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the distance is nothing, when one has a motive

Suffering isn’t some kind of external, objective source of oppression and pain. There might be things that cause you to suffer, such as loud music or bright lights, which may bring other people joy. There are things that bring you joy that annoy other people. The rainy day that ruins your plans for a picnic is a boon for the farmer whose field is parched.

the difference living in a culture that provides little opportunity for leisure, and one that provides much.

the farm boy following the plough with book in hand, the mother reading aloud to her family on a sunday afternoon, the merchant reading announcements of the latest clipper arrivals - these were different kinds of readers from those of today.

beginning in the fourteenth century, the clock made us into time-keepers, and then time-savers, and now time-servers.

in the process, we have learned irreverence toward the sun and the seasons, for in a world made up of seconds and minutes, the authority of nature is superseded

"Allah, the Almighty, the All-Powerful, the King and Creator of all that exists, had mercy on and honoured, from above the seven heavens, creatures called human beings who live on a planet called earth, which is an infinitely small speck in the universe."

don't mind me, just going to statpad a little with arabic children books

forgot how quickly you can read fiction books, this feels like a hack

the paradox the surprise and the wonder are that the clock was invented by men who wanted to devote themselves more rigorously to God; it ended as the technology of greatest use to men who wished to devote themselves to the accumulation of money

a fun read so far tbh

so far it's literally just been the history of technological advancement. from paper to clocks to radios to TV and then it stops at the internet. pretty interesting but I was expecting the crux of the matter (the title) to come a little earlier

nevertheless, I've reached it and he's begun to talk about studies and cognitive overload and lots of interesting stuff but since it's written in 2011 it feels incomplete

Abu Ghassan al-Dhabbi narrated that he once went out walking at the outskirts of Madinah and his father was walking behind him. He met Abu Hurayrah (rady Allahu 'anhu) who asked, "Who is this person walking behind you?' I said, My father. He said, 'You have done a wrong thing and have contradicted the Sunnah. Don't walk in front of your father. Walk behind him or on his right! Don't let anyone come in between you and

rly interesting so far but also sometimes a little frustrating.

tells us about the Panjpiris who are basically the Salafis or as he says the "wahaabis of the pashtun" and how they're traditional.

he quotes a poem of Rahman Baba saying:

if the form of Muhammad ﷺ had not been created, God would not have created this world.

Al Shafii also said on another occasion:

I complained to Waki about my poor memory, so he instructed me to leave off sins

he said to me: know that this knowledge is a blessing and the blessings of Allah are not given to the sinners

your hope of mercy from one whom you do not obey is delusion and feeblemindedness

the score takes care of itself

When Allah's Messenger ﷺ was twelve years old and they say plus two months and ten days he went with his uncle Abu Talib on a trade journey to Syria.

When they reached Busra (which was a part of Syria, in the vicinity of Hawran under the Roman domain), there was a monk named Bahirah (they say his name was Georges), who came out to meet them, and although he had not met them before, he readily recognized the Prophet

scientists have discovered a revolutionary new treatment that makes you live longer. It enhances your memory and makes you more creative. It makes you look more attractive. It keeps you slim and lowers food cravings. It protects you from cancer and dementia. It wards off colds and the flu. It lowers your risk of heart attacks and stroke, not to mention diabetes. You'll even feel happier, less depressed, less anxious

Elephants need half as much sleep as humans, requiring just four hours of slumber each day. Tigers and lions devour fifteen hours of daily sleep. The brown bat outperforms all other mammals, being awake for just five hours each day while sleeping nineteen hours. Total amount of time is one of the most conspicuous differences in how organisms sleep.

slowly but surely !