FROM BOOKS
Advice from the Righteous
18 May 2011
The cautions and advices of the righteous are reflections from the climes of the Quran and the words of the Prophet. The...
VISITING GRAVES
17 May 2011
I had forbidden you from visiting graves. But now you may, for visiting graves will remind you of the Hereafter. (Tirmid...
SEEKING SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS (TABARRUK)
16 May 2011
Respect shown to the loving memory of the Blessed Prophet –upon him blessings and peace- comes from the strength of the...
MEDIATION (TAWASSUL)
15 May 2011
Every path and vehicle that delivers the servant to the essential purpose of his existence is considered a means (wasila...
DIVINE AWARDS
14 May 2011
All beings other than Allah, glory unto Him, have been created through the manifestation of His attribute al-Latif (the...
MARIFATULLAH OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIVINE
13 May 2011
Since a mature person who has attained to marifatullah now stands beneath the manifestation of the love of the Real, he...
THE SUFI MANNERISM
12 May 2011
Take to forgiveness and enjoin good and turn aside from the ignorant. (al-Araf, 199) 1. THE MANNER OF GUIDANCE AND MERCY...
MURSHID-I KAMIL AND METHODS OF SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENING
11 May 2011
The realm of existence is upheld by love and rabitah; for rabitah is none other than the manifestation of love that cons...
THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SUFI TRAINING
10 May 2011
Spiritual maturity is possible only by shedding unrefined traits and attaining a perfected character through abiding by...
THE HEART AND ITS PURIFICATION
09 May 2011
The heart is like lucid water. But once muddied with evil deeds and sins it becomes murky. It then becomes necessary to...
THE STATES OF THE SELF
08 May 2011
A person with a purified soul represents a masterpiece of the Supreme Artist –the Almighty- as he has become a platform...
THE SELF (NAFS) AND ITS PURIFICATION (TAZKIYA)
07 May 2011
Man gives directions to his life depending on the exact nature of the battle taking place in his inner dimension between...
BENEFICIAL KNOWLEDGE
06 May 2011
Knowing is not to look on but solve wisdoms and secrets. When ordinary knowledge becomes personalized and penetrates int...
SUFISM AND PHILOSOPHY
05 May 2011
Without the help of spiritual perceptions and feelings, one cannot penetrate into the realm of infinite realities throug...
SUFISM AND FINE ARTS
04 May 2011
The essential ingredients of human arts are kneaded by Sufism; they represent reflections of human refinement, sensitivi...