Al-Qawiyy The Most Strong Exalted and Glorious They rejected the ayat (signs) of Allah, so Allah punished them for their sins. Verily, Allah is All-Strong, Severe in punishment. (8:52) Verily, your Lord – He is the All-Strong, the All-Mighty. (11:66) Verily, Allah will help those who help His Cause. Truly […]
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A Sufi master traveling alone through a desolate mountain region was suddenly faced by an ogre–a giant ghoul, who told him that he was going to destroy him. The master said, “Very well, try if you like, but I can overcome you, for I am immensely powerful in more ways […]
And then You are, O then You are: The Beloved of every creature Revealed with such grandeur -bursting From each cell in my body, I kneel, I laugh, I weep, I sing. I sing. Hafiz
The 10th of the month of Dhul Hijjah, Eid ul Adha is celebrated. It is the second most important celebration of the Islamic calendar. On that day, as for the celebration of Eid ul Fitr, the festivities begin with a moment of prayer in the morning held in the mosque and possibly outdoors. […]
TRUST IN ALLAH BUT TETHER YOUR CAMEL FIRST This saying comes from a small story. A Master was traveling with one of his disciples. The disciple was in charge of taking care of the camel. They came in the night, tired, to a caravanserai. It was the disciple’s duty to tether […]
Al-Qawiyy The Most Strong Exalted and Glorious They rejected the ayat (signs) of Allah, so Allah punished them for their sins. Verily, Allah is All-Strong, Severe in punishment. (8:52) Verily, your Lord – He is the All-Strong, the All-Mighty. (11:66) Verily, Allah will help those who help His Cause. Truly […]
Shah Naqshband, the most important pillar of the Naqshbandi Tariqah, used always to say: “The essence of our Tariqah is to be found in gathering in the company of the Sheikh or of fellow aspirants. Such meetings generate pure goodness”. This kind of gathering is referred to as “Sohbet”, and […]
Al Wakil Al-Wakil The Trustee Exalted and Glorious The people (hypocrites) said, “Verily, the people have gathered against you, therefore fear them.” But it only increased them in faith and they said, “Allah Alone is Sufficient for us and He is the Best Disposer of affairs for us.” (3:173) Such […]
The heart is The thousand-stringed instrument. Our sadness and fear come from being Out of tune with love. All day long God coaxes my lips To speak, So that your tears will not stain His green dress. It is not that the Friend is vain, It is just […]
When a great Sufi mystic, Hassan, was dying, somebody asked, ‘Hassan, who was your Master?’ He said, ‘Now it is too late to ask. Time is short, I am dying.’ But the inquirer asked, ‘You can simply say the name. You are still alive, you are still breathing and talking, […]
Al Haqq The Truth Exalted and Glorious Then High above all be Allah, the True King. And be not in haste )Oh Muhammad, Allah’s peace be on him) with the Qur’an before its revelation is completed to you and say, “My Lord increase me in knowledge.” (20:114) That is because […]
Love is not condescension, never that, nor books, nor any marking on paper, nor what people say of each other. Love is a tree with branches reaching into eternity and roots set deep in eternity, and no trunk! Rumi
To find the rhythm of the breath means to be in the moment. The moment is the gateway to the world of the soul. The mind is the surface and will always have waves. It is enough already just twenty minutes twice a day of conscious breathing and the mind will calm down.
One day, Nasrudin went to the local doctor and told him, “Every night for the past month and a half, I have dreamt dreams in which I have wrestling matches with donkeys.” The doctor gave Nasrudin an herb and said, “Eat this, and your dreams will go away.” “Can I […]
Two travelling dervishes reached a river where they met a young woman. Wary of the current, she asked if they could carry her across. One of the dervish hesitated, but the other quickly picked her up on to his shoulders and carried her across the water to the other bank. […]
It is not important to have a title, to be this or that; Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Brahamism, Confuzism… You can have any of these titles and still not be a blessed servant. Blessed are the ones who believe that the most important point in their life is to serve […]
Ash Shahid The Witness Exalted and Glorious Say: “Oh people of the Scripture! Why do you reject the ayat (signs) of Allah, while Allah is Witness to what you do?” (3:98) Whatever of good reaches you is from Allah, but whatever of evil befalls you, it is from yourself. And […]
Nasrudin talking to a cobbler who told the following riddle: “There is a person who is my father’s son, but he is not my brother. Who is he?” After a while, Nasrudin said, “I don’t know. Who?” “Me,” the cobbler replied. Greatly amused, Nasrudin went to a group of people […]
A dhow was caught in a violent storm while crossing the Indian Ocean. Its mast broken by the fury of the elements, the rudder broken, the dhow drifted in distress. The crew implored Allah. “For our lives, my friends, let each one wish, said the captain. If Allah gives us alive, we will […]
There are many different ways to make people reach Heavens. It is according to the different capacities, abilities and characteristics of people. We use methods depending on the understandings of people and their beliefs, also according to their willpower. What is most important is the will of the one who […]