The Path We Need
August 27, 2005
“The fact that a path exists at all indicates that people before us had walked on it. If we do not recognise our predecessors, the path would disappear from our perception and we would not be able to take another step. When we look around, we only see wilderness and chaos. Any steps we take would be filled with uncertainty, further augmenting our anxiety. Not only would we feel lost, but also alone. This is how we are today — lost, alone and surrounded by wilderness and chaos. If you are still reading the newspapers, you’ll read about someone who gave up their life in despair or in anger.
We must ask ourselves, ‘Where are we heading?’ ”
So reads the Editorial in the inaugural issue of The Path, a Singapore-based publication on Islamic Spirituality. Contributors include, Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, and Prof. William Chittick.
Look out for Prof. Chittick’s quintessentially illuminating essay, “Can The Islamic Intellectual Heritage Be Recovered?” … he writes, “It is impossible to be a Muslim without taqlid, because one cannot discover the Qur’an or the practices of the Shariah by oneself. Just as language is learned by imitation, so also the Qur’an and Islamic practice are learned by imitating those who know them.”
Title: The Path, Issue 1 — Spirituality: An Islamic Tradition
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