Wishing everyone a Happy Hijri New Year! Muharram, the first month of the Hijri calendar, is a very sacred month for all Muslims, marking both Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his companions hijra (migration) to Medina, and the martyrdom of his beloved grandson Imam Hussain, on whom be peace, and close companions who paid the ultimate…Read more Hijri New Year 1442
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Choosing a Teacher 13.08.2020
Sohbet from last Thursday's online dhikr. Many people have asked me over the years who we should listen to and follow? There are so many shaykhs, religious and spiritual teachers and preachers of religion. Who is right? Who should we listen to? This can be intimidating, especially for people who don't have much knowledge of…Read more Choosing a Teacher 13.08.2020
Friday Reflections 14.08.2020
Salam alaikum. Jummah Mubarak. This week I discuss a question about Hadra and Sufism, and close with a reading of The Thirteen Letter of Fifteen Letters by Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani which concerns the significance of the Quranic verse, “Allah is the Light of the heavens and earth” (24:35). Don't let the bidah brigade make…Read more Friday Reflections 14.08.2020
Friday Reflections 07.08.2020
Salam alaikum. Jummah Mubarak. This week I read and discuss The First Letter of Fifteen Letters by Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani which concerns the initial stage of attraction by the Truth (jadhbat al-Haqq). An interesting point about this letter, and indeed all the letters in the book, are the extensive references to the Holy Quran.…Read more Friday Reflections 07.08.2020
Friday and Eid Reflections 31.07.2020
Jummah Mubarak and Happy Eid ul Adha! Wishing everyone a happy and blessed Eid and discussing a little about the origins of this holy day. May Allah bless you all. 🤲🏻 https://youtu.be/AOLso6IjYC0
Friday Reflections 24.07.2020
Salam alaikum. Jummah Mubarak. This week I read and discuss one of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim's sohbets in Mercy Oceans Rising Sun (1986) titled, “No One is Refused” that goes into how we approach, treat, and respect one another as Human Beings, on the Human level transcending differences of belief, gender, age, and all other distinctions.…Read more Friday Reflections 24.07.2020
Friday Reflections 17.07.2020
Salam alaikum. Jummah Mubarak. In this week’s Friday Reflections I read from the Conference of the Birds by Shaykh Farid ud-Din Attar, reflecting on the story of the partridge and attachment to the things of this world. https://youtu.be/oNmpiBp-x2E
Friday Reflections 10.07.2020
Salam alaikum. Jummah Mubarak. In this week’s Friday Reflections I read from Mercy Oceans Endless Horizons (1981) by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil Al-Haqqani, and discuss the how we achieve happiness, along with our rights and responsibilities as citizens within our societies. https://youtu.be/vgHt8sn_i40
Try not to Hate
https://youtu.be/Lg-MqzP6-E0 Mawlana Shaykh Nazim ‘Adil Al-Haqqani Sohbat, 25 September 1989 It is the horizon of humanity, a person reaching to highest position of humanity, then that hate goes from him. Under (that horizon) it always that people hating, loving, fighting, coming in peace - so many things. But real wisdom from old nations, from old…Read more Try not to Hate
Friday Reflections 03.07.2020
Salam alaikum. Jummah Mubarak. In this week’s Friday Reflections I read from Liberating the Soul, A Guide for Spiritual Growth, Vol. 1 by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil Al-Haqqani, and discuss the need to be patient, especially during these difficult times. https://youtu.be/frJSTUxD2TY
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 