God told Moses ﷺ: “I will raise up a prophet like you from among their relatives, and I will place my words in his mouth so that he may expound everything that I have commanded to them. But if someone will not listen to those words that the prophet speaks in my name, I will…Read more A Prophet Like Moses ﷺ
Islam
Christmas Reflections Part 2 – 30.12.2021
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “Truly those Believers in this message, as well as the Jews, the Christians, and the Sabeans, whoever believes in God and in the Last Day and does righteous deeds will have their reward from their Lord, and will not have fear, nor will they grieve.”~ Holy Quran 2:62 (Safi Kaskas) On the…Read more Christmas Reflections Part 2 – 30.12.2021
Congratulations Gus Yahya
Congratulations to my good friend Gus Yahya on his election and appointment as Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama. I have complete confidence in your leadership and wish you every success my friend. 🙏🏻☺️ https://youtu.be/Qkk3oDKyOCQ
Sufi Meditation 27.12.2021
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “(Prophet) We sent you the Book, setting forth the Truth, confirming what is available of earlier revelations and with final authority over them. Judge between them in accordance with what God has sent down. Do not follow their whims, which deviate from the Truth revealed to you. We have assigned to each…Read more Sufi Meditation 27.12.2021
Christmas Reflections 24.12.2021
Salam alaikum, Jummah Mubarak, and Merry Christmas! “But the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favour with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The…Read more Christmas Reflections 24.12.2021
Try To Be Clean
Source: Secret Desires (1996), page 71.
Sufi Meditation 20.12.2021
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 People of the Book, “Come to a common word between us that we will not worship any but God, and we will not ascribe partners to Him, nor will we take each other as lords in addition to God.” If they turn away, say, “Bear witness that we have submitted to God.”~…Read more Sufi Meditation 20.12.2021
Friday Reflections 17.12.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “The Secrets Behind The Secrets Behind The Secrets” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, that Mawlana gave in Basal, Switzerland in 1985 and is published in the book, “Mystical Secrets of the Last Days” (1994), pages 1-9. May Allah ﷻ grant us all success…Read more Friday Reflections 17.12.2021
Character of the Companions
On the authority of ‘Abd al-Raḥmān, who said: The Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ were neither dry-natured nor morbid. They would chant poetry to each other in their gatherings, and mention some of the matters of their Days of Ignorance [Jāhiliyyah]. However, if any of them was asked to do something against the…Read more Character of the Companions
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 