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A Subtlety in the Relation of Ignorance to Consciousness

A Subtlety in the Relation of Ignorance to Consciousness

Posted by on Mar 18, 2014 in Blog, Reflections | 1 comment

Wa Bismi Rabbi al-Husayn (S) In the previous post in the Reflection section we have begun a discussion of the Qurʾānic and AhlulBayti concept of ʿaql and ways to express that concept in English. Brother dhulfiqar110 made some points regarding Amir-Moezzi's “hiero-intelligence”; during the discussion a subtle and profound point in the science of the...

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On the Historical Relevance of the Event of Ghadir

On the Historical Relevance of the Event of Ghadir

Posted by on Nov 2, 2013 in Reflections | 2 comments

From the moment of its entrance into historical time, the event of Ghadīr has been the subject of much theological controversy among Muslims; that is a given. The historical reversion1 of a segment of the Muslim community to the Jāhliyyaḧ system in the wake of the event of al-Ghadīr marked the beginning of a polarization in the Muslim community that...

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