Wednesday, April 19, 2006

The Inner and Outer Aspects of Al-Qur'an

The words of the Qur'an have both an outer and an inner meaning, the latter overpowering. Do not regard the surface alone, for the devil never regarded Adam as mere clay. The surface meaning of the Qur'an is like a human torso, features visible, but the spirit hidden.

- Rumi, "Mathnawi"

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