Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Concerning Familiarity” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Liberating the Soul: A Guide for Spiritual Growth, Volume 5”, pages 68-71. May Allah ﷻ grant us familiarity, to always be connected with our families, our shaykhs, and Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Amin. 🤲🏻…Read more Friday Reflections 28.01.2022
Friday Reflections
Friday Reflections 21.01.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “The Meaning of a Clean Heart” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Liberating the Soul: A Guide for Spiritual Growth, Volume 4”, pages 43-49. May Allah ﷻ grant us humility and to always be connected to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the…Read more Friday Reflections 21.01.2022
Friday Reflections 31.12.2021
Salam alaikum, Jummah Mubarak, and Happy New Year! I read and discuss the sohbet, “The Importance of Cleanliness” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Liberating the Soul: A Guide for Spiritual Growth, Volume 4” (2005), pages 15-22. May Allah ﷻ grant us all a blessed new year and good things in the…Read more Friday Reflections 31.12.2021
Christmas Reflections 24.12.2021
Salam alaikum, Jummah Mubarak, and Merry Christmas! “But the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favour with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The…Read more Christmas Reflections 24.12.2021
Friday Reflections 10.12.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Adam's Honored Creation” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Through the Eye of the Needle - Counsel for Spiritual Survival in the Last Days” (2007), pages 105-112. May Allah ﷻ grant us understanding, enlightenment, and to be always under heavenly guidance…Read more Friday Reflections 10.12.2021
Friday Reflections 03.12.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Search For Truth Scientifically” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Star from Heaven” (1996), pages 68-73. May Allah ﷻ guide us all in our efforts to search for and understand the Truth. Amin. 🤲🏻 https://youtu.be/cns9aEeEb08 Recorded live on 3rd December 2021.
Friday Reflections 26.11.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Never-ending Worlds of Enlightenment” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “Pure Hearts” (1998), pages 15-17. May Allah ﷻ make us all among those who are striving for those never-ending worlds towards enlightenment. Amin. 🤲🏻 https://youtu.be/Wzz510uYuF4 Recorded live on 26th November 2021.
Friday Reflections 19.11.2021
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
Friday Reflections 15.10.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! This week I discuss praying on the Messenger of Allah ﷺ also known as 'salawat' and 'durood', by reading from and commenting upon Ash-Shifa of Qadi ‘Iyad, translated by British scholar, Aisha Bewley, Part 2, Chapter 4, Sections 1-3 (p.250-255). This is a modern English translation of a classical text…Read more Friday Reflections 15.10.2021
Friday Reflections 08.10.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! This week I read and discuss spiritual sicknesses, reading from Irshad: Wisdom of a Sufi Master by Shaykh Muzaffer Ozak Al-Jerrahi (p.135-9). https://youtu.be/r5zT_f2ozps Recorded live on 8th October 2021
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 