Wonders of the Heart
‘Self-knowledge is the foundation of the way of the wayfarers’ writes Imam Al-Ghazzali (r.a) (1058-1111) in his Ihya ‘Ulum ad-Dïn [Revivification of Religious Sciences]. Commenting on this sentence, the 17th […]
‘Self-knowledge is the foundation of the way of the wayfarers’ writes Imam Al-Ghazzali (r.a) (1058-1111) in his Ihya ‘Ulum ad-Dïn [Revivification of Religious Sciences]. Commenting on this sentence, the 17th […]
Once at the time of hajj, there was a gathering in Makkah of some friends of Allah (s.w.t.), the youngest among whom was Shaykh Junayd of Baghdad (r.a.). In that […]
Imam ibn Nasir (q.s) was involved in many areas of Islamic knowledge such as fiqh, Arabic, kalam, tafsir and tasawwuf, He is founder of the Nasiriyya zawiyya of Tamegroute. He was a […]
by concordiaetmysterium To the Muslim, God is not only the Life-Giver [Al-Muhyi] but also a fortiori Alive [Al-Hayy]: Hence, in the same way that only the Source of Existence can bestow […]
The following event appears in ‘Signs on the Horizons’ . A few days later we were told that a very great saint was coming to visit. We gathered together in […]
The following text is extracted and adapted from Imam al Ghazali’s (r.a) al-Maqsad al-asna fi sharh asma Allah al-husna. From Qur’an, “Allah! there is no god but He! To Him […]
The following text is a discourse given by Mawlana Jalal ad Din Rumi (r.a) to his disciples, and is recorded in Fihi Ma Fihi. Prophet Jesus (a.s) was asked, “What […]
A spirit that lives in this world and does not wear the shirt of love, such an existence is a deep disgrace. Be foolishly in love, because love is all […]
This beautiful anecdote appears in Tadhkirat al-Auliya of Shaykh Farid ud din Attar1 (r.a) In his lifetime, Sufyan al-Thawri2 (r.a) was known for showing compassion towards God’s creatures. One day he […]