Reading Islamic Texts
@islamtexts.bsky.social
Islamic studies researcher ⚡ Sharing beautiful & fascinating Islamic art, thought and history. ✨ Original translations of Classical Arabic
https://www.readingislamictexts.com
#islam #quran #hadith #sufi #arabic #calligraphy #art #manuscript #islamic
https://www.readingislamictexts.com
#islam #quran #hadith #sufi #arabic #calligraphy #art #manuscript #islamic
We could really use some ease right now.
“So, surely with hardship comes ease.
Surely with every hardship, there is ease.”
— Qur’an 94:5-6
Surely with every hardship, there is ease.”
— Qur’an 94:5-6
January 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We could really use some ease right now.
Hello friends and moon-faced beloveds 💗
About this account:
I made this to share the beauty of Islamic literature / art & to keep up my practice of translating Classical Arabic.
I use alt text to describe images and also add museum reference info there.
All are welcome except haters ✨
About this account:
I made this to share the beauty of Islamic literature / art & to keep up my practice of translating Classical Arabic.
I use alt text to describe images and also add museum reference info there.
All are welcome except haters ✨
December 10, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Hello friends and moon-faced beloveds 💗
About this account:
I made this to share the beauty of Islamic literature / art & to keep up my practice of translating Classical Arabic.
I use alt text to describe images and also add museum reference info there.
All are welcome except haters ✨
About this account:
I made this to share the beauty of Islamic literature / art & to keep up my practice of translating Classical Arabic.
I use alt text to describe images and also add museum reference info there.
All are welcome except haters ✨
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Finally, Radwa Ashour's complete Granada trilogy is available in Kay Heikkenen's English translation. Today on ArabLit, authors, translators, & scholars reflect: arablit.org/2024/12/10/a...
December 10, 2024 at 7:17 AM
Finally, Radwa Ashour's complete Granada trilogy is available in Kay Heikkenen's English translation. Today on ArabLit, authors, translators, & scholars reflect: arablit.org/2024/12/10/a...
“There is nothing hidden in the heavens or the earth that is not written in a clear Record.”
— The Qur’an, 27:75
#quran #koran #islam #islamic #quote #calligraphy #arabic #manuscript #islamicart #art #artsky
— The Qur’an, 27:75
#quran #koran #islam #islamic #quote #calligraphy #arabic #manuscript #islamicart #art #artsky
December 7, 2024 at 12:48 AM
“There is nothing hidden in the heavens or the earth that is not written in a clear Record.”
— The Qur’an, 27:75
#quran #koran #islam #islamic #quote #calligraphy #arabic #manuscript #islamicart #art #artsky
— The Qur’an, 27:75
#quran #koran #islam #islamic #quote #calligraphy #arabic #manuscript #islamicart #art #artsky
A foreign princess arrives with her entourage at the palace of Khosrow I (d. 579).
Illustration done in 16th-century Iran, in The Book of Kings - a medieval epic poem in Persian.
#islamic #art #artsky #history #manuscript #persian #painting #iran #shahnameh #illustration #islamicart
Illustration done in 16th-century Iran, in The Book of Kings - a medieval epic poem in Persian.
#islamic #art #artsky #history #manuscript #persian #painting #iran #shahnameh #illustration #islamicart
December 6, 2024 at 5:48 AM
A foreign princess arrives with her entourage at the palace of Khosrow I (d. 579).
Illustration done in 16th-century Iran, in The Book of Kings - a medieval epic poem in Persian.
#islamic #art #artsky #history #manuscript #persian #painting #iran #shahnameh #illustration #islamicart
Illustration done in 16th-century Iran, in The Book of Kings - a medieval epic poem in Persian.
#islamic #art #artsky #history #manuscript #persian #painting #iran #shahnameh #illustration #islamicart
“Ask questions for the sake of actually learning something.
Do not ask questions just to challenge someone or make them look foolish.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
#quote #wisdom #islam #knowledge #education #ali
Do not ask questions just to challenge someone or make them look foolish.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
#quote #wisdom #islam #knowledge #education #ali
December 3, 2024 at 2:47 AM
“Ask questions for the sake of actually learning something.
Do not ask questions just to challenge someone or make them look foolish.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
#quote #wisdom #islam #knowledge #education #ali
Do not ask questions just to challenge someone or make them look foolish.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
#quote #wisdom #islam #knowledge #education #ali
“More wisdom = less talking.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
November 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM
“More wisdom = less talking.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
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Alright *cracks knuckles* let's do this!
Today I'm inaugurating an episodic Monday series titled History of Islamic Art in 100 Objects. But we have to ask the most important question first:
What is Islamic art? Also, why is this even a question? 🧵 #IslamicArt100Objects
Today I'm inaugurating an episodic Monday series titled History of Islamic Art in 100 Objects. But we have to ask the most important question first:
What is Islamic art? Also, why is this even a question? 🧵 #IslamicArt100Objects
November 25, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Alright *cracks knuckles* let's do this!
