Fajr thoughts: Juz 19
The best relationship with the Best Book
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
وَقالَ الرَّسولُ يٰرَبِّ إِنَّ قَومِى اتَّخَذوا هٰذَا القُرءانَ مَهجورًا ٣٠
And the Messenger has said, "O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur'an as [a thing] abandoned." [Qur’an 25:30]
How are you with the Qur'an?
When the Prophet Muhammad SAW will recite Qur'an to them, they would talk nonsense or speak about something else. so that they would not hear it. This is a form of forsaking it and rejecting it. and not believing in it is the same as forsaking it. and not pondering its meanings and trying to understand it is the same as forsaking it. and not acting upon it and following its commandments and heeding its prohibitions is the same as forsaking it. and turning away from it in favour of poetry or other words or songs or idle talk or some other way is the same as forsaking it
There is a difference of opinion among the commentators whether this complaint of The Messenger ﷺ to Allah Ta’ ala about his people would be on the day of Judgement or it was made in his life time.
A lot of times we are too busy for the Qur'an but we forget that it is a Mubarak Book which adds barakah to your time and life. There is always time for Qur'an.
For the days you do not have time for the Qur'an, what keeps you otherwise engaged?
What are you busy with?
What is your ideal relationship with the Qur'an and how can you start towards it?
I prepared a small guidebook for anyone who wants to make tadabbur one small part of their day. It has one ayah from each juz, some notes from various tafasir (all referenced), and personal reflection questions. Allow the Qur'an transform you.
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