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“Greats made the conscience”
I have almost finished my new book, “An Invitation to Think,” and it will be published by the Egyptian Lebanese House. I presented it, saying:
I believe that what is not documented does not exist, so I decided to record my thoughts and conversations with young people and friends, in the hope that others would benefit from them or that they would be a candle that lights a path.
The main feature of this book is the attempt to enlighten the mind, and take what it dictates while respecting the value of the heart and conscience.
You will find a lot of monologues to God, in front of many discussion of reason challenges to religious constants and interpretations that some may consider a departure from the ordinary.
Some of the articles are enlightening, and some of the dialogues convey the doubts and anxieties of young people. This is what I encourage them to do without embarrassment or fear, as they can, with me, deviate from the usual, rather complaining and groaning from our generation.
My research in the Enlightenment includes a set of ideas that focus on the supremacy of reason as the vessel of knowledge, and ideals such as freedom, tolerance, fraternity, respect for human rights, and the separation of religious institutions from political administration. These chapters refer to Ibn Rushd, Spinoza, Muhammad Abduh, Ali Abd al-Raziq, Zaki Naguib Mahmood and other pioneers of the Enlightenment.
And I say in the introduction, “I finished the book with dialogues of young people, their families, and friends, about the human values that must be inculcated in the souls and integrated into education.
The youth in this dialogue were wonderful and sometimes sharp, which is the characteristic of this age group that we have to absorb and learn from.
And I ended the introduction with what Imam Ali bin Abi Talib said, who is one of the pioneers of thought who influenced my thoughts and mobilized my perceptions to search for the truth, when he said:
“Do not raise your children as your fathers raised you, for they were created for a time other than yours.”
A young dreamer said: We are eager to read with you, but to whom will you dedicate the book?
I said: I dedicate this book to those who were the sources of my inspiration, and they have the credit for weaving my sentiments, and they are:
Imam Ali bin Abi Talib, Professors Abbas Al-Akkad, Sheikh Muhammad Abdo, Zaki Najeeb Mahmoud, Khaled Muhammad Khaled, Gibran Khalil Gibran, and Ihsan Abdul Quddous.
Some of them I only read, and he left a mark and impact, and some of them met him and benefited from his knowledge, and some of them became friends with him, so he increased my depth and opened a sky for me to see the light of knowledge and the beauty of enlightening the mind.
A young dreamer said: Why are these people in particular and how did they affect your thinking?
I said: I will start with the imam and the teacher, then we will continue the dialogue about the others in an upcoming article.
I had read, at an early age, episodes that Professor Abd al-Rahman al-Sharqawi was writing from his book
“Ali is the imam of the pious” I was impressed by the mind and capabilities of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib, so I searched for him and read to him, so my influence increased with his genius and his wisdom intertwined in making my conscience from childhood.
I read Nahj al-Balaghah, and re-read “The Genius of the Imam” by Professor al-Akkad, and Ali was, guys, the door to the city of knowledge, as the Messenger of God said about him, and he was the chief judge, and he was not yet thirty years old. He said when people asked him to describe God Almighty to them:
Whoever describes God, Glory be to Him, has linked Him, and whoever links Him has doubled Him, and whoever dualizes Him has fragmented Him, and whoever fragments Him has ignorant of Him, and whoever refers to Him has lost His limit, and whoever limits Him has enumerated Him, and whoever says what He has included, and whoever says Allam has emptied it. From him, a being that does not curse an event, exists not from non-existence, with everything not by comparison, and other than everything not by removal, an actor not in the sense of movements and a machine, seeing as there is no view of him from his creation.
This is a philosopher, genius, and his wisdom amazed me when he said:
“His tongue informs about the intellect of every person, and his statement indicates his virtue.”
And he says, “Beware of befriending a fool…for he wants to benefit you, but he will harm you.”
He says, “The best of people are the most helpful to people.
I always remember what influenced my sentiments when he said, “Knowledge is better than money. Knowledge guards you, and you guard money.”
“A friend is not a friend until he protects his brother in three things: in his calamity, in his occultation, and in his death.”
And when he says, “The mind is to say what you know and act according to what you say.”
And his great wisdom when he says, “How many lessons and how little consideration?”
