Nothing in this world can bring comfort to the heart and a sense of inner peace more than reciting the Qur’an. The Qur’an comes to save you every time you feel sad, lost and confused.
Sheikh Bilal Assad mentioned how 3 days after his son and brother had passed away, he found himself standing on the edge of a flat roof of a house. It was the same roof he had spent the last time with his son, the night before he passed away.
He thought, “Why am i not with them? Why am i still living? I should be with them.”
At that moment, subhanaAllah, the Qur’an started being recited from the mosque speakers. And you know what the first verse was?
One of the best projects you can embark on in life is to memorize the Qur'an. Your whole day is literally occupied with the remembrance of Allah. If you memorize a page or half a page a day, most of the day goes on revising it.
The moment you get any free time, you prioritize with revising what you're memorizing – instead of playing games, checking social media and browsing your feed, or looking for a new movie or series to watch. It frees you from people and prevents you from wasting precious time.
Memorizing Qur'an increases your Iman and compels you to spend time with the speech of your Lord, contemplate His verses, read Tafsir, implement what you learn, improve your Arabic and Tajweed, and protects you from committing evil deeds.
It's a unique journey that every Muslim should intend to embark upon, by memorizing at least one juz' a year (that's less than only two pages per month). We all have the ability to do it and fit it in around work or school, with the help of Allah. ❤️
The Prophet ﷺ used to seek refuge with Allah in his du’aa’s (supplications) from feeling helpless and laziness, and he taught us to strive to do things which will benefit us in this world and in the Hereafter.
He ﷺ told us:
“Strive to do that which will benefit you, and seek the help of Allaah, and do not feel helpless.”