayahs so much more profound. Of course, we lose the beauty of it when translated to another language. Allah begins the Surah with "الرحمن" (Ar-Rahman), which is one of His names that means 'The Most Merciful'. Why, out of all of His other 99 names, does He choose this one?
He then goes on to list all of the things that He has created as bounties for us; the reasons why He is The Most Merciful. Among His numerous bounties (creating the sun, moon, trees, the earth, fruit, date palm trees, etc.), the first thing He lists is that He taught the Qur'an. The second thing He mentions is that He created man. We would not be able to enjoy any of the bounties if we were dead. We have to be alive in order to enjoy life. The fact that He created us is a bounty in and of itself, which is why He mentions the creation of man before mentioning the creation of all the other bounties. Why then, did Allah mention that He taught the Qur'an before the mentioning of our creation? Weren't we created before the Qur'an? Wouldn't we have to be alive first in order for the Qur'an to be taught to us?
Allah mentions the Qur'an first and foremost because that fact that He has given this to us is even more significant than our own creation.
Subhanallah.
And Allah says that He taught the Qur'an, but to who? He doesn't say He taught the Qur'an to the Messenger specifically. He didn't restrict it. It is an open invitation to anybody, including all humans and jinn.
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