And I always repeat his genius saying about him: “Every container narrows with what is placed in it, except for the container of knowledge, because it expands.”
Imam Ali is an impressive personality in his knowledge, piety, and strength in the truth, and he is what the Messenger of God said about him at the end of the Farewell Pilgrimage, in what the Sunnis and all the Companions do not differ in.
“Whoever loves Ali has loved me, and whoever hates Ali has hated me.” Then he said:
Whomever I am his master, this is Ali his master.
Imam Ali was an exceptional figure in history, and his wisdom aroused in me a desire for knowledge, learning, and commitment.
A young dreamer said: Why is Mr. Akkad as you like to call him?
I said: Because he was an inspiration to me with his strength in the truth, his pride in his dignity, his strong style, and his encyclopedic knowledge, and he was the one who did not complete his education except for the elementary stage.
The professor was the owner of thought and stances, his Arabic language is lofty, his argument is lofty, his mental abilities are comprehensive and he taught himself by himself.
I had read Geniuses when I was in high school, but I expanded after that and was particularly influenced by his books: “Ibn Rushd”, “The Life of Christ”, “The Genius of the Imam”, “Absolute Rule in the Twentieth Century” and
“Democracy in Islam,” “God,” “A Life of the Pen,” “Hours Between Books,” and “Thinking is an Islamic Obligation.”
And just as he was a great writer, he was a unique poet, and I had read his poem The Devil’s Translation, and I was impressed by his incorporation of philosophical thought into poetry with such genius.
After that, I got to know his romanticism in poetry, as if this strong mountain had a sensitive soul behind it, and that made me open to the marriage of strength with softness, sharpness with love, and wisdom with simplicity when he says:
“People are irritated by the advantages that are unique to you, and not by the shortcomings that make us angry… They hate what makes them small, not what makes you small.”
And he says, “Do not be envious of a rich man in his affluence, for he may have an abundance of money coupled with trouble.”
The springs are clear when their resources are low, and the Nile becomes cloudy when the water increases.
And when his beloved gave him a knitted pullover, which she wove with her own hands, he said a beautiful poetic stanza that I still remember:
“Pain A
“Greats made the conscience”
I have almost finished my new book, “An Invitation to Think,” and it will be published by the Egyptian Lebanese House. I presented it, saying:
I believe that what is not documented does not exist, so I decided to record my thoughts and conversations with young people and friends, in the hope that others would benefit from them or that they would be a candle that lights a path.
The main feature of this book is the attempt to enlighten the mind, and take what it dictates while respecting the value of the heart and conscience.
You will find a lot of monologues to God, in front of many discussion of reason challenges to religious constants and interpretations that some may consider a departure from the ordinary.
Some of the articles are enlightening, and some of the dialogues convey the doubts and anxieties of young people. This is what I encourage them to do without embarrassment or fear, as they can, with me, deviate from the usual, rather complaining and groaning from our generation.
My research in the Enlightenment includes a set of ideas that focus on the supremacy of reason as the vessel of knowledge, and ideals such as freedom, tolerance, fraternity, respect for human rights, and the separation of religious institutions from political administration. These chapters refer to Ibn Rushd, Spinoza, Muhammad Abduh, Ali Abd al-Raziq, Zaki Naguib Mahmood and other pioneers of the Enlightenment.
And I say in the introduction, “I finished the book with dialogues of young people, their families, and friends, about the human values that must be inculcated in the souls and integrated into education.
The youth in this dialogue were wonderful and sometimes sharp, which is the characteristic of this age group that we have to absorb and learn from.
And I ended the introduction with what Imam Ali bin Abi Talib said, who is one of the pioneers of thought who influenced my thoughts and mobilized my perceptions to search for the truth, when he said:
“Do not raise your children as your fathers raised you, for they were created for a time other than yours.”
A young dreamer said: We are eager to read with you, but to whom will you dedicate the book?
I said: I dedicate this book to those who were the sources of my inspiration, and they have the credit for weaving my sentiments, and they are:
Imam Ali bin Abi Talib, Professors Abbas Al-Akkad, Sheikh Muhammad Abdo, Zaki Najeeb Mahmoud, Khaled Muhammad Khaled, Gibran Khalil Gibran, and Ihsan Abdul Quddous.
