Salam Sister,

Wow, SubhanAllah, what a question! Interesting, may Allah reward you.

Well, alhamduliAllah that we are not restricted like that and that we do have time to read the entire Qur’an throughout the month at least once; this is not at all a difficult task. And I would certainly advise you to allocate half an hour every day to read one Juz’ and aim to finish reading the whole Book—why restrict yourself if Allah didn’t restrict you. 🙂 

The entire Qur’an is filled with messages, and you never know which ayah (verse) Allah will use to penetrate your heart and fill it with light and transform your condition. It was Ramadan years back that I was reading Surat Al Nur (Light) and then I couldn’t finish it until I made the decision to veil myself upon reading the instructions and seeing how they link with actualizing a woman’s light and accentuating the light in her heart.

So, my answer is, you never know … you never know which Surah and which verse Allah will use to heal and transform you. Allah speaks to us each according to our own conditions.

I would say, if your intention is to increase in spirituality and closeness to Allah, then by Allah, any Surah and any Juz’ you will read will help you achieve that. If you are sincere, this is certainly what you will get. As the Prophet said,  verily actions are by their intentions, and each person will get the rewards for what he/she intended.

As for understanding the spirit of the month in terms of fasting, Qur’an, and taqwa, then that’s mentioned in Surat Al Baqarah and we have explained that in answers I will link for you below.

I advise you to use this time to read as much as possible from the Qur’an and finish it as much as you can at least once. Every letter you read will earn you at least 10 rewards, as per the hadith:

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: ‘[Whoever recites a letter] from Allah’s Book, then he receives the reward from it, and the reward of ten the like of it. I do not say that Alif Lam Mim is a letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter, and Mim is a letter.’ (Jami` at-Tirmidhi)

Imagine 10 rewards for each letter you read from the Qur’an, and you actually read the entire Book! That’s gigantic thawab, and everyone needs it.

In addition to that, good deeds in Ramadan are multiplied so the reward for reading would actually be multiplied more than that, so this is a massive reward that we should do everything possible to get. Use every free moment you have to read. Read, read, and read. As much as you can, whenever you can. How else will you be able to get a minimum of 10 rewards of 10 good deeds per second, upon uttering each letter?

As for understanding and contemplation, well, you have a lifetime to do that! If you will, specify one Surah that you love, and listen to tasfeer for this particular Surah while commuting or before you sleep or whenever you can across the day. Read or listen to tafseer of Nouman Ali Khan of Juz’ Amma for example, it is quite beneficial.

But do not miss on the opportunity of reading the Qur’an this month and ask Allah to increase you in knowledge and light and wisdom and closeness to Him, and His Words will most certainly do that, whatever you read. If this is your intention, this is what you will get.  

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