Hey,
Ramadan will Start in few days, and if you’re someone like me, you want to make this Ramadan as rewarding as possible… But what can you do to Think & Plan something in advance that would give you a personal satisfaction & sense of “Personal” accomplishment?
For 2011, I decided to use My Time Management Skills to Read & Finish the Entire Holy Quran During the Month of Ramadan.
if you think that’s an easy task to be accomplished… Then Good for you
… Because I don’t… I do however believe that it’s a REWARDING Accomplishment!
First I have downloaded The Entire Quran from the Official site of Sheikh Mishari Afasy available at http://alafasy.me ; It’s completely Free and it’s Just a wonderful recitation
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Now there are 114 Soura in the Holy Quran and if we included a 115th Track of the End of Quran Prayer recitation, you will end up with Roughly 30 Hours and 11 Minutes Long
30 hours … mmmm…. I’ll get to that in a bit…
Second Then if you’re want to make sure you don’t miss Reading the Quran, I recommend you download the “Al-Mushaf” iPhone App (Android or PC Click Here | for Nokia and Other Devices Click Here)
3rd, all you need to do is decide to COMMIT to 1 hour per day in Ramadan to Read / Listen to the Holy Quran.
It all depends on how each of you is actually using their time during the day so there’s really no Best Practice here;
Here’s how I Will be doing it (ISA) in the 5 – not so simple – Steps:
1- I’m used to waking up & starting my day early each day, (5:30 AM mostly), and because of that I needed to sleep at MAX at 11 PM (which is fair for most); but for this Ramadan (and I can do that 5 days / week and change on the Weekends) I need to swipe it for 3:25 AM
(Oh YEAH depending on your country check out WHEN IS THE MORNING Prayer Time ) but Chill up, it gets better since by the end of Ramadan 4:42 AM.
2- I will be having a Very Good Breakfast at 3:30 AM and drink lots of water (otherwise surviving the Heat of the day and the A/C… would be a challenge)… and trust me on this, since I Wont be SLEEPING afterwards, GO NUTS with what you want to eat… You can Go for a Double Whooper with Cheese or KFC or PIZZA or Meat Shawerma
3- I will Take a shower, Dress, Take a Fresh Apple with me (it’s Stronger than Coffee and better for your Teeth and Breath – Trust me) and head to the Mosque to perform my morning prayer (I experienced that since 3 years now.. it’s an incredible feeling… you should try it if you haven’t yet)
4- After finishing from the Mosque, I will head to my office or house (Oh yeah… 5:30-6:00 AM … What an ******
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5- I will Read & Listen for 1 UNDISTURBED hour to the Holy Quran (I insist on BOTH Listening and Reading…)
(in Weekends, that Hour will be Pushed to Before IFTAR, where your energy will be the Lowest I’m sure
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And there you go! 30 Hours in 30 Days and this in only in 1 month out of 12 months… It’s your New PERSONAL Accomplishment.
Ramadan Mubarak for All!
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