This universe is like an eternal handiwork of The Divine in which He has embroidered His Greatness...
LECTURES
Obedience to the commands of Allah and His Messenger
The spiritual degree of a believer is in accordance with the degree to which they obey the commands...
Tawba and Istigfar
The human being has a tendency to incline towards sin when it is defeated by the desires of its...
Taqwa (Piety and God-consciousness)
Taqwa means protecting the heart from anything other than Allah or anything that distances one from...
Sincerity
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “Actions are according to their intentions” (Bukhari, Faith...
Prayer and Supplication
When the slave comes face to face with Allah’s greatness and majesty, he must admit to his own...
To Live one’s faith with a passion
Faith is the light of the intellect, the polish of the consciousness and the harmony of the...
THE BEWILDERMENT OF PRIDE
A tiny mouse caught the bridle of an enormous camel, and taking up the reins of the camel he...
THE EVILNESS ARROGANCE (KIBR) IN THE MATHNAWI
The Mathnawi: “The earth has surrendered to the skies and it says: I am your slave, bring down what...
NEITHER OFFENDING NOR BEING OFFENDED II.
‘Abdullah Ibn Umm-i Maktûm (r.a), a man blind from birth, was one of the first muezzins of the...
NEITHER OFFENDING NOR BEING OFFENDED I.
The Mathnawi: “If you know who is within this heart, what is this rude behavior at the front door...
THE MANNERS OF THE PROPHET
The attainment of morals and religion are the only preconditions for living in a way that is...
PROPHETIC MORALITY IN THE MATHNAWI
The Mathnawi: “I am in love with the One to Whom everything belongs; everything is His creation. My...
ETERNAL AFFECTION AND THE MUHAMMEDAN LIGHT
The following is a famous hadîth qudsî, or saying of Allah: “I was a hidden treasure, and I wished...
ETERNAL LOVE AND MUHAMMEDAN LIGHT IN THE MATHNAWI
The Mathnawi: “O heart! True happiness is reaching the Prophet Muhammad (May God bless him and...