We are coming to the end of the holy month of Ramadan, during which Muslims around the world come together in the same effort of piety, patience, temperance, sincerity, spiritual strengthening, consolation and generosity. Reading the Holy Quran is one of the strongest acts, whether in places of worship or individually. However, an immense number of families do not have access to the Revealed Book.
While families around the world are gathered to cross the month of Ramadan in prayer, meditation, sharing and reading the Holy Quran, millions of Muslims do not have the same privilege. As surprising as it may seem in the 21st century, many Muslim communities do not have copies of the Holy Quran!
This year, the Quranforsoul team will meet the Muslim community in Kenya, which has 4.3 million people and constitutes 11.2% of the country's population. In this country, the needs are immense and we wish to help in providing the Holy Quran.
Offering the Holy Qur'an is a gift from God, for those who give and those who receive. South Africa: what a beautiful Muslim community, well anchored in a country rich in the plurality of its cultures and its religious peace!
A wonderful team of work has been constituted from different part of the world, with Indians, Nepalis, Africans and Europeans, all of them having a unique common ambition: to live moments with God and His divinity, to value the soul and its needs and the Man and his sincerity.
Allah (swt) says in Qur’an, “Verily in the remembrance of Allah hearts find rest (contentment)” Arrad - 13:28
If we consider spirituality as inseparable from the search for the meaning of existence, we cannot ignore the prodigious message delivered by the Holy Quran; a message offering guidance to Muslims around the world, but also to all humans, in a spirit of openness to other communities marked by their different origins, experiences and beliefs.
I can only thank Allah, who allowed me to visit the Muslim minorities of Nepal and India with Quranforsoul Foundation.
The South African Muslim tradition is very old but has taken shape especially since the 17th century with Sheikh Abdurahman