Update**
I have been using this journal for several months now. I have really grown to like the journal despite my initial lukewarm reaction. The journal consists of mostly empty pages with boxes where the user can copy the Arabic Quranic line, the English translation, the tafsir, an application box and a duaa box. While at first I felt that the prompts (boxes), were a bit general, upon further use, I find them perfect. The prompts are designed to get you thinking about the Quranic line by by copying the Arabic lines, translation, and tafsir before you begin to really reflect in the application and duaa box. I personally use the application box as personal reflections on/interpretations of the ayas in question.
I like that the journal is designed by topic (a certain number of pages on a topic before moving on to another topic etc), even though I might have chosen to include different topics. When you work through the journal by topic (like forgiveness), you start to become more oriented to the nuances in the Quran by seeing how the same concept is represented using different words and different grammatical forms etc throughout the Quran.
One addition I have made to the page is writing a range of ayas. When you're reading the Quran, you probably don't want to consider one line in isolation. I would recommend reading the whole Sura if it's short or reading some lines before and after the chosen aya to get context. For me, I then choose about 3 - 5 ayas to copy into the journal and explore.
While I think that the cover is simple and beautiful, the binding is a bit weak; my cover has become permanently bent upward after the first use despite leaving it under a heavy textbooks to try to force it down. Overall, I think it's a good journal, but it should be hard cover (hence the four stars).
I would definitely recommend this journal!
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Great Guide to Thinking about the Quran but Weak Binding
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Great Guide to Thinking about the Quran but Weak Binding
Reviewed in the United States on 8 September 2019
Update**Reviewed in the United States on 8 September 2019
I have been using this journal for several months now. I have really grown to like the journal despite my initial lukewarm reaction. The journal consists of mostly empty pages with boxes where the user can copy the Arabic Quranic line, the English translation, the tafsir, an application box and a duaa box. While at first I felt that the prompts (boxes), were a bit general, upon further use, I find them perfect. The prompts are designed to get you thinking about the Quranic line by by copying the Arabic lines, translation, and tafsir before you begin to really reflect in the application and duaa box. I personally use the application box as personal reflections on/interpretations of the ayas in question.
I like that the journal is designed by topic (a certain number of pages on a topic before moving on to another topic etc), even though I might have chosen to include different topics. When you work through the journal by topic (like forgiveness), you start to become more oriented to the nuances in the Quran by seeing how the same concept is represented using different words and different grammatical forms etc throughout the Quran.
One addition I have made to the page is writing a range of ayas. When you're reading the Quran, you probably don't want to consider one line in isolation. I would recommend reading the whole Sura if it's short or reading some lines before and after the chosen aya to get context. For me, I then choose about 3 - 5 ayas to copy into the journal and explore.
While I think that the cover is simple and beautiful, the binding is a bit weak; my cover has become permanently bent upward after the first use despite leaving it under a heavy textbooks to try to force it down. Overall, I think it's a good journal, but it should be hard cover (hence the four stars).
I would definitely recommend this journal!
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