Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak 🙏🏻 I read and discuss Chapter 5, “The Wisdom of Rapturous Love in the Word of Abraham” from Ibn Al'Arabi's book, “The Bezels of Wisdom”, pages 90-95 in my copy of the book, translated by R. W. J. Austin (1980) with my good friend Muhammad Tsany Qudsi in Indonesia. https://youtu.be/6jbyXU7kY9E…Read more Friday Reflections 06.08.2021
Sufism
Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 05.08.2021
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “[God said], ‘O Messengers, eat good things and do good. I know all that you do. This community of yours is one community, and I am your Lord, so be ever conscious of Me.’”~ Holy Quran 23:51-2 (Safi Kaskas) In this week's sohbet, I discuss the importance of building communities and business…Read more Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 05.08.2021
One Worthy Of Your Love
By Yunus Emre Can one live in the world of love, knowing nothing? All of us care about something... all, love something. There are a hundred thousand loves in Truth's world: deep inside yourself, One worthy you will be finding. It is the love of the Compassionate... Merciful One, versus loving Satan, the reject: your…Read more One Worthy Of Your Love
A Strong Thread
By Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil Al-Haqqani I have met so many people here in the West who have delved deeply into the great traditions of the East. They have acquired wisdom through seeking it. They have read, traveled, listened and learned. The attraction for everything oriental is a divine inspiration in the hearts of Western…Read more A Strong Thread
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
The Importance of Dhikr
Keep Your Tongue Busy The angels will raise your pure `amal when your tongue is pure, when it is busy in dhikrullah. Because if you don’t do dhikrullah your tongue will go somewhere else, maybe it gets busy in gheeba and nameema, in backbiting and spreading false rumors and accusations, speaking on this one, on…Read more The Importance of Dhikr
Hold The Hand Of Awliya’ullah
Awliyaullah (Friends of Allah) are like the circumference of a circle. The circle is composed of points. On its circumference there are countless points. Yet the circle’s center consists of but a single point, and from that point each saint receives light and power. The radii of the circle extend to every point on the…Read more Hold The Hand Of Awliya’ullah
Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 22.07.2021
Salam alaikum and Eid Mubarak! 🙏🏻 In this week's sohbet, I discuss self-sacrifice and spiritual advancement. Followed by the traditional weekly dhikr/meditation of the Naqshbandi tariqat. 🧙♂️📿💓 https://youtu.be/ApK_7eE9J7U Recorded live on 22nd July 2021
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 