Quotes from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“ويوماً سألته :
- إذا كان الإسلام كما تقول فلماذا تزدحم الطرقات بالفقراء والجهلاء ؟!

فأجابني بأسى :
- الإسلام اليوم قابع في الجوامع لا يتعداها إلى الخارج !”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“من آمن بعقله أغناه عن كل شيء.”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“أيهما أسوأ يا مولاي ، من يدعي الألوهية عن جهل أم من يطوع القرآن لخدمة أغراضه الشخصية ؟!”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“انظر يا قنديل وطنك دار الاسلام .. ماذا تجد به ؟؟

حاكم مستبد يحكم بهواه فأين الأساس الأخلاقي
؟؟
ورجال دين يطوعون الدين لخدمته فأين الأساس الأخلاقي ؟؟
وشعب لا يفكر إلا في لقمته فأين الأساس الأخلاقي ؟؟”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“و تأملت كيف نزخرف أهواءنا بكلمات التقوى المضيئة، و كيف نداري حياءنا بقبسات الوحي الإلهي”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“الفرق بين اسلامنا و اسلامكم ان اسلامنا لم يقفل باب الاجتهاد، و اسلام بلا اجتهاد يعنى اسلاما بلا عقل”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“حياة بشرية غريبة يمكن تلخيصها فى كلمتين ,دماء و زغاريد”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“قال الشيخ:
-أحبوا العمل و لا تكترثوا للثمرة و الجزاء.
وصمت قليلا ثم واصل حديثه:
-أول درجة في السلم هي القدرة على التركيز الكامل.
وصفق بيديه ثم قال:
-بالتركيز الكامل يغوص الإنسان في ذاته.”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“نحن الحائرون بين الواقع القبيح والحلم الذي لا يتحقق”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“إذا لم يتضمن النظام الوسيلة لضمان تطبيقه فلا بقاء له”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“وزلت قدمها أو كادت، فشدت عضلاتها بسرعة لتحفظ توازنها فتحرك رأسها حركة نافرة أطاحت بطرف الخمارعن وجهها فانطبع بتمامه على بصري غارسًا حسنه في أركان وجداني، فتلقيت في لحظةٍ عابرة رسالة طويلة مشحونة بكافة الرموز التي تقرر مصير قلب.”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“لم أجد فى عقلانية أستاذى الشيخ مغاغة أى جدوى في سجنى الدائم ولكنى وجدت في قدرية أمى الساذجة راحة اليأس”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“لذلك فنحن لنا أكثر من فلسفة ، نخاطب الصفوة بما يقوي من نفوسهم القوة والهيمنة والنموونستعين على ذلك بتوفير التعليم لهم والطب، أما الآخرون فنقوي بهم مواهب الطاعة والإنقياد والقناعة ونهديهم إلى الكنز الروحي المدفون في أعماق كل منهم والذي يهيئ لهم بالصبر والإجتهاد السلام ، بهذه الفلسفة المزدوجة تتحقق السعادة للجميع ، كل بحسب استعداده وما أعد له، فنحن أسعد أهل الأرض طرا”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“فنضجت الرغبة الأبدية فى الرحلة على لهيب الألم الدائم”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“حذار من الخصام ، حذار من الشر ، الحقد يفري الكبد ، النهم يتخم القلب ويجلب الداء، الطمع هم وبيل ، امرحوا ، والعبوا ، وانتصرواعلى الوساوس بالرضا”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

“فقلت وأنا أشد على محابس دموعي:
- تبخرت مسرات الحياة..
- إنها تتجدد وتجئ أيضًا بالعزاء..”
― Naguib Mahfouz, quote from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma

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