Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 Anas said that when Rajab came Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said, “O God, bless us in Rajab and Sha'ban and bring us to Ramadan.” He also quoted him as saying, “Thursday night is a very bright night and Friday is a shining day.” (Mishkat al-Masabih 1369) In this week's sohbet, I discuss the…Read more Sufi Meditation 07.02.2022
Naqshbandi
Friday Reflections 04.02.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the sohbet, “Illusions” by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani from his book, “The Divine Kingdom” (1994), pages 7-14. May Allah ﷻ grant us to be among those inspired through fountains of wisdom in our hearts and to always be connected with our families, our shaykhs, and…Read more Friday Reflections 04.02.2022
Sufi Meditation 31.01.2022
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “May there be a group among you that calls for all that is good, promotes what is right and prevents what is wrong. It is they who are successful.”~ Holy Quran 3:104 (Safi Kaskas) In this week's sohbet, I wish Nahdlatul Ulama a very happy 96th birthday and discuss the work of…Read more Sufi Meditation 31.01.2022
Love Is Like The Sun
Now hear me my friends, love is like the sun, shining: without love, the heart is nothing but a stone, nothing. It doesn't matter how soft, in a stony heart what rises? Soft words turn into war when poison tongue's saying. A heart that loves goes on burning, melting like wax... heart hard like stone…Read more Love Is Like The Sun
Friday Reflections 28.01.2022
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
Sufi Meditation 24.01.2022
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “By God’s mercy, you (Prophet) were gentle toward them. If you had been rude and hard-hearted, they would have turned away from you. Pardon them, ask forgiveness for them, and consult them about the matter, but once you decide on a course of action, put your trust in God. God loves those…Read more Sufi Meditation 24.01.2022
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 14.01.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the Tenth Discourse of Shaykh Abdul-Qadir Al-Jilani from the book, “The Removal of Cares” (Jala Al-Khawatir), pages 77-82 in my copy of the book, translated by Muhtar Holland (1997). May Allah ﷻ bless, forgive, and guide us all. 🤲🏻 https://youtu.be/libbD8PEjAA Recorded live on 14th January 2022.
Sufi Meditation 10.01.2022
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him], go in among My worshipers, and into My Garden.”~ Holy Quran 89:29-30 (Safi Kaskas) “On the day I die, when I'm beingcarried toward the grave, don't weep.Don't say, ‘He's gone! He's gone!'Death has nothing to do with going away.The sun sets and the…Read more Sufi Meditation 10.01.2022
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 