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Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir

Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir

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Sufism not distinct from Islam

QUESTION 5. Why did you find the Islamic Mystical tradition particularly suited to answering these questions? What does Sufism offer that that purely...

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Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir

Longing an attraction to a transcendent reality

Question 4. Does Longing prove there is something beyond us? Why should our longing for God mean that Transcendent actually exists? Could belief in...

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Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir

What does it mean for a human to love God?

QUESTION 3. We very frequently say that we love Allah. Human love involves attachment sacrifice and longing. What does it actually mean for a human to...

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Love versus fear of God

QUESTION 2. ‘Many of us were introduced to religion through rules, accountability reward and punishment, yet you place love very early in your book,...

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Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir

Die before you die

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Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir

The idea of union

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Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir

Humanity as one body

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Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir

How to get closer to God?

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Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir

God in your heart

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Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir

God in your heart

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Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir

God in nature

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Maj Gen R Muhammad Tahir