Ramadan with Quran

By far, the greatest phenomena of human existence is the Qur’an. Qur’an is a friend, its  counsells and it comforts.  Quran is a like a  lighthouse – its beautiful to look it, its beautiful to listen to, it gives direction, instruction, guidance. You can also think of it as a   gas station or a service shop – Qur’an fuels and repairs us.  Reading the Quran is like being intensively alive, it's like wearing a new coat, falling in love.... its like holding a firefly  in your hands. Qur’an is a  magic carpet ride into distant lands, a time machine to the past and future fanned.

 The broadening of minds, the transformation of habits and the beginning of new eras  - all started with the Qur’an. When people lived the Qur’an – took its teachings seriously and performed every single command of Allah in it – that time period came to be known as the Golden Age while the rest of Europe was going through the Dark Age. Mayor of London, UK. Boris Johnson, said on May 3 2013, “that without Islam, European Renaissance would not have taken place.” That is, without the Qur’an, the Renaissance, the Industrial Revelution, any progress in medicine or other sciences was impossible . Qur’an is the mark of civilization and advancement.

 In  Hollywood celebrity Russell Brand was seen reading a copy of Qur’an translation. Bollywood’s Amitabh Bachan reads Qur’an to find peace and truth. He even quotes Qur’an on his twitter account.I wish I could say that everyone loves Qur’an, that this passion for Qur’an is shared amongst all in our community. Some want to burn the Qur’an, ban the Qur’an. Some want nothing to do with it. Its in a different language, we can’t be bothered with it. Some of us force ourselves literally, grudgingly to read the Qur’an in Ramadan.

The best thing about this month of Ramadan is that it brings out the Muslim in us.

If for the entire year, we were indifferent, lazy, busy... Ramadan makes it easy for us to engage with the Qur’an. Ramadan calls us to have a real, genuine, conscious relationship with the Qur’an. And when we go through the Qur’an, it  revamps the way we think of Allah, about angels, Judgement Day/Life after Death, and the Messengers ...These are called the 6 pillars of Emaan. In this article series I will inshAllah discuss what the Qur’an says about Allah, the angels, the Day of Judgement, Life after Death, the Messengers and Qadr.



The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) said, this is a narration in Ibn Hibban, Tabarani and Ahmed, that “all of Allah’s divine scriptures was sent down in Ramadan: the Suhuf of Ibrahim – 1^st of Ramadan, Torah – 6^th Ramadan, Injeel 13 Ramadan, Zabur 18 Ramadan , Qur’an 24^th of Ramadan

Allah says, "(It was) the month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur’aan, a guidance for humanity and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights the month (of Ramadan), she must observe Sawm (fast) that month…" [al-Baqarah 2:185] 

Leave everything, drop your calls, drop your texts, clear out your schedule, cancel your commitments so you can really celebrate and really take in the Qur’an.