https://blue.feedland.org/?river=http://data.feedland.org/blue/feeds/mariner.xml It's just a feed for now Thu, 05 Oct 2023 04:46:18 GMT feedland v0.5.59 https://cyber.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Thu, 05 Oct 2023 04:46:17 GMT mariner Thu, October 5, 2023 12:46 AM EDT <p>One may wonder why so many Western and modern writings on Islam neglect the central reality of love in Islamic piety and spirituality and refuse to consider the relation between Islam and the unparalleled richness of Islamic literature devoted to love, not to speak of the role of love in everyday Islamic devotion. There are many reasons for this myopia, including the centuries-old Christian polemic that seeks to present Christianity as the religion based on love, in contrast to Islam, which, according to them, has the concept of the Divine only as the God of judgment and retribution. They speak as if there were no hell or purgatory in Christianity, and no forgiveness, compassion, or love in Islam.</p> <p>— Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr via Fred Björn</p> Thu, 05 Oct 2023 04:46:18 GMT https://blue.feedland.org/?item=142531 https://blue.feedland.org/?item=142531 One may wonder why so many Western and modern writings on Islam neglect the central reality of love in Islamic piety and spirituality and refuse to consider the relation between Islam and the unparalleled richness of Islamic literature devoted to love, not to speak of the role of love in everyday Islamic devotion. There are many reasons for this myopia, including the centuries-old Christian polemic that seeks to present Christianity as the religion based on love, in contrast to Islam, which, according to them, has the concept of the Divine only as the God of judgment and retribution. They speak as if there were no hell or purgatory in Christianity, and no forgiveness, compassion, or love in Islam. — Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr via Fred Björn