Contentment as a dimension of human character
This paper looks at contentment (qana'ah) in Risale-i Nur of Sa’id Nursi. Nursi described the virtue of contentment by highlighting its opposite which is greed (hirs). He advances the thesis that greed is the source of destruction, whereas contentment is the means to mercy and beneficence. Nurs...
Main Author: | Ali, Mohammed Farid |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Malaysia Nur Malaysia Turkey Cultural Association (MTCA)
2016
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/50689/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/50689/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/50689/1/50689_CONTENTMENT_AS_A_DIMENSION_OF_HUMAN.pdf |
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