Newsletter October 2025
“Al-ʿilm ḥayāt al-qalb min al-ǧahl” – knowledge is the life of the heart against ignorance – and Imam al-Nawawī (d. 1277) added, “the lamp of the eyes against darkness, the strength of the body against weakness.” This phrase summarizes a conviction we share at IDEO: to seek, in the sources