On the authority of ‘Abdullah b. ‘Amr, that the Messenger of Allah said, “There are four qualities such that, if you have them, it will not harm you to be deprived of anything in the world: (1) safeguarding trusts,(2) truthfulness in speech,(3) good character and(4) purity of livelihood.” Aḥmad (Mishkāt, Book of Softening the Hearts,…Read more Four Qualities
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Indonesian Community Iftar 23.04.2022
Speech at the Indonesian Community Iftar I was hosting at the University of Birmingham Multi-Faith Chaplaincy on what my role is at the university and my background. https://youtu.be/K-c5j7HGHWA
Friday Reflections 22.04.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the letter, “A ray from the manifestation of the Divine Name, the All-Wise” by Said Nursi from his book, “The Letters 1” from the Risale-i Nur Collection, pages 19-21 in my translated edition published in 1998. May Allah ﷻ grant us to be among those who…Read more Friday Reflections 22.04.2022
Sufi Meditation 18.04.2022
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “GOD is He who has created seven heavens, and, like them, [the many aspects] of the earth. Through all of them flows down from on high, unceasingly, His [creative] will, so that you might come to know that God has the power to will anything, and that God encompasses all things with…Read more Sufi Meditation 18.04.2022
Friday Reflections 15.04.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Thinking / Real Life” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Mercy Oceans, Book Two” (1980), pages 67-71. May Allah ﷻ grant us to be among those who think and keep connection with our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the Awliya Allah. Amin.…Read more Friday Reflections 15.04.2022
If You Don’t Care, Then Who Will?
Mercy Oceans Endless Horizons (1982), p. 38. Allahumma salli ala sayyidina Muhammadin wa ala ali sayyidina Muhammadin wa barik wa sallim. Al-Fatihah. 🤲🏻🌹❤️
Sufi Meditation 11.04.2022
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “God does not burden a soul more than it can bear. It has [the good] it has earned, and [the evil] it has incurred. Our Lord, do not blame us if we forget or err. Our Lord, do not make us bear a burden like those before us. Our Lord, do not…Read more Sufi Meditation 11.04.2022
Friday Reflections 08.04.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Following the Prophet's ﷺ Example” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Liberating the Soul: A Guide for Spiritual Growth, Volume 1”, pages 178-182. May Allah ﷻ grant us to be among those who love and follow in the noble ways of…Read more Friday Reflections 08.04.2022
Sufi Meditation 04.04.2022
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “When it is the month of Ramadan, the gates of mercy are opened, and the gates of Hell are locked and the devils are chained.”(Bukhari and Muslim) In this week's sohbet, I discuss Ramadan and why we fast during this month, what are we…Read more Sufi Meditation 04.04.2022
Ramadan Mubarak 🌙
Wishing everyone a very blessed and enlightening Ramadan. May Allah ﷻ grant that the blessings of this holy month reach everyone in our Human Family, grant us good health, forgive us our sins, send us heavenly inspirations and illuminate our hearts with Divine Light and Love. Allahumma salli ala sayyidina Muhammadin wa ala ali sayyidina…Read more Ramadan Mubarak 🌙
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 