Qasim ibn Muhammad (May Allah have mercy on him) [650 – 725(?)]
Qasim ibn Muhammad was the grandson of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him). He was born in the 30th year after the...
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Salman Farisi [d. 654]
He was given the name “Salman” by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He is also known as Salmani Pak (Salman,...
Abu Bakr as Siddiq [573 – 634]
Abu Bakr’s (may Allah be pleased with him) real name was Abdullah. His pure lineage meets with that of the prophet’s grandfather Murra ibn Ka’b...
The Blessed Messenger of Allah MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA (pbuh) [571 – 632]
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is the most elevated and select of created beings. He is a wonder of art,...
THE GOLDEN CHAIN
Out of all of the human beings that have ever lived, the best in character and the peak of refinement, grace and elegance was undoubtedly...
TASAWWUF
Before moving on to discuss the matter of the noble Chain, it is first necessary to perceive what tasawwuf, which is the arena of the...
The Qur’an: The Eternal Miracle
The Qur’an is God’s greatest gift to the people of the End of Time. It is the textbook of the learning centre of the world...
Prophet Muhammad: Mercy to the Worlds
The Messenger of Allah, upon him be peace and blessings, is a Radiant Lamp (siraj al-munir) before all humanity, or a lamp of eternity illuminating...
WORLDLY TRANSACTIONS and MORALITY
Islam is not a life comprised only of belief and acts of worship. In addition to belief and worship, it is the system of exceedingly...
WORSHIP
The preservation of belief is possible not with dry information and theory, but by means of deepening in one’s inner world through reflecting upon the...
ESSENTIALS OF BELIEF
Allah Almighty has created human nature of a constitution that can find peace only with belief. For this reason, no human being can be freed...
WHAT IS ISLAM?
A society that has been able to absorb Islam into all its particles like the fragrance of a rose, so to speak, duly perceiving it...
Salawat’us-Sharifah
In the Holy Quran, Allah, glory unto Him, vows by the Prophet’s (pbuh) life. Mentioning his great name next to His Own, the Almighty has...
Standards from the Stars
A characteristic unique to him, the Noble Prophet (pbuh) would never store anything worldly, donating instead whatever he had in his hands on the way...
Sufi Narratives and Lessons
Saints, who reach the core of companionship through the Lord, remain the companions of entire humankind for eternity....
Advice from the Righteous
The cautions and advices of the righteous are reflections from the climes of the Quran and the words of the Prophet....
VISITING GRAVES
I had forbidden you from visiting graves. But now you may, for visiting graves will remind you of the Hereafter. (Tirmidhi, Janaiz, 60; Muslim, Janaiz,...
SEEKING SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS (TABARRUK)
Respect shown to the loving memory of the Blessed Prophet –upon him blessings and peace- comes from the strength of the bond of love and...
MEDIATION (TAWASSUL)
Every path and vehicle that delivers the servant to the essential purpose of his existence is considered a means (wasilah). To mediate, or to seek...
DIVINE AWARDS
All beings other than Allah, glory unto Him, have been created through the manifestation of His attribute al-Latif (the Graceful); in other words, through His...
MARIFATULLAH OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIVINE
Since a mature person who has attained to marifatullah now stands beneath the manifestation of the love of the Real, he incinerates all egoistic tendencies...
THE SUFI MANNERISM
Take to forgiveness and enjoin good and turn aside from the ignorant. (al-Araf, 199)...
MURSHID-I KAMIL AND METHODS OF SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENING
The realm of existence is upheld by love and rabitah; for rabitah is none other than the manifestation of love that constitutes the core of...
THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SUFI TRAINING
Spiritual maturity is possible only by shedding unrefined traits and attaining a perfected character through abiding by the sensitivities and measure of the heart....
THE HEART AND ITS PURIFICATION
The heart is like lucid water. But once muddied with evil deeds and sins it becomes murky. It then becomes necessary to distill it, for...
THE STATES OF THE SELF
A person with a purified soul represents a masterpiece of the Supreme Artist –the Almighty- as he has become a platform of the manifestations of...
THE SELF (NAFS) AND ITS PURIFICATION (TAZKIYA)
Man gives directions to his life depending on the exact nature of the battle taking place in his inner dimension between the animal and lordly...
BENEFICIAL KNOWLEDGE
Knowing is not to look on but solve wisdoms and secrets. When ordinary knowledge becomes personalized and penetrates into the depths of a sound perception,...
SUFISM AND PHILOSOPHY
Without the help of spiritual perceptions and feelings, one cannot penetrate into the realm of infinite realities through human reason alone....
SUFISM AND FINE ARTS
The essential ingredients of human arts are kneaded by Sufism; they represent reflections of human refinement, sensitivity and profundity in various formats. As is visible...