Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “The community of believers is for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ. It is for their goodness, the goodness of Muslims and the goodness of people. It is for all people, no matter if they are Muslim or not. The communities of Muslims are good for everyone.”~ Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Adil (26.03.2022). In…Read more Sufi Meditation 28.03.2022
Strength Is In Community
By Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Adil Sohbet on 26th March 2022. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says,الْمُؤْمِنُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ كَالْبُنْيَانِ يَشُدُّ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضًا“The believer to another believer is like [the bricks of] a building, each strengthens the other.” Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says that Mu’mins/believers should help each other. Because when together, there is strength and goodness. When…Read more Strength Is In Community
Friday Reflections 25.03.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Respecting the Personalities of Others” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Liberating the Soul: A Guide for Spiritual Growth, Volume 1”, pages 111-115. May Allah ﷻ grant us good adab (manners) and to always be connected with our families, our shaykhs,…Read more Friday Reflections 25.03.2022
Devil’s Hand 🤦🏻♂️
By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong My Dad, Richard Kevin Armstrong suffered as a result of misguided beliefs around left-handedness that were still strong in Britain during the 1950s and 1960's. When Dad was at school, he was told not to write with the “devil's hand”. So ignorant was the education system at that time... This was…Read more Devil’s Hand 🤦🏻♂️
Sufi Meditation 21.03.2022
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “When I was about 9 years old I learned the translation of Bismillahi rahmani rahim. It means that we are servants, so we must respect our Lord, the One who created us. We shouldn't be heedless of Him, we are living with Him. If He wouldn't give us life, we couldn't live.…Read more Sufi Meditation 21.03.2022
Henry Kissinger: To settle the Ukraine crisis, start at the end
By Henry A. KissingerMarch 5, 2014 Henry A. Kissinger was secretary of state from 1973 to 1977. Public discussion on Ukraine is all about confrontation. But do we know where we are going? In my life, I have seen four wars begun with great enthusiasm and public support, all of which we did not know…Read more Henry Kissinger: To settle the Ukraine crisis, start at the end
Home Of My Heart
By Yunus Emre This home of my heart, why is it from Love’s land overflowing?I can walk with head held high, yet from it Love is gushing! How can I tell my secret when to none it should be said?When Friend comes patience goes... all resolve is leaving! Who has seen Friend’s face can remain…Read more Home Of My Heart
The World Stands On Three Things
Simeon the Just was of the survivors of the Great Synagogue. He used to say: - Upon three things the world standeth; upon Torah, upon Worship and upon the showing of kindness. Torah signifies divine revelation; either the fact of communion between God and man, or the wisdom so imparted. Though to Israel alone the…Read more The World Stands On Three Things
Friday Reflections 18.03.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Allah's Boundless Mercy: Everyone Has His Place In Paradise. The Black Stone: Different Levels of Understanding. Telescopes” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Mercy Oceans’ Hidden Treasures” (1981), pages 73-79. May Allah ﷻ grant us to be among those to whom…Read more Friday Reflections 18.03.2022
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