Tuesday 6 June 2017

Ramadan Journal 2017: Day 8 - Read

I have quite a lot of reading and book reviews to catch up on, but during Ramadan I tend to drop all of these in favour of reading the Quran.  This year I am starting to fall behind with work, housework, meal preparation and trying to catch up on sleep taking over my life.  I am hoping to catch up on my days off insh'Allah.

One thing has been different this year, I have always wanted to read the Quran in the original Arabic and understand what I am reading, but this year the yearning has grown into a keen desire to learn insh'Allah.  A few years ago I did the Arabic throught the Quran course for sisters and loved it.  I dropped out midway when I returned to work (I was on maternity leave when I started), but it means I recognise some words and phrases as I read the Quran and it is so gratifying alhamdulillah.

I make dua that I can gain some insight into the wisdom and the miracles of the Quran and that it benefits me and my children insh'Allah.


2 comments:

  1. Assalamualaikum dear sister umm salihah. I pray that your journey towards reciting and understanding the Quran will be blessed by Allah. Take care and with love from Malaysia

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  2. Anonymous07 June, 2017

    Assalam aleykoum dear Umm Salihah,
    MachaAllah, I'm going through the same process: wanting to read Quran (at least!) regularly during the month and struggling with work, housework, meals (even if I keep it simple most of the time), kids (and numerous waking during the night...). Somedays, I feel like I just have time to make my prayers and some duas after all my chores, and then I try to sleep for one hour or two.
    I try to keep in mind that all these duties, chores, and care to the kids are also blessings from Allah, al Hamdoulillah.

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