"Can you not see the numerous designs made by God as signs, similitudes, or analogies of resurrection? He has placed them in every era, the alteration of day and night, even in the coming and going of clouds."

--

Source : Said Nursi (2005). “The Words: The Reconstruction of Islamic Belief and Thought”, p.97, Tughra Books

Said Nursi

#Night Quotes #Clouds Quotes #Design Quotes

“Like paths and alleys overgrown with hardy, rank-growing weeds, the words we use are overgrown with our individual, private, provincial associations, which tend to choke the meaning.”
“The few surviving Armenians no longer ask to go home. They do not ask for restitution. They ask simply to have the memory of their obliteration acknowledged. It is a moral obsession, the lonely legacy passed onto the third and fourth generation who no longer speak Armenian but who carry within them the seeds of resentment that will not be quashed.”
“I'm just beginning to direct. For all intents and purposes, this is the first time for me”
“Anybody else think that was weird?â€ Shane asked as they got into the car. Eve sent him an exasperated glance; the three of them were, of course, in the backseat. Amelie had the front, with Michael. â€œYa think? In general, or in particular?â€ â€œWeird that we got through the entire thing, and I didnâ€™t have to hit anybody.â€ There was a moment of silence. Michael said, as he started the car, â€œYouâ€™re right, Shane. That is strange.”
“Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.”
“Literature is my Utopia”
“Life does not stand still for families and local communities when our brave men and women are deployed, but we can make their time apart more bearable by recognizing their sacrifice and fulfilling our commitments to them.”
“Time passes. That's for sure.”

Source : Eileen Myles (2016). “Chelsea Girls”, p.93, Serpent's Tail

You may also like:

Abdul-Qadir Gilani
Al-Ghazali
Theologian
Fethullah Gulen
Preacher
Habib Umar bin Hafiz
Islamic scholar
Harun Yahya
Author
Ibn Arabi
Philosopher
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Former President of Turkey
Rumi
Poet
Yunus Emre
Poet