... a hope that smilingly and mysteriously renews itself. ( Ibn Fattouma 1 ) Fattouma's journey guides him from place to place in search of the land of Gebel: a legendary paradise, "a closed secret" that all speaks of, but none have ever found (Ibn Fattouma 6). Fattouma is fascinated, "his yearnings aroused to the bursting point", with this world ... exclaims Fattouma as he realizes that the temptations in Mashriq are too great for a young man of his statute. (Ibn Fattouma 23) Also, his lost love reappears in the land of Mashriq in the form of a pagan woman, which he quickly gives in to. Mas...

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... knowledge but also there may be an underling meaning as to why he wants to go on this journey. What is known is that it is the ever-elusive Paradise or Nirvana or Shangri-La that everyone, especially Ibn Fattouma, is searching for. Gebel is a symbol or what man wants to be and that is God like ... his faith he tries really hard but fails. It seems that the temptations in Mashriq is to great for a young man of his statute and also his lost love had reappeared in some form in the land of Mashriq which he quickly gave in to. Mashriq, is the land of temptation and lust. This land ... his s...

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... of him/herself in the process. Sufi's believe that through understanding God's perspective, one loses a part of themself, God becoming a part of that person in the place of what was lost. Expanding upon the movement of Sufi philosophy is best described through the spiritual passage that its followers are motivated to undertake. The path taken begins with begins with one accepting ... allowed in heaven. The first person believing in both a non-biased divinity and that his actions reflected his good heart stated "Only If I can go, anyone else can go inside Paradise." The second man, angry...

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... and teaching of Jesus Christ represents a new covenant superseding the previous covenant between God and Moses, replacing Jewish law. Christian law evolved during the adolescence of the Christian movement. Kosher lost its importance. Gentiles could become Christians without first becoming Jews. Jesus was the Son of God. Mary was the virgin mother of Jesus. God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit formed ... God, humans alone are responsible fore all their acts 3. Impending judgment, underscoring the importance of daily righteousness 4. The middle position of a Muslim sinner, neither condemned to ...

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