Thinkers of the Medieval Period
Ali Hujwiri
1009 – 1072
Literaturequotes
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Uthman al-Jullabi al-Hujwiri, known reverentially as Data Sahib, was an Islamic scholar and mystic who authored Kashf al-Mahjub, the earliest treatise on Sufism in the Persian language. Born in the Ghaznavid Empire, al-Hujwiri is believed to have contributed "significantly" to the spread of Islam in South Asia through his preaching.
Implore God to deliver you from the wickedness of your soul.
Abdul Qadir Gilani
1078 – 1166
Religionquotes
Abdul Qadir Gilani was a Hanbali scholar, preacher, and Sufi mystic leader who was the eponym of the Qadiriyya, one of the oldest Sufi orders.
Ramanuja
1017 – 1137
Philosophyquotes
Ramanuja, also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and social reformer. He is one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition in Hinduism. His philosophical foundations for devotional practice were influential in the Bhakti movement.
When the food is pure the Sattva element gets purified, the memory becomes unwavering.
Omar Khayyám
1048 – 1131
Mathematicsquotes
Omar Khayyam (1048–1131) was a Persian poet and polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and Persian literature. He was born in Nishapur, Iran and lived during the Seljuk era, around the time of the First Crusade.
Omar Khayyam and a Geometric Solution of the Cubic" by June Jones
Harsha of Kashmir
1050 – 1101
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Pope Gregory VIII
1100 – 1187
Politicsquotes
Pope Gregory VIII, born Alberto di Morra, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for two months in 1187. Becoming Pope after a long diplomatic career as Apostolic Chancellor, he was notable in his brief reign for reconciling the Papacy with the estranged Holy Roman Empire and for initiating the Third Crusade.
Imam Ibn Hazm (R.A.)
994 – 1064
Philosophyquotes
Ibn Hazm was an Andalusian Muslim polymath, historian, traditionist, jurist, philosopher, and theologian, born in the Córdoban Caliphate, present-day Spain. Described as one of the strictest hadith interpreters, Ibn Hazm was a leading proponent and codifier of the Zahiri school of Islamic jurisprudence, and produced a reported 400 works, of which only 40 still survive.
There are mobile objects and stationary objects, but there is neither motion nor staticness.
Ibrahim of Ghazna
1032 – 1099
Literaturequotes
Ibrahim of Ghazna was sultan of the Ghaznavid empire from April 1059 until his death in 1099. Having been imprisoned at the fortress of Barghund, he was one of the Ghaznavid princes that escaped the usurper Toghrul's massacre in 1052. After his brother Farrukh-Zad took power, Ibrahim was sent to the fortress of Nay, the same fortress where the poet Masud Sa'd Salman would later be imprisoned for ten years.
Words from October 27
"Implore God to deliver you from the wickedness of your soul."
Ali Hujwiri
1009
"Blind conformity had taken the place of spiritual enthusiasm."
Ali Hujwiri
1009
"When the food is pure the Sattva element gets purified, the memory becomes unwavering."
Ramanuja
1017
"What an individual pursues as a desirable end depends upon what he conceives himself to be."
Ramanuja
1017
"Omar Khayyam and a Geometric Solution of the Cubic" by June Jones"
Omar Khayyám
1048
"Edward FitzGerald's Fifth edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám"
Omar Khayyám
1048