Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the opening pages of “Journey to the Lord of Power - A Sufi Manual on Retreat” by Shaykh al-Akbar Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi translated by Rabia Terri Harris, pages 25-32. May Allah ﷻ guide us, grant us understanding and a blessed Ramadan. Amin. 🤲🏻 https://youtu.be/JzNcqlUfkcY Recorded live…Read more Friday Reflections 01.04.2022
Islam
Sufi Meditation 28.03.2022
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “The community of believers is for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ. It is for their goodness, the goodness of Muslims and the goodness of people. It is for all people, no matter if they are Muslim or not. The communities of Muslims are good for everyone.”~ Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Adil (26.03.2022). In…Read more Sufi Meditation 28.03.2022
Strength Is In Community
By Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Adil Sohbet on 26th March 2022. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says,الْمُؤْمِنُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ كَالْبُنْيَانِ يَشُدُّ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضًا“The believer to another believer is like [the bricks of] a building, each strengthens the other.” Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says that Mu’mins/believers should help each other. Because when together, there is strength and goodness. When…Read more Strength Is In Community
Friday Reflections 25.03.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Respecting the Personalities of Others” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Liberating the Soul: A Guide for Spiritual Growth, Volume 1”, pages 111-115. May Allah ﷻ grant us good adab (manners) and to always be connected with our families, our shaykhs,…Read more Friday Reflections 25.03.2022
Sufi Meditation 21.03.2022
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “When I was about 9 years old I learned the translation of Bismillahi rahmani rahim. It means that we are servants, so we must respect our Lord, the One who created us. We shouldn't be heedless of Him, we are living with Him. If He wouldn't give us life, we couldn't live.…Read more Sufi Meditation 21.03.2022
Friday Reflections 18.03.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Allah's Boundless Mercy: Everyone Has His Place In Paradise. The Black Stone: Different Levels of Understanding. Telescopes” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Mercy Oceans’ Hidden Treasures” (1981), pages 73-79. May Allah ﷻ grant us to be among those to whom…Read more Friday Reflections 18.03.2022
Why Can’t I Be A Sushi?
Responding to a post about being a Sunni or Shia today reminded me of this beautiful documentary I took part in some years ago, Why Can't I be a Sushi? I feel so blessed to take part in this film. May Allah ﷻ bless Hoda, Eslam, Niamh, and Sofia. 🤲🏻❤️ Allahumma salli ala sayyidina Muhammadin…Read more Why Can’t I Be A Sushi?
Sufi Meditation 14.03.2022
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “Those who believed and who emigrated [to Medina] and struggled for God’s cause with their possessions and lives, and those who have given refuge and help, are all allies of one another. As far as those who believed but did not emigrate, you do not owe them any protection until they have…Read more Sufi Meditation 14.03.2022
Friday Reflections 11.03.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Tasting the Sweetness of Faith” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Liberating the Soul: A Guide for Spiritual Growth, Volume 1”, pages 258-260. May Allah ﷻ grant us to be among those who taste the sweetness of faith and to remain…Read more Friday Reflections 11.03.2022
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 