Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the Forty-Fourth Discourse of Shaykh Abdul-Qadir Al-Jilani from the book, “The Sublime Revelation” (Al-Fath ar-Rabbani), pages 280-285 in my copy of the book, translated by Muhtar Holland (1992). May Allah ﷻ grant that we may be successful in this life and in the hereafter, and guard…Read more Friday Reflections 04.11.2022
Qadiri
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.
Shaykh Dr Abdalqadir as-Sufi, 1930-2021, RIP
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioun. Shaykh Dr Abdalqadir as-Sufi, of the Darqawi-Shadhili-Qadiri Tariqa, passed away peacefully in his sleep during the early hours of this morning (Sunday, 1st August, 2021). His spiritual inheritance comes from Sheikh Muhammad ibn al-Habib of Meknes and Sheikh Muhammad al-Fayturi of Benghazi. Shaykh Abdalqadir spent many decades in the…Read more Shaykh Dr Abdalqadir as-Sufi, 1930-2021, RIP
Friday Reflections 30.07.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani's advice on choosing a teacher of Islam, a shaykh or murshid, from the “Utterances of Shaikh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani” (Malfuzat), pages 46-51, translated by Muhtar Holland (1998). May Allah ﷻ grant us to be humble, and guide our hearts in the ways…Read more Friday Reflections 30.07.2021
Friday Reflections 07.05.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss Chapter 4 “On Knowledge” from Shaykh Abdul-Qadir Al-Jilani's book, “The Secret of Secrets”, pages 26-30 in my copy of the book, translated by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi al-Halveti (1992). https://youtu.be/e6RDDUfsWbI Recorded live on 7th May 2021
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
Friday Reflections 05.03.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss Chapter 11 “The Joy of Being Good and the Misery of the Rebel” from Shaykh Abdul-Qadir Al-Jilani's book, “The Secret of Secrets”, pages 58-64 in my copy of the book, translated by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi al-Halveti (1992). May Allah ﷻ guide and inspire us all…Read more Friday Reflections 05.03.2021
Friday Reflections 19.02.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read and discuss the Nineteenth Discourse of Shaykh Abdul-Qadir Al-Jilani from the book, “The Sublime Revelation” (Al-Fath ar-Rabbani), pages 136-141 in my copy of the book, translated by Muhtar Holland (1992). May Allah ﷻ bless, forgive, and guide us all. 🤲🏻 https://youtu.be/ktSRAwlImjw
Hadrat Abdul-Qadir Al-Jilani
As-Sayyid Sultanul Awliya Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad ‘Adil ar-Rabbani Hazretleri ق ṣuḥbat, 5 December 2019 / 8 Rabī‘u l-Akhir 1441, Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul, Turkey As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuh. A‘ūdhu billāhi minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. Aṣ-ṣalātu wa s-salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-awwalīna wa l-ākhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllah, madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, madad…Read more Hadrat Abdul-Qadir Al-Jilani
Friday Reflections 04.12.2020
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! Reading is highly encouraged and beneficial to our hearts and souls, especially reading the works of scholars and saints. I'm always amazed how relevant many of the words of great scholars and saints (Awliyah Allah) – especially the saints, can be, even after many centuries have passed. This week I…Read more Friday Reflections 04.12.2020
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 