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Peace, one and all… What is hope, and what does it mean to be hopeful? What do I mean when I say ‘I hope in God’? What do I mean when I say ‘I hope things turn out okay… more »
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The Simple Presence of Air and Sunlight
Abdur Rahman wrote 3 days ago: Peace, one and all… What is hope, and what does it mean to be hopeful? What do I mean when … more »
Infuse Your Heart With Mercy
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Abdur Rahman wrote 3 days ago: Peace, one and all… When writing to one of his provincial governors, Imam Ali (may God ennobl … more »
A Dungeon of Our Own Devising
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Abdur Rahman wrote 1 week ago: Peace, one and all… To understand my self is also to understand how that self interacts with a … more »
Adab is a Gateway
Abdur Rahman wrote 1 week ago: Peace, one and all… Those Prophetic Traditions (ahadith) which refer to matters of akhlaq and … more »
Love's Ancient Inward Road
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Abdur Rahman wrote 1 week ago: Peace, one and all… To be a Muslim is to be given a licence to strive. It is to strive to d … more »
And Go From His Prison
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Abdur Rahman wrote 1 week ago: Peace, one and all… ‘To follow one’s own desires is to flee from God and to spill … more »
Tradition Must Live Within Us
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Abdur Rahman wrote 2 weeks ago: Peace, one and all… Tradition is a treasure-chest. It is the collected wisdom of our past, … more »
Birthright
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Abdur Rahman wrote 2 weeks ago: Peace, one and all… To say that I am not perfect, that I am still very much a work in progress … more »
'Women, Perfume and the Coolness of My Eyes': Exploring a Profound Hadith
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Abdur Rahman wrote 2 weeks ago: Peace, one and all… In a well known and very interesting hadith, the Prophet (alaihi al-salatu … more »
The Collection of Virtuous Qualities
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Abdur Rahman wrote 2 weeks ago: Peace, one and all… ‘Culture (adab) really means ‘the collection of virtuous qual … more »
The Pillars of Heresy
Abdur Rahman wrote 3 weeks ago: Peace, one and all… Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (may God ennoble his countenance) said: ‘ … more »
Muslimahs Speak Up!
Abdur Rahman wrote 3 weeks ago: Peace, one and all… The Muslimahs Speak Up! Blog Carnival has now been posted over at The Mus … more »
A World of Beautiful Oneness
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Abdur Rahman wrote 3 weeks ago: Peace, one and all… Every thing is a symbol, pointing as it does towards a reality beyond its … more »
A Momentary Re-Alignment of Spirit and Flesh
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Abdur Rahman wrote 3 weeks ago: Peace, one and all… In his book, Self and Salvation, David Ford speaks eloquently, and at some … more »
'Did I Come to Unite, or Did I Come to Sever?' Some Reflections on Chaplaincy
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Abdur Rahman wrote 3 weeks ago: Peace, one and all… I was asked to give a short reflection at St Michaels Theological College … more »
What I Can Do
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Abdur Rahman wrote 3 weeks ago: Peace, one and all… There have recently been a spate of posts touching on issues relating to w … more »
The Poetics of Religious Experience
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Abdur Rahman wrote 3 weeks ago: Peace, one and all… ‘The language of faith enunciates the bond between man and what he p … more »
Looking Towards the Deep End
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Abdur Rahman wrote 4 weeks ago: Peace, one and all… I have always enjoyed swimming, though my busy life does not leave me wit … more »
Listen, My Heart
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Abdur Rahman wrote 1 month ago: Peace, one and all… Hazret Mevlana Rumi (may God sancitfy his secret): ‘Listen, my hear … more »
