Ramadhan and
Qur'an
Ramadan has a special relationship with
the Qur'an, of course:
"It was in the month of Ramadan that the
Qur'an was revealed as guidance for mankind, clear messages
giving guidance and distinguish between right and wrong. So any
one of you who is present that month should fast, and anyone
who is ill or on a journey should make up for the lost days by
fasting on other days later. Allah wants ease for you, not
hardship. He wants you to complete the prescribed period and to
glorify Him for having guided you, so that you may be thankful.
" (Qur'an: Surah 2, AI-Baqarah Ayah! 85)
Ibn 'Abbas (RA) narrates that the
Messenger of Allah (SAW) was the most generous person, and he
would be at his most generous in Ramadan. Jibril (AS) would
come to him every night and he would rehearse the Qur'an with
him. (Sahih al-Bukhari)
Fatima (RA) narrated from her father,
Prophet (SAW), that Jibril would rehearse the Qur'an with him
(in Ramadan) once every year, and he did so twice in the year
of his death. (Bukhari) This hadith contains recommendation of
the following:
Studying the Qur'an in Ramadan;
Coming together for this purpose;
Checking (one's memory/knowledge of) the Qur'an with someone
who has preserved it better;
Increasing recitation of the Qur'an in Ramadan;
That the night time is the best time to recite, when other
preoccupations decrease and it is easier to concentrate, as in
Surah al-Muzzammil 73:6."
"Some of the Salaf (early Muslims) would complete reciting the
whole Qur'an during the night prayer of Ramadan every 3 days,
others every 7 days e.g. Qataadah, others in 10 days e.g. Abu
Rajaa' al-Atardi. The Salaf would recite Qur'an in Ramadan in
Prayer as well as outside it. Al-Aswad would finish the Qur'an
every 2 nights in Ramadan; Ibrahim an-Nakh would do likewise in
the last 10 nights specifically, & every 3 nights during
the rest of the month. Qataadah would regularly finish the
Qur'an in 7 days, but in 3 days during Ramadan, when he would
study the Qur'an especially, and every night during its last 10
days. Al-Zuhri would say when Ramadan began, This month is for
recitation of the Qur'an and feeding of people.'
When Ramadan began, Imam Malik would
cease narrating Hadith and sitting with the people of
knowledge, and stick to reciting the Qur'an from its pages,
while Sufyan al-Thawri would leave other acts of worship and
stick to reciting the Qur'an. 'Aishah would recite from the
pages of the Qur'an at the beginning of the day in Ramadan
(i.e. after Dawn), until when the sun had risen, then she would
take a rest. Zayd al-Yaami would bring copies of the Qur'an
when Ramadan began and gather his companions around
him.
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