DISCOVERY OF THE QURAN

DISCOVERY OF THE QURAN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES (This is a translation from the Urdu transcript of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan’s talk on August 4, 2013) This is the first of a two-part series. The next part will be published in the next issue. I N the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. May Almighty God’s blessings be upon His noble Prophet. My Lord! open up my heart, and make my task easy for me. Loosen the knot in my tongue, so that they may understand my speech. Today is August 4, 2013. It is also the 25th day of Ramadan, 1434. It means the month of Ramadan is nearing its end. It is commonly said that the month of Ramadan is a month of blessings, a month of virtue. However, these words are often uttered in a mysterious sense. Mysteriously, one attains some blessings and virtues. We must realize that a person cannot accept a religion if it is not understandable to his intellect. Thus, a religion that offers blessings in a mysterious sense cannot be acceptable for a person. Religion for human beings should be one that appeals to their intellect and is rationally understandable. I have thought about this extensively, and I believe the correct perspective is, as stated in the Quran, that the month of Ramadan (2: 185) is the month of the Quran. In other words, it is the month for discovering the Quran. Therefore, today’s topic is “Discovery of the Quran.” The mere recitation of the Quran and reading its translation is not sufficient. It is necessary for you to repeatedly discover the Quran. If you do not repeatedly discover it, the Quran will not become a lifechanging book for you. In a Hadith (Sunan Al-Tirmidhi), it is mentioned that the wonders of the Quran will never cease. These wonders are not in the pages of the Quran; they have to be discovered through contemplation. They will be discovered as the events unfold in the world.