Al-Halim The Clement Exalted and Glorious Allah will not call you to account for that which is unintentional in your oaths, but He will call you to account for that which your hearts have earned. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Forbearing. (2:225) The seven heavens and the earth and all […]
The prophet Moses (peace be upon him) used to go up in the mountain to talk to Allah. One day, a man came to meet him and prayed him to ask to God to grant him a drop of the ocean of His love. Moses accepted. He went up in the mountain, he […]
Nasrudin and some others were in the town square one day, and the topic of conversation turned to how they changed since they were younger. Some of them talked about how they were wiser, and some talked about how they were weaker. Nasrudin spoke up and said, “Not only am […]
Moonlight floods The whole sky From horizon to horizon: How much it can fill Your room Depends On its windows. Rumi
A dervish was praying silently. A wealthy merchant, observing the dervish’s devotion and sincerity, was deeply touched by him. The merchant offered the drevish a bag of gold. “I know you will use the money for God’s sake. Please take it.” “Just a moment,” the dervish replied. “I’m not sure […]
The whole universe is swimming in the endless Power Oceans of Someone. Even if you do not accept to say ‘God’ or ‘Allah’, you must know and you must accept this fact; to believe is one thing but to accept is something else. We must accept that the whole universe is swimming […]
Al-Khabir The Aware Exalted and Glorious When they have fulfilled their term, there is no sin on you if they (the wives) dispose of themselves in a just and honorable manner. Allah is well acquainted with what you do. (2:234) There did Allah give you one distress after another by […]
The beginners always make the same mistake with Maulana: they ask what they should do in their lives. In that moment they launch a dangerous signal to a being like Maulana, perhaps because they do not know yet that he is a true master and has no scruples qualms in applying his methods of teaching. […]
Mulla Nasrudin had two wives, one much older than the other. “Which of us do you love the most?” asked the older wife one day. “I love you both the same,” answered Nasrudin, wisely. Not satisfied with this answer, the older wife continued, “If the two of us wives fell […]
A fox who lived in the deep forest of long ago had lost its front legs. No one knew how: perhaps escaping from a trap. A man who lived on the edge of the forest, seeing the fox from time to time, wondered how in the world it managed to […]
All the angels are singing. And if the singing and glorifying of one of them could be heard, people should fall down as dead bodies, leaving their bodies and riding on their spirits, their souls, to the stage of heavens. And those souls will not ask for anything, any treasures, any […]
Al-Latif The Subtle One Exalted and Glorious No vision can grasp Him, but He grasps all vision. He is Al-Latif, the Most Subtle and Courteous, Well-Acquainted with all things. (6:103) Certainly, my Lord is the Most Courteous and Kind unto whom He wills. (12:100) Verily, Allah is Subtle (understands the […]
One day, sooner or later, it happens to everyone to feel that behind every occurrence there is a plan, an intelligence, an evolution in action. It is unavoidable. Then we would like to know who is the director, the reason why we are here, what is the meaning of our life and all its movements. Sooner […]
The Sultan was told by his teacher that lying was a great crime and should be banned. So the Sultan ordered his executioner to the city gate and told him to ask each person entering the city why he was visiting and execute any who lied. Next morning the Mullah […]
A man dressed as a Sufi was walking along one day when he saw a dog on the road, which he struck hard with his staff. The dog, yelping with pain, ran to the great sage Abu-Said. Throwing himself at his feet and holding up his injured paw, he called […]
Every day the sun rises. There is a sun that we can see and another sun that rises from the spiritual side. Allah Almighty makes the sun rise every day. He gives light. He says, “I give My servants light”. That is the sun we can see. There is also a spiritual […]
Al-‘Adl He has made it impossible for Himself to be unjust, and he made it forbidden for His servants. He is not blemished by injustice in His laws and actions. He gives everyone His rights. So be just in your judgments and in your actions. From: The Children Around the […]
How to love God? It’s simple. It happens when one who is used to rob others to improve his own condition, he decided instead to rob himself to make the others feel better. This is to love God. If you are in a situation seemingly heavy, but you know that it is a test to pass […]
Like this you will learn to breathe peace Sheikh Burhanuddin Herrmann speaks: German, after the fatal meeting with the master of an ancient Sufi school he travels around the world to spread his message of love The call of the spirit had brought him still a boy from his Germany to […]