Salam alaikum. 🙏🏻 This week's sohbet is on reflection and contemplation, as we look forward to welcoming in Ramadan this coming week. Followed by the traditional weekly dhikr/meditation of the Naqshbandi tariqat. 🧙♂️📿💓 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVRhbInZVDg&t=23s Recorded live on 8 April 2021
Islam
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
“The most humble knowledge is that which remains on the tongue and the most honourable one is that which manifests itself through (the action of) the limbs and organs of the body.” ~ Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib
Friday Reflections 02.04.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss Chapter 1, “The Tree of Bad Manners” from Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani's book, “The Sufi Science of Self-Realization” (2006), pages 54-57. May Allah ﷻ guide and inspire us to be among those who have good manners and are successful. 🤲🏻 https://youtu.be/7g8ZJDsiuUs Recorded live on 2nd April…Read more Friday Reflections 02.04.2021
Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 01.04.2021
Salam alaikum. 🙏🏻 In this week's sohbet I discuss different types of knowledge and the importance of wisdom. Followed by the traditional weekly dhikr/meditation of the Naqshbandi tariqat. 🧙♂️📿💓 https://youtu.be/JH_Jj8WlwUM Recorded live on 1 April 2021
The Quran is a Living Message
“I am often reminded of Ibn Khaldun, who said, ‘[Deliberately] following ancient customs and traditions [of a faith] does not mean that the dead are living, but that the living are dead.’ I believe that the Qur'an is a living message that applies to my circumstances in today's world, and therefore, given to humankind for…Read more The Quran is a Living Message
Friday Reflections 26.03.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss Chapter 1, “Man's Return Home to the Original Source” from Shaykh Abdul-Qadir Al-Jilani's book, “The Secret of Secrets”, pages 13-17 in my copy of the book, translated by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi al-Halveti (1992). May Allah ﷻ guide and inspire us all to live in the…Read more Friday Reflections 26.03.2021
Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 25.03.2021
Salam alaikum. 🙏🏻 In this week's sohbet I discuss the blossoming of Spring in the UK and how this is a time of hope. Our ancestors were very connected with these natural cycles and the environment. Followed by the traditional weekly dhikr/meditation of the Naqshbandi tariqat. 🧙♂️📿💓 https://youtu.be/TjMMIAv9ET8 Recorded live on 25th March 2021
We All Make Mistakes
Sohbet by Shaykh Muhammad Adil (24.03.2021) Our Holy Prophet ﷺ states:“Every son of Adam commits sin, and the best of those who commit sin are those who repent.” Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says that everyone can make a mistake. What is meant by a mistake is the thing that is known or unknown, a sin…Read more We All Make Mistakes
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 