In The Early Hours: Reflections On Spiritual and Self Development In the Early Hours is a collection of inspirational advice by a dear and beloved teacher, Ustadh Khurram Murad on the subject of spiritual and self development. In it he sets out the goal of the Believer - the single-minded desire to seek the good pleasure of God. He then outlines the methods and instruments which must be used in the attainment of that ultimate goal. Community Reviews Khurram Murad is one of those writers who makes difficult things simple to understand. His words touch hearts. His first-ever book that I read was The Way to Qur'an, it would make anyone fall in love with this Perfect Guide called Qur'an. In the Early Hours, generally talks about the benefits of waking up a little before fajr prayer when the rest of the world is sleeping. Because at this hour Allah subhana wa ta'alahu descends to the nearest heaven and asks His servants, "Is anyone praying that I ...more Khurram Murad is one of those writers who makes difficult things simple to understand. His words touch hearts. His first-ever book that I read was The Way to Qur'an, it would make anyone fall in love with this Perfect Guide called Qur'an. In the Early Hours, generally talks about the benefits of waking up a little before fajr prayer when the rest of the world is sleeping. Because at this hour Allah subhana wa ta'alahu descends to the nearest heaven and asks