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Some of the Divine Injunctions related by Imam Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad

July 10, 2014

‘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

April 23, 2014

Philosophy is perfectly right in saying that life must be understood backward. But then one forgets the other clause — …

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Wilfred Cantwell Smith on the ideal of Faith

April 15, 2014

‘Yet I have insisted that an analysis is lopsided and faulty it if serves only the observer, not the participant. …

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Bernard Williams on Reflectiveness

March 17, 2014

‘There is no route back from reflectiveness. This phenomenon of self-consciousness, together with the institutions and processes that support it, …

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Aquinas on the purpose of Human Law

March 11, 2014

‘The purpose of human law is to lead men into virtue, not suddenly, but gradually. Wherefore it does not lay …

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Ivan Turgenev’s Insarov on Time

February 26, 2014

”Time doesn’t belong to us.” ”Who does it belong to then?” ”To all those who need us.” On the Eve, Ivan …

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Ruth Stotter on Stories

February 20, 2014

“Some people think we’re made of flesh and blood and bones. Scientists say we’re made of atoms. But I think …

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On Heaven and Hell

February 8, 2014

‘A belligerent samurai, an old Japanese tale goes, once challenged a Zen-master to explain the concept of heaven and hell. …

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Ibn Juzay al-Kalbi On Glorification

February 7, 2014

I desired to praise the Chosen One and was hindered, By my own inability to grasp the extent of his …

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The Lament of Rabbi Zusia

January 23, 2014

‘Once the ancient Rabbi Zusia appeared before his disciples crying and wringing his hands. Alarmed, they asked him, “Why are …

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Faheem A. Hussain has a BA (Hons.) in Arabic and Islamic studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, a PGCE in Religious Studies from Roehampton University, and a MA in philosophy from Heythrop College, University of London.

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