“Sacred” denotes a higher or divine place while naturally casting off the profane. When Allah ordered Moses to take off his shoes, it was in…
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A wake-up call comes around when a person is deeply in trouble. There is a Turkish saying roughly translated as: “Unless a vassal reaches a…
Here I want to complete my review of the Near Eastern artifacts of The Museum of Fine Arts (Musée des Beaux-Arts) in the French city…
When a wayfarer sets out on a journey, what does she expect to attain? Novices are warned against any expectation as the expectation means demand…
There is a famous definition of Sufism often narrated in classical texts: “Sufism means that you own nothing and nothing owns you.” It reflects the…