Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Thinking / Real Life” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Mercy Oceans, Book Two” (1980), pages 67-71. May Allah ﷻ grant us to be among those who think and keep connection with our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the Awliya Allah. Amin.…Read more Friday Reflections 15.04.2022
The Ashoka Approach
“The ‘Ashoka Approach’ and Indonesian Leadership in the Movement for Pluralist Re-Awakening in South and Southeast Asia” Capital of inscribed Ashoka pillar at Sarnath, India (250 BCE; photographed in 1904) JAKARTA, Indonesia and NEW DELHI, India — Leaders of Indonesia’s Nahdlatul Ulama, the world’s largest Muslim organization, are working to consolidate South and Southeast Asia…Read more The Ashoka Approach
If You Don’t Care, Then Who Will?
Mercy Oceans Endless Horizons (1982), p. 38. Allahumma salli ala sayyidina Muhammadin wa ala ali sayyidina Muhammadin wa barik wa sallim. Al-Fatihah. 🤲🏻🌹❤️
Sufi Meditation 11.04.2022
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “God does not burden a soul more than it can bear. It has [the good] it has earned, and [the evil] it has incurred. Our Lord, do not blame us if we forget or err. Our Lord, do not make us bear a burden like those before us. Our Lord, do not…Read more Sufi Meditation 11.04.2022
Good Leaders Respect
A good leader listens to people and reflects on their ideas. If useful they may adopt some of these ideas. They don't feel threatened by people questioning them or from there being a diversity of ideas, practices, etc. A bad leader demands everyone follows them exactly, without question. They only listen to themselves or their…Read more Good Leaders Respect
Friday Reflections 08.04.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Following the Prophet's ﷺ Example” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Liberating the Soul: A Guide for Spiritual Growth, Volume 1”, pages 178-182. May Allah ﷻ grant us to be among those who love and follow in the noble ways of…Read more Friday Reflections 08.04.2022
Sufi Meditation 04.04.2022
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “When it is the month of Ramadan, the gates of mercy are opened, and the gates of Hell are locked and the devils are chained.”(Bukhari and Muslim) In this week's sohbet, I discuss Ramadan and why we fast during this month, what are we…Read more Sufi Meditation 04.04.2022
Ramadan Mubarak 🌙
Wishing everyone a very blessed and enlightening Ramadan. May Allah ﷻ grant that the blessings of this holy month reach everyone in our Human Family, grant us good health, forgive us our sins, send us heavenly inspirations and illuminate our hearts with Divine Light and Love. Allahumma salli ala sayyidina Muhammadin wa ala ali sayyidina…Read more Ramadan Mubarak 🌙
Friday Reflections 01.04.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the opening pages of “Journey to the Lord of Power - A Sufi Manual on Retreat” by Shaykh al-Akbar Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi translated by Rabia Terri Harris, pages 25-32. May Allah ﷻ guide us, grant us understanding and a blessed Ramadan. Amin. 🤲🏻 https://youtu.be/JzNcqlUfkcY Recorded live…Read more Friday Reflections 01.04.2022
Happy Birthday Mawlana
“In colours beyond count or description Beloved is seen...but voice is one that with joy a million hearts go on filling.” ~ Yunus Emre 🌹🎂🎉🎈❤️
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 