Today I'm inaugurating an episodic Monday series titled History of Islamic Art in 100 Objects. But we have to ask the most important question first:
What is Islamic art? Also, why is this even a question? 🧵 #IslamicArt100Objects
Today I'm inaugurating an episodic Monday series titled History of Islamic Art in 100 Objects. But we have to ask the most important question first:
What is Islamic art? Also, why is this even a question? 🧵 #IslamicArt100Objects
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Did you know I publish a #Substack that has a large, free-to-read archive of articles based on my own research? It's called
#Caravanserai: "An artist lighting her way through dark times by relearning forgotten art practices and natural ways."
Check it out on majnouna.substack.com
#Caravanserai: "An artist lighting her way through dark times by relearning forgotten art practices and natural ways."
Check it out on majnouna.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Did you know I publish a #Substack that has a large, free-to-read archive of articles based on my own research? It's called
#Caravanserai: "An artist lighting her way through dark times by relearning forgotten art practices and natural ways."
Check it out on majnouna.substack.com
#Caravanserai: "An artist lighting her way through dark times by relearning forgotten art practices and natural ways."
Check it out on majnouna.substack.com
Someone tried something like this before but when it inevitably spit out inaccurate info, people reached out to them and convinced them to stop the project. They also apologized.
The story about the "AI Jesus" making the rounds has me thinking about whether anyone's doing anything similar in Islam. Would an Islamic equivalent be an AI "Mufti"? There are tons of online "Ask a Mufti" websites (I've written about some). But has any Muslim group "experimented with AI Muftis?
November 22, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Someone tried something like this before but when it inevitably spit out inaccurate info, people reached out to them and convinced them to stop the project. They also apologized.
al-Rahman: “the Most Compassionate, the Giver of Grace and Mercy”
November 20, 2024 at 5:42 PM
al-Rahman: “the Most Compassionate, the Giver of Grace and Mercy”
November 20, 2024 at 3:48 PM
“The essence of religion is good character.
If someone outshines you in character, they have surpassed you in religion.”
— Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 1350)
If someone outshines you in character, they have surpassed you in religion.”
— Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 1350)
November 19, 2024 at 2:56 PM
“The essence of religion is good character.
If someone outshines you in character, they have surpassed you in religion.”
— Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 1350)
If someone outshines you in character, they have surpassed you in religion.”
— Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 1350)
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“Do you want to know what has a higher degree than prayer, fasting and charity?
Repairing a friendship.
A ruined friendship cuts away at everything else.”
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
Repairing a friendship.
A ruined friendship cuts away at everything else.”
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
July 29, 2023 at 4:17 PM
“Do you want to know what has a higher degree than prayer, fasting and charity?
Repairing a friendship.
A ruined friendship cuts away at everything else.”
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
Repairing a friendship.
A ruined friendship cuts away at everything else.”
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
“So, surely with hardship comes ease.
Surely with every hardship, there is ease.”
— Qur’an 94:5-6
Surely with every hardship, there is ease.”
— Qur’an 94:5-6
November 18, 2024 at 5:57 AM
“So, surely with hardship comes ease.
Surely with every hardship, there is ease.”
— Qur’an 94:5-6
Surely with every hardship, there is ease.”
— Qur’an 94:5-6
“A man should not have intercourse with his wife unless he has done foreplay with her, and he recognizes desire in her eyes.”
— Abū al-Layth al-Samarqandī (d. 983)
— Abū al-Layth al-Samarqandī (d. 983)
November 16, 2024 at 5:46 PM
“A man should not have intercourse with his wife unless he has done foreplay with her, and he recognizes desire in her eyes.”
— Abū al-Layth al-Samarqandī (d. 983)
— Abū al-Layth al-Samarqandī (d. 983)
Friends, I am still around, and wishing you well. Just very very busy recently. Wonderful to see you here!
November 14, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Friends, I am still around, and wishing you well. Just very very busy recently. Wonderful to see you here!
People of wisdom among the Arabs used to say:
“Nothing invites ruin, curses or calamity more than upholding the wrongdoing of an oppressor.”
— Abu Bakr al-Dinawari (d. 944)
“Nothing invites ruin, curses or calamity more than upholding the wrongdoing of an oppressor.”
— Abu Bakr al-Dinawari (d. 944)
October 23, 2023 at 3:15 PM
People of wisdom among the Arabs used to say:
“Nothing invites ruin, curses or calamity more than upholding the wrongdoing of an oppressor.”
— Abu Bakr al-Dinawari (d. 944)
“Nothing invites ruin, curses or calamity more than upholding the wrongdoing of an oppressor.”
— Abu Bakr al-Dinawari (d. 944)
“How can I help you if God has snatched mercy from your hearts?”
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
October 5, 2023 at 1:48 AM
“How can I help you if God has snatched mercy from your hearts?”
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
— Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
“Sometimes the thing you ask for is not given to you, and eventually you receive something greater.
The thing you wanted was pushed away by what was better for you.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
The thing you wanted was pushed away by what was better for you.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
September 11, 2023 at 1:16 PM
“Sometimes the thing you ask for is not given to you, and eventually you receive something greater.
The thing you wanted was pushed away by what was better for you.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
The thing you wanted was pushed away by what was better for you.”
— ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib