With the Heart in Mind Quotes

“The Islamic conception of prophethood challenges Descartes’ enthroning of human reason as the ultimate authority and argues that true enlightenment results when the intellect is guided by revelation.”
― Mikaeel Ahmed Smith, With the Heart in Mind

“The ʿAql is a light in the heart just as
sight is a light in the eyes.”
― Mikaeel Ahmed Smith, With the Heart in Mind: The Moral & Emotional Intelligence of the Prophet

“Vehb ibn Munebbih je rekao: 'Proučio sam preko sedamdeset različitih knjiga. Nakon što sam ih sve pročitao, došao sam do zaključka da je od prvog čovjeka do posljednjeg, inteligencija koja je data cijelom čovječanstvu u poređenju s inteligencijom poslanika Muhammeda, kao zrno pijeska u poređenju s pijeskom cijelog svijeta. On je, zaista, bio najinteligentniji čovjek.”
― Mikaeel Ahmed Smith, With the Heart in Mind: The Moral & Emotional Intelligence of the Prophet

“Just as physical sight is dependent on external light, so too does ʿaql need an external light for it to see.”
― Mikaeel Ahmed Smith, With the Heart in Mind