The Phenomenon of Reading and Knowledge

Abstract

The article deals with the Muslim view on reading and its role in the intellectual and practical life of humans. The author provides an analysis of the theological perception of this skill. He stresses the fact that that reading opens the “door of knowledge”. In its turn, the phenomenon of knowledge and its boundaries is one of the most important categories in Muslim epistemology. Therefore, the author considers the phenomenon of reading and its importance in the study and further development of such disciplines as linguistics, literature, rhetoric. Adequate understanding of the text by its recipient is not always a straightforward process. Therefore, the potential mistakes, which emerge during this process as well as the ways of their rectification receive a detailed analysis and subsequent recommendations.