How To Read Large Multi-Volume Books?
Naṣāʾiḥ of Ibn Muneer - 0013 Q: What is the best way to tackle the reading of a large book with many volumes? A: Well first and foremost I would humbly say, you have to have purpose. You have to have a reason. Do I need to read this 20 volume book? Or is it just a reference book? In which I go back to it only when I need it. Or it’s a book only for “بحث” or “تخريج”? Or is it “کتاب يُقْرَأْ”? To be read from beginning to end, cover to cover, over and over again. (speaker says something in Arabic that sounds like Am Kitab Yutala Fee ) a book in which you just open up from time to time, just read it sporadically. So first and foremost you have to have a reason. You have to have aim. You have to have a purpose of the book. Everybody understand this? That’s first and foremost. So if it is a book that you should read over and over again, or you should memorize, or its a book that you need or its a book that’s your favorite or one of your favorites, one may say I know it i