Ramadān: the month of the Qur'ān
The first virtue of this month is that Allāh sent down the Qur'ān in it. Meaning that He started with the sending down of the Qur'ān in this month, and that took place in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree), as He (Allāh), the Majestic and Perfect, says:
{Verily! We have sent it (this Qur'ān) down in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree)} [Sūrah Al-Qadr 97:1]
and...
{We sent it (this Qur'ān) down on a blessed night (i.e. the night of Al-Qadr). Verily, We are ever warning} [Sūrah Ad-Dukhān 44:3]
Thus the sending down of the Qur'ān upon Muhammad ﷺ was initiated in the month of Ramadān. And then its sending down upon the Prophet ﷺ continued gradually according to the various events and incidents up until Allāh finalised it, up until Allāh finalised it at the death of the Prophet ﷺ, when Allāh sent down His statement:
{This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion} [Sūrah Al-Mā'idah 5:3]
For that reason the Prophet ﷺ would single out this month with the recitation of the Qur'ān more than he would with other than it. And the companions (the Sahābah) and Muslims after them would devote themselves to the recitation of the Qur'ān in this significant month. Hence it is the month of the Qur'ān and it is the month of fasting.
Shaykh Saalih bin Fawzaan Al-Fawzaan, may Allah preserve him
Translated by 'Abdurrahīm Ibn Muhammad Al-Hadhramī.
Published on Salafi-Dawah.com.
Source: www.alfawzan.af.org.sa and Youtube video رمضان شهر القرآن | معالي الشيخ د. صالح بن فوزان الفوزان from the Channel: موقع الشيخ صالح الفوزان.
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{Verily! We have sent it (this Qur'ān) down in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree)} [Sūrah Al-Qadr 97:1]
and...
{We sent it (this Qur'ān) down on a blessed night (i.e. the night of Al-Qadr). Verily, We are ever warning} [Sūrah Ad-Dukhān 44:3]
Thus the sending down of the Qur'ān upon Muhammad ﷺ was initiated in the month of Ramadān. And then its sending down upon the Prophet ﷺ continued gradually according to the various events and incidents up until Allāh finalised it, up until Allāh finalised it at the death of the Prophet ﷺ, when Allāh sent down His statement:
{This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion} [Sūrah Al-Mā'idah 5:3]
For that reason the Prophet ﷺ would single out this month with the recitation of the Qur'ān more than he would with other than it. And the companions (the Sahābah) and Muslims after them would devote themselves to the recitation of the Qur'ān in this significant month. Hence it is the month of the Qur'ān and it is the month of fasting.
Shaykh Saalih bin Fawzaan Al-Fawzaan, may Allah preserve him
Translated by 'Abdurrahīm Ibn Muhammad Al-Hadhramī.
Published on Salafi-Dawah.com.
Source: www.alfawzan.af.org.sa and Youtube video رمضان شهر القرآن | معالي الشيخ د. صالح بن فوزان الفوزان from the Channel: موقع الشيخ صالح الفوزان.
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فأول فضائل هذا الشهر: أن الله أنزل فيه القرآن أي ابتدأ إنزال القرآن في هذا الشهر وذلك في ليلة القدر كما قال جل وعلا:(إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ)،(إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ) فابتدأ بإنزال القرآن على محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم في شهر رمضان ثم تتابع نزوله على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم مفرقاً حسب الوقائع والنوازل إلى أن أكمله الله عند وفاة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم حينما أنزل الله عليه قوله:(الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمْ الإِسْلامَ دِيناً)، ولذلك كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يخص هذا الشهر بتلاوة القرآن أكثر من غيره، وكان صحابته والمسلمون من بعدهم يقبلون على تلاوة القرآن في هذا الشهر العظيم، فهو شهر القرآن، وهو شهر الصيام