"Is it, then, possible, to reach the heart of the Qur’an merely by reading its words, without ever stepping upon the battlefield of faith and disbelief, of Islam and ignorance, without passing through any stage of the struggle? No, you can understand the Qur’an only when you take it up, begin to act upon it, and call mankind to God, and when every step you take is in obedience to its guidance."
- Syed al-Maududi