Following are rough notes covering highlights from the CII talk by Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed db on the recent tragedy that took place in Peshawar, Pakistan. —— While we were here in a short stay, as many of our listeners will know, an event had happened – an event that was not just spread by the … Continue Reading
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Have you ever offered a Salah like Haatim Asam R.A?
A few weeks ago I was praying next to my room-heater. The congested space is only enough for a janamaz to fit in, which means that one has to be in close proximity to the heater while praying. The cold had me huddled there, but as I prayed, the heat coming from my left quickly became too … Continue Reading
O Passive Lover, You!
“I will rouse you from your sleep, you who have given yourself up to recitation, who have taken the study of the Qur’an as a practice, who have seized upon some of its outward meanings and sentences. How long will you wander about the shore of the sea with your eyes closed to its wonders? … Continue Reading
Letting go
Open your heart and feel tranquility in your soul. Let that thought pass on don’t think! just feel the feeling of letting go. Listen closely a beautiful rose is whispering secrets, of the Secret Garden. Where Rumi (rah) used to be lost in love, forever drowning in pure white light. Look up at the sky the … Continue Reading
Where Love and Knowledge Meet
O lover of the Sacred Path O Seeker of Eternal Bliss Close your eyes & open up your heart For a beautiful journey awaits you A journey of ilm and ishq They say you don’t come here on your own But are brought here by the Gaze of His Mercy O Chosen One! if only you could’ve … Continue Reading