A few years back, when mind was not as much ripe, I had a chance to get hold of Imam Gazzali’s work, Mishkat Al Anwar. It was too ‘heretical’ for me then to accept the deeply mystical ideas expounded in it. And years after… attending a Tafsir gathering, I realized new meanings for the 1400 years plus revealed verses.
Paradise is where Beloved is
To Tasbih asked I once a thing / I’d not get it even from a king / “Tell me why is Rawdha called / Its gardens of paradise enrolled?”
Full Moon from Thaniyyat
Present and Future were in his hands/Time bowed in obedience to his words/The dark clouds are to away pass/Full Moon from Thaniyat to get close
A rare moment with the great historian
The scholar had already undergone a serious operation for heart and was strictly advised to take rest. But despite his poor health, Mr. Kareem was enthusiastic to spend some time and answer some of the questions regarding Keralite Muslims and the Portuguese crusades.
A New Gospel of Economics
When the ‘Monetary Reformer from UK’ was invited to speak about the ‘Economic Aspect of Interest’ not everyone in the college, including the writer, anticipated such a tremendous response from the student audience. His speech, although coined in state-of-the-art economics jargon, enlightened many in the audience even those from a non-BBA discipline. It had the flavor of a ‘definitive economist’ preaching the gospel of Economics with a reformative endeavor. All through the speech, he tried to clear the widely believed notion that ‘Bank without interest is no bank at all’.