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THE UNIQUE ROLE MODEL
It is only possible for a believer to reach the supreme state of humanity if they perfect their spiritual attributes by...
MANNERS AND MEASURE WHEN SERVING OTHERS
O wayfarer! Do not think your knowledge is the reason for the mi’râj It is none other that service and adab that has tak...
THE QUR’ÂN AND CONTEMPLATION II
Man is not merely a creature of skin and bone, he is a creature of immense beauty, a wondrous work of art, such that All...
THE QUR’ÁN AND CONTEMPLATION I
Perfection is a Divine attribute of Allah which is manifested in this world in three forms: Man, Qur’ân and the Universe...
THE KEY TO TRUTH AND SALVATION
Reaching the Truth is possible only through contemplation. How can a person who is blind and deaf towards the glaring pr...
CONTEMPLATING THE SKIES
One proof of the power and majesty of Allah the Almighty lies in the Divine Sovereignty displayed on earth, in the skies...
THE FIRST ADHAN
The First Adhan Only the words ‘to salat, to salat’ were called out in the beginning to inform Believers of the time of...
INTERVIEW WITH OSMAN NURİ TOPBAS ON SUFISM – I
Altinoluk: In your book, “From Faith (Iman) to Internalization of Faith (Ihsan),” you state that the Sufi path is very i...
WHY WAS HUMANITY CREATED?
What is the true purpose of humankind, created in the best possible fashion as an honourable being and endowed with coun...
INTERVIEW WITH OSMAN NURİ TOPBAS ON "THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS "
Question: Enough attention is not given to the rights that others have over us, despite the delicacy of the matter and i...
ISLAM TEACHES US GOOD MANNERS AND COURTESY
Good manners are the most important provision of the traveller of the straight path. A person cannot be both pious and q...
Sufi Narratives and Lessons
Saints, who reach the core of companionship through the Lord, remain the companions of entire humankind for eternity. Su...
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. The...
VISITING GRAVES
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)
Respect shown to the loving memory of the Blessed Prophet –upon him blessings and peace- comes from the strength of the...