Really important and deeply engaging content (substance) in this essay/paper by this brilliant woman. This is so helpful and uplifting. I have shared it in a couple of groups on Facebook that could benefit from it. I am challenged to describe its importance as it is beyond me, but at the same time it strikes me with a profound intimacy.
We appreciate the effort and are thankful to have access to such content with such ease. But unfortunately, 5 minutes into the talk and there has been various errors that are apparent in my view
For one, the Qur'an is not to be not taken literally - at all. Higher levels of realization do not by any means negate the lower levels. This would be obvious if we call spades spades and make use of the three main levels of the path: Shariaa (closely translated to law), Tareeqa (way or path), and Haqeeqa (truth or reality). No where have I, ever heard from any of our Sufi master blessings be upon them that achieving the level of Kashf and Haqeeqa would make one "above" the Shariaa. On the contrary! Even there is one of the great Sufi masters sayings ( blessings and prayers be upon them), their name is escaping me unfortunately, explicitly stated this (being "enlightened" without the use of Shariaa) and defined it as *Zandaqa* So, the Qur'an is to be taken literally and metaphorically.
Widely understood....oh dear ....Ibn Arabi and reality bending...look forward to your talk on Abortion and Children
Really important and deeply engaging content (substance) in this essay/paper by this brilliant woman. This is so helpful and uplifting. I have shared it in a couple of groups on Facebook that could benefit from it. I am challenged to describe its importance as it is beyond me, but at the same time it strikes me with a profound intimacy.
We appreciate the effort and are thankful to have access to such content with such ease.
But unfortunately, 5 minutes into the talk and there has been various errors that are apparent in my view
For one, the Qur'an is not to be not taken literally - at all. Higher levels of realization do not by any means negate the lower levels. This would be obvious if we call spades spades and make use of the three main levels of the path: Shariaa (closely translated to law), Tareeqa (way or path), and Haqeeqa (truth or reality).
No where have I, ever heard from any of our Sufi master blessings be upon them that achieving the level of Kashf and Haqeeqa would make one "above" the Shariaa.
On the contrary! Even there is one of the great Sufi masters sayings ( blessings and prayers be upon them), their name is escaping me unfortunately, explicitly stated this (being "enlightened" without the use of Shariaa) and defined it as *Zandaqa*
So, the Qur'an is to be taken literally and metaphorically.