Tag: love
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On Love, Duty, and Suffering
The phenomenal world is a theater of manifestation of the Divine Names, with all things manifesting some Divine Attribute or aspect. A man and a woman thus bring forth their own symbolisms, thereby manifesting, through nature and action, might, nobility, and beauty. Such is where union and unification present themselves in the image. It is…
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Exploring Love Through Poetry: The Question of Happiness
The term ḥubb possesses the term khamr (wine) as a synonym, and khamr, in turn, was referred to as Umm Laylā by the Arabs. Laylā, in this context, refers to ecstasy and intoxication, and umm is present for it induces a state of ecstasy, begetting it as a mother begets a child. Love, likewise, intoxicates…
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Reflections On Love and Suffering
The term dīn is not understood in our Tradition as the term “religion” is throughout Western religious history, but rather carries four primary significations: (1) indebtedness; (2) submissiveness; (3) judicious power; (4) natural inclination or tendency. [1]
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I Wandered Stray Throughout The Land…
I wandered stray throughout the land And raced across the burning sand My mind had sought to seek the sight That strips the veil of darkened night