by Fariduddin Attar done into English by Abdal Hakim Murad The crown of all the kings is he, with joyful heart declare! The lord of all the Prophets he, his acts beyond compare! How would he be the Leader of the Poor, if the slightest of desires had stained his heart? Poor he remained, because that man’s a Boor, whose wedding gifts his bride from him do part. Because he had nothing, he sat on the sand; Because he was…
Contentions 12, the aphorisms of Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, are now available on masud.co.uk Here are some excerpts to whet your appetite: 32.?The medievals, seeing the colour of our clothes, would call us all atheists. 33.?The preacher should neither lower the price of his goods, nor price Islam out of the market. 34.?Kufr: impermanence is a problem. Iman: our anxiety about impermanence is a problem. 35.?Science is the revelation of order. Faith is the revelation of liberation. 36.?The false Salafi…
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