“The biggest war that we are doing [is] for our hearts. Shaithan [is] rushing to come and sit through your hearts. Shaithan [is] coming and putting his flag through your hearts. Then you should be under his command. And angels [are] coming to defeat Shaithan, to make your hearts for Allah Almighty. If you are…Read more Who Controls Your Heart?
Islam
Trust In God
As I looked outside, I saw some sparrows hopping about on the roof. We also have sparrows in Cyprus, and I wondered what the living conditions were like for sparrows here in London. So I asked the sparrow, “Are you in any difficulties living here in London? If so, I may ask the sparrows in…Read more Trust In God
Tariqat Is The Right Way
Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Adil ق “When some things happen, people want to make decisions right away. They keep asking what is right, and if it’s right or wrong. You shouldn’t hurry with it. How do we know if it’s right? Things which comply with Ahlu s-Sunnah wa l-Jama’ah, with humanity and Islam are good. But…Read more Tariqat Is The Right Way
Friday Reflections 27.08.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the life and teachings of Shaykh Muhammad Bahauddin Shah Naqshband from the book, “The Naqshbandi Sufi Way, History and Guidebook of the Saints of the Golden Chain” by Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, pages 159-167. May Allah ﷻ bless our shaykhs and raise their stations in…Read more Friday Reflections 27.08.2021
Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 26.08.2021
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “People, We created you from a male and a female, and made you nations and tribes so that you may know one another. The best among you in the sight of God is the one who is most mindful of God. God is All-Knowing and All-Aware.”~ Holy Quran 49:13 (Safi Kaskas) In…Read more Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 26.08.2021
Unsettling Times
“The time we are living in now is the time described by our Holy Prophet ﷺ. In this time, they are forbidding goodness and ordering evil. People of the present time are living in such a way as if ḥarām (religiously proscribed) is very normal. They don’t know what is sin and what is ḥarām.…Read more Unsettling Times
Surface and Depth
“Ehl-i Şeriat (people of the Sharia, meaning, the ulema) looks at the surface (zahir) and are only concerned with it. Ehl-i Tarikat (people of the tarikat) enters the inside of the ‘Palace’ and talk from inside the ‘Palace’. Ehl-i Şeriat say, ‘all we see is just the surface of the building; here are the columns,…Read more Surface and Depth
Shaykh Nazim and the Youth of Woking
“I was told by a Turkish Cypriot mürid how the Sheikh had successfully brought a huge Muslim youth of Woking from the edge of crime to the tranquil atmosphere of tarikat: ‘The young generation of the mürids of South Asian origins had been a real troublemakers in the town before the Sheikh started to deal…Read more Shaykh Nazim and the Youth of Woking
Happy Friday!
“God brought you out from your mothers' wombs not knowing anything, and then gave you hearing, sight and a mind so you may be thankful. Haven't they seen birds flying in the sky? It is God Who keeps them afloat, in this are signs for true believers. God made for you homes to live in,…Read more Happy Friday!
No Wisdom Makes People Run Away
“The prophet said whoever behaves with gentleness (rifk) towards other people, he succeeds in the world. Whoever behaves with harshness (huşunet), he fails and also makes others fail. Gentleness enables one to reach his aim; harshness prevents one from reaching his aims. This is the word of the Prophet. We are obliged to keep the…Read more No Wisdom Makes People Run Away
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 