Friday, March 13, 2009

455)A Collection of Posts on Nasir Khusraw; Quotes of Aga Khan IV and Nasir Khusraw

"In the ebb and flow of history, "knowledge is a shield against the blows of time". It dispels "the torment of ignorance" and nourishes "peace to blossom forth in the soul"."(Aga Khan IV quoting Nasir Khusraw, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, August 30, 2003)

"In fact this world is a book in which you see inscribed the writings of God the Almighty"(Nasir Khusraw, 11th century Ismaili cosmologist-philosopher-poet)

"O brother! You asked: What is the [meaning of] `alam [world] and what is that entity to which this name applies? How should we describe the world in its entirety? And how many worlds are there? Explain so that we may recognize. Know, O brother, that the name `alam is derived from [the word] `ilm(knowledge), because the traces of knowledge are evident in [all] parts of the physical world. Thus, we say that the very constitution (nihad) of the world is based on a profound wisdom"(Nasir Khusraw, 11th century Ismaili cosmologist-philosopher-poet, from his book "Knowledge and Liberation")

"Here is a relevant verse from the Noble Qur'an, cited by Nasir-i Khusraw, hujjat-i Khurasan in his Khawaan al-Ikhwaan : "It is He who created you from dust, then from a sperm drop, then from a blood clot, then He brings you forth as a child, then lets you reach your age of full strength, then lets you become old - though some of you die before - and then lets you reach the appointed term; and that haply you may find the intellect (la'allakum ta'qilun)."(Nasir Khusraw, 11th century Fatimid Ismaili cosmologist-philosopher-poet)

The above are 4 quotes and excerpts taken from Blogpost Four Hundred, a collection of around 100 quotes on the subjects of Knowledge, Intellect, Creation, Education, Science and Religion:
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2008/09/400blogpost-four-hundred-knowledge.html

http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/easy-nashs-blogpost-four-hundred-updated-with-quotes-from-the-opening-of-the-delegation-of-the-ismaili-imamat/




Nasir Khusraw, another Fatimid Cosmologist-Philosopher-Poet of enormous intellect from the mid-Fatimid era
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2008/08/390nasir-khusraw-another-fatimid.html
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/nasir-khusraw-1004-1060/
http://easynash.blogspot.com/2006/12/nasir-khusraw1004-1060-ruby-of.html


Nasir Khusraw's poetry reflecting Intellect and Soul in the Al Sijistani-Khusraw cosmological doctrine; link between science and religion in Islam
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2008/03/336nasir-khusraws-poetry-reflecting.html
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/nasir-khusraws-poetry-reflecting-intellect-and-soul/


Six Days of Creation
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2007/11/03/six-days-of-creation/


Early Life of Nasir-i Khusraw
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/early-life-of-nasir-i-khusraw/


Pictures from Nasir-i Khusraw Museum
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/pictures-from-nasir-khusraw-museum/


Sayyidna Nasir-i Khusraw and the Meaning of Id al-Fitr
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/sayyidna-nasir-i-khusraw-and-the-meaning-of-id-al-fitr/


2 intellectual giants speak to each other accross a millenium on "time": can it be slowed, sped up, reversed, transcended?Ask Einstein and Khusraw
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2008/05/3592-intellectual-giants-speak-to-each.html
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/two-intellectual-giants-speak-to-each-other-accross-a-millenium-on-time/


Searching For A Spiritual Guide
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/searching-for-a-spiritual-guide/


Kalam Peer Nasir Khusraw
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/kalam-peer-nasir-khusraw/


THE RUBY OF BADAKHSHAN:Mausoleum of Great Ismaili Pir
http://pamirtimes.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/547/


Nasir Khusraw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTfNi2SmL6A


Splendour of the Fatimids
http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/splendor-of-the-fatimids/


http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=103487


http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=101087


http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=100652


http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=104818


http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=105753


http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=101641


http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=106417


http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=106747


http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=100890


http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=108982


Eastern Persian And Central Asian Ismaili Dai Nasir Khusraw's Concept Of Intellect And Theory Of Intellectual Education; Quotes From Blogpost 400.
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2011/01/677eastern-persian-and-central-asian.html



Easy Nash http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/blog/science_and_religion_in_islam_the_link/ http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/08/500blogpost-five-hundred-is-blogpost.html http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/03/453a-blog-constructed-within.html

In Shia Islam, intellect is a key component of faith. Intellect allows us to understand the creation of God: Aga Khan IV(2008)
The Qur'an itself repeatedly recommends Muslims to become better educated in order better to understand God's creation: Aga Khan IV(2007)
The Quran tells us that signs of Allah's Sovereignty are found in the contemplation of His Creation: Aga Khan IV(2007)
This notion of the capacity of the human intellect to understand and to admire the creation of Allah will bring you happiness in your everyday lives: Aga Khan IV(2007)
Islam, eminently logical, placing the greatest emphasis on knowledge, purports to understand God's creation: Aga Khan IV(2006)
The Holy Qu'ran's encouragement to study nature and the physical world around us gave the original impetus to scientific enquiry among Muslims: Aga Khan IV(1985)
The first and only thing created by God was the Intellect(Aql): Prophet Muhammad(circa 632CE)