Wisdom

26 articles

Sufism Nov 1, 2025

The Rumis of Today

A very important principle to uphold is to view everything in a positive light, as long as it…

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Sufism Jan 1, 2025

Silence (Samt)

Literally meaning avoiding speech and keeping silent, samt is used by the Sufis to describe keeping silent or…

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Education Mar 1, 2022

The “Powers” of Ignorance

As an instructor of statistics, I sometimes cannot help but explain the phenomena of the social sciences through…

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Believing Sep 1, 2015

Hikma (Wisdom)

Hikma (wisdom), meaning knowledge, the understanding of Divine commandments, philosophy, the real reasons for the existence of events…

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Asim Guvenalp Sep 1, 2015

Mathematics: On the Path to Wisdom

Throughout history, mathematics has meant different things to different people. According to the sixteenth century scientist and philosopher,…

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Questions & Answers Sep 1, 2014

Faith, Wisdom, and Power

Question: What roles do faith, wisdom, and power play in the survival of a society? Faith, especially in…

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Ancient Jul 1, 2014

One Man, Equal to a Species

It was an interesting dream. In ancient times, creatures that were destined for destruction questioned why they were…

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Literature & Languages Mar 1, 2014

The Only Memory

How could this piece of information solve my problems? This little sentence cannot really answer all of life’s…

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History May 1, 2013

Historical Recurrences

Question: Taking into account the notion that history repeats itself, how should we view recent incidents and events…

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Lead Article Mar 1, 2012

Love for Truth

Truth means the essence and reality of a thing. It is to know clearly what a thing is,…

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