There are three primary enemies and causes of destruction and misguidance for humanity: 1. The desires of the ego (Hawa Al Nafs). Also known as
Category: Dhkir
A Sufi Work on the Stations of the Heart
Nicholas Heer The excerpt translated below is from the beginning of a Sufi work on the stations of the heart.1 In the original Arabic manuscript
The Signs of a Shaikh-e-Kamil (The Perfect and Qualified Shaikh)
ByShaikh Muhammad Masihullah Khan Sherwani Jalalabadi ( رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ ) A Shaikh is one who has full knowledge and experience of spiritual ailments (amradh-e-batinah), attributes
How to Cope with Self-Isolation, According to a 9th Century Islamic Philosopher
Al Kindi (Alkindus) - The Philosopher of the Arabs
Ibn Arabi – A Prayer for Spiritual Elevation and Protection
‘Whoever recites this prayer will be like the sun and the moon among the stars’ This is a much-loved prayer by Ibn Arabi. The Dawr
What is Sufism ?
Annemarie Schimmel – Mystical Dimensions of Islam In recent years many books have been published on Sufism and the spiritual life in Islam. Each of
The Sufi path
William C. Chittick More than a thousand years ago, a teacher called Ali the son of Ahmad, who hailed from the town of Bushanj in
“I never made du’a to Allah for anything except that He gave it to me … except for one thing”
Imam ibnul Jawzi (rahimahullah) wrote a book about the virtues of Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) in which he details a beautiful story that teaches us the
Allah’s Magestic Name of al-Wadud (وَدُودٌ)
A talk given by Sh Yasir Qadhi on June 14 2016 at the Memphis Islamic Center Allah’s Magestic Name of al-Wadud (وَدُودٌ) Regarding the beautiful
General loud dhikr is clearly proven from many Ahadith
General loud dhikr is clearly proven from many Ahadith. See the following Hadith: إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَلاَئِكَةً يَطُوفُونَ فِي الطُّرُقِ يَلْتَمِسُونَ أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ، فَإِذَا وَجَدُوا قَوْمًا