Tag: tasawwuf
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Pain is Dead and Other Truisms
Byung-Chul Han’s “The Palliative Society” critiques contemporary society’s aversion to pain, labeling it “algophobia.” He argues that this fear leads to superficiality and a loss of meaning, urging a confrontation with discomfort.
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Impact of Sufi Saints on Cultural Syncretism in Northeast India
Northeast India’s cultural history showcases a blend of traditions. Political shifts threaten this syncretism, but centuries of Sufi spiritual movements promoted harmony. The region’s literature, music, and festivals highlight coexistence.
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The Grammar of Reality
Grammar is often viewed as a tedious and unimaginative subject, pertaining merely to our means of mundane communication. Squeezed dry of any life, outwardly it appears to be an endeavor devoid of any inspiration. Even moreso, for a traditional student of knowledge, memorizing obscure aberrant verses of poetry to deliver grammatical points, parsing the construction…
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7 Modern Deadly Sins and Misunderstandings: Clarity
Understanding and Critiquing Certain Common Sense Moralisms in Modern Society Previously, we discussed the moralism of determining when exclusivity functions and certain misjudgments we make regarding the moral weight of things. The following discussion ties into another issue in conceptualizing popular sentiments in modern ethics – namely, our severe lack of moral clarity, sincerity and…
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A Book Review of ‘Infamies of the Soul and Their Treatments’
Matters of the body are relatively straightforward: if an organ or limb or tissue is afflicted, medical expertise is sought, and then one hopes for an effective treatment, perhaps in the form of a pill or medical procedure. Humans understand the consequences and pain of neglecting a physical ailment. We intuitively recognize the necessity of…
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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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Wading with Musa
Tell them you follow Musa. That we must walk through the valley of the shadow of death before reaching Tuwa.
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Rekindling Muslim Scholastic and Spiritual Consciousness
A Book Review of Sea Without Shore by Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller.
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Tasawwuf as Islamic Existentialism
Existence is a strange thing. While it permeates all that is and all that we experience, it eludes our grasp.
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The Islamic Tradition: Philosophy in the Margins
The oft-repeated definition of philosophy is the love of wisdom.