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Believing Nov 1, 2013

Ashq (Ecstatic Love)

‘Ashq means intense love of and fondness for perfection, beauty, or physical charm. Sufis usually call this sort…

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Believing Nov 1, 2011

Rida (Resignation)-2

For ordinary people, resignation means not objecting to what God has willed for them. For those with a…

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Questions & Answers May 1, 2008

Women Confined and Mistreated

Question: Some people claim that in Muslim societies, women are confined to their home and they are oppressed.…

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Dialogue Jul 1, 1999

The Necessity Of Dialogue

The word “dialogue” derives from two roots: “dia” means “through” and “logos” comprises many overlapping semantic fields and…

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