We’ve been talking about companions lately—those we choose, those who shape us, those we hope will stand beside us in this life and the next.
Today, we reach the final one. My best friend. The one who never leaves. The one who doesn’t grow distant with time.
The Quran.
It is, without exaggeration, the best friend you could ever have.
The Book that loves you back
There are some friendships that don’t begin with fireworks. Some arrive quietly. Like when spring comes and it’s raining all the time, until you look up one day and everything around you is green.
That’s what the Quran became for me.
Not a book. Not a task.
A companion. A comfort. A mirror. A guide.
“Whoever loves the Qur’an has loved Allah and His Messenger.”
For when someone is beloved, their words are beloved too.
— Rawdah al-Muhibbin (1/201), Ibn Masʿūd (رضي الله عنه)
He used to weep during recitation—not from performance, but from connection. From recognizing that these are not ordinary words. These are Allah’s own words, offered to us with such tenderness and our hearts were created to respond.
The people of the Quran are the people of Allah
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Indeed, Allah has His own people among mankind.”
They said, “O Messenger of Allah, who are they?”
He said: “They are the people of the Quran. They are Allah’s people and His special ones.”
— Sunan Ibn Mājah, 215
(sorry but i like being someone special 🥹)
What does it mean to be one of Allah’s people?
It means to keep the Quran close. Not just in your hands, but in your habits. Not just in your tongue, but in your thoughts. Not just in recitation, but in reflection.
“Do they not reflect upon the Qur’an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?”
— Qur’an 47:24
This friendship is transformational. The Quran softens what was hard, mends what was broken, lifts what was buried deep. And if you let it, it leads you, step by step, toward Allah.
It Honours More Than You
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Whoever recites the Quran and acts upon it, his parents will be crowned on the Day of Judgment with a light brighter than the light of the sun…”
— Sunan Abi Dawood, 1453
What a mercy. That your love for the Quran isn’t just your own private legacy, it becomes a garment of honor for the ones who raised you. For the ones who prayed for you when you didn’t even know what to pray for.
Your companion in the grave and your elevator in the next life
When the world leaves you in your grave, the Quran stays.
“Recite the Quran, for it will come as an intercessor for its companions on the Day of Resurrection.”
— Sahih Muslim, 804
And it won’t stop there.
According to Abu Salih, Abu Houreira (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "What a good intercessor is the Quran in favor of his companion on the day of the resurrection!
He will say: O Lord! Certainly I deprived him of his passions in the here-in so honor him!
Then he will be put on the toga of nobility.
He will say: O Lord! Add more for him!
Then he will be put on the emornment of the nobility.
He will say: O Lord! Add more for him!
Then he will be put on the crown of nobility.
He will say: O Lord! Add more for him!
So Allah will be satisfied with him and there is nothing above the satisfaction of Allah."
(Reported by Ibn Abi Chayba in his Moussannaf n°32042 and authenticated by Sheikh Chathri in his correction of Ibn Abi Chayba's Moussannaf vol 16 p 429)
Then,
“It will be said to the companion of the Qur’an: Recite and rise, and recite as you used to recite in the world, for your rank will be at the last verse you recite.”
— Sunan Abi Dawood, 1464
Do you know where that leads you?
To the best of company:
To Allah, to His Messenger ﷺ, to the righteous, to the companions, to the women of paradise.
Can you find better company than them?
Go ahead, I’m waiting
The Friendship of a Lifetime
Maybe you’ve stayed away from the Qur’an.
Maybe you feel behind, or guilty, or unsure of how to return.
But the Prophet ﷺ reassured us:
“The one who recites the Qur’an and stumbles over it, finding it difficult, will have a double reward.”
— Bukhari & Muslim
This isn’t about perfection. It’s about being present through little consistent acts.
Advice from my Ustadh:
لمن يريد حفظ القرآن : قلّل المقدار ، وأكثر التكرار ، وليكن لك ورد مراجعة مع الاستمرار ، ولازم الاستغفار ، وخفف الأوزار ، وصاحب الأخيار ، بهذا تحفظ وتثبّت بإذن العزيز الغفار.
For those who want to memorize the Qur’an:
Reduce the amount (you memorize),
Increase the repetition,
Have a regular portion for review with consistency,
Hold firmly to seeking forgiveness,
Lighten your burdens (sins),
Keep the company of righteous people —
With this, you will memorize and retain it, by the permission of the Almighty, the Most Forgiving.
Return to it. Even if your lips are dry and your heart is tired.
Even if all you can do is whisper a verse and try again tomorrow.
So go bestie.
Open the Mushaf today. Not as an obligation—but as a reunion. Let the Quran look you in the eyes. Let it remind you who you are, and Who you belong to.
Let it walk with you now, so that when everyone else leaves—you’ll have a best friend who never will.
And maybe, just maybe, Allah will say:
“These are My people.”