Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! Shah Naqshband: Part 4 I read and discuss the part of the life and teachings of Shaykh Muhammad Bahauddin Shah Naqshband from the book, “The Naqshbandi Sufi Way, History and Guidebook of the Saints of the Golden Chain” by Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, pages 181-85. May Allah ﷻ bless…Read more Friday Reflections 17.09.2021
Sufism
Friday Reflections 10.09.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! Shah Naqshband: Part 3 I read and discuss the life and teachings of Shaykh Muhammad Bahauddin Shah Naqshband from the book, “The Naqshbandi Sufi Way, History and Guidebook of the Saints of the Golden Chain” by Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, pages 177-181. May Allah ﷻ bless our shaykhs and…Read more Friday Reflections 10.09.2021
Mercy Oceans
Don't pray for a drop, when Allah ﷻ wants to grant you an ocean...
Friday Reflections 03.09.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! Shah Naqshband: Part 2 I read and discuss the life and teachings of Shaykh Muhammad Bahauddin Shah Naqshband from the book, “The Naqshbandi Sufi Way, History and Guidebook of the Saints of the Golden Chain” by Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, pages 167-177. May Allah ﷻ bless our shaykhs and…Read more Friday Reflections 03.09.2021
Foolish Pride of Ego
“Allah created ego [nefs] and asked him to come to His presence; but ego went back. When Allah asked him to go back, he came nearer. Whatever Allah ordered, ego did the opposite. Allah asked him, ‘Who am I and who are you?’, ordering him to declare that he is servant to Him. But ego…Read more Foolish Pride of Ego
Tribute by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani ❤️
From the book "Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition" (2003)Shah Bahauddin Naqshband (q) was born on 14 Muharram, 717 Hijri/1317 CE, in the village of Qasr al-’Arifan near Bukhara. Allah granted him miraculous powers in his childhood. He had been taught about the secret of this tariqat by his first teacher, Sayyid Muhammad Baba…Read more Tribute by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani ❤️
Who Controls Your Heart?
“The biggest war that we are doing [is] for our hearts. Shaithan [is] rushing to come and sit through your hearts. Shaithan [is] coming and putting his flag through your hearts. Then you should be under his command. And angels [are] coming to defeat Shaithan, to make your hearts for Allah Almighty. If you are…Read more Who Controls Your Heart?
Trust In God
As I looked outside, I saw some sparrows hopping about on the roof. We also have sparrows in Cyprus, and I wondered what the living conditions were like for sparrows here in London. So I asked the sparrow, “Are you in any difficulties living here in London? If so, I may ask the sparrows in…Read more Trust In God
Tariqat Is The Right Way
Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Adil ق “When some things happen, people want to make decisions right away. They keep asking what is right, and if it’s right or wrong. You shouldn’t hurry with it. How do we know if it’s right? Things which comply with Ahlu s-Sunnah wa l-Jama’ah, with humanity and Islam are good. But…Read more Tariqat Is The Right Way
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 