Some of the Divine Injunctions related by Imam Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad
‘We give here some Divine injunctions handed down as Holy Traditions [ahadith qudsiyah], and sound hadiths. The Messenger of God, …
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Kierkegaard on Philosophy and Understanding Life
Philosophy is perfectly right in saying that life must be understood backward. But then one forgets the other clause — …
Wilfred Cantwell Smith on the ideal of Faith
‘Yet I have insisted that an analysis is lopsided and faulty it if serves only the observer, not the participant. …
Bernard Williams on Reflectiveness
‘There is no route back from reflectiveness. This phenomenon of self-consciousness, together with the institutions and processes that support it, …
Aquinas on the purpose of Human Law
‘The purpose of human law is to lead men into virtue, not suddenly, but gradually. Wherefore it does not lay …
Ivan Turgenev’s Insarov on Time
”Time doesn’t belong to us.” ”Who does it belong to then?” ”To all those who need us.” On the Eve, Ivan …
Ruth Stotter on Stories
“Some people think we’re made of flesh and blood and bones. Scientists say we’re made of atoms. But I think …
On Heaven and Hell
‘A belligerent samurai, an old Japanese tale goes, once challenged a Zen-master to explain the concept of heaven and hell. …
Ibn Juzay al-Kalbi On Glorification
I desired to praise the Chosen One and was hindered, By my own inability to grasp the extent of his …
The Lament of Rabbi Zusia
‘Once the ancient Rabbi Zusia appeared before his disciples crying and wringing his hands. Alarmed, they asked him, “Why are …
