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Welcome to the Ramadan Daily Quran Studies for 2023

The theme for this year’s Studies is the sources and basic beliefs of Islam.

For these studies, which are added daily during Ramadan, please visit:

www.aaiil.uk/ramadan-2023

Welcome to the Ramadan Daily Quran Studies for 2022

The theme for this year’s Studies is the fundamental practices of Islam. The studies start with fasting and then move on to prayer, charity, pilgrimage and jihad.

For these studies, which are added daily during Ramadan, please visit:

www.aaiil.uk/ramadan-2022

Please see the questions and answers below.

Welcome to the Ramadan Daily Quran Studies for 2021

The theme for this year’s Studies is the life, work, mission and qualities of the Holy Prophet Muhammad as depicted in the Quran.

For these studies, which are added daily during Ramadan, please visit:

www.aaiil.uk/ramadan-2021

وَ مِنَ الۡجِبَالِ جُدَدٌۢ  بِیۡضٌ وَّ حُمۡرٌ  مُّخۡتَلِفٌ اَلۡوَانُہَا وَ غَرَابِیۡبُ سُوۡدٌ ﴿۲۷﴾ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَ الدَّوَآبِّ وَ الۡاَنۡعَامِ مُخۡتَلِفٌ اَلۡوَانُہٗ  کَذٰلِکَ

“And in the mountains are streaks, white and red, of various colours and (others) intensely black. And of mankind and beasts and cattle there are various colours likewise.” (The Quran, 35:27–28)

See more such photos of these mountains at this link.

At this link, you may read in this connection the article The Philosophy of Colours in the Holy Quran by Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi.

— Zahid Aziz

From Abdul Momin

Pickthall translates the verse numbered as 3:186 of the Holy Quran as:

“Assuredly ye will be tried in your property and in your persons, and ye will hear much wrong from those who were given the Scripture before you, and from the idolaters. But if ye persevere and ward of (evil), then that is of the steadfast heart of things.”

The same verse translated by Maulana Muhammad Ali reads:

“You will certainly be tried in your property and your persons. And you will certainly hear from those who have been given the Book before you and from the idolaters much abuse. And if you are patient and keep your duty, surely this is an affair of great resolution.”

The translations “But if ye persevere and ward of (evil)” (Pickthall) and “And if you are patient and keep your duty,” (Maulana Muhammad Ali), can convey different meanings.

Which translation is more prevalent, the one by Maulana Muhammad Ali or the one by Pickthall? Thank you.

Here is my Khutba for on the last Friday of Ramadan: A Summary of the Teachings of Islam on Fasting

And here is my Eid-ul-Fitr Khutba: The Holy Quran as “Criterion” (Furqān) and “Guidance”

Welcome to the Ramadan Daily Quran Studies for 2020

For these studies, added daily during Ramadan:

Please visit www.aaiil.uk/ramadan-2020

or see embedded page below (and use its scroll bars).

Welcome to the Ramadan Daily Quran Studies for 2019

(Note: Any new posts during Ramadan will be filed below this post.)

As an introduction, here is a short article (English translation / Urdu original) by Maulana Muhammad Ali containing some humble prayers, which he published for the Ramadan of the year 1948.

• Fast 1 — Fasting
• Fast 2 — Fasting: Its purposes
• Fast 3 — Fasting: Developing good qualities
• Fast 4 — Fasting: The month of Ramadan
• Fast 5 — Fasting: Further information
• Fast 6 — Prophets Isaiah and Buddha
• Fast 7 — The Quran: called an honoured book and a guide right at the beginning

• Fast 8 — The Quran: “No doubt” in the Quran
• Fast 9 — The Quran: “No doubt” in the Quran — the challenge of the Quran
• Fast 10 — The Quran is for all times
• Fast 11 — The Quran as a guide
• Fast 12 — Guidance for those who make efforts
• Fast 13 — Having belief requires knowledge
• Fast 14 — Another verse sheds more light

