Peace to one and all,
In may places of the Holy Qur'an such as Chapter 9, verse 100 and Chapter 3 verse 110, Almighty God (Allah, the Exalted Lord of the Universe) indicated His Pleasure for the companions of Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam.
These companions of the Noble Prophet...
As-Salaam alaikum,
It affords relatively more lively understanding of the Holy Book when one comes to know the reason(s), context and/or occasions leading to or behind the revelations of the various verses of the Holy Qur'an. In this regards, it is my pleasure to invite your attention to the...
As-Salaam alaykum,
According to the Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, Leader of Mankind anf Jinn, all that is contained in the revealed Books is summed up in the Surat Fatiha (The Opening one), while this is in its turn contained in the formula BISMILLAHI-R-RAHMANI-R-RAHIM (In the...
Peace to one and all,
The saying attributed to the Leader of Mankind and Jinn, Sayyidina Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam:--
"Whoever knows himself, knows his Lord.".. has been subjected to various interpretations and analysis over the years. This is understandable as the statement...
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May I have the pleasure of sharing with you the attached book by Titus Burckhardt, titled 'INTRODUCTION TO SUFI DOCTRINE' for your perusal and study. It discusses the core issues in Islamic mysticism and esoteric and/or inward aspects of Islam as a comprehensive way of...
Peace to one and all,
To succeed in life, we need to strive against our ego... we need to be selfless while serving God Almighty and humanity. For Muslims, we find this in in Ayat 78 of Surat Hajj (22:78) and Ayat 41 of Surat Tauba (9:41) of the Holy Qur'an... where we are asked to strive...
May I have the pleasure of inviting your attention to the attached piece of work by Sayyadi Abdulqadir al-Jilani, may Allah be Merciful to him, for your perusal and use. It is titled "SECRET OF SECRETS", and it highlights what we all need to be Righteous and be on the path of Righteousness in...
It is my pleasure to share with you and/or invite your attention to the attached file by Seth Miller on "ONENESS OF BEING". It is on Sheikh Ibn Arabi's ideas and teachings on Existence, Non-Existence, Being, Unity and Essence of Tauheed.
It would help in further understanding the concept of...
Assalam alaikum,
When someone asked a Sufi about humility, he answered, "Humility is when the heart stands before God-Praise be to Him-with total concentration." One of the signs of humility in the servant of God is that when he is prompted to anger, contradicted or angered, he accepts all that...
Assalam alaikum,
Jabir Ibn Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said (relating what Jibreel, Alaihi Salaam, said came to him): ".....AND KNOW THAT SHARAF (honour and nobility) OF THE BELIEVER LIES IN HIS QIYAMUL-LAYL...
Assalam alaikum,
May I have the pleasure of sharing with you the attached Letters or "Epistles on Islamic belief and Life", by Sayyadi Bedinzzaman S. Nursi, for your study and careful perusal. The epistle addressed so many key issues of interest covering almost every important matter(s) in the...
Assalam alaikum,
Abu Fayd Thawban Ibn Ibrahim Dhu'l Nun al-Misri, may Allah be Merciful to him, was one of the most important figures in the history of Sufism. Infact, he is considered as the first Sufi to have theoretically spoken about ma'arifah, maqamat, ahwal and other key concepts on this...
Assalam alaykum,
For those of us who are offended by others or who witness others committing wrong deeds, 3 options and/or course of action are open to you namely:--
1) Seek retribution as set by the Shari'a, by retaliating in the same manner that
you were offended, or
2) Have faith...
Assalam alaykum,
In a gathering of older Sufis of Makkah, Abul-Qasim al-Junaid Ibn Muhammad Ibn Junaid al-khazzaz, may Allah be Merciful to him, was asked to describe Love. Tears came up in his eyes when he started saying:--
"The Lover is a servant [of God Almighty] who departs from...
Assalam alaikum,
Imam Jafar al-Sadiq said that the Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, dispatched a contingent of the army to the battlefront. Upon their return, he said:--"Blessed are those who have performed the minor Jihad and have yet to perform the major Jihad". When asked...
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The Noble Messenger of Allah, Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, was reported to have said:--"He is successful who has accepted Islam, who has been provided with sufficient for his wants and been made contented by Allah with what He has given him".-(Muslim)...
Assalam alaikum,
Sufism or what others refer to as Tasawwuf is non other than the inner, spiritual dimension of Islam. The Tariqah-as method-is the attempt to both preserve and penetrate that dimension. The Shari'a is the divinely ordained mould within which that spirituality takes on its...
Salaam everyone,
Among Sufi adepts and seekers of Sufism, there are some 4 realities worth noting:--Renunciation, Acceptance, Satisfaction and Patience. He who does not have these in him is not of the people of the Path of God. The essential reality of Renunciation is to restore the choice to...
Salaam everyone,
The Noble Messenger of Allah, Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless and grant him peace, was reported to have said:--"Let me not find one of you, reclining on his couch, when he hears something regarding what I have commanded or forbidden saying: 'We do not know. What we found in...
Assalam alaykum,
The Noble Messenger of Allah, Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, was reported to have said:--" Let me not find one of you, reclining on his couch, when he hears something regarding what I have commanded or forbidden saying: 'We do not know. What we found in...