Is it permissible to use Quranic verses to soothe oneself, such as: "And do not place in our hearts any rancor toward those who have believed," or to advise others, such as: "And keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking His countenance. And let not your eyes pass beyond them, desiring adornments of the worldly life. And do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follows his own desire and whose affair has ever been [in] neglect," given that some people believe these verses were revealed in a specific historical context and do not apply to the current reality?
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This use of the verses is legitimate and permissible because it falls under the general command to follow and recite the Quran. The meaning of reciting the Quran is to follow it, obey its commands, avoid its prohibitions, be guided by it, believe its narrations, ponder its meanings, and recite its words.
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