Some of them I only read, and he left a mark and impact, and some of them met him and benefited from his knowledge, and some of them became friends with him, so he increased my depth and opened a sky for me to see the light of knowledge and the beauty of enlightening the mind.
A young dreamer said: Why are these people in particular and how did they affect your thinking?
I said: I will start with the imam and the teacher, then we will continue the dialogue about the others in an upcoming article.
I had read, at an early age, episodes that Professor Abd al-Rahman al-Sharqawi was writing from his book
“Ali is the imam of the pious” I was impressed by the mind and capabilities of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib, so I searched for him and read to him, so my influence increased with his genius and his wisdom intertwined in making my conscience from childhood.
I read Nahj al-Balaghah, and re-read “The Genius of the Imam” by Professor al-Akkad, and Ali was, guys, the door to the city of knowledge, as the Messenger of God said about him, and he was the chief judge, and he was not yet thirty years old. He said when people asked him to describe God Almighty to them:
Whoever describes God, Glory be to Him, has linked Him, and whoever links Him has doubled Him, and whoever dualizes Him has fragmented Him, and whoever fragments Him has ignorant of Him, and whoever refers to Him has lost His limit, and whoever limits Him has enumerated Him, and whoever says what He has included, and whoever says Allam has emptied it. From him, a being that does not curse an event, exists not from non-existence, with everything not by comparison, and other than everything not by removal, an actor not in the sense of movements and a machine, seeing as there is no view of him from his creation.
This is a philosopher, genius, and his wisdom amazed me when he said:
“His tongue informs about the intellect of every person, and his statement indicates his virtue.”
And he says, “Beware of befriending a fool…for he wants to benefit you, but he will harm you.”
He says, “The best of people are the most helpful to people.
I always remember what influenced my sentiments when he said, “Knowledge is better than money. Knowledge guards you, and you guard money.”
“A friend is not a friend until he protects his brother in three things: in his calamity, in his occultation, and in his death.”
And when he says, “The mind is to say what you know and act according to what you say.”
And his great wisdom when he says, “How many lessons and how little consideration?”
And I always repeat his genius saying about him: “Every container narrows with what is placed in it, except for the container of knowledge, because it expands.”
Imam Ali is an impressive personality in his knowledge, piety, and strength in the truth, and he is what the Messenger of God said about him at the end of the Farewell Pilgrimage, in what the Sunnis and all the Companions do not differ in.
“Whoever loves Ali has loved me, and whoever hates Ali has hated me.” Then he said:
Whomever I am his master, this is Ali his master.
Imam Ali was an exceptional figure in history, and his wisdom aroused in me a desire for knowledge, learning, and commitment.
A young dreamer said: Why is Mr. Akkad as you like to call him?
I said: Because he was an inspiration to me with his strength in the truth, his pride in his dignity, his strong style, and his encyclopedic knowledge, and he was the one who did not complete his education except for the elementary stage.
The professor was the owner of thought and stances, his Arabic language is lofty, his argument is lofty, his mental abilities are comprehensive and he taught himself by himself.
I had read Geniuses when I was in high school, but I expanded after that and was particularly influenced by his books: “Ibn Rushd”, “The Life of Christ”, “The Genius of the Imam”, “Absolute Rule in the Twentieth Century” and
“Democracy in Islam,” “God,” “A Life of the Pen,” “Hours Between Books,” and “Thinking is an Islamic Obligation.”
And just as he was a great writer, he was a unique poet, and I had read his poem The Devil’s Translation, and I was impressed by his incorporation of philosophical thought into poetry with such genius.
After that, I got to know his romanticism in poetry, as if this strong mountain had a sensitive soul behind it, and that made me open to the marriage of strength with softness, sharpness with love, and wisdom with simplicity when he says:
“People are irritated by the advantages that are unique to you, and not by the shortcomings that make us angry… They hate what makes them small, not what makes you small.”
And he says, “Do not be envious of a rich man in his affluence, for he may have an abundance of money coupled with trouble.”
The springs are clear when their resources are low, and the Nile becomes cloudy when the water increases.
And when his beloved gave him a knitted pullover, which she wove with her own hands, he said a beautiful poetic stanza that I still remember:
“Pain A
