Islam gives you an especially rich vocabulary for this subject: dhikr (remembrance), tafakkur (reflection/contemplation), tadabbur (deep reflection), the qalb (heart), the nafs (self/soul), solitude, dreams, spiritual purification, and inner tranquility. I would also incorporate the Torah (Tawrat), Gospel (Injil), Psalms (Zabur), and earlier scriptures because belief in revelation before the Qur'an is part of the Qur'anic worldview. The Qur'an itself calls the Torah and Gospe

The Bible contains a surprisingly rich tradition of meditation, stillness, inward awareness, discernment, transformation and spiritual healing. Does the Bible actually teach meditation? For many people, the word meditation immediately brings to mind Buddhism, yoga, mindfulness retreats or Eastern spiritual traditions. But meditation isn't foreign to the Bible. Scripture explicitly speaks about meditation. It describes people becoming still, withdrawing into solitude, examinin