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When it comes to much of Islamic discourse, we have either a people who passively memorize and regurgitate what they learned of the tradition on one side, or a people who haven't gone through the hard work of learning the tradition but insist on offering their "thoughts" about it on the other side. It's the extreme of obsequiousness that removes the intellect vs. the extreme of arrogance that's an illusion of intellect. The challenge is to be humble enough to know your limits and ignorance while at the same time being confident enough with what you know. A sign of being in such a state is to consciously remain a student and keep in mind the Arabic saying, "Whoever claims knowledge has become ignorant." - #islam #science #religion #philosophy #school #learning #student #quote #read #books #library #college #university #life Investigate every accomplishment you've seen people make and you'll find a basic level of routine activity they've adopted and maintained no matter what happens. More often than not, it's a morning practice. The Beloved ﷺ said, "My people have been granted success in their mornings." (بورك لأمتي في بكورها). If you're not getting up at the break of dawn, connecting with your Lord and engaging in His remembrance through prayer and litanies along with the birds, you're selling yourself short in the world and the next. There's nothing that matches having started your day with prayer then finishing some tasks related to what you're working on before the rest of the world has even had their alarms go off. Success doesn't come to the lazy and unstructured. - #islam #routine #life #school #study #work #success #motivation #intelligence Not all your "friends" are really your friends. What makes something true and a belief about a proposition a valid one? The philosophical literature is rich with discussions and theories about the nature of Truth, much of which may appear to be more of an exercise in intellectual musings. However, there is a real personal impact one will experience when they have to decide between competing claims to truth. - Topics discussed in this podcast episode include the difference between correspondence and coherence theories of truth, and how they apply in terms of Islamic reform and the relationship between science and religion. - Listen to the Mohamed Ghilan Podcast at AndalusOnline.org or on your favourite podcast app. - #podcast #consciousness #truth #philosophy #science #religion #islam New video series at Andalus Book Club on the problem of consciousness! - My apologies for the delay to the members. The first video for this month's book (Soul Machine by George Makari) is finally up. It's over an hour long introduction on the problem of consciousness and going through the background context for this massive book. I know it's a heavy subject, but I tried to give a broad overview to make the book more relevant. This series will also provide you with the language tools to make the live webinar at the end of this month a more fruitful discussion. - Not a member yet? The link to join is in the profile description. - #knowledge #philosophy #books #reading #bookclub #islam #consciousness #soul #mind "Why is there so much bullshit?… Bullshit is unavoidable whenever circumstances require someone to talk without knowing what he is talking about. Thus the production of bullshit is stimulated whenever a person’s obligations or opportunities to speak about some topic exceed his knowledge of the facts that are relevant to that topic. This discrepancy is common in public life, where people are frequently impelled — whether by their own propensities or by the demands of others — to speak extensively about matters of which they are to some degree ignorant. Closely related instances arise from the widespread conviction that it is the responsibility of a citizen in a democracy to have opinions about everything, or at least everything that pertains to the conduct of his country’s affairs. The lack of any significant connection between a person’s opinions and his apprehension of reality will be even more severe, needless to say, for someone who believes it his responsibility, as a conscientious moral agent, to evaluate events and conditions in all parts of the world." - Excerpt from "On Bullshit" by Harry G Frankfurt, professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University - #reading #books #philosophy #knowledge #knowledgeofself Eid Mubarak everyone! May God return this blessed day upon you all with countless bounties showered from His eye of mercy. Ramadan may be over, but I pray we all have transformed and elevated at least a degree above where we were before it began. This is as much a time of joyous celebration as it is a time of renewal and purification of intentions for what's to come until next Ramadan. I pray you've had your attempts to draw nearer to God have been accepted, that your love of Him and the Beloved ﷺ has increased, and that your hearts have been expanded to behold a compassion that encompasses everyone and everything. #eid #ramadan #islam #prayer #quran #hadith The path towards happiness is easy to describe, but very difficult to walk on. #quote #freedom #sufism #islam #religion #love #giving #heart #simple Got Tongue? With Ramadan about to begin, many of us place much emphasis on the physiological aspects of it with regards to food and water intake, counting hours and comparing how long people fast for. But one essential part of fasting involves a part of the body many people today want to let loose at all costs, the tongue. So in an attempt to re-orient our focus, I'm reposting this piece (link for the full version in the bio): - We all know the problem of the tongue. But for some reason, it is just so irresistible to open up our mouths to say what comes to our minds the second it comes up. Very few have actually reflected upon our very anatomy to get a sense of what God has intended for us to do with it. Consider this: two ears, one mouth – this should be a hint for what kind of speech/listen ratio we should be striving for. How about this: a set of lips, a set of teeth – two gates/check points before that tongue comes out. - The very beginning of worship is silence. Our relationship with God, the basis of which is through the prayer, is preconditioned by our very conscious act of keeping silent from everything other than the remembrance of Him. The Beloved ﷺ said: - أربع لا تصير إلا في مؤمن: الصمت وهو أول العبادة، والتواضع، وذكر الله تعالى، وقلة الشر - Four (qualities) do not gather except in a believer: silence which is the beginning of worship, humility, remembrance of God the Exalted, and minimal wrongdoings. - #islam #religion #speech #spirituality #sufism #freedom #quote #quran #prophetmuhammad

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