Daily Salah and

understanding Quran
Out of the 24 hours in a normal day, the most
precious moments for a Muslim is when he stands
in front of Allah for Salah.
Before, after, and during the Salah, I do ask Allah a
long list of things and He out of His mercy grants
them too.
But how ungrateful I am that when He tells me
something through the Imam during the Salah, I
stand there as a deaf guy!
How obstinate I am that even with years passing by,
I dont try to learn Arabic!
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Daily Salah

Whatever I am made to listen in these Salahs is

written in my fate and is the message by Allah for
me for TODAY at that time in that Salah.
Nothing happens in this world by chance. It is not
that Imam remembered some Surah and he
recited it.

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Daily Salah

Allah wants us to start everyday under Quranic

light (with 2 lectures in 2 Rakaahs of Fajr)
Allah wants us to end the day also in Quranic
light with 4 lectures; 2 in Maghrib and 2 more in
Isha within 2 hours! Perhaps because man is
more prone to Satanic temptations in the night
(Allah knows best).

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Daily Salah

I emphasize these 3 Salah because in these Salah,

Imam may recite from any part of the Quran (and he
should try to recite from different parts of the
Quran).
Consequently, if I do not understand complete
Quran, I may miss the message in any of these
Salahs; simply because Imam may recite from any
part of the Quran.
I can not read translation in Salah. Most importantly, I
wont know which part of Quran the Imam will recite.
So, for all practical purposes, relying on translations
for this purpose does not work.

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Daily Salah

The right attitude in each one of these 3 Salahs is

that I should stand with full attention and wait for
instructions from Allah. I should try to pick up
each and every word of Allah.
And if I fail to understand, I should ask
forgiveness from Allah and re-commit myself to
understanding the Quran.
Each Salah is a continuous reminder for me to
understand Quran IN TOTAL and not just a part
of it.

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Daily Salah

If I dont understand Quran, then everyday I loose

the message given to me in 6 lectures (two each in
Fajr, Maghrib, and in Isha).
That too, at a time when I am in the best of
worshipping mode to Allah (out of the 24 hours).
Every year, I miss the message given to me in 2000
Rakahs (plus 240 or 600 rakahs of Taraweeh).
It is equivalent to 5 EQUIVALENT rounds of Quran
per year (2 rounds in 3 Salahs of the whole year + 1
in Taraweeh + Self recitation of at least one round
per year)
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Daily Salah

It is true for other Salahs TOO. Whether we recite it or

the Imam recites it, every part should be understood.
It is true of our personal recitation of the Quran
outside Salah too.
Allah wants us to concentrate on certain ayahs
(ponder on small pieces of Quran) in these Salah and
to have a global view (ponder on bigger sections of
Quran) in Taraweeh.
If we dont understand Quran, a tremendous
opportunity to build the relationship with Allah is lost.
How tragic and tremendous loss it is!!!

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Daily Salah

If we dont understand Quran, a tremendous

opportunity to build the relationship with Allah is
lost. How tragic and tremendous loss it is!!!
Therefore, understanding Quran is not just
related to time duration when one recites the
Quran at certain time of a day. It is, in fact,
related to every Salah everyday!!!
Does that not motivate us to work quicker and
faster (almost daily) on understand Quran?

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