The latest issue of PARABOLA on the theme of "Thinking" features an article on "ijtihad" by our own G. Willow Wilson. From the article:
It was hot, and I had decided to forgo social delicacy.
“Saint Aisha didn’t have pins,†I said to my husband as I rifled through the drawer reserved for my headscarves. “Nowhere in the Qur’an are pins mentioned. Nowhere in the Hadith are pins mentioned. I’m sick of pins.†A scarf woven in shades of rose caught my eye; I pulled it out. It had been a gift from my brother-in-law.
My husband leaned in the doorway with his arms crossed, looking philosophical.
“No, Saint Aisha didn’t have pins, and it’s silly to make them so important,†he said. “But are you willing to explain that to everyone who tells you you’re wearing your scarf the wrong way?â€Â
Also included in this issue:
Christopher Bamford on "Lectio Divina"
Peter Samsel on the metaphysics of Rene Guenon
David Appelbaum on the Gurdieff work
Interviews with "Alan" an artificial intelligence, Karen Armstrong, and John Daido Loori Roshi
Book reviews by Peter Lamborn Wilson, Richard Smoley, and Robert Doto
Plus more more more...
Our upcoming themes are:
FAITH
SEX
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Parabola is a 128-page quarterly journal with a newsstand price of $7.50. It has a worldwide circulation of 40,000 and is published by The Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition, a not-for-profit educational organization devoted to the dissemination and exploration of materials relating to the myth, symbol, ritual, and art of the world’s religious and cultural traditions.
Followed the link but couldn't find Willow's article. What gives??
And as for pins, I've been stabbed by them way too often...