Mawlid With Sh. Hamza Yusuf & Imam Zayd Shakir
Posted in Uncategorized on December 30, 2006 | No Comments »
Sidi Salman of Contemplating Chishti wrote a wonderful piece on a small Mawlid gathering held with some Shuyukh. Enjoy.
Archive for December, 2006
Dalail al-Khayrat
Posted in Uncategorized on December 29, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Dalail al Khayrat
I miss the Maghrib. Please check out this site and donate a copy of Dalail al-Khairat if you are able.
Among the Norse Tribes: The Remarkable Account of Ibn Fadlan
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21, 2006 | No Comments »
Bismillah,
seeing that I am at the present moment, living among these people, I found this article quite interesting:
Among the Norse Tribes: The Remarkable Account of Ibn Fadlan
‘Ud Oh How I Love Thee-The Hidden History of Scented Wood
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21, 2006 | No Comments »
The Hidden History of Scented Wood
al-Shafi’i:Gold is just dust when still in the ground.
And ‘ud, in its country of origin,
Is just another kind of firewood.
From Shaikh Ahmad al-Zarruq
Posted in Ihsan (Tasawwuf) on December 19, 2006 | 2 Comments »
According to Sahl al-Tustari, we must avoid three types of people, heedless tyrants, fawning jurists and ignorant Sufi’s.The first are so proud of themselves that they consider all other men below their standard. The second are hypercritical and cruel with regard to others’ mistakes, paying no attention to their own. The third claim what they [...]
Sleep habits, rising early, missing Fajr and more
Posted in Ihsan (Tasawwuf) on December 17, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Bismillah
‘‘Fajr is the Shaikh of the Sufis”-Shaikh Abdul Rahman al-Shaghuri
I have always been fascinated with sleep. This last Ramadan, I was getting more than eight hours of sleep, yet still found myself dosing off in class towards one o’clock. Sleep and I have had our good times and bad. We have what you might [...]
Dhikr performed in a group-Shaikh Abdul Qadir ‘Isa
Posted in Uncategorized on December 14, 2006 | No Comments »
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Dhikr Performed in a Group
Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir ‘Isa (Translated by Aisha Bewley)
Acts of worship performed in a group – which include dhikru’llah – are more excellent than acts of worship done alone. The hearts meet in the group, and in the group people find mutual help and harmony. The weak can take from [...]
Selections from Kitab al-Tanwir of Sidi Ibn Ata’illah
Posted in Ihsan (Tasawwuf) on December 10, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Bismillah,
Last night, I was unable to sleep due to some anxieties that have found their way into my life. Sometimes when I get stressed, I toss and turn in a temporary bout of insomnia. So last night, while I lay there thinking about some of the things going on in my life, I thought to [...]
More about Masalih: Guidelines for al-Masālih al-Mursalah
Posted in Islam (Fiqh) on December 6, 2006 | No Comments »
Bismillah, more about al-Masalih al-Mursalah
More about Masalih: Negating Equality between harms and benefits
Posted in Islam (Fiqh) on December 6, 2006 | No Comments »
Bismillah, more about al-Masalih al-Mursalah
