More cases of loss of religious faith are to be traced to the theory of evolution. . .than to anything else. — Martin Lings Copy Share Image
“- The Azan story - The five daily ritual prayers were regularly performed in congregation, and when the time for each prayer came the people would assemble at the site where the Mosque was being built. Everyone judged of the time by the position of the sun in the sky, or by the first signs of its light on the… — Martin Lings Copy Share
“In after-years he would tell of an incident that took place at one of their encampments: "We were with the Prophet when a Companion brought in a fledgling that he had caught, and one of the parent birds came and threw itself into the hands of him who had taken its young. I saw men's faces full of wonderment, and… — Martin Lings Copy Share
“Equipped as he is by his very nature for worship, man cannot not worship ; and if his outlook is cut off from the spiritual plane, he will find a “god” to worship at some lower level, thus endowing something relative with what belongs only to the Absolute. Hence the existence today of so many “words to conjure with” like… — Martin Lings Copy Share
“whereas the Arabs were in favour of the man but against the message, the Jews were in favour of the message but against the… — Martin Lings Copy Share Image
More cases of loss of religious faith are to be traced to the theory of evolution. . .than to anything else. — Martin Lings Copy Share Image
The eye of the heart, though closed in fallen man, is able to take in a glimmering of light and this is faith. But… — Martin Lings Copy Share Image