Why Aren't You Tasting the Sweetness of the Qur'an?

The advice Shaykh Bali gave while speaking about enjoying the Qur'an in Ramadan is actually the key to getting that sweetness back.

The Scene

Page after page is turned. The count of completions grows, but what is inside your chest remains just as it was.

Because it is being read, but not understood. The meanings of the words Allah is speaking never come before your mind.

The Shaykh says — Do one khatm that you read with tartil, enjoying it, reflecting as you go.

So the question is — how do I do that?

The Shaykh's Answer

Keep two khatms — one a khatm of tafsir, the other a khatm of recitation.

Take a mushaf with a concise tafsir. Read the beginning of a surah with its tafsir, then recite that same portion with tartil — while you recite, the meanings will be present before your mind.

Along with that, listen every day for half an hour to recitation with tafsir — you will hear the verse, then its explanation. Complete one khatm this way, from the beginning of the mushaf to the end.

Evidence — Hearing the Verses Increases Faith

إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱللَّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِذَا تُلِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ زَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَٰنًۭا وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

The believers are only those who, when Allāh is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely - (Surah Al-Anfaal 8:2 — Saheeh International)Copy

When you understand the meaning, the verse reaches the heart. So the Shaykh's advice is — not just counting pages without tafsir; read slowly, with understanding, and taste the sweetness.

What to Do

1. Get a mushaf with a concise tafsir — today.
2. Every day, read the tafsir first, then recite that same portion with tartil.
3. Listen to recitation with tafsir for half an hour a day — it works on the way to and from places too.
4. No rushing — read a little, but keep the meaning before your mind.

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Source: Based on a talk by Shaykh Waheed Abdussalam Bali

Translation and compilation: Raqi Faisal Ahmed Sabit — Al Qur'an Ruqyah Healing Center