If our
currency, carpets, houses, children, business and money are snatched away at
the time of death, it indicates that these things are not the aim of our life
otherwise Allâh would have sent all these things to the hereafter. Allâh has explained the aim of our
lives. Now if man becomes engrossed in
material wealth, it is his responsibility.
We have created you for our worship.
But you became engrossed in the world of romance running after
attractive faces. You are responsible
for leaving Allâh's worship and wasting your life in filth. Had I not announced the aim in the Qur'ân,
you could have had an excuse and said Allâh did not tell you the aim. Allâh says,
"I did not create jinn and man except for my worship." [ Surah Zâriyât.] We
created you for our worship only. Therefore, only worship will go to
Allâh. Dear friends, only the currency
of worship will go.
Blessings,
blessings and more blessings in the month of Ramadan, this is what we shall get
when we offer obligatory deeds and good deeds during the month. Recitation of
Quran in Ramadan is one such deed that brings about the pleasure of Allah
because Allah sees that his creation is not only reading His words but also
understanding them without the interruption and barrier of the shaytaan, which
is locked up during the month. The Recitation of the Quran in Ramadan has
special importance because it is during this month that it was revealed to the
Prophet (PBUH) and became a source of complete guidance for us.
So we must imagine the month of Ramadan
as a jackpot for us Muslims, the believers of Allah because Allah has promised
that the reward for doing good in this month is utmost, so much so that it gives
the believer a completely clean slate, erases all his sins and gives him an
opportunity to start over. So why would we not want to take that? Why would we
want to believe that our sins are past hope? We would certainly not!
Allah blesses the one who recites the
Quran, infact there is a reward for every letter that is uttered out of the
mouth of the believer of Islam and the Quran. The Holy Prophet (PBUH)
said, about the recitation of the Quran, “Whoever draws near to Allah during it (Ramadan)
with a single characteristic from the characteristics of (voluntary) goodness,
he is like whoever performs an obligatory act in other times. And whoever
performs an obligatory act during it, he is like whoever performed seventy
obligatory acts in other times.” (Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, no. 1887)
So 70 times the reward per letter of the
Quran, Alhamdullillah what a reward indeed! And for those who struggle to
recite the Quran, the reward becomes doubled! This is because Allah,
Subhanwatallah does not judge on the quality of the recitation rather His
criteria of judging is very different for the criteria of humans. Allah, the
Most Beneficent, looks at the level of effort of the believer and rewards them
accordingly. So if a person is slow, stutters but is making his utmost effort
to read the Quran correctly, Allah will reward him with greater.
The Holy Prophet (PBUH) said about the
person who struggles: “Verily the one who
recites the Qur’an beautifully, smoothly and precisely, he will be in the
company of the noble and obedient angels. And as for the one who recites with
difficulty, stammering or stumbling through its verses, then he will have TWICE
that reward.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
Recitation of the Quran is important and
blessed in Ramadan also because as it was brought down upon the holy Prophet
(PBUH) in this month, Jibreel would visit the Prophet (PBUH) every night in
Ramadan and study the word of Allah with him. On the night of Al-Qadr, the
Quran was recited with utmost pleasure and concentration as these were the
virtuous nights, ones that would give the highest humber of blessings.
This automatically made the month of Ramadan a blessed one indeed.
Reading the Quran during Ramadan brings
about a great sense of responsibility towards Allah which we do not realize at
other times. As we delve deeper into the words of Allah we realize that the
Quran is a constant reminder that we must act according to the commandments of
Allah, not do sin, backbite, and tell lies, especially during this month as we
seek to guard our fasts. And what better way to do that than to spend your fast
in the remembrance of Allah and letting the Quran act as a reminder while you
are completely pure and devoid of evil. Allah says in the Quran: "A
Book, which we have revealed to you in order that its verses may be pondered
upon, so that the people of understanding may be reminded."
That is what Allah hopes for mankind to achieve, a constant reminder of their
faith, of the Oneness of Allah and of the Day of Judgment, all of this is
mentioned in the Quran. Now how are we going to know if we don’t even recite
and understand the meaning of the Quran?
Finally the
point am making here is that we shouldn’t allow this month to go by without
moving at least one step closer to the acceptance of our creator and make good
use of this precious month so that we won’t be among those wishing they had
used and benefited from the blessing and guidance of Allah (SWT) in this
blessed month. I seek the forgiveness of my readers for it’s a bit lengthy but let endure to read
it through and benefit from it Insha Allah. With this I say Subhaanaka Allaahumma wa bihamdika,‘ash-hadu
‘an laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa ‘Anta, ‘astaghfiruka wa ‘atoobu ‘ilayk
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