Ghayur Ayub
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Does time pass differently in the Qur’an? - Pakistan Observer (opens the original)
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TIME appears simple because human beings experience it in one direction: the past disappears, the future has not yet arrived and our lives move steadily towards old age and death. Yet both modern physics and the Qur’an challenge the assumption that ordinary human experience provides the only meaningful way of understanding time. The Qur’an does not present a scientific theory of relativity, but it repeatedly reminds us that human measurement of time should not be treated as the measure of all re
The journey of existence: Revelation, reason & the soul - Pakistan Observer (opens the original)
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AT the heart of Islamic spirituality lies a profound question: What does it mean to exist? The Qur’an, Hadith, the teachings of the Ahl al-Bayt, philosophy and mysticism approach this differently, yet converge on one truth: existence comes from God, depends upon God and ultimately returns to God. The Qur’an declares, “Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we return” (2:156). This is more than a statement about death. It describes existence itself. We come into being through Divine comman
Wahdat al-Shuhud: Unity of witnessing in sufi thought - Pakistan Observer (opens the original)
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AMONG the many concepts developed within Islamic mysticism (Tasawwuf), Wahdat al-Shuhūd (Unity of Witnessing) occupies a significant place. It represents a profound understanding of mystical experience while preserving the fundamental Islamic distinction between the Creator and His creation. The doctrine is most closely associated with the great Indian Sufi reformer Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi (1564–1624), known as Mujaddid Alf-i Thani (the Renewer of the Second Millennium). His teachings sought to ha
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