In the traditional Islamic world, the hierarchy of the arts was not based on whether they were "fine" or "industrial" or "minor". It was based upon the effect of art on the soul of the human being.
Many people have criticized Islam for being just automatic, having no individuality, just surrendering your will to God, but we Muslims know very wel… - Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Many people have criticized Islam for being just automatic, having no individuality, just surrendering your will to God, but we Muslims know very wel…
- Seyyed Hossein Nasr
The Quran explicitly opposes the killing of innocent people and the Prophet was always careful in doing that. If they had to fight a war, he was alwa… - Seyyed Hossein Nasr
The Quran explicitly opposes the killing of innocent people and the Prophet was always careful in doing that. If they had to fight a war, he was alwa…
Muhammad was, first of all, a Prophet of course, a beloved and lover of God, a father, an army commander, a judge, a ruler of a community, the King o… - Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Muhammad was, first of all, a Prophet of course, a beloved and lover of God, a father, an army commander, a judge, a ruler of a community, the King o…
The Quran mentions the story of Moses and Khidr [a prophet mentioned in the Quran who guided Moses on a revelatory journey], a famous story, in which… - Seyyed Hossein Nasr
The Quran mentions the story of Moses and Khidr [a prophet mentioned in the Quran who guided Moses on a revelatory journey], a famous story, in which…
The quest for truth must be carried out by each person individually. It is like breathing, something which no one else can do for us. - Seyyed Hossein Nasr
The quest for truth must be carried out by each person individually. It is like breathing, something which no one else can do for us.
The environmental crisis has deep spiritual, philosophical, and religious roots and causes. It is not merely the result of bad engineering. - Seyyed Hossein Nasr
The environmental crisis has deep spiritual, philosophical, and religious roots and causes. It is not merely the result of bad engineering.
Justice is inseparable from truth in human life. - Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Justice is inseparable from truth in human life.
In traditional societies, nature was seen as one’s wife, but the modern West turned it into a prostitute. - Seyyed Hossein Nasr
In traditional societies, nature was seen as one’s wife, but the modern West turned it into a prostitute.
To be modern is to destroy nature. - Seyyed Hossein Nasr
To be modern is to destroy nature.
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