Fakhruddin Iraqi: His loveliness owns
Photo: Peasant girl holding a bunch of grapes in Ein Yabrud, Palestine; 1937.
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His loveliness owns
a hundred thousand faces;
gaze upon a different fair one
in every atom;
for He needs must show
to every separate mote
a different aspect
of His Beauty.
"One" is the fountainhead
of all numbers:
each split second wells up
a new perplexity.
(Fakhruddin Iraqi)
a hundred thousand faces;
gaze upon a different fair one
in every atom;
for He needs must show
to every separate mote
a different aspect
of His Beauty.
"One" is the fountainhead
of all numbers:
each split second wells up
a new perplexity.
(Fakhruddin Iraqi)
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Recommended Reading:
'Fakhruddin Iraqi: Divine Flashes'
By Fakhruddin Iraqi (Author), Peter Wilson (Translator), William Chittick (Translator), Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Foreword)
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The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted!In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American traditions have been critically selected, translated and introduced by internationally recognized scholars and spiritual leaders.The texts are first-rate, and the introductions are informative and reliable. The books will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of every literate religious persons".
'Fakhruddin Iraqi: Divine Flashes'
By Fakhruddin Iraqi (Author), Peter Wilson (Translator), William Chittick (Translator), Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Foreword)
Purchase Book:
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Description:
The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted!In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American traditions have been critically selected, translated and introduced by internationally recognized scholars and spiritual leaders.The texts are first-rate, and the introductions are informative and reliable. The books will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of every literate religious persons".
(The Christian Century)
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