• Fast 15 — Belief in the Unseen
• Fast 16 — The Unseen
• Fast 17 — Prayer
• Fast 18 — Prayer (continued)
• Fast 19 — Prayer (continued)
• Fast 20 — Night prayers and simple life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad
• Fast 21 — Heart-felt nature of prayers in Islam

• Fast 22 — Other fundamentals of Islam, and charity
• Fast 23 — Charity (continued)
• Fast 24 — Charity (continued)
• Fast 25 — Submission to God and service of humanity as the fundamentals of Islam
• Fast 26 — Only the principles of religion bear fruit — not desires or labels
• Fast 27 — Belief in all earlier revelation
• Fast 28 — Belief in all earlier revelation and prophets of all nations

• Fast 29 — Some miscellaneous points for consideration
• Fast 30 — Conclusion to Chapter 2 of the Quran

Thanks to Allah for passing us through another month of Ramadan. May He keep us safe and well over the next year, ameen. Eid Mubarak to all readers!

Welcome to the Ramadan Daily Quran Studies for 2018

(Note: Any new posts during Ramadan will be filed below this post.)

Prayers urged on LAM members for Ramadan by Maulana Muhammad Ali: English translation |  Urdu original

Some further prayers in Urdu advised by Maulana Muhammad Ali (added here 29 May)

Section on Lailat-ul-Qadr in Sahih Bukhari, translated into English by Dr Zahid Aziz and Mr Nasir Ahmad (added here 6 June)

• Fast 1 — Fasting
• Fast 2 — Fasting: Its purposes
• Fast 3 — Fasting: Developing good qualities
• Fast 4 — Fasting: The month of Ramadan
• Fast 5 — Fasting: Conclusion
• Fast 6 — Prophets and Messengers of Allah — raised in all nations
• Fast 7 — Prophets and Messengers of Allah — raised in all nations for guidance

• Fast 8 — Prophets and Messengers of Allah — Muslims to believe in them all
• Fast 9 — Prophets and Messengers of Allah — as mentioned in the Quran
• Fast 10 — Prophets and Messengers of Allah — as mentioned in the Quran
• Fast 11 — Prophets and Messengers of Allah — as mentioned in the Quran
• Fast 12 — Prophets and Messengers of Allah — Dhul Kifl
• Fast 13 — Prophets and Messengers of Allah — Dhul Kifl
• Fast 14 — Prophets and Messengers of Allah — Mercy of the Prophet Muhammad

• Fast 15 — Prophets and Messengers of Allah — Mercy of the Prophet Muhammad
• Fast 16 — Prophets and Messengers of Allah — Buddha's fasting
• Fast 17 — Moderation in fasting (1)
• Fast 18 — Moderation in fasting (2)
• Fast 19 — Muslims extended belief in prophets to include prophets not mentioned in the Quran
• Fast 20 — Prophets and Messengers of Allah — Prophets taught only One God
• Fast 21 — Prophets and Messengers of Allah — None told people to take him for a god

• Fast 22 — Prophets and Messengers of Allah — Meaning of terms
• Fast 23 — Broad use of word 'messenger'. All prophets were "a single community"
• Fast 24 — Prophets and Messengers — Their submission to God (1)
• Fast 25 — Prophets and Messengers — Their submission to God (2)
• Fast 26 — Prophets and Messengers — Their submission to God (3)
• Fast 27 — Prophets and Messengers — Their submission to God and their mortality
• Fast 28 — Prophets and Messengers — were mortals, and so are their followers

• Fast 29 — Prophets and Messengers — Prophet Muhammad as a mortal
• Fast 30 — Prophets and Messengers — Prophet Muhammad as culmination

Many of us will have a Ramadan of 29 days this year. Nonetheless I always produce 30 Studies.

Thanks to Allah for passing us through another month of Ramadan. May He keep us safe and well over the next year, ameen. Eid Mubarak to all readers!