Two solid days listening to his friends and students from all over the world.You'd think you knew him but after two days reflecting and deliberating on his personality and thought...you'd walk away wishing that you had the opportunity of being his student.
He was an atheist before he became enlightened by Islamic thought and civilisation and started to pull his acts together after seeing that there ought to be more to address current problems.Hence, began an intellectual movement and his school of thought.His students who are still alive spoke of how humble he was.He'd look after his students well...waiting for them at airports and embassies, cooked them welcoming dinners...would not eat unless they were done, etc etc.Prof Anis Ahmad who was closest to him said his father told him (Faruqi) that he wanted his son to be a scholar and a syahid.Faruqi said I am now a scholar but I do not know how to syahid.One Ramadan, Allah gave him syahid.Jews broke into their home and brutally murdered him and his wife.He was becoming too strong an influence to the Islamic world, grooming leaders in his bright students at Temple University.May Allah reward him and his wife jannah.Al fatihah.
I met in person my fb friend Prof Imtiyaz.I loved his presentation but kwn2 dari sub-continent think he's too 'westernised'.Kesianlah juga.Isham's paper pun bagus.First time I heard him.Pandai rupanya Isham ni.Haha...Uni of Chicago mah.Philosophy some more.
Faruqi said ummah tu bkn org Islam je.Ia termasuk semua.So kita kena berbaik2 sesama sendiri.
Submitted my paper.Had favorable comments.Syukur.
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