Plato: The Republic, Books 6-10 (Loeb Classical Library, No. 276) Shaykh Abdullah Siraj al-Din's In an age of unprecedented

In an age of unprecedented challenges

This verse from the Qur'an serves as our reminder to be patient during hardships

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faced with the imperative need to educate their people for life in the modern world

Plato: The Republic, Books 6-10 (Loeb Classical Library, No. 276) Shaykh Abdullah Siraj al-Din's In an age of unprecedentedPlato, the great philosopher of Athens, was born in 427 BCE. In early manhood an admirer of Socrates, he later founded the famous school of philosophy in the grove Academus. Much else recorded of his life is uncertain; that he left Athens for a time after Socrates' execution is probable; that later he went to Cyrene, Egypt, and Sicily is possible; that he was wealthy is likely; that he was critical of 'advanced' democracy is obvious. He lived to be 80