Reciting Quran : A Dream Come True…
About 10-12 months ago, I have made a niyyat that I want to learn how to recite the Holy Quran fluently. I detailed about it in my post learning to read the Quran.
One of the goals I have set was to be able to take part in Quran recitations in the Month of Ramadhan. Unfortunately, this did not come to fruition - because I felt ashamed of reading it pretty slowly in front of everybody. I will say however, that while I did not achieve that goal, I know for certain that I will be taking part in Quran recitations in the next month of Ramadhan 1428.
What have I done to ensure I meet my goal:
I made a goal of reciting every day with my mum - My mum has been an excellent teacher. She has been patient with me and sat down with me even on days when she was really tired. She corrected me, where I went wrong and gave me much encouragement to recite everyday esp. on days when I was too tired. May Allah (SWT) shower her with His blessings.
Since then, I learnt the alphabet well - I must say I make error confusing "Te" with "Ye" because of the 2 dots, and sometimes "Meem" with "Noon" - but I think I have come a long way in learning to recite.
Lately a friend of mine has been listening to me recite the Quran over the phone, again patiently correcting me where I go wrong, and pointing out the mistakes I make. I cannot express how much I appreciate the time spent listening to me recite. May Allah (SWT) bless my friend.
What I came to realise is that no matter how much one pushes someone to do something, they will never truly do it properly unless they wanted to do it with their heart. For me, I think it comes from my heart the willingness to learn - coupled with the embarrassment I will face on the day of Judgement, I felt very determined to learn to read this holy book.
I remember years ago, my mum used to say to me - "Will you never recite Yaasin for me after I pass away?" and I remember telling her, "Mum, Inshallah I will." I am pleased to say, it came from within me to want to learn, and that I have achieved this one wish for my mum and I will never ever forget her when ever I recite Yaasin.
Having been reciting Quran once a day, for the past 1 to 2 months, I feel a change within myself. I feel a great feeling of acheivement, prosperity and a sense of purpose in life. Where I would once upon a time watch TV or slack around on the computer - I now choose to spend my time bulding towards my goals here and hopefully gaining some brownie points for the hearafter.
May Allah (SWT) accept the efforts that my dear mum and friend have put in this to simply dedicate their precious time for me. I will never ever forget them in my Prayers.
My final wish to Allah (SWT) is that I can get completely fluent in recitation - such that I can recite without any mistakes.
Fatema Fazal said,
February 12, 2007 @ 4:53 am
I have to say this email hit home. I just returned from a haj trip. Everywhere I went, I heard people recite so beautifully. In Mina, the people in my group had a little Quran Khani thing - but like you, I felt too embaressed to join in b/c of my very poor recitation.
Anyway, another thing I reminded me of you was the part about the yaseen. When my dad passed away, I could not recite the yaseen well enough to ever recite the whole thing for him. I always stopped part way through. After that, I practised really hard and when I went to Mombasa after a few years, I felt so happy to give my dad the gift of Yaseen. However as a result of my lack of practise I find myself back to square one.
I pray Allah gives us both the strength to continue practising so that the words of the Quran rolls freely from our tongues - Ameen
shiayouth said,
April 27, 2007 @ 2:57 am
Just wanted to share a link re: the benefits of reciting the Holy Qur’an: http://www.islamonline.com/cgi-bin/news_service/spot_full_story.asp?service_id=745
As for learning to recite fluently, nobody learned to recite fluently from day one, like everything it takes practice. And there is always room to improve on our fluency of the Holy Qur’an as it is the revelation of Allah (SWT) protected in time.
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Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that Prophet Mohammad (SAWW) said: “Verily the one who recites the Qur’an beautifully, smoothly, and precisely, he will be in the company of the noble and obedient angels. And as for the one who recites with difficulty, stammering or stumbling through its verses (because he doesn’t know how to read it but is trying to), then he will have TWICE that reward.”
muneeb ahmed said,
March 5, 2008 @ 7:45 pm
salam!
i have gain too much from this site.well i think is that daily recitation of the HOLY QURAN is the need of every Muslim.we should have read the quarter parah daily.nd do pray to Allah to shower his Blessings upon us nd guide us on the right path.we should mustly read the HOLY QURAN wid its meanings.nd should implement it in our life.inshallah we ill feel a big change in our life.
MAY ALLAH GIVE US HIDAYAT ND KEEP US ON THE RIGHT PATH
AAMEEN!!!
Husna said,
May 29, 2008 @ 9:13 am
Its A need of every muslim
may Allah give us hidayat for this
bawani said,
June 22, 2008 @ 6:47 pm
please donot use quran ringtone we shoud remmber it is the book of allah (SWT) and tell all brothers that not to use this instaed you can use outher ring tones there is nothing in univers like quran kareem .thank you