Quran

My neighbour back in germany, Hicham, once asked me how listening to the Quran could have an impact on me, even if I could not understand the meaning of the words being said.
When I found this lecture on youtube this morning, it made me remember him and his question.
And as the lecturer says, even if you don't undertsand the meaning, the language of Q'uran touches your heart.
Even when reading Quran can make me cry like no other thing except prayer, the Quran itself seems to remain a huge challenge for me, my understanding and my patience. I try to read as often as I can but as probably many other believers, I fails too often and seem to be unable to read Quran continuously and regularly.
And even if I read, its so often so hard for me to understand, and even if I might understand the language since I read the german translation, the real meaning and wisdom of its signification remains very often unrevealed to me.
I am sure this is because the huge lack of knowledge I possess and it would be probably easier for me to understand the Quran and taste its entire beauty when I could understand arabic.
So for now, reading and first and foremost understanding the Quran seems to be my religious challenge number one. And Inshallah I will improve, my knowledge will grow and my faith increase, Ameen.

I wish that one day I will be sitting in an arabic lecture where the Quran is recited and I will be able to easily understand and comprehend every single word.

But back to the topic i initially wanted to talk about, the Quran and its impact on our hearts. There are no words I can tell, just emotions I feel.
But let me tell you one little story:
I was once invited at a birthday of my mothers friend when I met a woman who had an handicaped son, about 4 or five years old. I was sitting with them, playing with the boy who could not walk or talk. The mother had to leave for a few mnutes and asked me to watch her son while she was away and of course I agreed.
just few seconds after she had left the boy started to became nervous and I was honestly worried and didn't know what to do and how to calm him.
So I started to recite Quran for him. And I swear by Allah, the moment I started reading Quran for him, he became quiet, held my finger and looked at me, watching my lips reading Quran to him!!!




I must admitt I only watched this lecture until 36:13 and I also don't agree with some things he said, for example that when reading newspaper etc you will act like an unbeliever and such statements..
I also know from experience that on some hearts are not softened by the Quran and can make them even angry and hard..
But in the end, it is Allah who decides whom he leads to Islam and whom not.
But I really like the beginning and think that it is still a beneficial lecture with an touching topic.