Listening to the Qur’an: Insights, Commands, and Guidance for Our Life is a reflective exploration of selected Qur’anic verses designed to help readers move beyond merely hearing the Qur’an to truly engaging with its message. 

While our devotion to the Words of Allah is unsurpassed, as shown yearly by the taraweeh prayers alone, our devotion to the Message of Allah requires more. We need to understand and reflect on the wisdom and commands contained in the Divine Words so that we are truly listening to them and not just hearing them. That is the basic idea behind this book. A few ayahs were selected from every night's recitation to reflect on their message as it relates to our life and our challenges today. As a result here are about 150 ayahs that deal with most of the important issues we face. The reflections address key spiritual, moral, and social themes that speak to both individual and collective challenges. Each reflection invites the reader to consider meaningful questions: Where do we stand? Where should we be heading? How does the Qur’an guide our decisions today?

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Scholarly Review

Khalid Baig has brilliantly put together such a book that motivates one to dive even deeper in search of the hidden treasures that will lead us to our ultimate goals: happiness and success, in this life and the Hereafter. This book amazingly aids in achieving this desired reflective state. I truly enjoyed reading these reflections during Ramadan. The selection of ayahs and relevant topics makes it even more appealing and beneficial.

Sheikh Burhaan Mehtar
Secretary Imams Council, Perth, Western Australia