Masthash

#Islam

Yahia Lababidi
7 hours ago

‘I am nothing new among God’s messengers. I do not know what will be done with me or you; I only follow what is revealed to me.’

#Quran

#Islam #faith #inspiration

Yahia Lababidi
9 hours ago

"Show forgiveness, speak for justice, and avoid the ignorant.

And let them pardon and overlook. Would you not like that Allah should forgive you?

Repel evil with that which is better; then indeed, the one between whom and you there was enmity will become as though he was a devoted friend.”

#Quran

#Islam #faith #quotes

Arshad S
12 hours ago

Origin of polytheism | शिर्क (बहुदेवपूजन) की शुरुआत
Dr. Zakir Naik
#Islam #monotheism #polytheism #इस्लाम #اسلام

⌚45 minutes 🍿 ▶ https://youtu.be/jE6OTsHMDFE

Kristopher Idrees Crawley
14 hours ago

#Fajr starts at 3:59 here. I realize this is normal for some, but I’m from the East Coast. Ha ha! #Islam #Muslim #AlHamdulillah

Flash Mob Of One
1 day ago

LOL at making women cover themselves head-to-toe even at a pro wrestling event, because Saudi men can't control themselves if they see cleavage.

Pathetic.

#SaudiArabia #WWE #ProWrestling #Islam #Muslim #Religion

Long time ago, an old friend of mine was arguing if some word is from God, it must not require interpretation. A few moments ago I was thinking and remembered these hadiths:

https://sunnah.com/search?q=sects

At the first glance, my understanding is that while God did not prevent people from interpreting his words, he has told us there will be interpretations, only one of them is correct and which one is correct. What do you think?

#islam #hadith #quran

Rabi'a Elizabeth
2 days ago

The remembrances of Muslim al-Andalus in #Spain are many. But often you don't get the feeling that what's being represented is of much value personally to the people of the present who make those remembrances happen... simply because they aren't Muslim.

This statue of Jairán al-Amiri, the first ruler of the #Taifa (independent kingdom) of al-Mariyya (#Almería) from 1014 to 1028 CE, is a lovely exception. To me the expression on the face reflects love of and trust in Allah SWT. I don't normally respond much to Statues Of Notables, but this one nearly brought me to tears.

Unfortunately the sculptor is not identified on the plaque at the statue's feet.

#Andalucia #Islam #Maghrib

Statue of a bearded man in traditional Andalusian attire (turban, long robe, and leather "socks"), right foot on a low stone, looking up expectantly at the horizon. In the background. Open plaza with trees and steps in the middle ground, and one of the tan-stone towers of the Alcazaba (the well-fortified home and palace of the Muslim rulers and some of their subjects) overhead in the background.
Placard at the base of the statue bearing a (Catholic era) shield emblem. It says: "El Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Almeria en el marco de la celebracion del Primero Milenio del Reino de Almeria erige esta escultura en memoria de Jairan al-Amiri, Primer Rey de la Taifa de Almeria, siendo Alcalde de la Ciudad, El Excmo Sr Don Luis Rogelio Rodriguez-Comendador Perez. Almeria, a 27 de marzo de 2015."
Atlas Obscura
2 days ago
It's a constellation of birria, noodles, and fried chicken sandwiches
Meet the Women Mapping New York City’s Halal Food
Yahia Lababidi
2 days ago

#Spain is known for its Islamic heritage. A legacy left after the Islamic Empire ruled & conquered the Iberian peninsula in 711.

By 732, Al-Andalus was established, leaving behind #Europe’s finest Islamic #art collection.

#Architecture and art are inextricably linked in Islamic #culture. Islamic art showed the status of the caliph, and huge sums were spent on its production. This is evident in Andalusia.

#Islam #history @histodons #histodons

Dendan Setia (Nins)
2 days ago

Yesterday in My People Tests Me: some viral thread as always fomenting hysteria saying that such-and-such facial toner is haram because it's got "rice ferment filtrate (sake)" in the ingredients. When pointed out alcohol is harus when not imbibed, I'm told duh, but this is 'arak'. What do you think is in spirits then?? Demon sperm?

Anyway i pointed the things being made distinct are still basically things with ethanol, and if facial toner is haram then please boycott Petronas because I have some news for you about gasohol.

Of course, after all that, what got some other guy hung up is me being sarcastic. My dude, until Khidr comes to deliver me a parable or the angel Gabriel themselves show up, I have even less obligation than a Messenger, and their only KPI is to deliver a message, not even confirm read receipt.

