‏[شهرُ شعبانَ شهرُ القُرّاء]
The Month of Sha'ban is the Month of the Reciters

قال الإمامُ ابنُ رجبٍ:
Imam Ibn Rajab said:

"لمّا كان شعبانُ كالمقدّمةِ لرمضانَ؛ شُرعَ فيه ما يُشرعُ في رمضانَ مِنَ الصّيامِ وقراءةِ القرآنِ؛لِيَحصُلَ التّأهُّبُ لتلقّي رمضان وتَرْتاضَ النُّفوسُ بذلك على طاعةِ الرّحمنِ ...
"Since Sha'ban is like a preparatory period to Ramadan, it is prescribed to observe the practices of Ramadan during it, such as fasting and reading the Qur'an, in order to prepare oneself for the arrival of Ramadan and to train the soul in obedience to the Most Merciful...

وكان حبيبُ بنُ أبي ثابتٍ إذا دخل شعبانُ قال: هذا شهرُ القُرّاءِ"
And when Sha'ban would enter, Habib ibn Abi Thabit would say: 'This is the month of the reciters.'"

(لطائف المعارف) (ص٣١٩).

اللهم اجعل القرآن حجة لنا ولا تجعله حجة علينا ...
اللهم اجعلنا ممن يقرؤه فيرقى ولا تجعلنا ممن يقرؤه فيزل ويشقى...

‏"التوكّل قوّة؛ ولو جُمعت للمرء أشكال المواساة وألوانها فلن يجد شيئًا يمسح على قلبه ويقوّي أركان طمأنينته مثل تفويض أمره لله،
"Trust in Allah is the strength; even if all forms and colors of consolation were gathered for a person, they would not find anything that soothes their heart and strengthens their sense of tranquility like entrusting their affairs to Allah,

واستشعاره أنه في ظلال معيّة الله، وأن الله كافيه أمره"
Feeling that they are under His protection, and knowing that Allah will suffice them in their matters."

"Allah, the All-Hearing, who hears your supplication.
Allah, the Perfect, who rewards you for little deeds with much.
Allah, the Praiseworthy, to whom you praise and seek refuge in your fear!
Allah, the Source of Peace, to whom you have surrendered your soul!

And if you truly knew Allah, the Source of Peace, you would think well of Him and fill your heart with tranquility."

قال ابن القيم رحمه الله:
Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

عندما تيأس من كُل شيء، وتتعلق باللَّه وحده بصِدق، وتَدعوه بيقين، فإنَّ الفرَج والتَّيسير يَأتِيك مِنْ حيْث لا تَحتَسِب..
"When you lose hope in everything and turn to Allah alone with sincerity, calling upon Him with yaqeen, relief and ease will come to you from where you least expect.

مَنْ ضاقت عليه الأسباب، وضاقت عليه نفسه،
Whoever finds that the means have become restricted, and their soul distressed,

وظنَّ أن لا ملجأ من الله إلاَّ إليه، لا يتخلَّف عنه الفرج والتَّيسير البتَّة.
and believes that there is no refuge from Allah except with Him, relief and ease will never fail to reach them."

الفوائد (٨٦)

When it comes to finding the righteous spouse, looking and searching for them comes secondary, the primary way is to make your self righteous and constant supplications to Allah سبحانه وتعالى because all affairs depends on his كن and he has a predetermined time for everything.

"ثم جئت على قدر يٰموسى"
"Then you came at the predetermined time oh Musa"

‏{ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ }
" And fear Allah, and Allah will teach you. And Allah is Knowing of all things."

وعد من الله تعالى بأن من اتقاه عَلَّمه
أي: يجعل في قلبه نورًا
يفهم به ما يُلقى إليه
[ القرطبي ]
A promise from Allah, the Exalted, that whoever fears Allah, He will teach him.
This means: He will place light in his heart, through which he will understand what is conveyed to him.
[Al-Qurtubi]


يعني أن الله ينير بصائر أهل التقوى فيفقهون في الدين، "من يرد الله به خيرا يفقهه في الدين" فبالتقوى يهيأ الله للإنسان حسن الفهم وحسن الإدراك فيفهم معاني القرآن ومعاني السنة طبعا يرجع إلى السنة يوفقه الله تبارك وتعالى، ومن توفيق الله له وتعليمه له أن يوفقه للأخذ بالسنة والفقه فيها وتدبر القرآن

This means that Allah enlightens the hearts of the people of taqwa (Allah-consciousness) so they understand the religion. As the Prophet said, "Whoever Allah wants good for, He gives him understanding of the religion."

