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Book Reviews by Samina: Westanschauu

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Book Reviews by Samina. Saturday, January 9, 2010. Word of the Day. A comprehensive view of the world and human life. Labels: Muslim Ethics - Emerging Vistas. Word of the Day by Samina. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. I Heard God Laughing. Intellectual Traditions in Islam. Muslim Ethics - Emerging Vistas. Nasir Khusraw - Knowledge and Liberation. The Conference of the Birds. The Fatimids and Their Traditions of Learning.

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Book Reviews by Samina: The Power of Myth

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Book Reviews by Samina. Saturday, February 5, 2011. The Power of Myth. This book is divided into eight chapters and every chapter explains myth with a different perspective but still having the same fundamentals which all religions have. The myth was defined when Moyers asked this question. 8220;- - - - Myths are stories of our search through the ages for truth, for meaning, for significance. Campbell answered by opening up a broad horizon of meaning and said. In explaining the concept of duality, time a...

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Book Reviews by Samina: February 2011

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Book Reviews by Samina. Friday, February 18, 2011. Make a Shield from Wisdom. He believes that intellect, reason, speech and virtue should be the highest attributes of the thinkers, poets and writers; and they should practice these attributes for the betterment of society, not for reward or fame just like he was doing. 8220;Tear off the rope from the unbridled masses! You’d better bring about something in writing! You are the pen of God, the true Creator-. Well done and bravo, o you sober reed! His under...

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Book Reviews by Samina: I Heard God Laughing

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Book Reviews by Samina. Sunday, December 6, 2009. I Heard God Laughing. I Heard God Laughing. Poems of Hope and Joy. Published by: Penguin Books. This thin book of poems of hope and joy is a treasure of spiritual assets. This selection of Hafiz's poems, by Daniel Ladinsky. Is certainly marvelous. Hafiz, whose real name was Shams- ud. Din, was born in Shiraz, Persia. He was gifted with natural poetic talent. Hafiz was a student of sufi. 1 "You are with a friend now". Has those poems which talk about those...

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Book Reviews by Samina: The Conference of the Birds

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Book Reviews by Samina. Monday, November 23, 2009. The Conference of the Birds. The Conference of the Birds. Translation and introduction by: Afkham. Published by: Penguin Classics. The book "Conference of the Birds' highlights the disciplines of life which are required by a Sufi to reach the stage of baqa. This poem starts with a allegoric form in which birds of the world were told by Hoopoe. That they have a king - The Simorgh. Initially birds were very excited to go in search of Simorgh. There were pl...

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Book Reviews by Samina: April 2011

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Book Reviews by Samina. Thursday, April 7, 2011. THE VOICE OF THE MASTER. This book “The Voice of the Master” is the translation of work of Kahlil Gibran by Anthony R. Ferris. Kahlil Gibran was born in Lebanon. He was well known poet, philosopher and artist of his time. His words of wisdom are well understood in East and commonly quoted in many Arabic speaking countries. 8220;Life is an Island in an ocean of loneliness, an island whose rocks are hopes, whose trees are dreams, whose flowers are solitude, ...

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Book Reviews by Samina: Muslim Ethics: Emerging Vistas

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Book Reviews by Samina. Saturday, January 2, 2010. Muslim Ethics: Emerging Vistas. Author: Amyn B. Sajoo. Published by: I. B. Tauris Publisher’s London: New York in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies. 8221; His study is based on very nature of pluralistic Islamic society which is very different from those portrayed by fundamentalist persuasions or better referred to as political Islamists. 8220;….In formal disclosure, however, ethical perspectives are about what guides an individ...Amyn Sa...

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Book Reviews by Samina: Knowledge and Liberation - Review

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Book Reviews by Samina. Sunday, November 8, 2009. Knowledge and Liberation - Review. A Treatise on Philosophical Theology. Edited and Translated by Faquir M. Hunzai. Introduced by Parviz Morewedge. Published by I.B.Tauris Publishers in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies. 1 Cosmogomy - Under this title, questions (1-5) are answered which are related to creation of the world or universe. 3 Physics - This heading explores the natural and material world and its phenomenon (12-20). Such a beaut...

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Book Reviews by Samina: The Fatimids and Their Traditions of Learning:

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Book Reviews by Samina. Tuesday, June 29, 2010. The Fatimids and Their Traditions of Learning:. 8220;The Fatimids and Their Traditions of Learning”. Is written by Heinz Halm and published by I.B. Tauris Publishers, London. New York. This book examines the Fatimid period with special emphasis on their teaching and learning which was the major reason why this era came to be known as the most enlightened and enriched period in Ismaili history in specific and Islamic history in general. I Heard God Laughing.