Keys to Tadabbur: How to Reflect Deeply on the Qur'an
Sh. Yousef Wahb & Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy · Yaqeen Institute
A set of gentle keys for reading the Qur'an as something addressed to you: realising whose words you are holding, slowing at each word, and letting a single verse stay with you through the day.
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- What has kept me from reflecting rather than simply reciting?
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