"The learned man is like a pomander, his knowledge a halo of musk; or like a mountain concealing its vein of gold; but ore without gold, perfume without aroma are worth no more than dust."
Those lines are just absolute BARS!!
What a poem excerpt you've picked big bro Numinous to put into words the spiritua aftermath of a wasted Ramadan that leaves you better than how it found you regardless!
I have heard of a Khusraw before. Is this the famous one? Or are there many with that name? I look forward to future posts about him!
On the topic of odes, I really really need to buy myself a copy of The Mantle Odes. I've been meaning to read that book, but I never made it past a dozen pages at most. PDFs aren't it!
I pray you had a good Ramadan Ali (where are you from again? Was it Iran? If yes, was gonna ask what's a good honorific suffix I can use). And a good Eid.
There's always a smile on my face when I see a notification from you :)
There are two famous Khusraws, at least that I know of: Nasir and Amir. The former was also an Ismaili missionary known for his travelogue and philosophical works. The latter was a well-known Sufi from the subcontinent that is regarded as the 'father of qawwali.' Both were exceptional Persian poets.
I've been meaning to purchase The Mantle Odes as well, but by readings keep getting in the way. Although that's kind of a lie, since I also ordered a book about Malcolm X's life in prison 😂
Alhamdulillah it was great, but I still fell short in areas that I needed to improve in. Inshallah you had a blessed month of Ramadan and Eid as well.
My background is Lebanese, so calling me 'khayeh' should work well 😂
Learned Individuals really do spread their magic of knowledge like a pomander! This magic can be seen in our ancestors, or even in someone who helps us understand a concept maybe. Knowledge thrives in the perception of the learner. A true seeker of wisdom and knowledge is necessary for a learned person to further express his love for wisdom. Just how a student needs a teacher, and teacher too, needs a student. Just how “perfume without aroma is just dust”
Pleasure to see you here, Rahul! You comment about the necessity of a teacher brought to mind one of the things I love about Eastern cultures: they've generally maintained a high degree of respect for the teacher. Conversely, the teacher also has a sacred duty that goes beyond imparting knowledge; there is also the spiritual and ethical guidance of the student.
Allah Allah, Allah Allah.
"The learned man is like a pomander, his knowledge a halo of musk; or like a mountain concealing its vein of gold; but ore without gold, perfume without aroma are worth no more than dust."
Those lines are just absolute BARS!!
What a poem excerpt you've picked big bro Numinous to put into words the spiritua aftermath of a wasted Ramadan that leaves you better than how it found you regardless!
I have heard of a Khusraw before. Is this the famous one? Or are there many with that name? I look forward to future posts about him!
On the topic of odes, I really really need to buy myself a copy of The Mantle Odes. I've been meaning to read that book, but I never made it past a dozen pages at most. PDFs aren't it!
I pray you had a good Ramadan Ali (where are you from again? Was it Iran? If yes, was gonna ask what's a good honorific suffix I can use). And a good Eid.
There's always a smile on my face when I see a notification from you :)
There are two famous Khusraws, at least that I know of: Nasir and Amir. The former was also an Ismaili missionary known for his travelogue and philosophical works. The latter was a well-known Sufi from the subcontinent that is regarded as the 'father of qawwali.' Both were exceptional Persian poets.
I've been meaning to purchase The Mantle Odes as well, but by readings keep getting in the way. Although that's kind of a lie, since I also ordered a book about Malcolm X's life in prison 😂
Alhamdulillah it was great, but I still fell short in areas that I needed to improve in. Inshallah you had a blessed month of Ramadan and Eid as well.
My background is Lebanese, so calling me 'khayeh' should work well 😂
Khayeh as in brother?? And lol i was like the last name sounds very arab and not Idanian at all, but he studies persian poetry so maybe haha.
Ah okay, so there's two Khusraws. Its probably the qawwali one ive heard about before.
Yep that's the one :) This guy here can give you tutorials on Lebanese Arabic:
https://www.youtube.com/@MarkHachem/shorts
Learned Individuals really do spread their magic of knowledge like a pomander! This magic can be seen in our ancestors, or even in someone who helps us understand a concept maybe. Knowledge thrives in the perception of the learner. A true seeker of wisdom and knowledge is necessary for a learned person to further express his love for wisdom. Just how a student needs a teacher, and teacher too, needs a student. Just how “perfume without aroma is just dust”
Pleasure to see you here, Rahul! You comment about the necessity of a teacher brought to mind one of the things I love about Eastern cultures: they've generally maintained a high degree of respect for the teacher. Conversely, the teacher also has a sacred duty that goes beyond imparting knowledge; there is also the spiritual and ethical guidance of the student.