a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:26:"What is Mysticism, Sufism?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/78756/what-is-mysticism-sufism/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"William C. Chittick";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/mZvaTS0tNFs/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZvaTS0tNFs";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"sufism|/topics/sufism";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 18 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"July 19, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:42:"William C. Chittick|/by/william-c-chittick";s:5:"theID";i:78756;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"52 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Interview 10/12/09 on the radio show "Science, Health and Healing" with host Majid Ali, MD (WBAI 99.5 FM Pacifica Radio) in anticipation of the Ibn Arabi conference in New York, No......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:26:"What is Mysticism, Sufism?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=william-c-chittick";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:30:"Hajj - Not a two-week vacation";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/6274/hajj-not-a-two-week-vacation/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Sachiko Murata+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/hajjpilgrimsIC__600x338.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"hajj|/topics/hajj";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 10 2017";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 21, 2006 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:36:"Sachiko Murata+..|/by/sachiko-murata";s:5:"theID";i:6274;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:135:"For thirteen hundred years, the vast majority of Muslims made the journey to Mecca on foot, or perhaps mounted on a horse or a camel ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:30:"Hajj - Not a two-week vacation";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=william-c-chittick";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Islam and other Religions";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/6536/islam-and-other-religions/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Sachiko Murata+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:91:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Yemen-03-02-26-039IC__600x404.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"quran|/topics/quran";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 24 2015";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 21, 2010 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:36:"Sachiko Murata+..|/by/sachiko-murata";s:5:"theID";i:6536;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"14 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:198:"The idea that every messenger comes with a message that is specific to the people to whom he was sent and that differs in details from other messages is deeply rooted in the Islamic consciousness.. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"Islam and other Religions";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=william-c-chittick";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"What is the light of God?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:57:"https://www.islamicity.org/6529/what-is-the-light-of-god/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Sachiko Murata+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/lightskyfarmIC__600x381.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"allah|/topics/allah";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 18 2015";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 16, 2010 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:36:"Sachiko Murata+..|/by/sachiko-murata";s:5:"theID";i:6529;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:205:"Normally, we think of light as visible, but in fact, it is invisible. We can only see light when it is mixed with darkness. If there were only light and no darkness, we would be blinded by its intensity ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"What is the light of God?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=william-c-chittick";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Islam, God and the Shining Light of Love";s:12:"thePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/4685/islam-god-and-the-shining-light-of-love/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"William C. Chittick";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:87:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/godlight_clours__1008x675.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"islam|/topics/islam";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 18 2012";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 23, 2010 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:42:"William C. Chittick|/by/william-c-chittick";s:5:"theID";i:4685;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:230:"God is love, the New Testament teaches, and Muslim theologians would respond, "But of course." The problem is that we are not God. As Jesus said, "Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God " (Mark 10:18). ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"Islam, God and the Shining Light of Love";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=william-c-chittick";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:27:"The Islamic Notion of Mercy";s:12:"thePermalink";s:60:"https://www.islamicity.org/4029/the-islamic-notion-of-mercy/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"William C. Chittick";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/mercy_green__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"islam|/topics/islam";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 18 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 17, 2010 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:42:"William C. Chittick|/by/william-c-chittick";s:5:"theID";i:4029;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:257:"Despite the fact that more recent scholarship has done a much better job of describing the diverse theological approaches of Islamic thought, this has had relatively little effect on the prejudices that Christian theologians picked up years ago in seminary.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:27:"The Islamic Notion of Mercy";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=william-c-chittick";}