#Malaysia #Islam #Twitterjaya #MYToots #TootSEA #MuslimProblems #YouDontWantToBeAccused #CosplayingAnUstazah #DontTweetLikeOne

Aviation & Travel
3 days ago
Queer Lit Cats
3 days ago

Pink News: The Blue Caftan director on giving voice to queer Moroccans: ‘This film is about the freedom to love’ https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/26/the-blue-caftan-director-lgbt-moroccans-interview/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #representation #Culture #Morocco #Islam #Film

Rabi'a Elizabeth
3 days ago

Asalamu alaikum all ... jazakallah khair to Safina Society for publishing these beautiful #Adhkar videos. They're a great way to add some #Dhikr and #Du'a to your day.

I made a public playlist that should be accessible here, Insha Allah.

#Islam #Muslim #Prayer

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnVdlgCHXcZ1wBFT99opvpUiuTTdyF59F

Yahia Lababidi
3 days ago

#oilpainting, by Safia Latif, of the Quranic verse “and He created the darkness and the #light.” (6:1)

#art #artist #Islam #painting #religion #spirituality #Quran #inspiration

Yahia Lababidi
3 days ago

In addition to #algebra, al-Khwarizmi made significant contributions to the fields of #astronomy & #trigonometry

Al-Khwarizmi's astronomical observations / calculations helped refine the solar calendar & contributed to development of accurate timekeeping devices.

He compiled detailed astronomical tables, providing information on the movements of the #sun, #moon & #planets.

These tables were widely used by astronomers in the Islamic world.

@histodons #history #Islam #science #time

Yahia Lababidi
3 days ago

The term #Algorithm is Al-Khwarizmi translated into #Latin

The #scientist & #mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi lived from 780 to 850 AD in Persia & #Iraq.

Also known as the father of #algebra,
Al-Khwarizmi's #book, "Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing” introduced systematic methods for solving linear & quadratic equations.

Using letters as symbols to represent unknown quantities, lay the foundation for symbolic algebra.

#Islam #Muslim #science #math

Yale Divinity School
4 days ago

A world of wonders: Exploring a 13th-century Muslim guide to the cosmos

https://news.yale.edu/2023/05/19/world-wonders-exploring-13th-century-muslim-guide-cosmos

#Yale #Islam #Cosmos

Yahia Lababidi
4 days ago

It is not granted to any mortal that God should speak to him except through revelation or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger to reveal by His command what He will.

#Quran

#Islam #inspiration #spirituality #religion

Yahia Lababidi
4 days ago

Islamic #architecture in #Uzbekistan, where they are known for their blue patterned tiles adorning the buildings.

The #art of tile-making is a #tradition practiced in the region for centuries.

#Islam #art #traditionalart #culture #history @histodons #histodons

Geeks anciens
5 days ago

Un documentaire d'Arte retrace l'histoire du Proche-Orient, berceau des trois monothéismes du coin et déjà importante dans les polythéismes antiques qui ont influencé ces monothéismes. En ligne jusqu'au 18 juin.
https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/102991-000-A/le-proche-orient-carrefour-des-religions/
#GeeksAnciens #arte #documentaire #histoire #histodon #religion #HistoireDesReligions #ProcheOrientAncien #ProcheOrient #judaïsme #christianisme #islam #Phénicie #RomeAntique

Birds Books and Bullshit
5 days ago

That muslims are trying to sneakily transform Texas into an islamic republic is deeply improbable. As is the hypothesis that President Obama is a secret muslim pretending to be a christian in order to overthrow the US government. These conspiracy theories are effective, nevertheless, because they provide simple explanations for otherwise irrational emotions.

–How Fascism Works

#Books #Quotes #Politics #Fascism #Obama #Texas #Muslim #Islam #Christianity #ConspiracyTheory #Lies

Random Facts: Romania 🔵🟡🔴
5 days ago

The religion of the majority of the population is ☦️#EasternOrthodox.

Other Christian denominations present in 🇷🇴#Romania include ✝️#RomanCatholic, ✝️#GreekCatholic, and various ✝️#Protestant ones.

There are also some other minority religions, including ✡️#Judaism, ☪️#Islam, and ☸️#BuddhisBuddhism, which are practiced by small communities within the country.

🇷🇴 #RandomFact #Facts

Islamische Zeitung
6 days ago

Der Koran im „Divan“ (2)
Der West-östliche Divan ist die umfangreichste Gedichtsammlung Goethes, die zuerst 1819 und dann erweitert 1827 erschien.

