Memorized 15 Parts Of The Quran In The Womb Of Mother

A useful question, with its faith-enlightening reply, is hereby presented from Malfūẓāt-e-A’lā Ḥaḍrat: 

Question: Your eminence! Is there any age specified in the Sharī’aĥ for ‘Taqrīb-e Bismillāĥ(Ceremony to solemnize the commencement of reciting of the Holy Quran by one’s child. )?’ 

Response: There is nothing fixed in the Sharī’aĥ [in this regard], however, the age of 4 years, 4 months and 4 days has been considered [for this] by the respected scholars. When Sayyidunā Shaykh Khuwājaĥ Quṭb-ul-Ḥaq Waddīn Bakhtiyār Kākī رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was 4 years, 4 months and 4 days old, his ‘Taqrīb-e-Bismillāĥ’ was arranged and people were invited. Sayyidunā Shaykh Khuwājaĥ Gharīb Nawāz رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was alsopresent and was about to ask the child to recite the بِسۡـمِ اللّٰه, but then he was invoked with Divine Inspiration [Ilĥām], ‘Wait, Ḥamīduddīn Nāgorī is coming and he will teach [the child to recite بِسۡـمِ اللّٰه].’ At the same time in Nāgor, Qāḍī Ḥamīduddīn رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه received Divine Inspiration telling him to go and teach one of the servants of Allah to recite the بِسۡـمِ اللّٰه. Immediately, he visited the ceremony and said to the child, ‘Son! Recite ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡـمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ.’ The child began to recite ‘اَعُوۡذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيۡطٰنِ الرَّجِيۡمِ بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡـمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ’ and he continued to recite from the beginning of the Holy Quran until he had completed the recitation of 15 parts by heart. 

Shaykh Qāḍī Ḥamīduddīn and Shaykh Khuwājaĥ Gharīb Nawāz رَحِـمَهُمَا الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی said, ‘Son! Continue reciting!’ The young child replied, ‘I had heard this much in the womb of my mother, and this is as much as she had memorized, so I too memorized this much!’ (Malfūẓāt-e-A’lā Ḥaḍrat, pp. 481) 

May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on them and forgive us for their sake! 

Khudā Apnī ulfat mayn ṣādiq banā day 

Mujĥay Mustafa kā Tū ‘āshiq banā day 

O Allah! Make me truthful in my love for You 

And make me a sincere devotee of Your Prophet too! 

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب          صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد 

Unfortunately, due to a lack of Islamic knowledge, many Muslims today are unaware of the rulings of Sharī’aĥ regarding the recitation of the Quran, teaching the Quran, listening to the Quran, touching the Quran, etc. In order to propagate the knowledge of Islam, and with the intention of saving Muslimsfrom sins, a bouquet of colourful Madanī pearls is hereby presented.