The delay in receiving the divine response
This is extracted and adapted from Shaykh Ibn Ata Allah Iskandari’s (r.a) al Hikam. Do not despair when, in spite of intense supplication, there is a delay in receiving the expected gift. […]
This is extracted and adapted from Shaykh Ibn Ata Allah Iskandari’s (r.a) al Hikam. Do not despair when, in spite of intense supplication, there is a delay in receiving the expected gift. […]
Following is an excerpt from one of Ayatollah Abdullah Javadi Amoli’s work on reason and religion. One of the most important questions is that of the relationship between ‘aql (reason-intellect) and […]
If the person has a need let him ask his Lord for it in his prayer. Allah said about Prophet Zakariya (a.s): “The angels called out to him while he […]
FIRST POINT: With all the aspects of its miraculousness and the truths it contains, which prove its truth, the Qur’an is a miracle of Muhammad. In the same way the Prophet Muhammad(s.a.w) , […]
The following is taken from Imam Abdallah Ibn-Alawi Al-Haddad’s (q.s) Risalatu’l Mu’awanah You must, O my brother and sister, improve the soundness and sincerity of your intentions, examine them, and reflect […]
The following is extracted and adapted from Muwatta of Imam Malik bin Anas (r.a.) Allah says: …establish regular Prayer: for Prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; and remembrance of […]
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 […]
Two of the keys to Divine assistance are neediness (faqr) and thankfulness (shukr). A practical way to this before one’s actions is to take a deep breath, bringing to mind […]
The following is taken from Imam Nawawi’s (r.a) Riyad al-Salihin (‘Gardens of the Righteous’) translated by. Ustadha Ayesha Bewley, chapter 74 Allah Almighty says, “those who control their rage and pardon […]
For Ibn Arabi (q.s) there are nine ‘mothers of all good’, which are the basis of all spiritual practice and realisation of human potential. Of these the chief one, he says, is […]