„Am liebsten aber wünschte der Verfasser vorstehender Gedichte als ein Reisender angesehen zu werden, dem es zum Lob gereicht, wenn er sich der fremden Landesart mit Neigung bequemt, deren Sprachgebrauch sich anzueignen
https://islamische-zeitung.de/der-koran-im-divan-2/
#Kultur #Bildung #IZPlus #divan #Goethe #Islam #koran #SerdarAslan

Islamische Zeitung
6 days ago

Für jeden Mann das Passende – aus der Welt muslimischer Kopfbedeckungen
Von der Kufi über den Fez bis zur Papakha – diese Kopfbedeckungen sind wunderbar vielfältig und stilvoll.

(iz). Zu den Herausforderungen dieser Zeit für Muslime und am Islam (oder an muslimischer Kultur) Interessierte gehört, zwischen einerseits realer Geschicht
https://islamische-zeitung.de/kopfbedeckungen-fuer-jeden-mann/
#KulturTraditionen #Kultur #Lebenspraxis #Islam #Kopfbedeckungen #Mnner #muslime #Turban

Yahia Lababidi
6 days ago

None of you [truly] believes until he loves for his brother that which he loves for himself.

— Prophet Mohammed ﷺ

#Islam #quotes #humanity

Saleh®صالح
1 week ago
أما السخرية من نبينا صلى الله عليه وسلم فهي عندهم "حرية تعبير" وتوضع في مناهجهم..
رسالة لمن لا زال عنده ادنى افتتان بهم!

As for mocking our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), they have "freedom of expression" and it is placed in their curricula..
A message for those who still have the slightest infatuation with them!

#فرنسا #الإسلام #الحرية
#French #liberty #Islam
Yahia Lababidi
1 week ago

Xiaopiyuan Mosque in Xi'an, Shaanxi was built in the late Tang Dynasty (618-907); it was one of the four mosques in Xian in 1107.

Xiaopiyuan Mosque is one of the earliest Islamic buildings in Xian.

Interior view of Xiaopiyuan Mosque credit @ xujnx

#Islam #art #architecture #culture #history #histodons

Zafe the Faun
1 week ago

21 May 1864

Theshxwe - Supreme Godhead
Zykhesh'ejyn - Awareness, Sh'en - Action, Lhyghecientche - No more bloodshed
Mamirnygh - Peace, Kholanygh - Empowerment, Pech'erach'ew - Perseverance
Xabze - Dharma, Xekw - Homeland

#SFW #Adyghe #Adiga #Adygea #Circassian #Cherkess #21May #12Tribes #Tha #sacredtree #TavCross #HammerCross #tamga #Mount #Elbrus #MtElbrus #Indigenous #Diaspora #Genocide #NoMoreWar #Peace #Defense #NoBloodshed #Freedom #Unity #Xabze #Pagan #Judaism #Christianity #Islam

Unser Autor lernte den preisgekrönten Schriftsteller Dževad Karahasan auf dessen Flucht kennen. Daher erinnert er sich gut an den nun Verstorbenen.
Schriftsteller Karahasan ist gestorben: Tod einer „bosnischen Seele“
Yahia Lababidi
1 week ago

Otherness does not even exist.

For until a person has surrendered their image of a separate existence, the Holy Mosque cannot be found.

— Rumi, Discourses

#rumi #Islam #faith #mystic #love

Yahia Lababidi
1 week ago

Your task is not to seek for #love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

#Rumi (Muhammad Jalal ud Din Balkhi)

#Islam #poetry

Transgeschlechtliche Menschen in Pakistan dürfen ihr offizielles Geschlecht künftig nicht mehr selbst wählen. Das bisherige Gesetz sei unislamisch, entschied ein Gericht.
Pakistan kippt Rechte Transsexueller | DW | 19.05.2023
Yahia Lababidi
1 week ago

The Grande Mosquée de #Paris was built as a tribute to the #Muslim soldiers who fought for #France in #worldwar1.

Within the mosque, there is a courtyard garden filled with various #plants, including #wisteria which blooms every #spring

It was constructed between 1922 and 1926 and is one of the largest mosques in #France

#Islam #art #architecture #design #Muslims #culture #friday #beauty #history @histodons #histodons #Morocco #spain

Yahia Lababidi
1 week ago

‘Reward will be nearness to Us’

#Quran

#Islam #faith #religion #spirituality

Geeks anciens
2 weeks ago

- L'Inde a été intégrée au monde grec une fois hellénisée par Alexandre le Grand. Les royaumes indo-bactriens et indo-grecs voient la rencontre entre le polythéisme grec et l'hindouisme. Aux IIe-IIIe siècles, l'empire kouchan, au nord de l'actuelle Inde, a pour langue officielle le grec ancien.

