Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss Chapter 1, “The Tree of Bad Manners” from Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani's book, “The Sufi Science of Self-Realization” (2006), pages 54-57. May Allah ﷻ guide and inspire us to be among those who have good manners and are successful. 🤲🏻 https://youtu.be/7g8ZJDsiuUs Recorded live on 2nd April…Read more Friday Reflections 02.04.2021
Islam
Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 01.04.2021
Salam alaikum. 🙏🏻 In this week's sohbet I discuss different types of knowledge and the importance of wisdom. Followed by the traditional weekly dhikr/meditation of the Naqshbandi tariqat. 🧙♂️📿💓 https://youtu.be/JH_Jj8WlwUM Recorded live on 1 April 2021
The Quran is a Living Message
“I am often reminded of Ibn Khaldun, who said, ‘[Deliberately] following ancient customs and traditions [of a faith] does not mean that the dead are living, but that the living are dead.’ I believe that the Qur'an is a living message that applies to my circumstances in today's world, and therefore, given to humankind for…Read more The Quran is a Living Message
Friday Reflections 26.03.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss Chapter 1, “Man's Return Home to the Original Source” from Shaykh Abdul-Qadir Al-Jilani's book, “The Secret of Secrets”, pages 13-17 in my copy of the book, translated by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi al-Halveti (1992). May Allah ﷻ guide and inspire us all to live in the…Read more Friday Reflections 26.03.2021
Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 25.03.2021
Salam alaikum. 🙏🏻 In this week's sohbet I discuss the blossoming of Spring in the UK and how this is a time of hope. Our ancestors were very connected with these natural cycles and the environment. Followed by the traditional weekly dhikr/meditation of the Naqshbandi tariqat. 🧙♂️📿💓 https://youtu.be/TjMMIAv9ET8 Recorded live on 25th March 2021
We All Make Mistakes
Sohbet by Shaykh Muhammad Adil (24.03.2021) Our Holy Prophet ﷺ states:“Every son of Adam commits sin, and the best of those who commit sin are those who repent.” Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says that everyone can make a mistake. What is meant by a mistake is the thing that is known or unknown, a sin…Read more We All Make Mistakes
Allah ﷻ Defends the Believers
By Shaykh Muhammad Adil (22.03.2021) “A’ūdhu bi-Llāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدَافِعُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا(Qur’ān 22:38). Allah ﷻ states in the Holy Quran: ‘Truly, Allah defends those who believe.’ Allah ﷻ defends the believers (mumineen). He protects and preserves them, says Allah ﷻ in the Holy Quran. Because believers don’t think…Read more Allah ﷻ Defends the Believers
Blessing of Salawat
Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet ﷺ said, “If anyone invokes blessings on me once, Allah will bless him ten times.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 1530)
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 