Countering Islamic Extremism With Radical Love

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From the article:

While reading Omid Safi’s new book, Radical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition, I was among editors from London’s media outlets attending a briefing on how the British public perceive Muslims, based on research commissioned by the Aziz Foundation. The book was sitting in my purse as we heard some staggering statistics: nearly one in three Brits feel negatively toward Muslims, three times higher than the closest religious group. Among these sceptics, 91% feel more suspicious of Muslims after terror attacks....

From the book:

A God Closer Than…
I created humanity
I know what whispers into your soul…
and I am closer to you
than the beating of your heart
~Quran (50:16)

A Heart to Contain God
My Heaven cannot contain Me
Neither can My Earth
But the heart
of My faithful devotee
suffices Me
~Hadith

To read more:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/livingtradition/2018/08/countering-islamic-extremism-with-radical-love-book-review/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Muslim&utm_content=49

[Karadeniz]

1. Beautiful...

...as usual. Beauty needed now.

[guillaumeb]

2. Beauty is always needed.

And love. The book sounds very interesting.