The light is gone. Her light. A light that spilled from one to one through the blood of the most Holy Mercy into her heart.
It left on a cloudy Sunday morning, stole away unexpectedly.
Perhaps her refusal of food and water, should have shouted it to us, shook us enough to ... Read More
“Life’s gentle breeze has abandoned me. Its mighty wind no longer fills my sails, propelling and sustaining my journey.”
My mother-in-law, an ancient woman laced with crepe paper skin and mounds of sagging flesh lay thinking to herself.
As we sat together, I planted one hand on her head and the other ... Read More
Peace and Blessing,
Bismi’llah ar-Rahman, ar-Rahim
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
I would like to talk now about what the Sufi’s call the Stations of the Way or the Stations of the Heart. The Sufi Path we have said before is the path of purification. It is the journey ... Read More
Peace and Blessing,
Bismi’llah ar-Rahman, ar-Rahim
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
From, Music of the Soul
Maybe someone has said to you, “There are many religions,” but know there is only one religion- the religion of mercy, the religion of politeness. When you find this religion, then come and follow ... Read More
Peace and Blessing,
Bismi’llah ar-Rahman, ar-Rahim
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
From Music of the Soul, At-Taslim, Surrender to God
If anyone wants to walk in the way and to live in the garden, then he must leave his body, his heart, and his soul, and be only with God, ... Read More
Peace and Blessing,
Bismi’llah ar-Rahman, ar-Rahim
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
Ok, so you are living your life going through your daily duties. Are you moving closer to God? We’ve said earlier that purification of the heart is the key to gaining success with God. If your heart becomes ... Read More
Peace and Blessing,
Bismi'llah ar-Rahman, ar-Rahim
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
How can we really love ourselves? Love ourselves in the real deep way?
The Master Shaykh writes, "When you love your brothers and sisters, when you give everything to your brothers and sisters, when you see the face of ... Read More
Peace and Blessing,
Bismi’llah ar-Rahman, ar-Rahim
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
Anyone who wants to live in the garden of the soul needs to clean his body of all the things he carries because he carries the qualities of God. God has ninety-nine qualities but He has only one ... Read More
Peace and Blessing,
Bismi'll, ar-Rahman, ar-Rahim
In the Name of God, The Merciful, The Compassionate.
From the book: "Meanings of the Names of Our Lord"
Al-Quddus, The Holy
Exalted and Glorious
He is Allah beside whom none has the right to be worshipped but He, the King, the Holy, the One free from all defects, the ... Read More
Do you get angry? I know that I do at times. Indeed, I would suggest that most of us find this a troublesome emotion that is difficult to control. Fortunately, a Sufi Master, a master of the heart, has given us supreme guidance for reining in this difficult emotion.
Anger is ... Read More
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