Prepare For Ramadhan, The Month Of The Quran

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate 

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam

Ramadhan is the month of the Quran. May Allah enable us to reach Ramadhan this year.

شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ ۚ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ

The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion.  (Quran, Al Baqarah 2:185)

Quran is the Truth we should prepare to receive. 

The Truth is not in need of people but  people are in need of the Truth. We need to adjust ourselves to the Truth. Many of us are very fake in the lives that we live. When we look at our own selves, the nafs is the ultimate imposter.  It is only to the extent that we overcome the fakeness of our souls, which wants us to cling to this world, that we open up our heart to the Truth, and we start to embrace that Truth and we start to live by that Truth, and little by little that someone becoming as-Siddiq. After Prophets, the greatest rank we can attain is As-Siddiqqun. 

We should spend most of our time this Ramadhan with the Quran. 

We should strive to have connection to the Quran seriously—to start learning the meanings and the vocabulary,  so the meanings start opening up to us. 

We should try to recite at least one juz a day this Ramadhan and get at least one khatam before Ramadhan is over. Those who are used to read a juz a day, increase it to 2 juz a day and get 2 khatams in Ramadhan. 

There are also other verses and chapters of the Quran as well, that we should have recite regulalry because of the special benefit in them like al-Sajda [32], al-Mulk [67], al-Waqi'ah [56] and the last two verses of al-Baqarah [2:285-286], every night before going to sleep. Al-Dukhan [44] on Sunday Thursday evenings, and al-Kahf [18] on Thursday nights and Fridays. Read, if you can, the Seven Saving Ones (Surahs al-Sajda, Yaa-Sin [36], al-Dukhan, al-Waqi'ah, al-Hashr [59], al-Mulk, al-Insaan [76]) every night, for their merits are great. Also mornings and evenings the first few verses of Surah al-Hadid [57], the last few verses of Surah al-Hashr [59], Surah al-Ikhlas [112] three times and the two refuge-taking Surahs three times each; similarly, al-Ikhlas and the last two Surahs [al-Falaq 113, An-Naas 114] together with Ayatul-Kursi verse [2:255] and Surah al-Kafirun [109]

May Allah make us of the Siddiqqun. May Allah make the Quran the spring of our hearts and the removal of our distress and concerns. May Allah make its recitation be made easy for us. May Allah enable us to dedicate our lives to the Quran and dedicate our lives to service of the Quran and live the meanings of the Quran.

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.

And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.

Wassalaam