Effective Reading

 

Reading is the term that refers to the understanding and interpretation of the symbols of language alphabet and converting them into meanings, which evolves to become a skill that is done unconsciously.

As for reading in its true sense, it is the understanding, criticism, interpretation of texts and linguistic pieces, understanding the purposes and hidden meanings behind the phenomena of the texts, and diving into the depths of the letters.

According to Google, which owns the largest search engine, the approximate number of all books published in modern history is 130 million books.

This requires us to have a sound mind that improves our choices, a logical methodology that helps us select and effective reading that takes us to the content of the books.

We should strive to have an effective reading that takes us on a civilized journey, carrying us and our society on the ship of civilization, so that we can escape the chaos of modern times, break the idols of Abraham, walk with Moses, split the sea in faith, follow the causes with Dhul-Qarnayn, and triumph in our battle today.

Effective reading is the remedy for our ignorance, the solution to our problems, and a source of water for our thirst. It transforms each one of us into a light in the path of civilization, elevation, and nobility.

Reading that uplifts the individual and the society

So how do we read effectively and actively??

In order to heal and mend, we must identify and recognize the wounds and illnesses of our communities, and then search for the healing books and the supportive books.

Topics that require attention:

Religious books: 

Because belief and faith are a pivotal axis in the circle of each of our lives, we must read about our beliefs and engage in critical thinking aimed at confirming our methodology and striving for authentic certainty, so that we can understand our religion correctly and from its original sources. This will allow us to implement our legislation, practices, and ethics for this belief that plays the role of the head of the body in our lives. If it is healthy, our situation is healthy, and if it is corrupt, our situation is corrupt and we lose our compass.

Historical books:

 If we start from our ignorance of the past and history, the first thing we should do is read books that tell the history of our civilization and narrate the experiences of our ancestors, their wounds, wars, heroism, and calamities. We learn how civilizations are built and flourish, as well as how they crumble and disappear.

Education Books:

Since children are the buds that bloom in the spring of tomorrow, we must learn how to water their soil, take care of them, and help them grow and develop. Many of the social problems we suffer from today were due to an educational mistake in the past. Science today has shown that the impact of education extends and affects the individual's personality and physical and mental health, as well as his social role and educational future. Therefore, it should be our priority to read about education and its modern methods and techniques.

Literature and Poetry:

Literature is a refined form of expression of human feelings that roam the writer's mind and expresses his ideas, opinions, and human experience in life through writing in various forms, whether it be prose or poetry, or other forms of expression in literature. Literature is nothing but a intellectual product that forms the intellectual and linguistic civilization of a nation among nations, and is a reflection of its culture and society. A nation without literature is a nation without civilization, and the breadth of literary production of a nation is evidence of its depth and authenticity. Reading literary pages of our nation and other nations helps us understand nations from several aspects, including social, artistic, historical, psychological, and more. Literary reading is also enjoyable because of the beauty and mastery of the texts and their ability to amaze.

Specialized Books:

Reading in scientific specialization develops skill, enhances knowledge, sharpens experience, and leaves us well-informed of new sciences and the expansion of their base. Reading specialized books also allows us to develop professionally and advance in our careers, helping us to achieve professional accomplishments and perform our work with greater quality and more knowledge. Reading is a river that overflows with knowledge, a sun that illuminates knowledge, and hands that take us to a more civilized and beautiful world. Therefore, we must read and strive to make our intellectual efforts effective and efficient between the pages of books and their covers.

Maher Daboul