On Reading the Shakespeare Canon
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- Опубліковано 7 лис 2024
- I wanted to share some high-level thoughts after reading the Shakespeare cannon. It was lots of fun and I hope you all get a chance to at least read his most famous plays. Clear language = clear thinking.
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First time I read Shakespeare as an adult (Coriolanus) I came to very similar conclusions. I noticed straight away my language facilities were improved, almost like they had been treated with good hygiene. Made me realize... many things. But one that SHAKESPEARE is the kind of literature that does this for you, it feels like he may have been conscious, it's literature that feels like mind medicine, and for another that yes, you can literally expand your grasp and usage of English itself to imbibe this work.
I saw it was posted 3 days ago and got the sense of urgency in the title and thumbnail 😂 and thought there must be something interesting here. Affirming to hear a similar perspective. I think caring about life and the future via art is 1000% reasonable 🙏
Excellent vid. Thank you for efforts, inspiring others to read Shakespeare. I wish we emphasized this more!
need more Imams familiar with Western literature. Aside from Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Shaykh Abdul Hakim Murad, I haven't heard of any other Shaykh referencing Shakespeare's works
Mashallah I love Sheikhs reading western literature *and even far eastern literature*
Edit: btw you should go on Blogging Theology and discuss these topics with brother Paul *he’s very interested and loves western literature* it would be very interesting
@@MohamedShou great suggestion.
@@MakingSenseofIslam It is an amazing idea!
@ so let’s set up a time for November. I will be Washington DC throughout the month. Let’s move convo to email: info@makingsenseofislam.com
Thanks very much for the informative video.
What a fascinating perspective that converges the value offered by a founding tradition of the English language with that of a Muslim scholar. May many more Muslim scholars drink from the sweetness of traditions other than that of Islam. It can only enrich us in our understanding and appreciation of the beauty and diversity of Allah's creation.
وَمِنْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ خَلْقُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱخْتِلَـٰفُ أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَلْوَٰنِكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ لِّلْعَـٰلِمِينَ (Sura Rum, 30:22)
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍۢ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَـٰكُمْ شُعُوبًۭا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَتْقَىٰكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌۭ (Sura Al-Hujurat, 49:13)
وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ أُمَّةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ وَلَـٰكِن لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِى مَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۖ (Sura Al-Ma’idah, 5:48)
Shaykh, to fully understand Western Thought, read Infinite Jest..
That said, this is why the biography of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from Shaykh Martin Lings surpasses all other biographies in quality.
Salaam shaykh, which works would you recommend a beginner to start with? Also, do you know of editions that have some kind of explanation of olden vocabulary?
@@hatidjesabri7326 if you mean Shakespeare, the easiest and cheapest way is to read each play’s overview/synopsis on Wikipedia then get one of the slim volumes that print one play at a time. That’s a start
@MakingSenseofIslam yes, I meant Shakespeare. Thank you!
What do you think of the epic poems in the canon? Paradise Lost and The Divine Comedy in particular.
@@mohamedyusuf4777 both have their quality but I can’t get over Dante’s treatment of the Prophet. I’ve of course read Dante in high school and later, but my bias prevents me from really taking from him. Aside from Shakespeare, I’m partial to Proust.
@@mohamedyusuf4777 but on the epic poem side for me it’s the Iliad then the odyssey which I do my best to read periodically.
@@MakingSenseofIslam I have always wondered what is the Islamic literature tradition look like? How does that compare against the western canon?
mashalla brother 👍
Spelling “canon” correctly might be a start. “Cannon” is a weapon of war.
OMG, nice catch!!!