An organization called, The South African National Quraan Council, is organizing a Quran 'memorization competition'.

Answer

The Qur'aan competition is a shaitaani function. It is haraam to participate in this mockery of the Qur'aan Majeed. This type of haraam mockery of the Qur'aan Majeed is among the Signs of Qiyaamah. The Qur'aan Majeed states:

"Verily this nation of mine took the Qur'aan as an object for buffeting."

This will be the complaint of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) on the Day of Qiyaamah.

Competitions of this nature make the Qur'aan Majeed into a toy for stupid and haraam entertainment. The Objective of the Qur'aan Majeed is the guidance of mankind. It is a capital crime to use and misuse the Qur'aan Majeed for merrymaking and stupid competitions.

Shaitaan has urinated the idea of Qur'aan competitions into the brains of the organizers of this haraam mockery. Since Muslims all over the world are making a mockery of the Qur'aan Majeed in various shaitaani ways, Allah Ta'ala, in order to punish us, causes defilement of the Qur'aan Majeed at the hands of kuffaar. Since Muslims themselves defile and desanctify the Qur'aan Majeed, in different ways - one way being these satanic competitions - Allah Ta'ala permits the kuffaar to defile the Qur'aan Majeed in various ways, e.g. burning the Qur'aan Majeed.

While defilement of the Qur'aan Majeed and of the Musaajid by kuffaar has no effect for Allah Ta'ala, it is a form of punishment for Muslims who are grieved by such defilement. During its history, Allah Ta'ala had handed Musjidul Aqsa to the kuffaar for defilement and pollution to punish Muslims. The same is happening today. Musjidul Aqsa has been handed to the Yahood for defilement, and the Kuffaar are allowed to burn and defile the Qur'aan.

All of this is merely a reflection of the villainy, treachery, fisq and fujoor of Muslims. The kuffaar are not blameworthy. Muslims are the vile and treacherous criminals who are the cause of such defilement at the hands of the kuffaar. Qur'aan competitions are one form of Qur'aanic defilement.

It is haram to participate in any way whatsoever in the stupid 'memorization' competition of this miscreant body called SANQC.

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