It is indeed a great opportunity to seek God’s mercy by praying five times a day
RAWALPINDI: Many people are struggling in trying to come up with things to do during this intense lockdown period. My solution to the problem is simple: use the quarantine time as your Quran time. This basically means that you hear the Holy Quran daily and try and understand the pretext and meaning behind the words of God. In my opinion the words of God seem to hold immense importance. They may carry a lot of information that can be valuable for us. Many of us have long postponed learning the Quran due to other work but this situation has presented us with the golden opportunity of taking a break and reverting to God.
All other aspects of life have grown and flourished except for our relationship with the Quran. We have learnt so many languages, implemented many processes, cooked complex recipes, but the only task that remain unfinished is the learning of the Quran. All our excuses that we give ourselves have finally ended. It is indeed a great opportunity to seek God’s mercy by praying five times a day, since we have a lot more time on our hands. Humanity lacks the spiritual connection due to the chaos, noise and distraction that surrounds life. Well, it seems that God has made special arrangements so that no more excuses are made. Pray to God and seek His forgiveness and His mercy. A fatwa that came out in the UAE said that praying at home and not coming to the mosque is pardonable in these testing times and God will reward those who do.
According to psychological experts, people in quarantine are under severe stress and depression. Listening to the Quran will greatly reduce any stress or anxiety that lingers in the mind. This Quran is a blessed miracle.
Ayesha Zaman
Published in The Express Tribune, April 17th, 2020.
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