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Photography by Xuebing Du

An open book of Quran showing the beginning of Surat al-Kahf (18:1-3)

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَى عَبْدِهِ الْكِتَابَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ عِوَجًا (1) قَيِّمًا لِيُنْذِرَ بَأْسًا شَدِيدًا مِنْ لَدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا حَسَنًا (2) مَاكِثِينَ فِيهِ أَبَدًا (3)

1. All praise is due to God, who has bestowed this divine writ from on high upon His servant, and has not allowed any deviousness to obscure its meaning. 2. [a divine writ] unerringly straight, meant to warn of a severe punishment from Him, and to give unto the believers who do good works the glad tiding that theirs shall be a goodly reward- 3. [a state of bliss] in which they shall dwell beyond the count of time.

Ya Rabbi, take away all of our distractions this Ramadhān and rectify our hearts towards you.