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. Otherwise, the Quran will not become a life-changing book for you. The wonders of the Quran never ceasing indicate that until the Day of Judgement, the reader will continue to discover new applications of the Quran. If this does not happen, if new perspectives are not discovered repeatedly, then stagnation will set in within you. Islam will no longer remain a living religion for you. In the Quran, it is stated in the chapter Al-Rahman (55: 29), “Every day He manifests Himself in a new state.” This statement is not in reference to God but to the believer. It is not that God is evolving Himself. God is perfect from the very beginning. There is no evolutionary process for God. So, this formula, “Every day He manifests Himself in a new state”, is in reference to the believer. If you are a true believer, then every day you will discover new glories of God. This way, your connection with God will grow, your faith will grow. Your Islam will remain creative Islam. Thus, the Quran was revealed for contemplation. God desires that you think about the Quran, contemplate it. Rediscovering the Quran repeatedly is a task that should continue throughout the believer’s life. However, its minimum course is Ramadan. There should be at least one month in the year where you contemplate the Quran and rediscover it. Ideally, you should think and contemplate the Quran throughout the year and continue discovering it. How does this discovery happen? Previously, I have stated that the method of discovery is that you should have a prepared mind. Your reading, your thinking, your faith should develop in you a prepared mind. Such a person, when they experience something or hear something, their mind gets triggered. This triggering is the essential thing. When your mind gets triggered, only then will there be discovery. The more prepared your mind is, the more it will get triggered. For example, it is stated in the Quran (The Family of Imran 3:190-191), “There are signs in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day for people of understanding, who remember God while standing, sitting and [lying] on their sides, and who ponder over the creation of the heavens and the earth, saying, ‘Lord, You have not created all this without purpose. Glory be to You!”