Elsayed Awdallah

“لوعلمته لم يكن هو ،

ولو جهلك لم تكن أنت :

فبعلمه أوجدك ،

وبعجزك عبدته !

فهو هو لِهُوَ : لا لَكَ

وأنت أنت : لأنَت ولَهُ !

فأنت مرتبطٌ به ،

ماهو مرتبطٌ بك .

الدائرة مطلقةً

مرتبطةٌ بالنقطة .

النقطة مطلقةً

ليست مرتبطة بالدائرة

نقطةُ الدائرة مرتبطةٌ بالدائرة ..”
― ابن عربي, الفتوحات المكية

“Once the meaning of suffering had been revealed to us, we refused to minimize or alleviate the camp’s tortures by ignoring them or harboring false illusions and entertaining artificial optimism. Suffering had become a task on which we did not want to turn our backs. We had realized its hidden opportunities for achievement, the opportunities which caused the poet Rilke to write, “Wie viel ist aufzuleiden!” (How much suffering there is to get through!).”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

“Marie came that evening and asked me if I'd marry her. I said I didn't mind; if she was keen on it, we'd get married. Then she
asked me again if I loved her. I replied, much as before, that her question meant nothing or next to nothing--but I supposed I didn't.

'If that's how you feel,' she said, 'why marry me?'

I explained that it had no importance really, but, if it would give her pleasure, we could get married right away. I pointed out that, anyhow, the suggestion came from her; as for me, I'd merely said, 'Yes.'
Then she remarked that marriage was a serious matter. To which I answered: 'No.'
She kept silent after that, staring at me in a curious way. Then she asked:
'Suppose another girl had asked you to marry her--I mean, a girl you liked in the same way as you like me--would you have said 'Yes' to her, too?'

'Naturally.'

Then she said she wondered if she really loved me or not. I, of course, couldn't enlighten her as to that. And, after another silence, she murmured something about my being 'a queer fellow.' 'And I daresay that's why I love you,' she added. 'But maybe that's why one day I'll come to hate you.”
― Albert Camus, The Stranger

“أذنَ النبي يومًا لجارية سوداء أن تفي بنذرها «لتضربنَّ بدفها فرحًا أن ردَّه الله سالمًا»، فأذن لها عليه السلام أن تضرب بالدف بين يديه. ودخل أبو بكر وهي تضرب، ثم دخل عثمان وهي تضرب، والصحابة مجتمعون. فما هو إلا أن دخل عمر حتى وجمت الجارية، وأسرعت إلى دفها تخفيه، والنبي — عليه السلام — يقول: «إنَّ الشيطان ليخاف منك يا عمرُ!»”
― عباس محمود العقاد, ‫عبقرية عمر‬