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Este libro examina de cerca muchas de las suposiciones no cuestionadas por las cuales vivimos nuestras vidas, comparándolas con las creencias que han moldeado y guiado la vida humana en el pasado. Comienza con una consideración de cómo las sociedades seculares intentan poseer a sus ciudadanos, cuerpo y alma y cómo, como consecuencia, la necesidad de redefinir la responsabilidad humana se convierte en un imperativo cada vez más urgente. El libro continúa con una presentación de la visión tradicional del hombre como 'Virrey de Dios en la Tierra', con un ojo en sus implicaciones prácticas en un mundo que casi ha olvidado, bajo la presión de la persuasión social masiva, que el hombre siempre debe ser libre. Para elegir su propio destino final. La tesis del autor es una súplica apasionada pero incisiva por la restauración de las normas sagradas de la religión, en contra de los objetivos debilitantes y falsos de una cosmovisión profana basada en logros cientí­ficos y tecnológicos recientes. -
This book examines closely many of the unquestioned assumptions by which we live our lives, comparing them with the beliefs that have shaped and guided human life in the past. It begins with a consideration of how secular societies attempt to possess their citizens, body and soul and how, as a consequence, the necessity of redefining human responsibility becomes an ever more urgent imperative. The book continues with a presentation of the traditional view of man as 'God's Viceroy on Earth', with an eye to its practical implications in a world that has all but forgotten, under the pressure of mass social persuasion, that man must always be free to choose his own ultimate destiny. The author's thesis is a passionate yet incisive plea for the restoration of the sacred norms of religion, as against the debilitating and falsifying aims of a profane world-view based on no more than recent scientific and technological achievements.
 
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bibyerrahi | Oct 22, 2021 |
Escrito por el autor de best-sellers del Islam y el Destino del Hombre, Recordando a Dios: Reflexiones sobre el Islam es un análisis profundo de las preocupaciones y preguntas más urgentes a las que nos enfrentamos a principios del siglo veintiuno. Al contrastar la sociedad moderna y laica con la religión y la tradición en general y con el Islam en particular, Gai Eaton aclara la necesidad esencial de espiritualidad, religión y valores basados en principios eternos. Las ideas principales detrás de Recordar a Dios son que la religión no es una parte aislada de la vida humana que se puede ignorar a voluntad y sin consecuencias; que un rechazo total del pasado no puede ser la base para el futuro y que un verdadero ví­nculo con el Cielo modifica todas las decisiones y acciones de la sociedad. La continuidad y la armonía de la perspectiva religiosa contrastada con la dislocación y la alienación de la sociedad moderna es el tema que se extiende a lo largo del libro, tocando la religión en principio: metafísica, conocimiento del div en sí mismo y en uno mismo, la súplica, la necesidad de purificar el ego; y sobre la aplicación de la religión a la sociedad: polí­tica, arquitectura, medio ambiente y relaciones de género, Charles Le Gai Eaton ilustra la armoní­a sutil de una perspectiva religiosa y su capacidad para transformar tanto al individuo como a la sociedad. -
Written by the best-selling author of Islam and the Destiny of Man, Remembering God: Reflections on Islam is a profound analysis of the most urgent concerns and questions facing us at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Contrasting modern, secular society with religion and tradition in general and with Islam in particular, Gai Eaton clarifies the essential need for spirituality, religion and values based on eternal principles. The main ideas behind Remembering God are that religion is not an isolated part of human life which can be disregarded at will and without consequences; that a total rejection of the past cannot be the basis for the future and that a true link with Heaven modifies all the decisions and actions of society. The continuity and harmony of the religious perspective contrasted with the dislocation and alienation of modern society is the theme that runs throughout the book, touching on religion in principle: metaphysics, knowledge of the div! ine and of oneself, supplication, the necessity for purifying the ego; and on the application of religion to society: politics, architecture, the environment and gender relations, Charles Le Gai Eaton illustrates the subtle harmony of a religious perspective and its abiity to transform both the individual and society.
 
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bibyerrahi | 1 autre critique | May 25, 2021 |
De 1978 a 1996, el difunto Gai Eaton dio una serie de charlas en la Radio de la BBC sobre el Islam y su papel en la sociedad contemporánea, y este relato presenta 86 de estas charlas, tituladas "Reflexiones", "Palabras de fe" y "Pausa para Pensamiento ". Proporcionando una introducción bellamente clara y accesible a los principios, principios y prácticas centrales del Islam, este libro utiliza la sabiduría, la humanidad y el humor para enseñar a aquellos interesados en un enfoque espiritual de la vida. -
From 1978 to 1996, the late Gai Eaton gave a series of talks on BBC Radio about Islam and its role in contemporary society and this account features 86 of these talks variously titled "Reflections", "Words of Faith" and "Pause for Thought". Providing a beautifully clear and accessible introduction to Islam´s central tenets, principles, and practices, this book utilizes wisdom, humanity, and humor to teach those interested in a spiritual approach to life.
 
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bibyerrahi | 1 autre critique | May 25, 2021 |
Like all religious works, there is much debate over what should and should not be in the text. This work includes translations and the original Arabic text, and is well-regarded. I took copious notes from the Book of Hadith , but these resonate most:
- "If anyone travels a path in search of knowledge, God will conduct him through one of the paths of Paradise" (p. 11).
- "Be in the world as though you were a stranger or a passing traveler" (p. 41).
- "Do not curse time, for God is time!" (p. 100).
- "Beware of envy! Envy devours good deeds just as fire devours firewood" (p. 112).
- "A person keeps saying 'Mine, mine!' But what is theirs but three things? What he's eaten and consumed, what he's worn and worn out, what he's given and that is what endures. Everything else is fleeting and must be given up eventually to others" (p. 117).
A real eye-opener. As the sheikh in Amman said to me "You must read widely, and read for yourself. Do not believe what others tell you, listen only to God".
 
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madepercy | 2 autres critiques | Nov 7, 2017 |
"...After September 11 I analysed bin Laden’s words, his quotations, his explanations, and his mission statement which is: ‘We are at war with the West. They want to destroy Islam and we need to fight back.’ I wanted to know if all these things that bin Laden said were really in the Koran and in the Hadith. And, to my shock, they were. A lot of people say they are taken out of context, but they are completely not taken out of context. They are in context. They only thing that is out of context is the fact that this very old book which was put together by – well, we don’t know who the authors are, but it’s definitely more than one author – is considered to be valid in the 21st century..." (reviewed by Ayaan Hirsi Ali in FiveBooks).



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FiveBooks | 2 autres critiques | Jun 3, 2010 |