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Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angels’ hierarchies? and even if one of them pressed me suddenly against his heart: I would be consumed in that overwhelming existence. For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror, which we
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“Philosophy should come to know the dimensions, qualities and quantities of the earth, the depths of the sea, the capacity of fire and the effects and nature of all these things in order to admire, revere and praise the divine artistry and intelligence.”
― Asclepius: The Perfect Discourse of Hermes Trismegistus
― Asclepius: The Perfect Discourse of Hermes Trismegistus
“69The righteous are not in any way held accountable for the wrongdoers; their only duty is to remind them, so that they may be mindful of God.”
― The Qur'an
― The Qur'an
“GOD is of the East possess’d, God is ruler of the West; North and South alike, each land Rests within His gentle hand. He, the only righteous one, Wills that right to each be done. ’Mongst His hundred titles, then, Highest praise be this!—Amen. Error seeketh to deceive me, Thou art able to retrieve me; Both in action and in song Keep my course from going wrong. THE”
― West-Eastern Divan [Illustrated]
― West-Eastern Divan [Illustrated]
“The married pair must match one another: look at a pair of shoes or boots. 2310. If one of the shoes is too tight for the foot, the pair of them is of no use to thee. Hast thou ever seen one leaf of a (folding) door small and the other large, or a wolf mated with the lion of the jungle? A pair of sacks on a camel do not balance properly when one is small and the other of full size.”
― Mathnawi of Jalalu'ddin Rumi
― Mathnawi of Jalalu'ddin Rumi
“And if you are among those who are literate, then impose on yourself reading a section (wird) of the Qurʾān from the written text. [While you are] in your place of retreat, pick up the Qurʾānic text, placing your left hand under the book, while your right hand follows the letters as you are looking at them, raising your voice enough so you hear yourself while you are reciting the Qurʾān. Ask and inquire [of God], with regard to each Sūra, what it is you ought to ask about regarding that. Try to figure out for every verse its special relevance and lesson for you.21”
― Islamic Theological Themes: A Primary Source Reader
― Islamic Theological Themes: A Primary Source Reader
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