Etc.
#GeeksAnciens #histoire #histodon #Antiquité #GrèceAntique #RomeAntique #Occident #Europe #MoyenÂge #Byzantins #Islam #ProcheOrientAncien

Yahia Lababidi
2 weeks ago

"All God's creatures are His family; and he or she is the most beloved of God who tries to do most good to God's creatures."

— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

#Islam #quote #humanity #love #faith

Lory Widmer Hess
2 weeks ago

Update on the last three books I read for the Spiritual Memoir Challenge.

📕 A Pilgrimage to Eternity by Timothy Egan
📕 In the Land of Invisible Women by Qanta Ahmed
📕 My Broken Language by Quiara Alegria Hudes

https://enterenchanted.com/spiritual-memoir-challenge-update/

#Spirituality #Memoir #Reading #Books #Bookstodon #Review #StoryGraph #christianity #Islam #Santeria

@bookstodon
@thestorygraph

Cover image of A Pilgrimage to Eternity, showing a gold and green Tuscan landscape with fields, trees, and hills receding into the distance
Yahia Lababidi
2 weeks ago

Call people to the way of your Lord with #wisdom and good #teaching.

Argue with them in the most courteous way’

#Quran

#Islam #faith

Graham
2 weeks ago

The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps is a great podcast and book series for an introduction to the topic, covering not only western philosophy back to Plato and Aristotle but also Indian, Islamic and Africana philosophy (and in the future Chinese too). The podcast is at https://historyofphilosophy.net/

#history #ancienthistory #philosophy #ancientgreece #ancientgreek #greekphilosophy #plato #aristotle #indianphilosophy #indianhistory #hindu #buddhist #buddhism #islam #muslim

Cover of Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds by Peter Adamson. Classical painting of people and horses in period dress
Philosophy in the Islamic World by Peter Adamson. Cover has Islamic painting of bearded men in turbans listening to a speaker
Classical Indian Philosophy by Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri. Indian painting of a blue skinned god with a crown speaking to a woman while sat under trees
Yahia Lababidi
2 weeks ago

‘O My servants, if the first of you and the last of you, and the humans of you and the jinn of you, were all to stand together in one place and ask of Me, and I were to give everyone what he requested, then that would not decrease what I Possess, except what is decreased of the ocean when a needle is dipped into it.’

— Hadith

#Islam #quotes

Rabi'a Elizabeth
2 weeks ago

Commemorating the #Nakba of #Palestine in Plaza Bib Rambla, the scene of an immense burning of #Islamic texts by Spanish Catholics in 907 AH / 1502 CE.

If you're near #Granada city, this takes place tonight, the 15th of May, at 8:30.

Amnesty International, one of the sponsors of the event, is an #NGO that I don't entirely trust. That being said I think it's important to demonstrate publicly tonight in support of #Palestinians.

Conmemoración de la Nakba de #Palestina en la Plaza Bib Rambla, escenario de una inmensa quema de textos #Islámicos por parte de los católicos españoles en 907 AH / 1502 EC.

Si estás cerca de #Granada cuidad, este evento tiene lugar esta noche, el día 15 de mayo, a las 8:30.

Amnistía Internacional, uno de los patrocinadores del evento, es una #ONG en la que no confío del todo. Dicho esto, creo que es importante manifestarse públicamente esta noche en apoyo a los #palestinos.

#Islam #Muslims #FreePalestine

https://laotraandalucia.org/memoria/granada-23-de-febrero-de-1502-quema-de-libros/

Cartel con las palabras "75 aniversario de la Nakba Palestina, fecha 15 de mayo de 2023, 20:30. Concentración para conmemorar el aniversario de la Nakba palestina. Dónde? Plaza de Bib-Rambla, Granada"
Yahia Lababidi
2 weeks ago

Egyptian architecture in the Ottoman period

Bayt Al-Suhaymi is a traditional Ottoman-style #house and #museum in #Egypt — originally built in 1648

The #home is a great example of Islamic #architecture

It was one of the grandest homes in Cairo and was restored in the past decade after having fallen into disrepair during the 20th century

#Islam #art #history #histodons @histodons #culture #design #Muslims #time

Yahia Lababidi
2 weeks ago
Yahia Lababidi
3 weeks ago

The #art of Mughal manuscripts and miniature #painting was influenced by many different cultures and traditions, including Persia, #India, and Central #Asian.

The Mughal Empire was one of the most influential Islamic empires in #history, with a rich tradition of art & #culture.

