Quotes from Khurram Murad

Time is not money or gold; it is life itself and is limited. You must begin to appreciate every moment of your life and always strive to make the best use of it.

Your heart beats 72 times a minute. Every time it beats, it does so with the permission of its Creator.

Repentance and yearning, and yearning and repentance: this is the total harvest of life.

Nine months spent in the womb of your mother have transformed a drop of water into 'you' – hearing, seeing and thinking. Can you imagine what a lifetime spent with the Qur'?n – seeking, hearing, seeing, thinking, striving – can do for you?

The word ?if? itself, though now used in the limited sense of memorizing, includes both understanding and practice. In fact there is no English word which can accurately reflect its true and full meaning.

Of all the intimate blessings and favours He has bestowed upon you nothing can match the Qur'?n. If every hair on your body becomes a tongue praising and thanking Him, if every drop of blood in your body turns into a joyful tear, even then your praise and thanks will not match His enormous generosity that is the Qur'?n.

To read the Qur'?n is nothing less than to live the Qur'?n willingly, sincerely, devotedly, and totally. The outcome of your entire life depends on how you heed the call given by God.

?if? is an essential way of making the Qur'?n penetrate you. It is not a mechanical, ritual act; it is an act of high spiritual and devotional importance. Only through ?if? can you read the Qur'?n in Prayers and ponder over its meaning while you stand in the presence of the Speaker. But apart from that, it makes the Qur'?n flow on your tongue, reside in your mind, dwell in your heart: it becomes your constant companion.

The Qur'?n is Allah's greatest blessing for you.

Which earth will bear me and which sky will protect me if I say anything by my personal opinion in interpreting the Qur'?n.

The Qur'?n is not a parcel to be intellectually unwrapped, nor merely a beatitude to be ecstatically experienced. Do not approach the Qur'?n as a split person; leave neither intellect nor feeling behind you when you study it; let both come together.

Reciprocity is a very profound dimension of al-?amd: the initiation is divine – His providence, mercy and care; the response is human – his praise, gratitude and remembrance.

Beyond ?abr there is yet another stage of submission to and satisfaction with the Will of Allah; and that is the core of ri??' bi'l-qa??'. Try to focus your vision on that. Attempt to perceive the goodness which Allah has placed for you in any apparently adverse situation. For

Never speak ill of others. Moreover, if you find people engaged in backbiting and you can neither get away from the scene, nor prevent others from backbiting, immediately begin to recite istighf?r (supplication seeking pardon from Allah). Never

There is no book like the Qur'an. It quickens hearts and transforms lives, it leads whole people from glory to glory. It is the final answer to man's eternal, existential quest. For Muslims, it is the ultimate arbiter of their destiny: be it their rise to the heights of glory and civilization or their fall into the bottomless pits of decay and ignominy, it all happens because of how they live with respect to the Qur'an.

Whoever allows the world to become his biggest concern has nothing to do with Allah, and Allah will instil four qualities into his heart: anxiety which will never leave him, business which he will never be free from; poverty which he will never rid himself of, and hope which he will never fulfil. (Tabarani.) Additionally,

Have I heard right that you fast everyday and stand in prayer all night?' Abdullah replied, 'Yes, O Messenger of God.' The Prophet said, 'Do not do that. Fast, as well as eat and drink. Stand in prayer, as well as sleep. For your body has a right upon you, your eyes have a right upon you, your wife has a right upon you, and your guest has a right upon you.' (Bukhari, Muslim.)

Your company also includes your mental and psychological company – the ideas you entertain, the ambitions you nurture, the sensitivities and sensibilities you develop and the books you read. All of these represent a form of company because they are your companions in solitude.

He has put affection between their (believers') hearts. If you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have produced that affection. It is Allah Who has accomplished it." (al-Anf?l 8:63)

If someone wants to know what position he enjoys in the eyes of God, he has only to look at what place he gives to God [in his heart and life]. (Hakim.)

A generous person is close to Allah, close to Paradise, close to people, and far from Hell. However, a miserly person is far from Allah, far from Paradise, far from people, but close to Hell. Allah loves more an ignorant man who is generous than a worshipper who is miserly. (Tirmidhi.) We

The Prophet said that when a person performs Salat, he actually comes nearer to Allah and talks to Him. If you look at how you pray five times a day, you will have a barometer in your hand to find out how much you love Allah. Once

When you spend for the cause of Islam, Allah adopts another manner of asking for it: Who is there who will give a loan to Me? [al-Hadid 57: II.] Just imagine His generosity. It is His wealth, it belongs to Him. Even if He asks us for it without offering any reward, He will be justified in doing so but yet He is prepared to buy back His own property so that you may again reap its benefits and gain a noble reward. Consider

The Messenger of God, bpuh, said: 'A Muslim is a Muslim's brother; he does not wrong him, nor desert him, nor looks down upon him. Remember, piety lies here! (And he pointed his finger to his heart three times.) To belittle one's Muslim brother [in thoughts or treatment] is enough of evil for a person to do.' (Muslim: Abu Hurayrah)