Through taqwa, Allah grants the person good understanding and perception, allowing them to comprehend the meanings of the Quran and the Sunnah. Of course, they refer to the Sunnah, and Allah will guide them in doing so.
Part of Allah's guidance and teaching to them is granting them success in adhering to the Sunnah, understanding it, and reflecting on the Quran.

( أفلا يتدبرون القرآن أم على قلوب أقفالها )
“Do they not reflect upon the Quran, or are there locks upon their hearts?"

انما يوفى الصابرون أجرهم بغير حساب..

لا يوجد فرص ضائعة كل ما فاتك لم يكن لك

there are no missed opportunities everything you missed was not yours...

'lyad bin Himar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said,

"Allah has revealed to me that you should humble yourselves to one another. One should neither hold himself above another nor transgress against another."

[Muslim].

فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ أَنِّي لَا أضِيعُ عَمَلَ عَامِلٍ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَى أي أجابهم
"So their Lord responded to them, 'I do not waste the work of any worker among you, whether male or female.'
This means He answered them.

قال الحسن : ما زالوا يقولون ربنا ربنا حتى استجاب لهم .
Al-Hasan said: They continued calling upon their lord saying, 'Our Lord, our Lord,' until He responded to them.

- Tafsir al qurtubi

اللهم سلمنا لرمضان وسلم رمضان لنا وتسلمه منا متقبلا يارب العالمين.

‏"يُخشى على الإنسان إذا عود نفسه التأخر في العبادة؛ أن يُبتلى بأن يؤخره الله عز وجل في جميع مواطن الخير".
"It is feared for a person that if he makes a habit of delaying his acts of worship, Allāh will put him to trial by delaying all that which is khair for him.."
- ابن عثيمين

Return back to the Qur'an.

‏﴿وقال الرسول يا رب إن قومي اتخذوا هذا القرآن مهجورا﴾ [الفرقان]
"And the Messenger said, 'O my Lord, indeed, my people have abandoned this Qur'an."
[Al-Furqan]


‏احذر أن تكون ممن اشتكى منه النبي ﷺ لربه
Beware of being among those whom the Prophet ﷺ complained about to his Lord."

"And indeed, the Book of Allah is the most trustworthy intercessor,
And the most enriching, a generous giver and benefactor.
And the best companion whose speech never tires,
And its repetition increases in its charm.
And when a person is in fear in his darkness,
He encounters from the grave a radiant light.
There, he will find comfort and a garden,
And because of it, he will be exalted at the summit of glory.
He calls for his beloved to please him,
And it is indeed fitting that his request is fulfilled, connected to him.
So, O reader, hold fast to it,
Revering/respecting it in every circumstance and honoring it.
May your parents be blessed with it,
Dressed in the light of crowns and adornments.
What do you think of the child when he is rewarded?
Those are the people of Allah and the best of the assembly.
Those of righteousness, kindness, patience, and piety,
Their beauty is described in the Qur'an in detail."

- Imaam Shatibi

The greatest affliction that has a high ability to destroy the ambitions and hopes of anyone in the world is procrastination. If you gather a hundred people and ask them why they haven't achieved many of the things they wished to accomplish, you will find that more than ninety of them will answer: "Because I kept postponing starting to achieve them." Even those who actually began, you will find they stopped, and then delayed trying again. So you will find procrastination in all situations. The same thing can be found in the Quran!

Although Allah says in the Quran says:
“And when you have decided, then rely upon Allah. Indeed, Allah loves those who rely [upon Him].”
[Al-Imran: 159]

meaning if you have the intention to do something, proceed with it, relying on Allah!

Many of us delay beginning the step of memorizing the Quran for reasons that are mostly, if not entirely, like the web of a spider!

- كتاب الحِفاظ على الحُفَّاظ