Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! Today, I continue my reading from the opening section of Imam Al-Ghazali's Ihya Ulum Al-Din (The Revival of the Religious Sciences), The Book of Knowledge, translated by Nabih Amin Faris (1988), pages 29-39, discussing knowledge whose acquisition is deemed fard kifayah (a religious obligation upon a Muslim community as a…Read more Friday Reflections 12.08.2022
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Friday Reflections 05.08.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! Today, I continue my reading from the opening section of Imam Al-Ghazali's Ihya Ulum Al-Din (The Revival of the Religious Sciences), The Book of Knowledge, translated by Nabih Amin Faris (1988), pages 23-29, discussing knowledge whose acquisition is deemed fard'ayn (a religious obligation upon every Muslim). Allah ﷻ inspire us…Read more Friday Reflections 05.08.2022
Wisdom Lives Forever
“As to [the evidence of the value of knowledge in] the sayings of the Companions (al-āthār), Ali ibn-abi-Talib said to Kumayl, ‘O thou perfect of knowledge! Knowledge is better than riches; for knowledge guardeth thee whereas thou guardest riches. Knowledge governs while riches are governed. Riches diminish with spending but knowledge increases therewith.’ And again.…Read more Wisdom Lives Forever
Was anyone 1,000 years ago as smart as someone with average intelligence today?
By Joel ReidPhysics Teacher, BSci, DipEd in Applied Chemistry, Curtin University of Technology Perth WA I was teaching a science class in the Australian desert and the class was quietly working (it was a nice class). I looked out the window and I commented to no one in particular, “Looks like there will be a…Read more Was anyone 1,000 years ago as smart as someone with average intelligence today?
Always Ask For More Knowledge
The Soul’s Capacity Is Endless ~ Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil Al-Haqqani My Grandsheikh is saying the advice of the Prophet to him, “For everyone coming to visit you, you must advise him that although he may be such a learned person, he must know that there may be another, more learned than him.” This means…Read more Always Ask For More Knowledge
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 