Moataz A. Fattah, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Political Science at Cairo University and Central Michigan University. Details...

       

 

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 قال ابن القيم رحمه الله : إذا أصبح العبد وأمسى وليس همه إلا الله وحده تحمّل الله عنه سبحانه حوائجه كلها، وحمل عنه كلّ ما أهمّه، وفرّغ قلبه لمحبته، ولسانه لذكره، وجوارحه لطاعته، وإن أصبح وأمسى والدنيا همه حمّله الله همومها وغمومها وأنكادها ووكَلَه إلى نفسه، فشغل قلبه عن محبته بمحبة الخلق، ولسانه عن ذكره بذكرهم، وجوارحه عن طاعته بخدمتهم وأشغالهم، فهو يكدح كدح الوحوش في خدمة غيره..  فكلّ من أعرض عن عبودية الله وطاعته ومحبته بُلِيَ بعبودية المخلوق ومحبته وخدمته. الزخرف / 36، " الفوائد " ( ص 159 ) .




اللهم لا تجعل الدنيا أكبر همنا، ولا مبلغ علمنا       اطلبوا حوائجكم بعزة الأنفس، فإن الأمور تجري بمقادير      اللهم إني أحمدك على كل قضائك، حمد الرضا واليقين بحكمتك         ومن يفعل ذلك ابتغاء مرضاة الله فسوف نؤتيه أجرا عظيما

(Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.Reinhold Niebuhr) (The history of any nation is not only a succession of events, but also a chain of ideas. Pyotr Chaadayev)  (Justice will only exist where those not effected by injustice are filled with the same amount of indignation as those offended. Plato) (Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy. Margaret Thatcher)  (The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter..... We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.  Winston Chruchil)      (It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. Thomas Jefferson) (No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent. Abraham Lincoln)  (Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lord Acton)  (The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. Dante Alighieri)  (If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. Louis D. Brandeis)  (One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. Plato)   (There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. Alexis de Tocqueville) (If men were angels, no government would be necessary. .... The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries.    James Madison)  (Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning. Bill Gates) (He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. John S. Mill) (I have made more friends for American culture than the State Department. Certainly I have made fewer enemies, but that isn't very difficult. Arthur Miller) (Here is a test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: If you're alive, it isn't.... You teach best what you most need to learn.  Richard Bach)  (A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon. .... Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake... Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet   Napoleon Bonaparte) (In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.  Bill Cosby) (Be the change that you want to see in the world. ... Each one prays to God according to his own light. ... It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. ... There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed. Mohandas Gandhi)