in which the Quran was [first] sent down as guidancefor all people,
having [in it] clear proofs of [Divine] guidance and the criterion.}
[Quran 2:185]
Since that first Ramadhaan revelation, believers the world over and
across history have drawn nearer to Allaah Almighty, rejuvenated their
faith, found their purpose in life, saved their souls from hellfire,
and found thekey to eternal happiness in Paradise with their Beloved
Lord through the Quran.
Almost exactly 1,433 years ago, the Beloved Messenger of Allaah
commenced his journey form Makkah to Madeenah and laid thefoundations
of the greatest community of believers ever to have lived. Among the
foundations of that Community of men and women was a radiantand
vibrant faith in Allaah Almighty, unflinching love for His Prophet and
brotherhood andsacrifice for each other. These virtues were implanted
in their souls by the Prophet through the guidance of the Quran. The
foundation of that Community was the Quran. The Word of God was what
that blessed Community stood for.
Allaah's speeches, delivered and explained to them by His impeccable
Messenger had created and nurtured that community in Makkah for the
previous 13 years. In the second year of Hijrah or shortly afterward,
the verses about fasting were revealed that eventually made the
fasting of the month of Ramadhaan an obligation. Just like all other
foundational markers and rituals of that blessed Community, the month
of fasting was connected to the Quran.
The pillar of Islam prior to fasting, that of Prayer, was also built
around the Quran. The Prophet and his followers prayed from the very
beginning of his blessed call, and read Quran in it. The five regular
prayers had been revealed toward the end of Makkan life (in the year
10 or 12 of prophethood)at the occasion of the Prophet's Ascension
(Mi`raaj) to Heaven. TheQuran had already alluded to the number of
obligatory prayers, their times, and content, and the Prophet had
given them their final form by way of instruction from the Archangel
Gabriel.
The month of fasting was designed, in the wisdom of Allaah, to
celebrate the Quran in adifferent way, but one which complemented the
prayer. While the regular prayers set the tone and the rhythm of the
daily life ofthe believers, Ramadhaan would challenge them and all
their spiritual descendants to soar even higher in their worship and
remembrance of their Creator, and specifically to rejuvenate thatdaily
routine of prayer.
Allaah, Most High, is, of course, allaware of His servants, whose
habitual practices inevitably become monotonous. Thus the heart rusts.
Feelings mellow. Intellectual acuity in the form of spiritual
understanding clouds over. Hence, perspectives blur. The journey of
faith begins to seem long and uneventful from day to day. Impulsive
and short-sighted— "Man has been created from haste" [Quran 21:37]—the
human being is nonetheless capable of rising to great heights,provided
he is prompted with proper reminders that hold his attention to his
task and path. For no matter how great the reward, how high the
stakes, when the human heart loses sight of its purpose and road, it
gives up the struggle. It needs peaks from where to see the end
clearly, oases wherefrom to fill up on hope in order to gain the
stamina required to cross the many difficult vales along the way.
The Month of Ramadhaan provides that climax, that summit, that
viewpoint. It comeswith intense physical training. But its soul is the
Quran. It is onlyas good as the closeness to the Quran—both spiritual
and intellectual—that one attains in it.
Without exemplifying the meanings of the Quran, without pondering its
signs, and rethinking the whole life in a coherent way through it,
Ramadhaan becomes empty. That is why the Prophet has tied fasting and
the Quran together as the two intercessors on the Day of Judgment: The
Prophet said: "Fasting and theQuran will intercede on behalf of the
servant on the Day of Resurrection. Fasting will say: `O Lord! I
prevented him from food and satisfying his desires during the day.
Therefore, do Thou makemean intercessor for him.' The Quran will say:
`I prohibited him from sleeping at night, therefore,do Thou make me an
intercessor for him.' Thus shall they intercede'" [Ahmad]
An intervening plea, then: Let us both strive, then, you and I, to
make this Ramadhaan truly the month of the Quran, a month in which we
transcend the monotony of life and reach a newlevel of faith and
bliss. For we know not how many Ramadhaan peaks we have left before
our way ends./-
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