Last time I mentioned that some people allow their hearts to become detached from the Quran (by not opening it or listening to it for a long time) and let their hearts attached to other than the Word of God.  I cited music as an example, but there are many more examples: TV, movies, fictional books, magazines, newspapers, cars, internet, instant messenging; the list goes on.

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    There are so many distractions from the Quran, that we get so absorbed into them and neglect the Quran.  Eventually, we'll get so disconnected that listening to Quranic recitation has no effect on us.  Or even worse, it slightly irritates us!  May Allah save us from that.
    The effect is worsened with school and/or work when we're forced to be in the company of non-muslims for a half a day (or more).  Soon enough, you're talking about the stuff they talk about, caring about the stuff they care about, and even angry about the stuff they're angry about.  Hours will go by, and you go home and you have no idea what you just blathered on with them about.  And at home, we're so focused on winding down and relaxing from a hard day's work, opening the Quran doesn't even cross our mind (by the way, now do you understand the importance of visiting the masjid often and being in the company of the righteous?).
    Especially for those who are detached from the Quran... reading it, trying to understand it, or reciting it seems like a burden/chore.  It doesn't make our list of things to do; it doesn't even make our list of things to do when bored.  SubhanAllah, how can people have so much time that they have nothing to do but be bored, when there's so much to gain from the Quran?
    We need the Quran. We need it for everything.  We need it's guidance, and we need it as a reminder.
    If you don't connect to the quran on a regular basis, you forget about things.  You forget about death, the Day of Judgement, Allah's bounties, and blessings; that we're helpless without Allah, we're sinners and we need to repent; and that the life of this world is a deception. We are humans; we are forgetful.  That is why verses from the Quran repeat these said realities so often.

More later, inshaaAllah.

I was listening to a tafseer of Surah Al-Fatihah by Suhaib Webb, and here are a couple points from it with my own additions:

    For some muslims, the Quran is not in the center of their life because they had a bad first impression.  Perhaps, they were learning Quran when they were children, and a bearded uncle would beat them with a stick when they made mistakes during recitation.  Or misinterpreted by a teenaged volunteer at your sunday school.

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    Maybe for some people it's because the Quran was some sort of cultural, seasonal ornament only taken down from the mantle/bookshelf for holidays, during Ramadan, or someone passing away.
    Or the Quran was only discussed in the masjid during a khutbah, amongst uncles during a dinner party, or a friend's desperate attempt at a fatwa.  Not to be accessed outside the masjid or for discussion with your friends.  And only during times of despair or when you desire to "become more religious".
    I have noticed that trend with Desis, or at least some people I know.  If you want to be more religious, recite the Quran, they say.  True, as long as you have the correct intention and it's according to the sunnah, reciting the Quran (with mistakes and without understanding what you're saying) can have much blessings (a.k.a BARAKAH) and reward (especially for those who recite with difficulty, they get double reward inshaaAllah).
    But, the Quran was not sent for merely reciting, rather it is a book of guidance.  Those very same people don't seem very guided in some respects when you look at their actions and some of things they say (Scary thing is, they may have abandoned actions/beliefs they used to adhere to in the past!)  But you do know that somewhere inside, they have a desire to know the Quran.
    One of the problems with Desi people might be is that the classical Arabic of the Quran translates to classical Urdu.  This "hard Urdu" is not understood by uncles/aunts even though you think they would.  Or if they do try to dive in they'll then find something questionable (as no translation of the Quran can be considered equal to the Arabic Quran due to limitations of language differences).  And also they know they're not even getting a gist of what's going on because of the lack of commentary but yet they somehow forgot what a tafseer is.
    Consulting a qualified scholar is out of the question, for them.  According to them, scholars are thieves and criminals.  They take advantage of their power.  They are out of touch with laymen, with this dunya, or even reality.  They supposedly discourage technology, innovation, and secular education.  Their religious rulings are outdated or extremist.  In fact, they make religion impractical and much harder than it actually it is.  They call them "maulvis" and they are even the butt of jokes. (See 49:11)  That may be true when describing some "scholars", but you can't help but feel that those people are making excuses.
    And then it becomes a long time since they had a connection with a Quran at all, and they let their hearts fill with other than Quran. Examples abound; one could be preferring music to the Quran.

More on this later, inshaaAllah.