When we talk about understanding the Qurʾān, we usually address it from a technical angle. We list the pre-requisites, from the knowledge of Arabic, to knowledge of tafsīr and other sciences.…
There is nothing more beneficial or more valuable in the whole wide world than studying and reciting the Qurʾān to strengthen marital bonds, and to nurture children, and to guide the youth. Truly, the home where the Qurʾān is studied and recited is a home where the devil will never dwell in Dr. Farīd al-Anṣārī, in his book ‘Majālis al-Qurʾān’. ❤️✨ …
The best description of tadabbur that I’ve come across is one by Sheikh ʿAbdur-Raḥmān as-Saʿdī. He was asked, “How do I reach a point where I can do tadabbur of the Qurʾān (reflect on the Qurʾān)?” He simply said, ❝You continue to read and read and read*… until Allāh opens your heart to tadabbur.❞ I haven’t found a truer description than this or description closest to how the pious predecessors understood tadabbur.…