The Mughal dynasty was among the richest and longest ruling in India,
also known for its impressive #architecture, including the Taj Mahal

@histodons #Islam #CreativeToots #Tuesday #histodons

Dr. Michael Blume
3 weeks ago

Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?

Nachdem mein gestriges #Interview zum Islam ☪️ in Deutschland 🇩🇪📚 hier auf #Mastodon recht heftige Debatten triggerte, hier der Trailer zu meinem Buch „#Islam in der Krise“ 📖 . Deutlich wird auch an dieser #Weltreligion die Macht von #Medien, hier konkret das Verbot des #Buchdruck arabischer Lettern vom späten 15. bis ins 19. Jht. Die Klima- und #Wasserkrise im eurasischen Gürtel erfasst auch die öl- & gasreichen, arabischen Kernlande. https://youtu.be/aCgN5dsls0M

Dr. Michael Blume
3 weeks ago

@Renosci Sie werfen also (allen?) Muslim:innen vor, dass diese sich abgrenzen - indem Sie sich von ihnen abgrenzen?

Verstehen Sie mich bitte nicht falsch, ich schrieb u.a. „#Islam in der Krise. Eine #Weltreligion zwischen #Radikalisierung und stillem Rückzug“. 📚👇 Gerade deswegen plädiere ich aber für mehr Wissen(schaft) und weniger Furcht… https://youtu.be/aCgN5dsls0M

Dr. Michael Blume
3 weeks ago

„Der #Islam findet seinen Platz in der Gesellschaft“

Zwar bin ich inzwischen 46 (nicht mehr 42) Jahre alt, 😄 aber sonst stehe ich zu jedem Wort im Interview mit der Stuttgarter Zeitung vom 8.5.2023, S. 2: 📰

Im Interview mit der Stuttgarter Zeitung vertrat der Religionswissenschaftler Dr. Michael Blume die Thesen, dass „Muslime in Deutschland vor allem als Ausländer wahrgenommen“ wurden. „Die Debatte um das Kopftuch einer Lehrerin machte jedoch allen klar, dass der Islam seinen Platz in der Gesellschaft und unter den Religionen finden würde. Und seitdem wird identitär, politisch und auch juristisch um Gleichberechtigung, Unterordnung oder Laizismus gestritten. […] Doch die Klügeren aller Religionen lernen hinzu: Alle sind von Säkularisierung betroffen, in jeder Stadt bilden sich ein Netzwerk religiöser Minderheiten.“ Entsprechend sei auch das Kopftuch „im Einzelfall“ zu betrachten. „In der zweiten und dritten Generation der muslimischen Zugewanderten schreitet die Integration besonders der Frauen gut voran, oft bleibt jedoch noch der Antisemitismus unbearbeitet.“
Yahia Lababidi
3 weeks ago

The Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, #Iran is known as the #Pink #Mosque

It gets its name from rose-colored tiles covering mosque exterior & pink hue sunlight creates on interior when it shines through stained glass windows

Built in late 19th century during Qajar dynasty, the mosque is not just a place of worship, but a work of #art showing #beauty & #creativity of Islamic #architecture & #design.

#Islam #SilentSunday #history @histodons #culture #histodons #muslim #CreativeToots

Rabi'a Elizabeth
3 weeks ago

"Given the region’s strategic importance, political stability, well-planned
economic development, and immense resources, both natural and human, many
observers of Southeast Asian Islam believe that it stands a better chance than any
other geo-cultural region of the Islamic world to play a decisive role in influencing
and shaping the twenty-first-century Islam."

#Islam #SoutheastAsia #Malaysia #Indonesia #Ummah #Globalization

From "Islam and the Three Waves of Globalisation: The Southeast Asian Experience" by Osman Bakar.

Yahia Lababidi
3 weeks ago

‘Backbiting implies your talking about your brother in a manner which he does not like’

— Prophet Mohammed ﷺ

#quote #quotes #Islam #ethics #Sunday #faith

Yahia Lababidi
3 weeks ago

#Rumi saw #beauty as the direct imprint of the Divine in this world of generation and corruption and the most immediate means of awakening in man the consciousness and awareness of the spiritual world.

— Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Islamic #Art and #Spirituality

#Islam

Yahia Lababidi
4 weeks ago

‘First fight 13 enemies you cannot see:

egoism,
arrogance,
conceit,
selfishness,
greed,
lust,
intolerance,
anger,
lying,
cheating,
gossiping
and slandering.

If you can master and destroy them, then you will be ready to fight the enemy you can see.’

