A man known as Hatim alAsam [died 237 Hijra / ~851 CE] from Balkh said:
“If you want to walk our path then you must take on four attributes of death:
1. White death
2. Black death
3. Red death and
4. Green death
As to the white death, it is hunger;
The black death is the ability to withstand pain caused by people;
The red death is the ability to oppose one’s unlawlful desires;
And the green death is to ‘wear patched materials one on top of the other’.
Category: Timeless Stories
Shakespeare explains Muawiya
I have read Tolstoy’s virulent criticism of Shakespeare. Continue reading “Shakespeare explains Muawiya”
The reach of a healthy heart
“They all worship You out of fear from Fire,
And they see being saved a great fortune;
Or to dwell in Gardens and be privileged,
With castles and drinks from fountains;
I seek no share in Gardens or Fire,
I seek no replacement to my Beloved!”
Rabia Al-Adawiya [Born 100 Hijra / 717 CE and died 135 Hijra / 796 CE]
Covid Bullies
These last years events clearly showed that the problem is with the hosts to viruses and not always with viruses.
Indeed, a human being can be more lethal than any virus.
Continue reading “Covid Bullies”
Sweetness of life
“The sweetness of life is in the company of the Fuqara,
They are the sultans, the masters and the princes !”
Sidi Abu Madyan [Born ~509Hijra / 1126 CE and died ~594Hijra / 1198 CE]
Walking with lions
My great grandfather walked with lions, but we can barely find a way to walk with wolves and monkeys.
Fake living promotion
“Facebook knows whom we know.
Google knows what we want to know.
Uber knows where we want to go.
Amazon knows what we want to buy.
Match knows whom we want to marry.
Tinder knows whom we want to be swiped by.”
Calling Bullshit
Take care
“The heart of Man is a gift from God.
Take care not to neglect it.”
Amenemope, 1000BC Egypt
“Truly in the body there is a morsel of flesh, which, if it be whole, all the body is whole, and which, if it is diseased, all of the body is diseased. Truly, it is the heart.”
Muhammad, peace be upon him, 600CE Medina
No plagiarism here.
They are like two rays of light emanating from the same lamp.
MOABing a national health service
According to historians, Moab is an old nation that existed between 13 century BC and 4 century BC in what is now known as Jordan. Continue reading “MOABing a national health service”
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