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The tool that Muslim scholars developed to help ensure the authenticity of hadiths was the isnād (Arabic, ‘support’), or the chain of transmitters through which a scholar traced the matn, or text, of a hadith back to the Prophet.
“Happiness comes from helping others, by being with others, and by sharing, even if it's only a smile.”
― A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories
― A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories
“I answer that, It was necessary for man's salvation that there should be a knowledge revealed by God besides philosophical science built up by human reason.”
― Summa Theologica
― Summa Theologica
“Firstly, indeed, because man is directed to God, as to an end that surpasses the grasp of his reason: "The eye hath not seen, O God, besides Thee, what things Thou hast prepared for them that wait for Thee" (Isa. 66:4). But the end must first be known by men who are to direct their thoughts and actions to the end.”
― Summa Theologica
― Summa Theologica
“Small good decisions will lead you to the glorious path of success.”
― A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories
― A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories
“Successful people enjoy the journeys they embark on, irrespective of whether they reach their destination or not.”
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