Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

When Sayyidah Aisha (RadhiAllahu anha) asked the Prophet ﷺ “O Messenger of Allah, if it is Laylatul Qadr, then what should I supplicate with?” He ﷺ replied, “Allahumma, innaka Afuwwun Karimun, tuḥibbu al-afwa fa‘afu anna” – “O Allah, indeed You are Pardoning and Generous; You love to pardon, so pardon us.”

Ramadhan is known as a month of forgiveness. A tremendous opportunity to seek Divine Mercy and, to ask and grant forgiveness, amongst ourselves, opens in this blessed month, in hope of earning Allah’s ﷻ Pleasure. It is also a month of good fasting, where believers restrain from all that displeases Allah ﷻ externally and internally.

Mostly, Ramadhan is known as, Shahrul Qur’an, the month of the Holy Quran. In it, our Beloved Prophetﷺ recited the Quran in its entirety and twice in the last Ramadhan before hisﷺ passing, with Sayyidina Jibrail Alayhi Salam.

Ramadhan and the Qur’an are inseparable. It will appear either as a source of intercession or, Allahﷻ Forbid, a curse for the believer, on Judgement Day, favouring those who have understood and esteemed its Divine Value, as the honourable month bearing the final revelation of the Holy Book of Allahﷻ.

Abstaining from what is forbidden in the Quran and upholding its laws are the people who will see it come as an intercessor for them in the hereafter.

Allahﷻ has made this easily attainable for the Ummah by weakening obstacles and removing Seventy Veils, except one, which prevents us from being with Himﷻ. The one hijab left is for us to work on removing, steadfastly with the ibadah of fasting, reciting Quran, Zakat, Zikrullah, Tawbah and giving Ramadhan its highest respect as the month that will bring one closer to Allahﷻ.

There is no other month like the Sultan of all months. Mawlanaق said that Ramadhan is the most special month of the year, as in it believers increase their worshipping and in turn, gain the gift of closeness to Allahﷻ. Therefore, mureeds must strive to fully submerge into the Abundance of Ramadhan, emerging cleansed, as a servant worthy to be granted its Shafa’a.

May we be raised as those who honour Ramadhan and the Holy Quran, attaining its intercession on Yaumul Qiyamah.