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In the relationship between man and woman, man embodies the dominant masculine principle infused with a subtle feminine element, while woman reflects the dominant feminine principle imbued with a subtle masculine element. Neither is a complete whole in isolation; each is a complementary half, and only through their union does the fullness of the human reality manifest.
Earthly man enclosed in the prison of his five senses needs the excessive character of hyperbolas to make him aware of such realities that can only be truly seen by the supersensory Eye of the Heart awakened by complete piety or death.
Modern science worships the shadow and forgets the light — mistaking fragments of creation for the source itself. Traditional science did not concern itself as much with causation. Rather, it observed and recorded patterns and correspondences in the natural world, always recognising that causality lies with God.
Islam best manifests the monotheistic simplicity. Sitting within man’s disposition, it is the logical conclusion of any sound mind, so rationally accessible that a child can understand and follow it, while simultaneously so profound that its meanings perpetually hold the greatest scholars and philosophers in wonderment and awe.
When man accepts his limitations, woman accepts her limitations. But when man gives himself delusions of grandeur, women follow suit. When man submits to God, woman accept the limited designated authority of her humble father and humble husband over her, when man rebels against God, woman rebels against her husband.
Idolatry on the other hand is the enslavement, entrapment and imprisonment of our soul to this temporary and transient world which suffocates and asphyxiates our immortal human soul.
Idolatry extends beyond the worship of statues or rulers. It encompasses the adoration of wealth, status, and popularity - false deities devoid of inherent power to bestow happiness or inflict harm.
Ibn Taymiyyah supplicated: "If (Ghazan) has risen for show and reputation, seeking worldly gains, and for his word to be the highest while humiliating Islām and its people, then seize him, shake him, destroy him and cut off his progeny." While Ghazan stood by and said Amin.
Sensing a responsibility to confront Caliph, al-Nasir regarding the excessive construction of al-Zahra (in Andalusia Spain), al-Munthir delivered a compelling sermon in the Grand Mosque. On that Friday, he ascended the pulpit with Al-Nasir present among the congregation and commenced his extraordinary Khutbah...
By Allāh's Grace, Abu Hanifa's scholarship and courage safeguarded the lives of Muslims in Mosul. In contemporary society, how many lives could be saved if scholars spoke truth to power and stood up for justice?
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