The Measure of Mercy
THE MEASURE OF MERCY Allah Almighty declares in the Qur’anic chapter, az-Zumar: “…Are they ever equal, those who know and those who do not know?”...
Paradise
What is the Meaning of Reading?
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF READING? iq’ra bi-is’mi rabbika alladhī khalaq “Read in and with the Name of your Lord, Who has created.” (96:1) The...
Servitude Without Weariness
SERVITUDE WITHOUT WEARINESS In another verse of the Qur’an, Allah Almighty (states that one) should not say “Uff” (I am fed up with this!), “What...
The Best Community For Humanity
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. Success will be for the pious. Blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of...
Things To Take Into Account In The Upbringing Of Children
Another matter: As young children have a strong tendency to imitate adult behaviour, behaviour that serves as a good example for them is essential, for...
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...