After more than a month of effort, the expedition finally reached the Sebou Bridge near Fez on 29 January 1912, only a short walk from the city itself.
Where do the richly detailed images we see in dreams come from? And where do the reflections that appear in mirrors actually exist?
This phenomenon is not limited to funerals. Clinical observations have documented cases in which people suddenly laugh during moments of extreme danger, catastrophe, or even when confronted with the prospect of death.
If one day a young reader who has never walked through the alleys of Fez learns dignity from my father, hospitality from my mother, wisdom from my grandmother, or kindness from one of those forgotten neighbors, then something extraordinary will have happened.
This challenge became especially evident in the contrast between Avicenna’s position and the philosophical foundation later developed by Mullā Ṣadrā.
On July 4, 1776, thirteen colonies declared their independence from Great Britain after years of struggle and sacrifice. The road to freedom was long and costly, but a new nation was born with a dream that all people should have the right to govern themselves.
Dhikr was never understood as an escape from reality. It was a way of returning to reality by freeing the heart from becoming imprisoned by fear, anger, pride, greed, or despair.
When Ibn Rushd inquired about knowledge obtained through unveiling and spiritual experience, he posed a question that remains relevant today: Can what is discovered through inner realization correspond to what is discovered through reason?
Most travelers know Morocco through its imperial cities, deserts, and coastlines. Few realize that the true heart of the country beats quietly in the Middle Atlas Mountains.