Every Monday at 5 pm in the Oasis Lounge at the University of Birmingham's Multi-Faith Chaplaincy, St. Francis Hall (UoB building O2, Edgbaston campus). Event will include a spiritual talk (sohbet), meditation (dhikr), fellowship and open discussion about issues around Islam and spirituality. Everyone is welcome. I look forward to seeing you all.
Sufism
Friday Reflections 29.10.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! This week I read and discuss whether we should celebrate Mawlid an-Nabi, by reading a Fatwa from the Awqaf of Dubai by Dr. Isa al-Mani al-Humayri reprinted in The Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine, Volume 3, "The Prophet: Commemorations, Visitation and His Knowledge of the Unseen" by Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Hisham…Read more Friday Reflections 29.10.2021
Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 28.10.2021
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “A messenger has come to you from among yourselves. Your suffering weighs heavily upon him. He is deeply concerned for you and full of compassion and mercy towards the believers.”~ Holy Quran 9:128 (Safi Kaskas) In this week's sohbet, I discuss the sacrifice of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ throughout his life to…Read more Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 28.10.2021
Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 14.10.2021
Salam alaikum! 🙏🏻 “God and His angels bless the Prophet, so, believers, bless him and give yourselves up in total submission [to his message].”~ Holy Quran 33:56 (Safi Kaskas) In this week's sohbet, I discuss Mawlid an-Nabi and the immense importance of the Prophet Muhammad within Islam. Followed by the traditional weekly dhikr/meditation of the…Read more Weekly Sohbet and Dhikr 14.10.2021
Friday Reflections 08.10.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! This week I read and discuss spiritual sicknesses, reading from Irshad: Wisdom of a Sufi Master by Shaykh Muzaffer Ozak Al-Jerrahi (p.135-9). https://youtu.be/r5zT_f2ozps Recorded live on 8th October 2021
Look For Teachers
Many people have asked me over the years: Who should we follow? There are so many different shaykhs, imams, preachers, who should we follow or learn from? I advise people to look for teachers rather than preachers. A teacher is someone who you visit and spend time with to learn from because they have knowledge…Read more Look For Teachers
What of Dervishness?
By Yunus Emre You, go on saying I'm a dervish, in me is what ofdervishness? Summer is true land of dervishes, in winter I doless! I took name of ‘dervish’, in its our forms was clothed:but when I saw the Path ahead what I did wasshameless! I, proud of dervish cloak and cap, saw it…Read more What of Dervishness?
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 