In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

There is no change or power except by Him.

 

Then do they not ponder upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?

(Surah Mohammed 24)

 

Tadabbur is to ponder upon the Qur’an; it is "to go behind" the words to its meanings and applications in order to live by it. The key for tadabbur is belief. With the foundation of belief in Allah, pondering upon the Qur’an brings a sweetness and delight in our lives that cannot be compared with anything else. This is what brings feelings when reciting, listening and learning the Words of Allah, the Most High, the King of all Kings.

With more faith, the heart loves Allah more and the heart would not be bored from it. The Companions would not move ahead from ayah to another till their heart moved for the verses and they applied the verses in their lives.

Not everyone can memorize the Qur’an but everyone can ponder upon it, reflect over its meanings, apply its lessons and experience the delights of living with the Words of Allah.

We want to prepare for our meeting with Allah by living with His words. We want our hearts and lives to be busy with His words. Though we walk in this world with our feet, but our hearts are flying high to Him, longing for everlasting delights.

By the permission of Allah, this series aims to be a reader’s first step into the world of tadabbur by giving a gist of every surah through:

• the theme of the surah
• the relation between the start and end of the surah
• the topics in the surah
• the lessons from the surah

We ask Allah to help us learn and live by the Qur’an and to make it spring of our hearts.

Source: أوّل مرة أتدبر القرآن