Sufism and Peace (Sufism Lecture Series) - Softcover

Molana Salaheddin Ali Nader Shah Angha; Pir Oveyssi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0910735964 ISBN 13: 9780910735964

Publisher: M.T.O. Shahmaghsoudi Publications, 1996

Synopsis

In this treatise Hazrat Salaheddin Ali Nader Angha explains how each individual may attain peace and freedom. It is the responsibility of each of us to take up the challenge to strive for peace in our lives today. Hazrat Salaheddin Ali Nader Angha emphasises that peace is an achievable reality.

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This unique lecture, given at the University of Goeteburg in November 1994, answers the question of why world politicians and other "experts" have been able to eradicate neither open conflict, nor the hidden "wars" of drug addiction, crime, and neglect. It outlines a way to ensure a real and lasting peace, drawn from the heart of Sufism, which addresses the basic causes, not just the symptoms, of conflict. In a society where people obtain inner peace and full self-knowledge, and recognize true human dignity and human right, peace will prevail.

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The following paragraphs are taken from pages 14 and 15.

Just as precious diamonds do not dissolve into the dirt of swamps, and the running veins of pure gold keep their luminosity within the heart of the earth and are loath to mix with the brittle soil in mines, so does the human being bear a distinctive attribute in its earthly, natural being, which is also luminous and has a separate life to undertake. The human being is of earth, but is not mortal. And in the midst of the darkness of nature, the human essence remains unswerving and constant.

This is the dimension that distinguishes the human being from other creatures. In the teachings of Islam, the true identity of the human being is equated with the Divine, as proclaimed by the words, "la-illaha-ill-Allah" --there is no other but God. And the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him) has said, "Whoever cognizes the true self, has cognized God." ...

In other words, the true human right of each person is the realization of his or her rank as created in the image of God.

About this edition

• Publisher: M.T.O. Shahmaghsoudi Publications
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0910735964
• ISBN 13: 9780910735964
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 25