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I recited Surah Yasin to the beginning and last verses of Surah Yasin, so a brief reminder

of some of the lessons and in particular one particular lesson of Surah Yasin. Of course

Surah Yasin as we know it is one of the most beloved Surahs of the Muslim Ummah and it

is true to say and there's nothing wrong with this that indeed the Quran is the all of

it is the Majestic Kalam of Allah but some portions of the Quran are more blessed than

other portions. All of the Quran is blessed but is the Quran equally blessed. Our scholars

have said the Ahadith clearly indicate that some ayat have more blessings than other

ayat. Ayatul Kursi is the most blessed ayat of the Quran. Surat Al-Fatihah is sub-al-Mathani.

Kulhu Allahu A'at is one third of the Quran. So some Quran is more blessed than other Quran and

all of the Quran is infinitely more blessed than any other speech. So out of the Surahs of the Quran

Surah Yasin has always occupied a special status in the Muslim Ummah and this is something that

goes back to the time of the Sahaba themselves. There are a number of traditions about this and one

of the more authentic ones that is in Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi and it is authentically narrated from

the Sahaba as well. That Surah Yasin was to be recited over the dead. Iqra'u alam utaqum Surah Yasin.

This Ahadith is in Abu Dawud and also in Tirmidhi. Some scholars have made it slightly weak but it

is authentic from the Sahaba that they would recite Surah Yasin at the time of death. The reason why

this is the case is that the entire Surah Yasin, the main thrust and theme of it is the revival.

It is the fact that Allah shall revive the dead, that Allah will bring the dead back to life. This is

the central theme from the beginning, from the first page. We shall indeed resurrect the dead

all the way to the last page as I just recited. The one who created the body in the first place

shall resurrect it again. And if you look at the stories within the Qur'an, so for example the three

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