The Invisible Painter - A Sufi Story

A story about a young man and his experience with reading about Wars in History books.

Ibn Arabi's Al-Salat Al-Akbariah - Translation and Notes

This is an attempt to translate the text of Ibn Arabi's Al-Salat Al-Akbariah, which presents a summary of his view of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, and how that view relates to a view of the spiritual nature of Existence.

Please note that, regarding Sufism, I am an outsider both to Academic communities and Sufi fellowships.

Familiarity with concepts of Aqeedah (Elements of Faith) and Oneness of Being is expected.

 

Programming Languages Are Useful But Not Perfect

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A friend back in college enjoyed solving math problems. He once told me about a lengthy assignment his class was given. He solved all the problems and was certain that all the solutions were correct. He got the highest mark in class, but not the full mark. He quickly went through the pages and spotted the professor's remark on the side of one page. It said (translated): "It's not what you think". And there was a line under a phrase that my friend wrote, that said something like: "If so and so information about x is available, y can be measured with absolute precision". He did not ask the professor for an explanation. He understood that, in college, saying 'absolute precision' can get you less marks.

His fascination with math and logic was great. Even after college, in his spare time, he would read books about math and logic, including books about the philosophy of math. What caught my attention was that he said that, in his twenties, the biggest shock was losing a parent, and the next biggest shock was realizing that mathematics was not absolutely solid.

The shock was probably inevitable since my friend was like many people who would see math as the last solid ground that eventually can explain everything.

Late Teen Philosophy - A Sufi Story

This is a story about a 19 years old college student.

The Girl Who Married An Unsuitable Man - A Sufi Story

I recall a story that happened about two or three generations ago.