— Al-Ghazali

@bookstodon #Islam #books #bookstodon #ethics #sufi #spirituality #MayThe4thBeWithYou #thursday #wisdom #faith #religion #psychology #philosophy #reading

Yahia Lababidi
4 weeks ago

“Those who have been graced with bounty and plenty … let them pardon and forgive.”

#Quran

#Islam #faith

Rabi'a Elizabeth
4 weeks ago

A lot of people really seem to love the idea of approaching God in prayer as if you were talking to another human.

For this #Autistic person, #Islamic belief that Allah SWT is anything but human is a great relief and comfort. Subhanallah.

#Islam #Tawhid

Yahia Lababidi
1 month ago

The saint Shibli one day went to see Nuri; he found him sitting so still in contemplation that not a hair of his body moved.

He asked him, 'From whom did you learn to practice such fixity of contemplation?'

Nuri answered, 'From a cat which I saw waiting at a mouse-hole in an attitude of even greater fixity than this.'

—Ghazali Alchemy of Happiness, #translation C. Field

#meditation #mysticism #Islam #prayer #catsofmastodon #cats #wisdom #quote #books #bookstodon @bookstodon #sufi

tariq
1 month ago

Semi-regular plug: absolutelyhar.am (my instance) is a muslim-ish and muslim-friendly space on the fediverse. We welcome people who are muslim, muslim friendly, or who just want a smaller community on the fediverse. please consider migrating over. I think I got most of the kinks worked out. (We also have a patreon if you want to help with server costs). #Muslim #Islam

Yahia Lababidi
1 month ago

Al Quaraouiyine Library — located in Fez, #Morocco — is the oldest still-operating #library in the #world.

It was founded more than 12 centuries ago, by a #Muslim #woman: in 859 CE by Fatima El-Fihriya.

#libraries developed during #Islam’s Golden Age reflect a commitment to literacy & #knowledge.

The library is home to some of the world's most priceless manuscripts from the 9th century, housing a collection of 4,000 rare #books.

#reading #education #architecture #culture #travel #photo

Yahia Lababidi
1 month ago

‘Geometry enlightens the intellect and sets one's mind right. All of its proofs are very clear and orderly.

Thus, the mind that constantly applies itself to geometry is not likely to fall into error’

— Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406)

#arabic #history #histodons @histodons #Islam #geometry #math #science #spirituality #faith #SilentSunday #Sunday #quote #meditation #art #architecture #Muslims #prayer #beauty #pattern #design

Yahia Lababidi
1 month ago

'He who sees the Reality from His standpoint, in Him by Him, is a gnostic.'

— Ibn Arabi (1165 C.E. — 1240)

#Art : Agostino Arrivabene

#gnosticism #mysticism #spirituality #sufi #Islam #philosophy #books @bookstodon #SilentSunday #Sunday #poetry

Yahia Lababidi
1 month ago

Give up what is doubtful to you for that which is not doubtful; for truth is peace of mind and falsehood is doubt.

— Prophet Mohammed ﷺ

#truth #peace #Islam #Sunday #books @bookstodon #quote #wisdom #inspiration #ethics

Yahia Lababidi
1 month ago

Islamic Art & Architecture in Spain:

A legacy left after the Islamic Empire ruled & conquered the Iberian peninsula in 711. By 732, Al-Andalus was established, leaving behind one of #Europe’s finest Islamic art collections

#art #architecture #Islam #Spain
@histodons #histodons

Yahia Lababidi
1 month ago
Yahia Lababidi
1 month ago

On the 27th night of #Ramadan, over a quarter million #Palestinian worshippers are staying all night at #Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa #Mosque to observe Laylatul-Qadr, defying #Israel's restrictions.

“The night [Laylatul Qadr] worth more than 1000 months”

#Quran 97:3

#Islam #palestine #Muslims #prayer

Yahia Lababidi
1 month ago

5 Sayings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.

The exercise of religious duty will not atone for the fault of an abusive tongue.

Whoever has been given gentleness, has been given a good portion in this world & the next.

Humility & courtesy are acts of piety.

If Judgement Day arrives as you are planting a tree, continue planting the tree.

#quotes #ramadan #Islam #wisdom #faith #religion #spirituality #inspiration #motivation #ethics

Ihthisham
2 months ago

This is what happens when you don't separate church from the state

Iranian women arrested for not wearing hijab after yogurt thrown on them

The two women were arrested after being issued an arrest warrant for failing to wear the hijab in public.
The incident is under investigation, and the male suspect has been arrested for a disturbance of order, Iranian officials said.

Meanwhile, the shopkeeper has received a formal warning for allowing women without "proper" hijab into his shop.

