19 December 2017
Fellowship in Islam is like two hands that wash each other. The precondition of such fellowship is to be not a burden but a helper....
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The Need to Avoid the World Of Unbelievers
THE NEED TO AVOID THE WORLD OF UNBELIEVERS ghayri l-maghdūbi ‘alayhim (1:7) [He] wills that we do not resemble those who are astray, those who...
Endeavouring To Perform One Act Of Goodness After Another
The human being is to pull themselves away from all petty things. fa-idhā faraghta fanṣab wa-ilā rabbika far’ghab “Therefore, when you are free (from one...
Idle Preoccupations Do Not Befit The Believer
Alladhīna hum fī ṣalātihim khāshiʿūn. In reference to the prosperous believers, Allah Almighty declares:...
Are we ready for death? Why will everyone die full of regret?
…The Qur’an informs us in its last three juz’ (part) that the Day of Resurrection is a day of great upheaval. It informs us that...
08 June 2014
The essence of Sufism is constantly seeking Allah’s pleasure....
07 June 2014
Humility leads to love, and contentment leads to comfort and peace of mind....
This World is a Realm of Trial
Respected brothers and sisters. May Allah Almighty grant us all blessings from the Qur’anic verses recited. Among all creation, Allah Almighty has favoured the human...
06 June 2014
“The biggest threat facing humanity is divergence from faith, mindlessness of the Creator, a degeneration of manners and spiritual deprivation.”...
What are the Hidden Prohibitions?
A person may be mindful of external sins, but be unaware of hidden sins. These hidden sins can even surpass those external ones. What are...
A Dynamic Commitment to Islam
Respected brothers and youth, In the Qur’anic verses recited, Allah Almighty enjoins us to hold our commitment to Islam vigorous and dynamic. The first verse...
ALL LANGUAGES BOOKS
TRADITIONAL CHINESE BOOKS9 LANGUAGES NUMBER OF BOOKS ALBANIAN BOOKS 45 AMHARIC BOOKS 6 ARABIC BOOKS 41 AZERBEIJANESE BOOKS 44 BASHKIR BOOKS 4 BENGALI BOOKS 3...
Being the Community of Allah’s Messenger Comes at a Price
Esteemed sisters and brothers. Endless praise be to Allah, the Most High. May our Lord allow us all to be of those who praise Him...
What Kind of Family Life Engenders Peace?
Respected brothers and sisters. The Qur’anic verse that was recited was the 190th verse of Sura Al-‘Imran. Here, Allah Almighty demands from us a great...
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...