http://gaymuslims.org/2006/03/27/the-great-virtue-of-lowering-the-gaze-ibn-al-qayyim/ Principled, compassionate Islamic perspective Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:47:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gaymuslims.org/2006/03/27/the-great-virtue-of-lowering-the-gaze-ibn-al-qayyim/#comment-101 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:03:37 +0000 https://gaymuslims.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/the-great-virtue-of-lowering-the-gaze-ibn-al-qayyim/#comment-101 I agree: people do have a tendency to underestimate the scholarship that exists within Islamic tradition, and there are those who imply that the jurists have no idea about subtle issues, or matters of the heart. In fact, there are scholars (and not just among the Sufis as such) who are specialised in understanding such matters and offering guidance on the heart and all its affairs. Sadly some people will claim that they can do whatever they want with the excuse of “following my heart”.

]]> http://gaymuslims.org/2006/03/27/the-great-virtue-of-lowering-the-gaze-ibn-al-qayyim/#comment-96 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:58:31 +0000 https://gaymuslims.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/the-great-virtue-of-lowering-the-gaze-ibn-al-qayyim/#comment-96 Assalamualaikum,
Thank you for the post. Amazing masha’Allah. I must say it is amazing the scholarship that the scholars have made on such issues, especially, in this article, the classificatin o the different stages of ‘love’. Sheikh Abdullah Adhami (www.sakeenah.org) in a recent 3 part lecture talked about “Love in Islam”…It is a definite eye-opener for everyone, whethe struggling with SSA or not. It is available under the “Lectures” section of the website.
All the best.
Assalamualaikum.

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