Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate can not drive out hate: only love can do that.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 at 9:42 am and is filed under Books & writing, Commentary, Current Affairs, Islam, Islamic Artists, Religion, Spirituality & Religion, Sufi, Sufism, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Theme: Contempt by Vault9.
Blog at WordPress.com.
I and many of my friends have posted this on FaceBook. As William Blake wrote:
“O rose, thou art sick!”
May this sickness be not unto death.
Thank you for posting this. We cannot rejoice in the death of any human being. The situation was necessary but not one for celebrating. I am ashamed at the behavior of the American people.
Thank you for sharing this! It’s so full of meaning esp to those who understand what darkness and light is all about.
Thank you for the kind comments, dear friends :) It is indeed difficult to escape the ancient call for revenge, even for those that consider themselves civilized. May God forgive us our sins.
Ya Haqq!
Brilliant choice of words. I was quite perturbed by the tantamount posts revolving how people are rejoicing upon his death. Death shouldn’t be cause for celebration.
Very nice and timely quotation, Irving.
This even makes me feel ashamed of my own behavior.
For the striking reminder… thank you.
And bow to you.
_/|\_
Great post but just a clarification, the first sentence was not said by Martin Luther King.
Brilliant, much needed reminder.