How true was Ibn Rajab (rahimahullah) was when he said, “…Our Mother Aa’ishah (radhiallahu `anha) (in Ramadhan) would recite the Qur’aan after Dawn until sunrise…” We find ourselves in yet another time, it is the beginning of Ramadhan and you hear a call. You turn around and there stands the Imam of the Imams -Imam az-Zuhri (rahimahullah). He is saying:‘It (Ramadhan) is recitation of the Quran and feeding of people!’ His words echoing in your ears, his face never to be forgotten, you turn to meet Zayd al-Yaami (rahimahullah). He is sitting with his companions; each one of them is holding a book. So simple are these books, you just about recognize them; they are copies of the Qur’aan. Your eyes shed tears, since they do not know what will happen to the Ummah in the future. You see others running from door to door, calling out in the market places, spreading the word – come, let’s read the Words of the Lord of the Worlds in this blessed month. How true was Ibn Rajab (rahimahullah) when he said: Zayd al-Yaami (rah) would bring copies of the Quran when Ramadan began and gather his companions around him. The night is dark, the stars are shining, since they rejoice out of happiness for the month of the Qur’aan. You are outside the house of Ibraheem an-Nakhai (rahimahullah), your eyes fill with tears, since he finishes the recital of the Qur’aan in three days. Again you witness the same with Qataadah (rahimahullah), yet when you visit al-Aswad (rahimahullah), your embarrassment knows no bounds; he finishes the recital of the Qur’aan in two days. [iv] Our journey is coming to an end. Have patience as we go to meet the contemporary of Imam Abu Haneefah (rahimahullah) – Sufyan At-Thawri (rahimahullah). There he stands. Just by looking at him, you know – this man loves worship and has no interest in the pleasures and luxuries of life. Such a great scholar of Hadeeth (it is said that he has reported some 30,000 ahaadeeth) and Fiqh, you are surprised to see a man of such calibre leave all extra acts of worship and sticking to reciting the Qur’aan in this blessed month. Your eyes glaze over as you travel back into the 21st century. You open your eyes and you are back in the West; the houses full of sleeping Muslims; the streets, the masaajid are empty – so quite – just like abandoned cemeteries. You stare in dismay, wishing to return back in time; the recitation of the salaf still echoing in your ears, their Ramadhan still alive in your heart, You make a decision, It is Time – Time to bring back the Qur’aan.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:05:01 +0000
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