Ali Rehman

Reading Journey

Books that shape my understanding and perspective

2023

Education

How to Read a Book

by Mortimer J. Adler

Biography

The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel

by Kati Marton

Philosophy

The Abolition of Man

by C. S. Lewis

Theology

The Screwtape Letters

by C. S. Lewis

Philosophy

The Two Greatest Ideas

by Linda Zagzebski

Psychology

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

by David Epstein

Memoir

Never Finished

by David Goggins

Finance

The Psychology of Money

by Morgan Housel

Philosophy

Meditations

by Robin Waterfield

Business

Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity

by Scott Galloway

Statistics

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World

by Hans Rosling

Memoir

And There Was Light

by Jacques Lusseyran

2024

Productivity

Deep Work

by Cal Newport

Productivity

Digital Minimalism

by Cal Newport

Literature

Kalila and Dimna

by Nasrullah Munshi

Spiritual Reflection

The Beginning of Guidance: The Imam and proof of Islam

by Al-Ghazali

Philosophy

The Consolation of Philosophy

by Boethius

Psychology

Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention

by Johann Hari

Psychology

Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

by Adam Grant

Business & Psychology

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

by Dan Heath

2025

Spiritual Growth

The Illumination on Abandoning Self-Direction

Al-Tanwir fi Isqat Al-Tadbir

by Ibn Ata Allah Al-Iskandari

Spiritual Reflection

The Afterlife Manual: Every Muslim's Guide to Happily Ever Hereafter

by Ousama Iyad Alshurafa

Spiritual Reflection

Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul & on Breaking the Two Desires

by Al-Ghazali

Spiritual Reflection

Diseases of the Heart and Their Cure

by Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiya

Spiritual Reflection

Al Ghazali on Patience and Thankfulness

by Al-Ghazali