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RISTalks: Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr - "Philosophy Matters" at RIS 2012

By Seyyed Hossein Nasr — 2012

Seyyed Hossein Nasr speaks on Islamic philosophy.

29:41 min

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Lesley Hazleton: The Doubt Essential to Faith

When Lesley Hazleton was writing a biography of Muhammad, she was struck by something: The night he received the revelation of the Koran, according to early accounts, his first reaction was doubt, awe, even fear. And yet this experience became the bedrock of his belief.

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The Glorious Morning Light: Recitations from the Qur’an by Camille Helminski

Recitations from the Qur’an by Camille Helminski Fourteen of the most beloved short surahs and passages from the Qur’an, recited in Arabic.

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Be Cleansed of Shallow Idolatries: Shaikh Kabir Helminski

Shaikh Kabir Helminski offers a sohbet (discourse & discussion) on July’s theme of the month: “Be cleansed of shallow idolatries; affirm the Real. Ya Haqq.

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Happiness and the Pursuit of Happiness - The Islamic Perspective

Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr offers an academic address on the meaning and measure of happiness in the Islamic tradition followed by a panel discussion with Vincent Cornell and Scott Kugle.

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Conversations w/Great Minds P1 - Dr. Nasr - The Difference between Shia & Sunni

Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, George Washington University / Nasr Foundation joins Thom Hartmann. Islam - the world's second-biggest religion - is as diverse as the almost 1 point 6 billion people that comprise it. So why do so many Americans only see it as a vehicle for extremism and terrorism?

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Religion, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Sufism and Art--An Introduction (Part 1) by Seyyed Hossein Nasr

This lecture by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, where he delivered the first part of a two part introduction to the essence of perennial philosophy as embedded within the Islamic Tradition, was the keynote address to the two-day event: Intellectuality and Spirituality in the Islamic Tradition--A Prelude to...

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Seyyed Hossein Nasr - Eternal Life is Like What?

How to imagine the experience of eternal life? Would we sense ourselves? How would we feel? Whom would we know? What would we do? What would God do? Living forever seems so absurd, yet eternal life is the promise of almost every religion.

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Did Muhammad Exist?

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Who is Fethullah Gülen? | What is Hizmet Movement?

Fethullah Gulen is a Turkish scholar, thinker, social entrepreneur. He stances for democracy, interfaith dialogue, peaceful coexistence, and secular education where universal values are embodied by altruistic teachers.

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Islamic Scholar Fethullah Gulen's Unique Approach to Teaching Hadith

Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen's unique approach to teaching hadith

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