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But the problem here is that at such institutes elders, who have got interest in learning Quran are more likely to come, and most of us, since childhood, are not taught to be inquisitive about Quran, to explore it deeper with our own understanding and, learn more and more from it. It is no doubt very important to memorize all or portions of Quran but understanding it again and again is very important.
To nurture such mindsets, academic institutes should at school level help students develop interest in Quran and its teachings.
Just like Paulo Coelho in his book "Aleph" writes that no two journeys on the same road are the same, similarly each time we will reflect on the meanings of various verses we would come across new things and would discover new horizons. One thing more very important is that students should be taught to relate to verses, like when we recite the second verse of Surah Fateha:
ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Translation: The Beneficent, the Merciful.
Having read this students should be taught to relate to it and think of how they find Allah Almighty as beneficient and Merciful and experience sharing and discussions are always very productive for learning. It must very carefully decided that at which academic and mental level which surahs should the children be asked to think about.
One thing very interesting I came across a few days back when someone told me that Quran gives us the evidence that Jesus Christ (Hazrat Eesah A.S.) was not born in December but in fact he was born in October. I was surprised and asked: how? The answer was simple that Merry (Hazrat Maryam A.S.) was asked to shake the tree of the dates to let the dates fall down for her to eat (which means dates were ripe to fall off), and this happens in October in that region and not December! So no two journeys of reflection on the same Surah can be the same indeed!
Loved reading this =)
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