Daily Salah and

understanding Qur’an
– 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 don’t try to learn Arabic!

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– 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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– Allah wants us to start everyday under Qur’anic

light (with 2 lectures in 2 Raka’ahs of Fajr)
– Allah wants us to end the day also in Qur’anic
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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• I emphasize these 3 Salah because in these Salah,

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

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– 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 Qur’an.
– Each Salah is a continuous reminder for me to
understand Qur’an IN TOTAL and not just a part
of it.

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– If I don’t understand Qur’an, 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 Qur’an
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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– 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 Qur’an
outside Salah too.
– Allah wants us to concentrate on certain ayahs
(ponder on small pieces of Qur’an) in these Salah and
to have a global view (ponder on bigger sections of
Qur’an) in Taraweeh.
– If we don’t understand Qur’an, a tremendous
opportunity to build the relationship with Allah is lost.
How tragic and tremendous loss it is!!!

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– If we don’t understand Qur’an, a tremendous

opportunity to build the relationship with Allah is
lost. How tragic and tremendous loss it is!!!
– Therefore, understanding Qur’an is not just
related to time duration when one recites the
Qur’an 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 Qur’an?

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