Quran
The Discipline of Reading Slowly
Finishing the Quran is easy to measure, which is exactly why it crowds out the harder thing. A case for reading less and staying longer.
Topic
Tazkiyah
Quran
What the Fatiha Asks of Us
We say it at least seventeen times a day. A close reading of the seven verses, and of the hinge in the middle where the whole surah turns.
Tazkiyah
Sincerity Is Not a Feeling
Ikhlas gets treated as an emotional state you have to summon before an act counts. That misreading has discouraged more good work than almost anything else.