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Ramadan: Month of the Quran

THE month of Ramadan is the month when the Quran was sent down as guidance for humankind with clear proofs of guidance and the criterion by which to distinguish right from wrong. (2: 185)

Ramadan, the month of fasting, is a special and blessed month. It was in this month that revelations of the Quran began to be made to the Prophet Muhammad. Ramadan is a month of spiritual activism when believers endeavour to awaken their spirituality. All the basic tenets of spirituality, ethics and peaceful behaviour are laid down in the Quran in very clear terms.

It is a solemn duty of believers to spend much of their time in Ramadan in reading, studying and reflecting on the message of the Quran. The Quran makes us aware of the Creation plan of God. It informs us why God created this world; what the purpose is of settling man on Earth; what is required from him in his pre-death life span, and what he is going to confront after death. The purpose of the Quran is to make man aware of this reality, thus serving to guide human beings on their entire journey through life into the after-life.

The Quran exhorts its readers thus:
Do they not ponder over the Quran? (4: 82)

How can we ponder over and reflect upon the message of the Quran if we do not understand it?