The subject of this lecture by William Chittick is love in the Qur'anic worldview and is based on material Chittick has collected for a new book he is working on. The lecture centers around a ubiquitously well known verse in the Qur'an, a verse described by Sam'ani as a "body-melting, heart-burning" verse: "He loves them, and they love Him." It's a verse which Chittick has touched upon again and again in his many works and which he turns to with a more focused intent in this particular lecture. Chittick's lectures are a delight to attend as he weaves beautifully insightful tapestries of traditional Islamic thought in a very expressive manner. He also has a wonderful sense of humor that comes through in his physical expressiveness and his turn of phrase. Note: At this particular lecture, his microphone was not working well and so the audio volume is very low and the background sounds are quite loud - I've tried to boost the audio to compensate but it may be necessary for listeners to turn up the volume considerably to clearly hear the lecture. I approached him for permission after the lecture to make this available online and he graciously granted it. The lecture is also available as a podcast. You can listen to it here or here or subscribe/listen to it as a podcast in iTunes. The recording of the lecture was made by a good friend (Adill Hissan). Many thanks to him for making it available for this podcast.

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Podcast - The Role of Love in the Qur'anic Worldview

JAN 31, 2010-1 MIN
Islam from inside podcast

Podcast - The Role of Love in the Qur'anic Worldview

JAN 31, 2010-1 MIN

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<p>The subject of this lecture by William Chittick is love in the Qur'anic worldview and is based on material Chittick has collected for a new book he is working on.</p><p>The lecture centers around a ubiquitously well known verse in the Qur'an, a verse described by Sam'ani as a "body-melting, heart-burning" verse: "He loves them, and they love Him." It's a verse which Chittick has touched upon again and again in his many works and which he turns to with a more focused intent in this particular lecture. Chittick's lectures are a delight to attend as he weaves beautifully insightful tapestries of traditional Islamic thought in a very expressive manner. He also has a wonderful sense of humor that comes through in his physical expressiveness and his turn of phrase.<br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Note</span><span style="font-size:85%;">: At this particular lecture, his microphone was not working well and so the audio volume is very low and the background sounds are quite loud - I've tried to boost the audio to compensate but it may be necessary for listeners to turn up the volume considerably to clearly hear the lecture.</span><br /></p> I approached him for permission after the lecture to make this available online and he graciously granted it. The lecture is also available as a podcast. You can listen to it <a href="http://www.islamfrominside.com/audio/Chittick_podcast_2010.m4a">here</a> or <a href="http://www.islamfrominside.com/Pages/Podcasts/Role_of_love_in_the_Quranic_worldview_podcast.html">here</a> or subscribe/listen to it as a podcast in <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=80620249&amp;s=143441">iTunes</a>.<br /><br />The recording of the lecture was made by a good friend (Adill Hissan). Many thanks to him for making it available for this podcast.