Page 2 The Islamic Bulletin Volume XXV No. 29 Asalamu Alaikum Dear Editor, I love your newsletter and the valuable information that you provide. This year I made intention to read the whole Quran. I am a new Muslim and so nervous reading it because honestly, I never did that. Could you help me achieve this task. They say aim for the sky. Pray that Allah will make ease and bless the effort. Raymond James, San Quentin, CA Asalamu Alaikum brother James, During Ramadan it is highly encouraged to read the Quran.The rewards for every letter you read in the Quran is 10. In Ramadan all good deeds are multiplied by 70 or more, so for each letter of the Qur’an you recite you will gain a minimum of 700 good deeds or more. The greater our intentions and the more sincere we are then our rewards will be multiplied even more! But for those who struggle with reciting the Qur’an they will receive double the reward of a minimum of 1400 good deeds for each letter The Quran is divided into 30 juz (parts). We have divided them for you and the readers into 30 parts (see Finish the Quran in one month) in this page to make it easy to read one juz each day of Ramadan. The Qur’an has approximately 600 pages. If you divide it on 30 days, that’s 20 pages a day. Looks difficult, but, if you divide it on the 5 prayers a day, it gets easier: *If you read 4 pages after every salah in Ramadan, then you’ve completed the Qur’an.*If you want to complete the Qur’an twice, you read 4 pages before and after every salah. Therefore by the end of it you will have Inshallah finished all of the Quran in the 30 days! May Allah accept your intention. In the pull out section of the Sirah,we have included the Prophet‘s (SAW) Last Sermon before his death. In it, the Prophet (SAW) addressed several issues: · Freedom & Justice for all · Exploitation & Monopoly · Sanctity of life, wealth, & property · Rights of others · Women’s rights & obligations · Equality of all races. The Prophet (SAW) directed his Speech to all humankind. He used the term “O People” seven times. He used the terminology “O Men” once. In the farewell address, the Prophet (SAW) did not use the terminology “O Muslims” or “O Believer). The Prophet (SAW) addressed all people regardless of their religions, colors or times. It contained advice for all future generations to come...Us! We are grateful to all the volunteers for all their help with “The Islamic Bulletin”. They wanted to remain anonymous so we ask our readers to remember them in your duas this Holy Month. May Allah grant them Jannatul Firdous (The highest level of Paradise ). Happy Ramadan, Eid Mubarak and Happy Reading!! Please pass this message to Muslims. Letters To The Editor Important Reminder The verses of the Holy Qur’an and the traditions of the Prophet have been printed for the benefit of our readers. You are asked to ensure their sanctity. Therefore, they should be disposed of in the proper Islamic manner. Abbreviations Used Subhana Wa Tahala (SWT) - May Allah (God) be glorified and exalted Sallallahou alayhi wasallam (SAW); (or Alayhi Salam) AS; Peace Be Upon Him PBUH; = in Arabic these salutations are called Salawat - (Urdu: Durood)- this expression follows specifically after saying the name of the last prophet of Islam, Mohammad (Muhammed) R.A.; R.A.A. - Allah was pleased with him/her Rahimahullah or Allahu Yarhamu - May Allah pardon and forgive him Bukhari, Muslim, Sahih, Abu Dawoud, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, Ibn Majah are the names of the transmiters of the Prophet’s (pbuh) Hadith and Sunnah (words and lifestyle.) Need to contact us? Web Address: www.islamicbulletin.org E-Mail: info@islamicbulletin.org Editor, Islamic Bulletin P.O. Box 410186 San Francisco, CA 94141-0186, USA
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