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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 ner-
vous 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 Proph-
et‘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 terminolo-
gy “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.)
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