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The basic meaning of khushu` is the softness of the heart, its being gentle, still, submissive, broken, and yearning. When the heart is humble, so too is the hearing, seeing, head, and face; indeed all the limbs and their actions are humbled, even speech.

The Book of Allah, Mighty and Magnificent, shows that whoever finds what Allah loves hard to bear is blameworthy in the religion and receives Allah’s displeasure. Censure and displeasure only come ones way when an obligation is left or a prohibition is committed. Therefore if those who do not have khushu` are censured, its obligation is proven.

If you truly want to benefit from the Qur’an, your heart must be attentive and alert when reciting it or listening to it. Understand that this Qur’an is an address directed to you from Allah, Most High, upon the tongue of His Messenger ﷺ.