Yesterday I was on the bus going home, reading Qur'an before sundown. About 15 mins into the bus ride, the guy who had been sitting next to me suddenly turned to me, showed his phone to me, and with a big smile said, "Eids been announced for tomorrow!"
I put my hand out & said,
Allah ﷻ said to Musa عليه السلام:
“Oh Musa, there is a man among you who has been disobedient to me for 40 years.
And I will not send rain upon you as long as that man is amongst you.”
So Musa عليه السلام gathered his people and said to them:
The month of Quran is upon us, and I wanted to reshare a personal story about what it means to exert yourself with it in Ramadan.
In 2006, I told my mom (may Allah have mercy on her) that my Shaykh challenged his students to elevate their Ramadan Quran goals and read significantly more than they had in previous years. She told me that she also intended to take it to the next level that year and would join in. By the end of Ramadan, the Shaykh had finished 8 readings (2 of which were in Qiyam), and I barely got past 2. My mom on the other hand would read half the Quran a day finishing 14 complete khatms in 29 days. I saw her push herself that year like never before and thought this was the type of Ramadan you only read about in the books of history. She busied herself with the Quran seemingly every minute even as she moved between other daily tasks.
It turned out that would be her last Ramadan, and what a Ramadan to meet her Lord with.
Now obviously different people have different circumstances. Some have larger workloads they still need to maintain, some have language barriers, some have burdensome family duties. Just know that Allah is most Kind, and will reward your sincere efforts according to your circumstances. But all of us could do better by elevating our Quran goals this Ramadan in our homes. Ramadan is the month of Quran, and the Quran is what we nourish our hearts and souls with as we remain physically restrained.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The Qur'an will come on the day of judgement in the form of a bright man and say, "I am the one who kept you up at night, and thirsty throughout the day." (Ibn Majah)
May Allah make us amongst the people of Quran, now and forever. May the Quran be the spring of our hearts, the light of our chests, and the reliever of our distress. Ameen
Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said,
“The religion itself is entirely good character, so whoever surpasses you in character has surpassed you in religion. Likewise, it is such with spirituality (al-tasawwuf).”
Al-Kanani said:
“Spirituality is itself good
@rishbitchhh aww no yar i’m just done with life, areebas just done with life, and daniya is also just done with life 😭😭😭that’s why we don’t reply itna lol
Whatever you do, just be kind. Never mind if it’s not reciprocated. Do it for the sake of the Almighty and watch how your life takes on a different turn.
If only we talk about salah and repenting from sins the way we talk about marriage, mehr, 9-5 and all the other trending topics on mt. Perhaps those who lack on salah will start to pray and repent. And Allah Knows best.