366 quotes found
“Nature exists for man to exploit for his own ends, while the end of man himself is nothing else but to serve God, to be grateful to Him, and to worship Him alone.”
“Standing in Front of the Mirror of EternityDressed By True ExistenceLooking to Your Own RealityIn the Ocean of Oneness”
“Yet she belongs, finally and truly, only to God. The hijab is a symbol of freedom from the male regard, but also, in our time, of freedom from subjugation by the iron fist of materialism, determini...”
“He who at night feeling tired because of working in the daytime, then at night he was forgiven of Allah" ”
“Empirical" knowledge itself is of little benefit unless it awakens the inner perception of man as to his own situation, his potentialities, his risks, and his destiny”
“One would love nonetheless to know how to be a man, how to be a woman before God, in the mirror of one's own conscience, in the looks of those who surround us. One would wish to find the strength t...”
“If one has not been able to experience God by himself, one should allow himself to be guided by the experiences of others who have experienced Him”
“The Qurn does not appear to endorse the kind of doctrine of a radical mind-body dualism found in Greek philosophy, Christianity, or Hinduism; indeed, there is hardly a passage in the Qur'n that say...”
“Taqw means to protect oneself against the harmful or evil consequences of one's conduct. If, then, by "fear of God" one means fear of the consequences of one's actionswhether in this world or the n...”
“This idea (Taqwa)can be effectively conveyed by the term "conscience," if the object of conscience transcends it. This is why it is proper to say that "conscience" is truly as central to Islam as l...”
“Some think of Islam as an expedient jobs program that moves the female half of the population out of the way.”
“the Qurn appears to be interested in three types knowledge for man. One is the knowledge of nature which has been made subservient to man, i.e., the physical sciences. The second crucial type is th...”
“Nor can one take an unfair attitude even towards enemies: "Let the enmity of a people[towards you] not determine you upon an unjust course; be fair, it is closer to taqw. Quran”
“The human being is not a fallen being in need of redemption but rather a forgetful being who must be reminded of God and his own nature.”
“The corruption of religious leaders, who were expected to be the source of spiritual force and regeneration, is the last step in the of decay of a community.”
“The Prophet (SAW) said: 'Knowledge is only gained through learning and clemency is only gained through perseverance.”
“The Quran sought to reform, not to destroy and start from scratch, tosalvage what was useful and then to modify and build on it. The task wasto get the Arabs to think about religion in a novel way,...”
“And speak to people good [words]”
“The greatest threat to religion in any society is not persecution, but rather apathy born of irrelevance.”
“Whoever says that all music is prohibited, let him also claim that the songs of birds are prohibited.”
