"There are many who love God and wander in the wilderness; I will follow the one who loves the persons made by God."
I've been writing papers and exams over the last couple weeks now and have come across so much interesting information! I wish I could subject everyone to it.
This quote I came across today. It comes from one who some call Islam's most outstanding thinker, Mahummad Iqbal.
(ref. Muhammad Iqbal, Bang-e-Dara (Urdu)(Lahore, 1962), 151)
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4 comments:
I wonder what he means by wander in the wilderness?
What kind of thoughts did you think when you read this quote?
... Was there more that explained the wilderness reference?
Hm. I like it too. :)
I left the original reading back in NB, so I won't have a complete response until I review it. But if I remember right he is making a distinction between those who just follow God, and then those who recognize that people are also part of the relationship between them and God. And he's saying he more willingly follows, or trusts, those who see their faith as including both God and people.
And the wilderness part... I think I'll have to reread the original excerpt again, but what I get out of it is that a sincere love for God means a time wandering in the wilderness, a time of searching and a time when you have unknowns. And again, in those places he would rather follow the one who is searching but loves people and acknowledges the relationship between people and God. I think the alternative he alludes to is following someone who loves God, but has limited context for including people. It makes me think of something that would be considered fundamentalist, or religion because it gives one order.
I'm not sure I got across what I meant.
Thanks Raymond!
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