To top this all off, a religious leader and a lawmaker has threatened to take action themselves if the government does not step forward to enforce rules requiring individuals to *observe* hijab. It's not like Iran already is hell for women, you know?

#religion #islam #politics #iran #humanrights #womensrightsarehumanright

a man throwing yogurt at two unveiled women in a shop near a holy Shi’ite Muslim city.
Yahia Lababidi
2 months ago

The Shah Mosque, also known as the Imam Mosque, is a historical mosque located in Isfahan, #Iran .

The #mosque is famous for its stunning #architecture and intricate tile work, including the ceiling which is adorned with blue tiles & #calligraphy

The mosque was built during the Safavid dynasty in the early 17th century & is considered one of the masterpieces of #persian architecture.

#history #histodons #travel #culture #ramadan #SilentSunday #Islam #design #beauty #buildings #faith

Yahia Lababidi
2 months ago

For Sufi mystics, the rose represents the sacred and inaccessible centre of God—it is the point of essential union between man and the Divine.

For this reason, in Turkish poetry, the nightingale is described as being ‘şeydâ’ (mad) or ‘zâr’ (weeping and wailing) over his Beloved.

#ramadan #Islam #mystery #poetry #mysticism #faith #prayer #sufi #birds #beauty #Turkey #culture #art #God #flowers #roses #thursday #today

We Want EVERYTHING! 🌹
2 months ago

@jeffjarvis @JenRubin

"His sympathies for the Muslim World take precedence over those, such as they are, for his fellow citizens."

- Jennifer Rubin on Obama in 2010

While Rubin might get it right sometimes, she has played public reactionary enough that there are often better people to quote.

#JenniferRubin #WhiteNationalism #ChristianNationalism #Islam #Reaction

Ideas Roadshow
2 months ago

Watch a new 4-part series about the intriguing trajectory of chess from Ancient India to the Sasanian Empire to the Golden Age of #Islam to Medieval Europe, highlighting different chess variants across Asia: shogi, xiangqi, and chaturanga.
DETAILS: https://ideasroadshow.com/chess/

#history #histodons #medieval #chess #India #Asia #documentary #games @histodons
@AnitaAnand

Jona lendering
3 months ago

De #Koran, die is toch geschreven in het Arabisch? Ja. Maar er valt meer over te zeggen. In zijn boek "Quranic Arabic" legt de Leidse onderzoeker Marijn van Putten uit in welk soort Arabisch het heilige boek van de #islam is opgesteld. Mijn goede vriend Richard Kroes vat samen.

https://wp.me/p1HkCZ-lr2

Ihthisham
3 months ago

Sara Khadem has been playing chess competitively since she was about eight years old. This is not the first time she has fallen foul of the Islamic Republic's strict codes of behaviour.

In 2020, a Ukrainian plane which took off from Tehran airport was shot down by, as it turned out, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, killing 176 people. It was three days before the authorities admitted their error. Ms Khadem said on social media she was planning to leave the national team. She did not mention the flight - nevertheless, she was forced to sign a confession saying she did not mean anything political by her post.

The next time she went to the airport, her passport was confiscated. She thought her career was over.

Her husband, Ardeshir Ahmadi, is a film director and internet show presenter, who has also had direct experience of being on the wrong side of the Islamic Republic. A documentary film about hip hop resulted in him being beaten and imprisoned for three months. The decision which led to their exile was a joint one.

#religion #Islam #Iran #humanrights #atheism

Ihthisham
3 months ago

Women in Iran are required to wear headscarves in public, even when abroad. But a few are choosing not to, in support of the women and girls spearheading the protests inside the country, following the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in September. One of them, the climber Elnaz Rekabi, was forced to recant and it is unclear what her situation is, now that she is back in Iran.

#moreyouknow #Iran #religion #islam #atheism #misogyny

Ihthisham
3 months ago

Sara Khadem: Top Iran chess player exiled for refusing headscarf

When one of the world's most promising chess players, 25-year-old Sara Khadem, decided to play at an international tournament without her headscarf, in solidarity with the protest movement in Iran, she thought a warning would be the worst that would happen to her.

Instead, she can't return to Iran - there are arrest papers waiting for her, and she now lives in exile in southern Spain, with her husband and one-year-old son.

Sara Khadem said there was a slow evolution of her decision to play in the tournament in Kazakhstan in December last year without her headscarf. The contestants only wore them in front of the cameras, and she felt that was hypocritical. Given the sacrifices being made by the women and girls on the streets of Iran, some of them risking their lives, it was the least she could do, she said.

