وَأَنَا ٱخْتَرْتُكَ فَٱسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰٓ ١٣

إِنَّنِىٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدْنِى وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكْرِىٓ ١٤

إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ ١٥ فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرْدَىٰ ١٦

This morning, I was listening to these āyāt, and they touched my heart in a way I can hardly describe.

As I listened, I found myself imagining that sacred moment when Allah ﷻ spoke to Mūsā (عليه السلام)—a conversation so intimate, so personal, between the Lord of the worlds and His chosen servant. It felt like witnessing one of the most private moments in existence. Yet Allah ﷻ, in His immense mercy, chose to preserve that conversation in the Qur’an and share it with all of us.

When I reached āyah 13, something shifted within me. The words felt so alive, so direct, that for a moment I felt as though I were standing before Allah ﷻ myself, listening to Him speak. It was overwhelming in the most beautiful way. No words can truly capture what I felt.

It made me think about how, as human beings, we sometimes reserve certain words, moments, or gestures for people who are especially dear to us. Mūsā (عليه السلام) was chosen by Allah ﷻ, honored with a conversation unlike any other. Yet Allah ﷻ did not keep that moment hidden. He shared it with us, allowing generations of believers to hear those very words and reflect upon them.

And suddenly, a thought crossed my mind: perhaps this is also a sign of how much Allah ﷻ loves His servants. He wanted us to hear what He said to His beloved prophet, to learn from it, to be moved by it, and to find ourselves in those words. SubḥānAllāh, what an honor it is that we, too, were chosen to receive this Qur’an.

Today, āyah 13 didn't just feel like a verse I was reciting, it felt like a personal reminder from Allah ﷻ to my heart. 🥹🤍