As Ramadan comes to end, we all hope that we have reaped the benefits of this month and Inshaallah will keep our improvements and continue to improve even after the month is over Inshaallah (God-willing), Ameen.
I think everyone would agree that it’s very important for us to understand what we read. We can’t go through a school textbook and not understand what it is we’re supposed to be learning. In the same way we cannot read the Quran without having an understanding of what we are reading. In order to gain the full benefit of the Quran, it is important for us to read the translation of the meaning.
For those of us that want to get even deeper into dissecting the ayat (verses) of the Quran, there is a website that not only gives you the translation but also breaks down the meaning of each word in each ayat of the Quran!
Check out the website and Inshaallah I hope that it encourages you to learn more about the Miracle of the Quran (because a part of its miracle is the way that it is written; it cannot be duplicated–and people have tried!)
http://www.quraninenglish.com/cgi-local/pages.pl
(click on the table of contents on the right)
Also check out this video on Br. Nouman Ali Khan, head of the Bayyinah Institute, talking about the linguistic miracles of the Quran. I promise it is inspiring!
