We’re far enough into the month of Ramadan that you may have experienced the twinge of frustration with not being able to understand the Quran in Arabic… yet.
This frustration may be triggered by going to tarawih prayers. Many of us stand for an hour, not knowing what on earth the Imam is reciting, despite knowing how beautiful and life changing it’s supposed to be.
Or it may be coming from the fact that you’re reciting the Quran from beginning to end in a language you don’t understand, pronouncing the sounds but not knowing what they really mean.
In any case, when I recently ask members of The Switch Mastermind how long they thought it would take to understand the Quran directly in Arabic, the answers were astounding.
“A lifetime of Arabic study, at least 10 years”
When they saw the expression on my face, they toned it down a little.
“Oh, I get it, I guess you’re one of the guys who thinks it takes only a few years. So two… three years?”
I didn’t budge.
“What a few months? Like one year?”
I stayed silent.
“No, but that can’t be true. Scholars say that they’ve been studying their whole lives, and they still don’t really understand Arabic deeply enough for the Quran.”
Finally, I break the good news to them.
“Here’s what most people don’t realize.
While you could do a 4-year degree in Arabic (like I did), and you could spend the rest of your life studying the intricacies of the Arabic language without exhausting the tremendous insight the Quran can give you through its exquisite use of grammar and rhetoric… You don’t need all of that as a beginner.
What every English speaker needs to do and can easily do, is to directly and literally understand the Quran in Arabic.
In other words, we’re aiming to get to the level where you can hear the Quran or recite it from the Arabic book and understand what it means to the same extent as you would if you were to read an English translation.
Do you see the difference?
You can spend a lifetime studying Arabic for the joy of understanding deeper and deeper meanings of the Quran… and I recommend it!
However, to get to the point where you understand the Quran in Arabic to the same level as you do in English, but without needing a translation… that my dear friend takes much, much less time.
In fact, you can get there, by my estimation, conservatively, in 60 hours.”
I saw the shock and disbelief (yet secret happiness and hope) on the group’s faces.
“Okay, fine. If you’re a really slow learner and you hate languages, it might take you 90 hours.
But there is a huge difference between this and the 1000’s of hours people claim that you need in order to understand the Quran.
The level they’re talking about is Malcolm Gladwell 10,000 hours to become a world class expert.
The level I’m talking about is closer to the 20 hours that you need to study anything to become reasonably competent.”
Now, you’re probably wondering, “Okay, so how do you do it?”
Simple.
Get the Quran For Busy People program (on sale now, would you believe it?) and turn to Step 7.
There I walk you through the exact step-by-step method that has worked for me and thousands of others who now enjoy Tarawih and Quran recitation in ways that you might only be dreaming about.
To make things even easier and to all-but-guarantee that you actually do it (60 hours of study is no joke), this year I’m taking it a step further. I’m actually going to do the ‘hard bit’ for you, insha’Allah. Exclusively for Quran For Busy People students, I’m going to teach all the grammar you need to know and work with you to ensure you actually learn the vocabulary, do the exercises, and get your questions answered.
In other words, take the ‘leap’ to sign up right now (no matter how many times you may have tried before), and you will ACTUALLY understand the Quran directly in Arabic by next Ramadan. Insha’Allah.
Here’s where to get Quran For Busy People and 3 other Ramadan-Transformation programs at a massive discount:
