Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the life and teachings of Shaykh Yaqub al-Charkhi from the book, “The Naqshbandi Sufi Way, History and Guidebook of the Saints of the Golden Chain” by Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, pages 195-199. May Allah ﷻ bless our shaykhs and raise their stations in the Divine…Read more Friday Reflections 19.11.2021
Sufism
When You Say ‘I’
By Yunus Emre When you say ‘I’ remember this state has no reality:did you ever guard with double vision at a gate see?If you listen to this Word I say, if you care for Self...never say that you and It are separate, as it is crazy!It only goes on, Beloved in all the world’s nations...to…Read more When You Say ‘I’
Grandshaykh Abdullah
“When I was younger, I read and studied a great deal. Not only religion, Qur’an and Hadith, but also European knowledge, ‘positive, objective knowledge’, as they called it at the University. So many books I read. Also, I met several Sheikhs and learned people, but my heart was not at peace with anyone until I…Read more Grandshaykh Abdullah
Friday Reflections 12.11.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the life and teachings of Shaykh Alauddin Al-Attar from the book, “The Naqshbandi Sufi Way, History and Guidebook of the Saints of the Golden Chain” by Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, pages 187-193. May Allah ﷻ bless our shaykhs and raise their stations in the Divine…Read more Friday Reflections 12.11.2021
Live By True Values
By Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil Al-Haqqani 🌹 “A life spent on nonsense things which will be finished when you die, has no value. Don't waste this life on nonsense titles, nonsense properties and nonsense values. All that will stay here when you go into your grave. It is the biggest foolishness of mankind to fight…Read more Live By True Values
Don’t Be A Plastic Plant
By Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil Al-Haqqani “If we present the medicine to the patient in a form that makes it easier to swallow or taste better, should we be blamed? Is eating iron fillings the only way to get iron into one's system? The holy Prophet said: ‘I have been sent to approach people tactfully.’…Read more Don’t Be A Plastic Plant
Friday Reflections 05.11.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Preparing for Eternal Life” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Liberating the Soul: A Guide for Spiritual Growth, Volume 2”, pages 202-210. May Allah ﷻ grant us the best of this life and the hereafter. Amin. 🤲🏻 https://youtu.be/sSAulUWOE8U Recorded live on…Read more Friday Reflections 05.11.2021
Sufi Meditation at UoB MultiFaith Chaplaincy
Every Monday at 5 pm in the Oasis Lounge at the University of Birmingham's Multi-Faith Chaplaincy, St. Francis Hall (UoB building O2, Edgbaston campus). Event will include a spiritual talk (sohbet), meditation (dhikr), fellowship and open discussion about issues around Islam and spirituality. Everyone is welcome. I look forward to seeing you all.
Friday Reflections 29.10.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! This week I read and discuss whether we should celebrate Mawlid an-Nabi, by reading a Fatwa from the Awqaf of Dubai by Dr. Isa al-Mani al-Humayri reprinted in The Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine, Volume 3, "The Prophet: Commemorations, Visitation and His Knowledge of the Unseen" by Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Hisham…Read more Friday Reflections 29.10.2021
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 