Why did God create us in diverse nations, races, and tribes? Two memorable Qur’anic verses, taken together, suggest an answer. “…So compete with one another in doing good. Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together [for judgment]. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.” (2:148)* “O humanity! Indeed, We created you from a male and a female, and…
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Anarchist thinker Paul Cudenec just posted this appreciation of Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a leading contemporary perennialist, whose The Study Qur’an is an invaluable resource for English speakers. -Ed. By Paul Cudenec The latest in our series of profiles from the organic radicals website. “There is today no philosophy of nature” Seyyed Hossein Nasr (1933-) is a contemporary scholar and philosopher…
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On Rumi, meeting, and the places where our categories dissolve DIYAR-E-GHAYR I often wonder whether we have truly grasped the depth of Rumi’s words: “Somewhere beyond right and wrong, there is a garden. I will meet you there.” And perhaps the moment we think we have exhausted their meaning is precisely the moment we drift furthest from it. These words…
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YouTube link By Sa’īd Abdul Latif (on Medium.com) author of “The Muslim Priest” This is a talk that I recently gave for the Center for Process Studies. I was terribly sick and severely lacking in sleep when I gave it, but mashallah… it seems to have been well received. I would invite everyone to donate and support the Center for…
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