In praying to God…“Help Me to See Things as They Are. Help me to See Things Better Than They Are. Inspire me to Act.”– Unknown It is unknown who was the originator of this prophetic phrase. However, it appears to be a prayer or request for God’s assistance in seeing …
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Video Blogs: David Amaneddine, Episode #2
Druze Times Community Video Blogs: David Amaneddine, Druze Spiritual Leadership Coach from Sydney, Australia. Episode #2 – David talks about Like meets Like, Cyclical Universe, Psycho Leaders, and Fake Heroes.
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Druze Times Community Video Blogs: David Amaneddine, Spiritual Leadership Coach from Sydney, Australia. Episode #1 – David talks about stress, procrastination, humility, and a greater power.
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New Community Video Blogs only on Druze Times Business Group features David Amaneddine, Leadership & Holistic Business Coach from Sydney Australia. David discusses business leadership from a faith and spirituality perspective and a range of related topics over a number of episodes.
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In the book, The Druzes, by Nejla M. Abu-Izzeddin, Nejla writes, “faith and good works are inseparable, born of the light cast in the believers’ hearts.” Included after is the following passage from a scriptural manuscript titled Al-Shari’a al-Ruhaniyya (the Spiritual Law), discovered in the middle of the twentieth century. …
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The third tenet in Tawhid is translated by the late Sami Makarem as “Renouncing all Beliefs Leading to the Negation of the Oneness of God”. While this tenet extends across other doctrines, our faith embraces unity and refutes idolatry. Wiaam El Khatib: Our monotheistic beliefs were notably alluded to during …
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The soul was created in the beginning from a spark of God’s will and its existence is eternal– based on my understanding of the Druze faith. Our body is a vessel for our soul, and our souls cannot exist without our bodies. In order to experience God’s creation and transcend …
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The first and most important principle of the Druze Faith is Truthfulness (“Sidq”, صدق). Honesty or truthfulness is given serious consideration in most religions. Honesty is such a revealing character trait, it is said: whoever can be trusted with a little can be trusted with much. Sidq… Dr. Ramy Fayad: …
Read More »About The Druze, “Al Muwahhidun”
The Druze are a small ethno-religious minority with approximately 1.5 million living today across the world. Over one thousand years ago, they settled in mountainous villages that later were included in present day Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Golan Heights, and historic Palestine. For most of their existence, the Druze have been …
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Lebanese News in Plain English 11/15/19 by Druze Times News Correspondent Maguie Hamzeh in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Lebanese News in Plain English 11/14/19 by Druze Times News Correspondent Maguie Hamzeh in Beirut, Lebanon
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Lebanese News in Plain English 11/13/19 by Druze Times News Correspondent Maguie Hamzeh in Beirut, Lebanon
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Lebanon News in Plain English 11/12/19 by Druze Times News Correspondent Maguie Hamzeh in Beirut, Lebanon
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Lebanese News in Plain English 11/11/19 by Druze Times News Correspondent Maguie Hamzeh in Beirut, Lebanon. (Follow us for the latest news affecting the Druze community in Lebanon)
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Lebanese News in Plain English 11/10/19 by Druze Times News Correspondent Maguie Hamzeh in Beirut, Lebanon.
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