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December 24, 2013

Ramaḍān 1434. Here the Qurʾān was recited and taught by the most blessed man to walk this earth, Moḥammed ﷺ. Reflect on that.…

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December 13, 2013

❝Recite the Qurʾān to me.❞ “Shall I recite to you while it has been revealed to you?!” He ﷺ said: ❝I like to hear it from others.❞ ❤️ — Narrated by ʿAbdullāh Ibn Masʿūd. In: Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī; Virtues of the Qurʾān.…

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December 11, 2013

The Qurʾān does not solidify in one’s memory, nor is it easy to memorise, nor is it easy to understand – except if you were to recite it in ṣalāh at night (tahajjud). Moḥammed Amīn ash-Shanqīṭī. In: tafsīr aḍwāʾ al-bayān 8/359…

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December 10, 2013

Sūrah al-ʿAlaq ends with the command, ﴾prostrate and draw near﴿. The next sūrah hints at the best time to do so.…

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The Eloquent Speaker

December 9, 2013

Mūsā, one of the greatest prophets, had a speech impediment. And he was conscious of this. Thus, he makes the duʿāʾ, which Allāh relates to us in the Qurʾān, [(Mūsā) said, “My Lord, expand for me my chest (with assurance) And ease for me my task. And untie the knot from my tongue That they may understand my speech.] Ṭāhā:25-28 Firʿawn, on the other hand, was an eloquent and effective speaker. Allāh tells us about his eloquence and speaking skills…

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