Spiritual maturity is possible only by shedding unrefined traits and attaining a perfected...
LECTURES
THE HEART AND ITS PURIFICATION
The heart is like lucid water. But once muddied with evil deeds and sins it becomes murky. It then...
THE STATES OF THE SELF
A person with a purified soul represents a masterpiece of the Supreme Artist –the Almighty- as he...
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...
BENEFICIAL KNOWLEDGE
Knowing is not to look on but solve wisdoms and secrets. When ordinary knowledge becomes...
SUFISM AND PHILOSOPHY
Without the help of spiritual perceptions and feelings, one cannot penetrate into the realm of...
SUFISM AND FINE ARTS
The essential ingredients of human arts are kneaded by Sufism; they represent reflections of human...
THE RELATION OF SUFISM TO OTHER SCHOLARLY DISCIPLINES
To be a Sufi is to be equipped with exoteric sciences and realities and to thereby reach beyond the...
THE AIM OF SUFISM
The aim of the Sufi way is impart the zest of morality onto the heart of a believer; a zest for...
THE ORIGIN OF SUFISM
In addition to His innumerable blessings, Allah, glory unto Him has granted human beings a unique...
CONCLUSION OF CONTEMPLATION
Contemplation: The Key to the Truth and Salvation Reaching the Truth is possible only through...
THE MANNER OF CONTEMPLATING
The most effective medicine for the diseases of the ego is to focus all thinking on things...
CONTEMPLATION IN THE QURAN
Humans are naturally predisposed towards contemplation. But we need a guide to steer our minds out...
CONTEMPLATION OF MAN
So magnificently has the Almighty created man, that even the lauded science and technology of our...
CONTEMPLATION IN THE UNIVERSE
From the smallest particle to the grandest planet, everything in the universe is a Divine...