Didn't Allah tell us that this is the month of the Quran?
Didn't Allah Almighty reveal the Quran in this beautiful month of Ramadan?
Didn't Allah say that this Quran was
revealed in order for us to ponder deeply over its verses?
Didn't Allah say that we have revealed
to you that which will bring about comfort to the heart, the soul?
Didn't Allah Almighty tell us that He has
revealed to us a beautiful reminder that will draw us closer to Him?
Didn't Allah instruct us in many places of the Quran to ponder,
not just over the verses of the Quran, but over entire creation?
This is the book that will bring about comfort.
It will bring about goodness.
When you just listen to its verses, you are mesmerized.
The sound, the beautiful melody, the absolute beauty in the pronunciation,
the up and down, the pulling and that which is shortened and so on.
The rhythm. Everything is absolutely superb.
It is a book that brings about so much of goodness from all angles,
be it the recitation, the reading of it, the understanding of it,
the putting into practice of it, and the conveying to others as well.
All those who have been distressed in one
way or another have told us, and they have borne witness,
that when we sincerely looked into these words and this Quran, or listened to it,
or interacted with it, it brought about tremendous comfort.
It changed our lives.
It brought about hope after there was hopelessness.
It brought about goodness after there was nothing good.
It brought about growth after there was no growth whatsoever.
It brought about profits after there was loss.
We ask Allah Almighty to help us.
Imagine, He gives us the month of Ramadan, and we believers, we believe in Allah.
We believe in this book.
We believe in all the glory.
We believe in everything that Allah has said.
Still, we are not doing good enough.
We need to do more to recite the Quran, to interact with it,
to learn its pronunciation, the disciplines, to learn how to recite it.
Don't be shy to read it.
Melodious, don't be shy.
In fact, it will bring about an amazing form of comfort and solace.
It will bring about something unique that is Allah.
Similarly, the meanings of the words, the differences in the different parts
of the Quran, the verses which were revealed in Mecca and the verses revealed
in Medina before and after hijra, the differences between them and how they
came about, how they were revealed and so on.
All of that is magnificent.
My brothers and sisters, ask those who have been distressed,
who have actually come and been rescued by the Quran.
Subhanallah. When Umar i bni Al Khatab,
radiallahu anhu, recited the verses,
"We have not sent down to you the Qur'an that you be distressed."
It answered so many questions for him
because they continued to say the verses of the Quran, and this Quran has been
revealed in order to be a means of distress for everyone.
It's come with rules, regulations and so much of discipling.
Allah answered all of that in one verse.
In part of a verse, He says, We have not revealed this Quran to you,
O Muhammad (pbuh), in order for it to be a means of your distress or discomfort.
That is the Quran. It's the opposite of all of that.
It actually brings about comfort and goodness, discipline.
It teaches us discipline.
It teaches us to focus on the right things in life.
It teaches us how to lead our lives with rules and regulations that will be
of our own benefit, both in the short term and the long term and in the hereafter.
So may Allah (swt) strengthen us.
Consider yourself fortunate that you have the Quran in your hands.
Read it and learn it in order to extract the jewels therefrom.
Remember, every time there is a question
that arises, there will always be a suitable answer.
Don't listen to the enemies who want to speak about something they hate anyway.
They will find fault even where there is a straight line.
But rather learn from the experts
and you will know that indeed this is the book of Allah, the word of Allah.
May Allah bless all of you.