Ibn Ajibah on the Hadhrah
Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim
Peace and blessings on Muhammad, his family and companions
Ibn Ajiba said,
Dancing is divided into three categories:
1. The forbidden.
2. The permissible.
3. The recommended.
1. The forbidden category is the dancing of the common with ladies and youths present. This can lead to spoiling and uncontrolled lower natures, and satanic selves [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on August 25, 2006 | No Comments »
Bismillah,
My Shaikh reccomended this essay by C.S Lewis. In it, there is a warning from being a part of an inner circle of individuals who look down on others outside of their group.
“The Inner Ring”
May I read you a few lines from Tolstoy’s War and Peace?
When Boris entered the room, Prince Andrey was listening [...]
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Posted in Ihsan (Tasawwuf) on August 23, 2006 | No Comments »
Bismillah,
For about 9 months now, I have planned on translating this wonderful piece. However, Allah decreed that Sidi Abdus Samad beat me to it by 27 years. This translation is from one of the books of Shaikh Ahmad ibn Mustafa al-’Alawi al-Mustaghanemi of Algeria, one of the Grand Shaikhs of the Shadhiliyyah Darqawiyyah path-from which [...]
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