“We get what we put into this world. We benefit from the gifts of nature. The Creator gives us so much, we must put something back. Don't just take, we must give back or we will upset the balance, and this will cause us many difficulties.” ~ Richard Kevin Armstrong (1953 – 2020) Rest in…Read more Richard Kevin Armstrong 💓🤲🏻🌹
Mohammed Abbasi and I had the great honour and pleasure to be joined earlier today by Professor Joel Hayward to discuss his latest book, “The Leadership of Muhammad ﷺ”. We had a fascinating discussion about the challenges the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ faced during his life and how he met them, in many ways very practically…Read more Joel Hayward – The Leadership of Muhammad ﷺ
“Allah created ego [nefs] and asked him to come to His presence; but ego went back. When Allah asked him to go back, he came nearer. Whatever Allah ordered, ego did the opposite. Allah asked him, ‘Who am I and who are you?’, ordering him to declare that he is servant to Him. But ego…Read more Foolish Pride of Ego
“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
“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
By Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil Al-Haqqani I have met so many people here in the West who have delved deeply into the great traditions of the East. They have acquired wisdom through seeking it. They have read, traveled, listened and learned. The attraction for everything oriental is a divine inspiration in the hearts of Western…Read more A Strong Thread
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 