Living the Pakistani dream means having a strong connection with the Holy Quran. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, had made it clear that Pakistan would be a state where the laws of the Quran and Sunnah would be implemented and followed. That was the basis of the Two Nation Theory as well. In this blog series, I will relate to my journey of connecting with the book of Allah – The Holy Quran.
The Holy Quran was revealed by Allah on HIS messenger Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) almost 1400 years ago. Before the Quran, Allah had revealed the Torah on Prophet Musa (Moses), Psalms (Zaboor) on Prophet Dawood (David), and the Gospel (Injeel) on Prophet Isa (Jesus) (peace be upon them all). The present-day Bible is believed to be a combination of the Torah, Psalms, and the Gospel. All the holy books were revealed hundreds of years before the Quran.
Quran was revealed in the Arabic language. It has a little over 600 pages and around 77,000 words. The Quran is arranged in 114 Chapters (Surahs). The chapters are arranged in around 30 Juzs or parts.
Starting from my early teens I have been attending the Taraveeh Prayers during the holy month of Ramadan in Masajids, all over the world. I remember being amazed at how the Qura (reciters) could recite the entire Quran from just their memory. It was probably from that time that the many wonders of the Holy Quran started to appear before me. Almost 30 years later, as I write these words, the Holy Quran has not stopped to amaze me. Recently, while reading Maariful Quran, I found that many books have been written on the wonders and miracles of the Holy Quran. In itself, it is a wonder that the Holy Quran has had this effect on so many people before me and I am sure so many people will continue to feel the same after me as well.
I hope that you enjoy reading this series, as I enjoy diving deeper into the wonders of the Holy Quran.