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The Significance of Manners in Tasawwuf
One of the Companions of the Prophet, Abū Dardā’, was appointed as a judge in Damascus. Because of his post, he had come...
Islam Gives Life to Mankind
The Prophet Muhammad (upon him blessings and peace) embraced a society that was engulfed in violence and injustice. Thro...
Selflessness
During a journey, ‘Abd Allāh b. Ja‘far (may Allah be pleased with him) stopped by a date orchard. The caretaker of the o...
Mankind’s Reality
Allah the Almighty has provided everything in the world for the service of mankind (Jāthiya, 45:13); however, He has als...
Excellence (Ihsān) and Vigilance (Murāqabah)
Tasawwuf, or Islamic mysticism, means the full awareness of one’s being in the presence of Allah at all times. Only thos...
Light and Darkness
Allah the Almighty created man’s perception and intelligence for him to understand reality by means of contrasts. We can...
Rizq (sustenance)
Abu Hāzim said: “I found the whole world in two things: the first is my sustenance and the second is the sustenance of a...
The beautification of death
Beautification of death” denotes a level of maturity where one can neutralize the negative and unattractive aspects of t...
Heedlessness
A traveller who was travelling in a vast desert suddenly encountered a wild animal and took to his heels. But however fa...
Fear and Hope
Would You destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us?” (A‘rāf, 7:155) A person’s life moves in a course betwe...
Sincerity towards Allah
incerity (ikhlās) is to protect one’s heart from the thought of worldly interests when one performs a duty towards Allah...
Being with the righteous and the truthful
Once there was a heedless man who hated the friends of Allah. One day he passed by a dervish sheikh’s convent and wonder...
Standing firm on the path of Allah
Istiqāmah (standing firm) literally means “continuous, fearless and unwavering progression towards a target.” In Sufi te...
The Perfect Man
Man was created by Allah in the best way (ahsani taqwīm) and as such Man is the essence of all being. He is the only cre...
The secret in the love of Allah
One of the most prominent attributes of the hidden treasure mentioned in the saying “I was a secret treasure. I wanted t...