QURAN REFLECTIONS I honestly can’t believe it but this is my 6th Ramadan!! SubhanAllah alhamdulillah 🤲🏼✨ What Im realizing is that the more you read and learn over time, the more new things pop out at you when you read the Quran. Since a lot do you are brand new and reading it for you for the first time, I wanted to make a list of a few things that I wish I would’ve known before cuz it makes it easier to understand it & puts things in context. 1. The Quran is God’s words revealed to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ through arch angel Gabriel (Jibreel). 2. Arch angel Gabriel visited Muhammad ﷺ on jabal Nur (a mountain by the Kaaba) and revealed it over a span of 23+ years. 3. Once all the revelations were done, the Quran was rearranged (per Allah’s instruction) and put into a specific order. This means the passages were not revealed in the same order we read it in. 4. In English translations, they will often times use “Us” or “We” to refer to God instead of using feminine or masculine words like he/she. This doesn’t mean there’s more than 1, it’s just a respect to not liken God to being man or woman. 5. Since the Quran was revealed over so many years, you have to take into consideration the historical timeline and that Muhammad ﷺ was getting revelations and trying to spread the word while simultaneously going through struggles with the disbelievers— who tried to stop him & even kill him. 6. In a of the passages, God is speaking directly to Muhammad ﷺ and that’s why passages will say things as if God is speaking directly to the him like: “Say O Prophet “l am only a man like you, but it has been revealed to me that your God is only one God.’” 18:110 God was giving the Prophet ﷺ actual instructions and was guiding him in real time as things were happening in his life. 7. The word Allah is Arabic and it cannot be changed into plural/ male/ female. That’s why using the word Allah is better than God because God can be changed to gods, goddessss, godly, etc. It gives the upmost respect to the Almighty. That’s it for now! Was there anything on this list that you were surprised by or didn’t know? May we gain a deeper connection with the Quran 🤲🏼📖 #quran #quranic #ramadan #ramadanvibes #reverttoislam #muslimah