#slam

We are tangled in a very significant Islamic insurgency in Iraq. ↗

— Michael Scheuer

#iraq #islamic #significant #tangled #very

Arabic science throughout its golden age was inextricably linked to religion; indeed, it was driven by the need of early scholars to interpret the Qur'an. ↗

— Jim Al-Khalili

#islam #koran #qur-an #quran #religion

By the time of the arrival of Islam in the early seventeenth century CE, what we now call the Middle East was divided between the Persian and Byzantine empires. But with the spread of this new religion from Arabia, a powerful empire emerged, and with it a flourishing civilization and a glorious golden age. Given how far back it stretches in time, the history of the region -- and even of Iraq itself -- is too big a canvas for me to paint. Instead, what I hope to do in this book is take on the nonetheless ambitious task of sharing with you a remarkable story; one of an age in which great geniuses pushed the frontiers of knowledge to such an extent that their work shaped civilizations to this day. ↗

— Jim Al-Khalili

#civilization #islam #knowledge #middle-east #age

All Praise is due to God,Lord of the worlds, the Beneficient, the Merciful, Owner of the Day of Judgement Thee alone we worship and Thee alone we ask for help Show us the straight path, the path of those whom Thou hast favoured, not (the path of) those who earn Thine anger nor (of) those who go astray. (Amen)The Holy Qur'an (The Opening Chapter, Al-Fatihah, Surah 1) http://www.islamdoor.com ↗

— Al-Fatihah Surah

#anger

اصحاب العقول الواقفة عند حرفية النص-قرانا وسنة- كثيرا ما تفلت منهم المقاصد والمنافع فيمشون على وجوههم ↗

— حنان اللحام

#life #mohammed #wisdom #life

In the traditional Islamic world, the hierarchy of the arts was not based on whether they were "fine" or "industrial" or "minor". It was based upon the effect of art on the soul of the human being. ↗

— Seyyed Hossein Nasr

#islam #art

So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief; Verily, with every difficulty there is relief. Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard, And to thy Lord turn [all] thy attention. ↗

— Anonymous

#allah #god #islam #mercy #quran

America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem. Throughout my travels in the Muslim world, I have met, talked to, and even eaten with people who in America would have been considered white, but the white attitude was removed from their minds by the religion of Islam. I have never before seen sincere and true brotherhood practiced by all together, irrespective of their color. ↗

— Malcolm X

#malcolm-x #attitude

Critical to the fight against global terrorism is an ability to move beyond presuppositions and stereotypes in our attitudes and policies and to form partnerships that transcend an "us" and "them" view of the world. (p. 135) ↗

— John L. Esposito

#peace #terrorism #attitude

Nor can one take an unfair attitude even towards enemies: "Let the enmity of a people[towards you] not determine you upon an unjust course; be fair, it is closer to taqwā. Quran ↗

— Fazlur Rahman

#attitude