Great Value in Disaster |
Thomas Edison's laboratory was virtually destroyed by fire in December, 1914. Although the damage exceeded $2 million, the buildings were only insured for $238,000 because they were made of concrete a...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:19:00 GMT |
Think Twice |
One night there was a woman at the airport who had to wait for several hours before catching her next flight. While she waited she bought a book and a pack of biscuits to spend the time. She looked fo...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:17:00 GMT |
Two poems by Jami |
~~Who is man? The reflection of the Eternal Light.What is the world? A wave on the Everlasting Sea.How could the reflection be cut off from the Light? How could the wave be separate from the S...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:08:00 GMT |
Say: He is God, the One and Only! |
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Say: He is God, the One and Only! God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not nor is He begotten. An...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:29:00 GMT |
On the New Year |
FATE now allows us,
'Twixt the departing
And the upstarting,Happy to be;And at the call of
Memory cherish'd,
Future and perish'dMoments we see.
Seasons of anguish,--
Ah, they must ever
Truth fr...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:58:00 GMT |
Heroes of love |
Only those who overflow with love will be able to build the happy and enlightened world of the future. Their lips smile with love, their hearts brim over with love, their eyes radiate love and the mos...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:07:00 GMT |
Magnificent Existence |
God has made existence magnificent,He has made it through nonexistence.He has concealed the seaAnd exposed the foam,Concealed the wind and displayed the dust.
The whirling dust flies like a dan...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:53:00 GMT |
Time |
Some people will always believe that time is only money but nothing else; others will defend the opposite thesis. Although I do not want to agree with this statement, I confess that all of us should ...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:42:00 GMT |
Introduction to Islamic art |
Introduction to Islamic art
Calligraphy, as in this Qur'an manuscript, is a major art form ©
Islamic art is often vibrant and distinctive.
Islamic art isn't restricted to religious work, but include...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:06:00 GMT |
Free Will |
Written by Fethullah Gülen
Having free will-which we can briefly describe as the power or inclination to make a decision whether to do something or not-is a distinctive element of b...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:02:00 GMT |
