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Month: August 2006

Ebook: The Discourses of Rumi

Ebook: The Discourses of Rumi

Free PDF download From http://www.omphaloskepsis.com “Recognized as perhaps the greatest mystical poet of Islam, Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) communicated something through his writing that has attracted spiritual seekers from almost every religion in the world, for hundreds of years. Primarily famous for his poetry, Rumi has also left another manuscript that is not so well known – the collection of discourses given at the gatherings with his students. It Is What It Is (Fihi ma Fihi) is considered by some…

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Yasir Qadhi and the Deobandis

Yasir Qadhi and the Deobandis

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi was another person at the MLT conference in Denmark that I met. He is an intelligent and articulate young man and contributed quite positively to the event. I had never heard of him or his institute “al-Maghrib Institute” before, but it was apparent that he was a Salafi. There is a much touted discussion between him and Mona Eltahawi (journalist and commentator) that took place on the way to the MLT in Copenhagen, Denmark. It describes how…

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