siniya, al-buhturä«'s famous poem for the deseription of ivan kasra is a descriptive masterpiece in arabic poetry , the most beautiful part being his description of “the antioch battle”, an awe-inspiring picture depicting the victory of iranian over the romans. this picture inspired him with wonder, then he reproduced it in his poem, so much so that when readers read it they can visual...

Mevlana’nın Mesnevî-i Ma’nevî’si Türk kültür hayatında toplumun her kesiminden insanların iltifatına mazhar olmuş nadir eserlerden biridir. Esas gayesi tasavvuf adabının gerektirdiği dünya görüşünü saliklere aktarmak olan Mesnevî, anlatım katmanları itibariyle zahiri yönünden ziyade batınî yönü ağır basan bir yapıttır. Mesnevî’nin ancak erbabı tarafından anlaşılabilecek bu yönünün halka izahı i...

Case description Mr E.P., aged 51 years, comes to your office complaining that he “can’t get it up anymore!” He has noticed over the past year that it takes him longer to achieve an erection and that it is not as firm as it used to be. His erection allows penetration of his partner and lasts long enough to reach ejaculation about 80% of the time. He denies any problems with his libido. His medi...

The sealness of wilayah is one of the most important and challenging issues discussed by Muslim mystics, and has been discussed by the likes of Ibn ‘Arabi. Like other mystics, Ibn ‘Arabi divides wilayah into two types: absolute and limited. However, his ideas with regards to instances of absolute wilayah and limited wilayah diverge from the norm. Sometimes th...

One walking a dark maze may stumble upon a wholesome thing but also may hurt his brow there. Another one takes a small torch at least to throw light upon the darkness. And as he walks, his torch will kindle more and more brightly, turning itself into an electric sun at one moment to elucidate and clarify all around him. Thus, I ask you where is your torch? Dmitry Mendeleev, the author of the ch...

EVERY NEWLY elected official has his "probationary" period. There is a short season of luckwishing, f ront running, and freedom from critictsm and carping. Politicians who had oppo.sed the winnnig candidate now come grinning and fawning; newspapers ' had lashed him now find in h i m ' fual i t ies t ha t have miraculously •merged since the ballot box rej tu rns ; the pubhc, tolerant and hopeful...

among the deciples of holy imams baqir and sadiq, some figures are more influential and prominent than others. of these is jābir ibn yazid joʿfi who was most endowed with the knowledge of imam baqir. although he was regarded as a prominent scholar of imamiyyah and some works were attributed to him, there are reports implying his fault and blameworthiness. furthermore, after his death the extrem...