ARTICLE

FindCenter AddIcon

Rūmī and the Sufi Tradition

By Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Like a majestic peak that dominates the countryside around it near and far, the figure of Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, that supreme Sufi poet of the Persian language, dominates the whole of the later Sufi tradition in the eastern lands of Islam.

Read on www.studiesincomparativereligion.com

FindCenter Post-Image

18 Major World Religions — Study Starters

Religion is so diverse and nuanced a subject that it’s nearly impossible to encapsulate all of the world’s major religions in just a few words. But we’re going to try anyway. This is an entry point for understanding the basics of the world’s major religions.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Wisdom – An Ongoing Conversation with Divine Reality

Within the Way of Islam and the mystical path of Sufism, wisdom is received through the Qur’an (revelation of the “Book of God” conveyed through the heart of the Prophet Muhammad) and the example of how the Prophet, himself, lived, as well as through the “Book of Nature,” which includes...

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Illuminated by Love: An Interview with Author Camille Helminski

The co-founder of the Threshold Society, an educational foundation rooted in the Mevlevi tradition of Sufism, author and translator Camille Helminski’s books include The Book of Nature, The Light of Dawn, and The Rumi Collection.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

A Religious Nature: Philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr on Islam and the Environment

In this interview, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a university professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University, talks with the Bulletin’s Elisabeth Eaves about Islam and the environment.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Modern Islam and Science: An Article by Seyyed Hossein Nasr

In “Islam and Science,” an article written for the Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science, Nasr attempts to give a broad overview of the relationship of Islam to modern science and technology. He makes some key points regarding to criticism of Western science from an Islamic point a view.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

What Jesus Means to Me as a Muslim

As the Christmas season ushers forth the memory of Jesus, it’s worth asking: How much do Muslims think about the person the Quran recognizes as a prophet and the Messiah?

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

The torture of the grave Islam and the afterlife

According to Islamic doctrine, between the moment of death and the burial ceremony, the spirit of a deceased Muslim takes a quick journey to Heaven and Hell, where it beholds visions of the bliss and torture awaiting humanity at the end of days.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

The Four Most Difficult Virtues

Why are forgiveness, generosity, chastity, and speaking up for truth said to be the four virtues very difficult to accomplish?

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Inner Decay and Ways to Heal

God gave humankind reason and heart so we can discover and understand the inner truths of existence.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Life and Lessons of Prophet Muhammad: 7 Points Everyone Should Know

Prophet Muhammad, the last prophet and founder of Islam, is known to be born in 570 CE (Common Era) and believed to have died on June 8, 632 AD (after Jesus's birth).

FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Islam