Sufis and Jesus
Thursday, December 10, 2009 By Maryam
Christianity is rooted in the belief that Jesus is the Son of God, so is Islam’s version of Christ a source of tension, or a way of building bridges between the world’s two largest faiths?
The Sufi philosopher al-Ghazali described Jesus as "the prophet of the soul" and the Sufi master Ibn Arabi called him "the seal of saints".An article by Mehdi Hasan about a new book by the former Cambridge professor of Arabic and Islamic studies Tarif Khalidi on Newstatesman.com
December 28, 2009 9:14 PM
Dear Maryam,
Thank you for this link. I found it to be a very good article.
Kindest wishes,
mo'in
December 29, 2009 2:50 AM
Dear Maryam,
I add that this article, and several posts on Sadiq's mysticsaint blog, have been sweet nourishment lately in reference to Isa, son on Maryam.
I thank you for this.
All good wishes,
mo'in
January 14, 2010 4:14 PM
Interesting article and photo :)