An Excerpt from the Sermon of the Holy Prophet (saww) to welcome the Blessed Month of Ramadhan. February 28, 2025 / editor
![“When they became oblivious to warnings, We showered them with everything they desired. But just as they became prideful of what they were given, We seized them by surprise, then they instantly fell into despair.” (Q6:44)
Aside from the general meaning of the verse, another possible meaning according to Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a) is
When they became oblivious to warnings,
that when the people neglected their duty of being loyal [to Imam Ali (a)] after they had been commanded to do so,](https://ei.jaffer.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Imam-al-Mahdi-ajtf-in-the-Holy-Quran-4-791x1024.png)
![Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansari is reported to have said, “I asked the Holy Prophet (s): We know Allah and His Messenger, but who are those with authority, the obedience to whom Allah has attached to Him and to His Messenger?”
The Holy Prophet (saww) replied, “O Jabir, Those with authority are
my successors. The first of them is Ali ibn Abi Talib (a), followed by al-Hasan (a) and then al-Husayn (a). Then comes Ali ibn al-Husayn (a) and Muhammad ibn Ali (a) [also known as al-Baqir (a)]. You, Jabir, will live to meet him. When you do meet him, convey my salaams to him.
After him comes, al-Sadiq (a), followed by al-Kadhim (a). Then comes al-Ridha (a), al-Taqi (a), al-Naqi (a) and al-Askari (a).
The last of them is the one who will have the same name as me.
And it is he, al-Mahdi (ajtf). whose occultation (ghaybat) will take a long time. No one will believe in him except the true believers.”](https://ei.jaffer.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Imam-al-Mahdi-ajtf-in-the-Holy-Quran-3-791x1024.png)
![Imam Ali al-Ridha (a) is reported to have said, “The best time for reciting the Holy Qur’an is after the completion of the Morning Prayer.”
Imam al-Baqir (a) is reported to have said, “There is a spring for everything, and the spring of the Qur’an is the Month of Ramadhan.” (Al-Kafi Vol. 2 Pg. 630)
Imam al-Sadiq (a) is reported to have said, “… Verily [the month of] Ramadhan has a special right and sanctity that the other months do not have. The Holy Qur’an is to be read in
a measured tone. When you come to a verse that mentions
Paradise, pause and ask Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, to grant you Paradise, and when you come to a verse that mentions
hellfire, then pause and seek refuge with Allah from the fire of hell.” (Al-Kafi. Vol. 2 Pg. 617)](https://ei.jaffer.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/inspirations-1-791x1024.png)
