Assalamu'alaykum wa rahmatullaah,
The Benefits of Reading
1. Reading expels anxiety and grief.
2. While busy reading, one is prevented from delving into falsehood.
3. Habitual reading makes one too busy to keep company with the idle and the inactive.
4. By reading often, one develops eloquence and clarity in speech.
5. Reading helps to develop the mind and purify its thoughts.
6. Reading increases one in knowledge and improves both memory and understanding.
7. By reading often, one benefits from the experiences of others: the wisdom of the wise and the understanding of the scholars.
8. By reading often, one develops the ability to acquire and process knowledge and to learn about the different fields of knowledge and their application to life.
9. Ones faith will increase when one reads beneficial books, especially those written by practising Muslim writers. The book is the best giver of sermons and it has a forceful effect in guiding one toward good and away from evil.
10. Reading helps to relax ones mind from distraction and to save ones time from being wasted.
11. By reading often one gains mastery over many words and learns the different constructions of sentences; moreover, one improves his ability to grasp concepts and to understand what is ‘between the lines’
“Nourishment of the soul is in concepts and meanings, not in food and drink”
‘La Tahzan’ Page 145-146 by Dr A’id al-Qarni
PS: Obviously, if you're going to sit around with something like the Satanic Verses, none of these points apply
The Benefits of Reading
1. Reading expels anxiety and grief.
2. While busy reading, one is prevented from delving into falsehood.
3. Habitual reading makes one too busy to keep company with the idle and the inactive.
4. By reading often, one develops eloquence and clarity in speech.
5. Reading helps to develop the mind and purify its thoughts.
6. Reading increases one in knowledge and improves both memory and understanding.
7. By reading often, one benefits from the experiences of others: the wisdom of the wise and the understanding of the scholars.
8. By reading often, one develops the ability to acquire and process knowledge and to learn about the different fields of knowledge and their application to life.
9. Ones faith will increase when one reads beneficial books, especially those written by practising Muslim writers. The book is the best giver of sermons and it has a forceful effect in guiding one toward good and away from evil.
10. Reading helps to relax ones mind from distraction and to save ones time from being wasted.
11. By reading often one gains mastery over many words and learns the different constructions of sentences; moreover, one improves his ability to grasp concepts and to understand what is ‘between the lines’
“Nourishment of the soul is in concepts and meanings, not in food and drink”
‘La Tahzan’ Page 145-146 by Dr A’id al-Qarni
PS: Obviously, if you're going to sit around with something like the Satanic Verses, none of these points apply