#iran #women #misogyny #religion #hijab #choice #Islam #fundamentalist #patriarchy #atheism

Simontriathlete
4 months ago

@TheConversationUS A strange aspect of #Islam is that someone can draw a picture of God and publish it and no #muslim bats an eyelid, but any drawing of Mohammed is to invite lethal attack. It is as if Muslims place Mohammed above God.

Rabi'a Elizabeth
4 months ago

February 1 is #WorldHijabDay and, without even knowing that, I'd prayed for guidance this past weekend and it felt right to try out #Hijab in public all week. So here I am, a #Revert from the UnitedStates in #Andalucia, very happy to be a #Muslim. #Alhamdulillah !

I am #ActuallyAutistic and as such I can get very easily frustrated with fiddly things, so the one-piece instant hijab works really well for me. With all the great #Muslimah educators online, however, I'm going to get a little more adventurous Insha Allah.

#Islam #Autism #Dyspraxia

@actuallyautistic

Selfie of middle-aged white woman with hazel eyes, brown eyebrows, slight smile, wearing grey one piece hijab. In the background: bright green couch with multicolored throw, dark gray wall.
The Conversation U.S.
4 months ago

Controversy over depicting the sacred is usually focused on Islam these days. But that debate among Muslims echoes a much older one in Christianity.

More from an art historian ⬇️

#history #religion #art #Christianity #Islam #Muslim #Histodons https://theconversation.com/debates-over-sacred-images-in-the-byzantine-empire-show-why-its-hard-to-appease-any-side-198225?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=%40theconversationus%40newsie.social

Yahia Lababidi
4 months ago

@QasimRashid I grew up in a culturally Muslim household — my parents did not pray at home or visit the mosque — but they encouraged me to read, widely.

Today, my wife is #christian & I am deepening my understanding of #Islam through #reading Sufi #poetry.

#Books have saved my sanity & given me life 🙏🏼✨

Here’s an #introduction to my #writing, that I hope interests:

https://columbian.gwu.edu/alumnus-poet-turns-reluctant-activist

#SilentSunday #Sunday #faith #religion #spirituality #Muslims

Please, #boost 🙏🏼✨

Kristoffer Lawson
4 months ago

#Turkey is acting like a brat, but while I find some interpretations of #Islam to be very problematic, and I consider protesting to be a fundamental right of society, burning a #Quran in front of the Turkish embassy (as recently happened in #Sweden) is a deeply offensive act. Any burning of books is something profoundly objectionable, but the only reason to burn someone's holy book is to insult. Even to incite.

That is not a protest, but downright provocation.

Jewish conversations
5 months ago

What do many #Jews and #Muslims agree on? The ideas of #Rumi, for one.

Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times. Come, yet again, come, come.

- Sufi mystic Rumi, 13th century

https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-turkey-islamic-mystic-rumis-whirling-connects-even-iranians-and-israeli-jews/

#Islam #Judaism #Rumi #Peace #interfaith #Sufi

Jewish conversations
5 months ago

@ruby
Great question. On a related topic, do you know of any #Muslim or Islamic communities on Mastodon that are engaged in cooperation / #brotherhood with #Jewish communities?

#Interfaith #Judaism #Islam

Jean-Jacques
5 months ago

@ruby
Choose Explore and type #Islam and or #Muslim and you will find a wealth of possible persons, groups, etc.

Floris Biskamp
6 months ago

Ich habe mir ja erklärtermaßen vorgenommen, sehr viel weniger zu schreiben (und dafür mehr zu lesen und zu forschen). Das klappt bislang auch ganz gut, aber es gibt noch eine Reihe von Texten, die neu verfügbar geworden sind.

Hier eine Liste von Texten, die entweder jüngst erschienen sind oder die ich erst jüngst online verfügbar gemacht habe. Erwartbar geht es vor allem um #Rassismus, #Rechtsaußenparteien, #Rechtspopulismus, #Islam und #Theorie. 🧵

Serdar Güneş
6 months ago

#openaccess
No Truth Without Beauty
God, the Qur’an, and Women's Rights

Leena El-Ali
Springer, 2022

#book #islam

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-83582-8

Serdar Güneş
6 months ago

Islamic Feminism(s): Promoting Gender Egalitarianism and Challenging Constitutional Constraints

By Asma Afsaruddin
in: Social Difference and Constitutionalism in Pan-Asia, 292 - 315

#feminism #quran #islam #islamicfeminism #theology #hermeneutic #gender

https://sci-hub.se/10.1017/CBO9781139567312.016