10 STUDY SKILLS FROM AL-QURAN
1. HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND PATIENCE Spend the night awake in prayer, except for a little bit of sleep. (73:2) When you’re driven with intention, Allah tells us we don’t have time to sleep. You’re living to make your dreams a reality, while others are sleeping to glimpse at dreams during the night. 2. GET TAQWA = GET KNOWLEDGE If you are conscious of Allah, Allah will give you knowledge. He will teach you. (2:282) He will help you, if you are conscious of Him. Stay away from things for His pleasure, and do things for Allah’s sake—and Allah will teach you. Feeling the burden? Worried about impossible situations and difficulty? Taqwa – yourself up. As Allah says: Whoever is conscious of Allah, Allah will make a way out for them. (65:2) 3. LOWER YOUR GAZE = GET INSIGHT The Qur’an (24:30) tells both men—and *ahem* yes, women too, to lower our gaze and avoid staring at the opposite gender beyond the first immediate glance. Ibn Qayim[2] reminds us that we c...