Although everyone knew it was freedom from the laws of Islam, no one was quite sure what else westernization was good for.
–Orhan Pamuk
Istanbul (2006, p.10)
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No One Was Quite Sure
Posted in East and West, Islam, Literature, Orhan Pamuk on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Get to Know Each Other
Posted in Islam, interfaith on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
O mankind. We [God] created you from a [single] male and female and we have made you peoples and tribes so that you can get to know each other.
–The Qur’an 49:13
(from Shaw)
What Have I To Do with Worldly Things
Posted in Islam, Mohammad, not of this world on February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What have I to do with worldly things. My connection with the world is like that of a traveler resting for a while underneath the shade of a tree and then moving on.
- Mohammad
as quoted in “The Message of Mohammad” by Athar Husain
(submitted by Shaw)
