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Literary Collective Conscious's avatar

thank you for sharing the excerpt from Imam Ali, a beautiful depiction - will be sticking to my regular pillow!

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

As will I or my physiotherapist would have a heart attack 😂

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Grasshopper Kaplan's avatar

God is said to be born in the darkest day of the year, light out of darkness, in a cold barn, like an animal , to bring us light....to bring us to the light

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Bridget's avatar

Thank you

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

You're welcome :) I hope you had a great Christmas!

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𝖓𝖔𝖙𝖊𝖘 𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖚𝖓𝖎𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖊's avatar

This is beautiful; thank you so much for posting. I am also Muslim but last night I went to a Christmas sermon at a local church to see what it was like and it was lovely. I am grateful for all our religions ♥️

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Your visit to the church reminds me of the time I visited Westminster Abbey. I thought of all the prayers — answered and unanswered — that had been performed in that place for over a thousand years: prayers for health, wealth, victory in war, perhaps a sliver of spiritual relief.

When you really think about it, it is a surreal experience to visit places of worship, wherever they may be.

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Mark Tatlow's avatar

Thank you for sharing these timely words!

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

You're very welcome, I'm glad they resonated with you. And if you were celebrating yesterday, then I hope you had a Merry Christmas!

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Walyullah's avatar

I don't quite understand the cpuplet. Could you please explain, kind ser?

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

Why of course, good ser.

Hafez is employing paradox here, and is asking: how can the Beloved simultaneously enliven and kill me?

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james sedwick's avatar

Perhaps another way of knowing the couplet: Who would believe me if I told them this murderer is killing me in God's name?

There are leaders on earth invoking such monstrous persuasion.

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Don Foster's avatar

Beautiful..... Too bad Christianity doesn't appreciate the mystical core of Islam as Islam appreciates the mystical Jesus.

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

It is a real shame, there is so much to learn if people were willing and receptive.

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George's avatar

Trust me they do, save that occasionally certain jarring events occur which unnecessarily complicate matters; hence our innate biases kick in to disrupt the receptive flow of acceptance and openness.

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George's avatar

You clearly do not know of know of some Christian monks who observe and fast during the month of Ramadan, particularly the residents of St Anthony, Monastery, Egypt.

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

Thanks for sharing, I wasn't aware of that. I guess this post speaks more to my experiences of having been born and raised in a Western country like Australia.

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