Question:
I was born a Muslim to Islamic parents and grandparents. During my childhood days the environment was such that there were no facilities to learn or practice Islam. I only started to read Quran after the age of 30 years old. Sykur Alhamdulillah till today I have been deligently praying 5 times and read the Quran regularly. The question now is how to have full concentration when performing salat. Sometimes I feel empty in heart after performing the salat for I do not know what I prayed.
2)How to improve my reading of the Quran?
Wassalam.
Answer:
Sayyidina `Umar (Allah be well-pleased with him and make him pleased) said the same thing about his own praying, due to his overwhelming concerns for the Ummah, which monopolized his concentration. However, in our own case, it is because Shaytan tries to steal away the treasures that Allah Most High places in our hearts from the lights of His Dhikr. Continue and persevere.
As for your second issue, give more time for reflection, even on a single Ayat of the Book of Allah, and it will be more helpful. Mawlana Shaykh Nazim emphasizes the latter, as opposed to just reading to finish the Qur’an.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
