"Verily, the Judgment Day is coming"

نَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخۡفِيہَا لِتُجۡزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسِۭ بِمَا تَسۡعَىٰ . فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنۡہَا مَن لَّا يُؤۡمِنُ بِہَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَٮٰهُ فَتَرۡدَىٰ

"Verily the Hour is coming - My design is to keep it hidden - for every soul to receive its reward by the measure of its Endeavour. Therefore, let not the one who believes not therein (i.e. in the Day of Resurrection, Reckoning, Paradise and Hell), but follows his own lusts, divert you therefrom, lest you perish."

(Qur'an 20:15-16)



سۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرۡسَٮٰهَا‌ۖ قُلۡ إِنَّمَا عِلۡمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى‌ۖ لَا يُجَلِّيہَا لِوَقۡتِہَآ إِلَّا هُوَ‌ۚ ثَقُلَتۡ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۚ لَا تَأۡتِيكُمۡ إِلَّا بَغۡتَةً۬

They ask you about the Hour (Day of Resurrection): "When will be its appointed time?" Say: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (Alone). None can reveal its time but He. Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth. It shall not come upon you except all of a sudden."

(Qur'an 7:187)

"Keep company of the God-conscious. Do not look at the glitter of Life"

وَٱصۡبِرۡ نَفۡسَكَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدۡعُونَ رَبَّہُم بِٱلۡغَدَوٰةِ وَٱلۡعَشِىِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجۡهَهُ ۥ‌ۖ وَلَا تَعۡدُ عَيۡنَاكَ عَنۡہُمۡ تُرِيدُ زِينَةَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا‌ۖ وَلَا تُطِعۡ مَنۡ أَغۡفَلۡنَا قَلۡبَهُ ۥ عَن ذِكۡرِنَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَٮٰهُ وَكَانَ أَمۡرُهُ ۥ فُرُطً۬ا
And keep yourself patiently with those who call on their Lord morning and evening, seeking His Face; and let not your eyes pass beyond them seeking the pomp and glitter of this Life; nor obey any whose heart We have permitted to neglect the remembrance of Us, one who follows his own desires, whose case has gone beyond all bounds.

(Qur'an 18:28)

This Aayah teaches us 3 lessons:
1) Sit with those who remember Allah, who praise Him, and call on Him, whether rich or poor, strong or weak. Make yourself patiently content with sitting with those people, even if they may be poor and weak.
2) Do not be greedy about the riches and luxury of the world. Do not seek the people of nobility and wealth instead.
3) Do not obey or admire the way of those who are distracted by this world from being committed to the religion and from worshipping their Lord.

The Prophet (S) rehearsed the Qur'an every Ramadan

شَہۡرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ هُدً۬ى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَـٰتٍ۬ مِّنَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ وَٱلۡفُرۡقَانِ‌ۚ
"The month of Ramadan is in which the Qur'an was sent down, a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs for the guidance, and the Criterion (of right and wrong)"
(Quran 2:185)

Ibn 'Abbaas( R.A) narrates that
The Messenger of Allah(SAW) was the most generous person, and he would be at his most generous in Ramadan because Jibreel would come to him every night and he would rehearse the Qur'an with him."
(Bukhari)

This Hadith contains recommendation of the following:

• Studying the Qur'ân in Ramadhaan
• Coming together for this purpose
• Checking (one's memory/knowledge of) the Qur'ân with someone who has preserved it better
• Increasing recitation of the Qur'ân in Ramadan
• Appreciating that the night time is the best time to recite, when other preoccupations decrease and it is easier to concentrate, as in (Soorah Al-Muzzammil 73:6)

Further, Fatimah(Ra) narrated from her father(SAW), who told her that
"Jibreel would rehearse the Qur'ân with him (in Ramadan) once every year, and he did so twice in the year of his death."
(Bukhari 6/485)

"The snake will bite his cheeks saying "I'm your wealth"

Allah’s Apostle S.A.W. said,
“Whoever is made wealthy by Allah and does not pay the Zakat of his wealth, then on the Day of Resurrection his wealth will be made like a bald-headed poisonous male snake with two black spots over the eyes. The snake will encircle his neck and bite his cheeks and say, ‘I am your wealth, I am your treasure.’ ”

Then the Prophet S.A.W recited the holy verses:
"And let not those who covetously withhold of that which Allâh has bestowed on them of His Bounty (Wealth) think that it is good for them (and so they do not pay the obligatory Zakat). Nay, it will be worse for them; the things which they covetously withheld shall be tied to their necks like a collar on the Day of Resurrection. And to Allâh belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth; and Allâh is Well­Acquainted with all that you do." (Surah Ali Imran’ 3:180)

[Sahih Bukhari]

"When an evil thought comes to you, seek refuge in Allah"

إِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّيۡطَـٰنِ نَزۡغٌ۬ فَٱسۡتَعِذۡ بِٱللَّهِ‌ۚ إِنَّهُ ۥ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ . إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوۡاْ إِذَا مَسَّہُمۡ طَـٰٓٮِٕفٌ۬ مِّنَ ٱلشَّيۡطَـٰنِ تَذَڪَّرُواْ فَإِذَا هُم مُّبۡصِرُونَ

"And if an evil whisper comes to you from Shaitaan (Satan) then seek refuge with Allah. Verily, He is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
Verily, those who are Al-Muttaqoon (the pious), when an evil thought comes to them from Shaitaan (Satan), they remember (Allah), and (indeed) they then see (aright)."

(Qur'an 7:200)

The people of Taqwa, when an evil thought, or anger, or the whispers of Shaytan cross their mind, or they intend to err, or commit an error, they remember Allah's punishment, as well as, His tremendous reward. They remember Allah's promises and threats, and they turn to Him and seek refuge with Him from the Shaytaan (A'oodhubillahi minash shaiytaanir Rajeem).

"My Lord has forbidden shameful deeds, open or secret"

قُلۡ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّىَ ٱلۡفَوَٲحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنۡہَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَٱلۡإِثۡمَ وَٱلۡبَغۡىَ بِغَيۡرِ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَأَن تُشۡرِكُواْ بِٱللَّهِ مَا لَمۡ يُنَزِّلۡ بِهِۦ سُلۡطَـٰنً۬ا وَأَن تَقُولُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ

"Say: The things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are: shameful deeds, whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against truth or reason (i.e. oppression); assigning of partners to Allah, for which He has given no authority; and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge."

(Qur'an 7:33)

"Night of Qadr is better than a 1000 months"

إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ فِى لَيۡلَةِ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ . وَمَآ أَدۡرَٮٰكَ مَا لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ . لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَيۡرٌ۬ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَہۡرٍ۬ . تَنَزَّلُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓٮِٕكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيہَا بِإِذۡنِ رَبِّہِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمۡرٍ۬ . سَلَـٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطۡلَعِ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ

"Verily, We have sent it (this Qur'an) down in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree).And what will make you know what the night of Al-Qadr is?
The night of Al-Qadr is better than a thousand months
(i.e. worshipping Allah in that night is better than worshipping Him a thousand months, i.e. 83 years and 4 months)
Therein descend the angels and the Rooh [Jibril A.S.] by Allah's Permission with all Decrees,
(All that night), there is Peace (and Goodness from Allah to His believing slaves) until the appearance of dawn."

(Qur'an 97:1-5, Translation and commentary by Dr. Muhsin Khan)


Prophet Muhammad S.A.W.S. said
“Whoever stays up and prays on Laylat al-Qadr out of faith and in the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.”
(Sahih Muslim)