Lesson One: Thinking,reflection

Tradition:

Imam Ali (a.s) Said - Be Aware! Knowledge without thinking has no Profit. Be Aware! Recitation of Quran without reflection is of little use! Be aware! worship lacking reflection has no effect!

(Al-Kafi, Volume One, Page 36)

Brief Description:

      Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting. Filling the brain with information, rules and principles has little effect on it if it is not based on reflection. Reciting Holy verses of Quran has liittle effect when it is not accompanied by reflection and thinking about them. Similarly any action or worship devoid of the light of thinking and wisdom are like spiritless body  and unable to impart their high educational value. Just think how we spent our Ramadhan by reading Quran but hardly only few of us reflect on what we read. Some of us complete Quran after Quran after Quran but hardly we include any of its teaching in our life, May Allah s.u.b.t to reflect on everything we read and take lessons for everything we see and hear only that which is halal. O Allah send blessings upon Mohammad s.a.w.s and his pure progeny.