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Three Points

Today's two three cents: (more)

Divine Ghira

Another point from last evening's dars: (more)

Love & Pleasure with the Divine Will

From this evening's dars: (more)

The Superior Heart

From this evening's Latifiya: (more)

The Point

It may seem obvious but still I have to keep reminding myself that: (more)

What is al-Wahn?

On the authority of Thawban, the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: (more)

Ash'ari Abstractions?

A note from a dars by Shaykh Ahmad al Hasanat: They say, "You Ash'aris claim He is not in the world, nor out of it. He is not a substance nor a body, not in a direction nor contained by them not, not, not... in the end you are worshiping something that doesn't exist! Your claims are mere abstractions, inconceivable!" (more)

Hawa and Allah's Friends

As promised here is another important thing I've learned from Wednesday's dars. In reality the following is the result of observation and contemplation over the past few weeks that culminated at last Wednesday's dars. (more)

Seeking Triumph

From among the points in last evenining's dars and this evening's translation of it:

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Lofty Aspiration & Seeing Through to Allah

After the hadra this evening Sidna mentioned among many other worthy points related to lofty aspiration علو الهمة that the goal of the matter is grasping that one's very being is not but through Allah, most high. (more)

On Divine Love

Just a few notes from this evening's Latifiya. (more)

Sima'

I was reminded today listening to the Adil brothers at a Mawlid that sima' (listening to poems, chants and the like, and other such words sung or recited) is not something to be taken for granted. (more)

The Hal of Malik (Allah be well pleased with him)

Al hamdulillah who has pitied His slave and exposed him to His Grace in Dr. Abdul-Nasser Abul-Basal's reading of the Muwata' of Malik at Dar al Tawfiq's Shifa program. (more)

Hawa: A Bitter Enemy

That thing that just "has to be done/had" is either pleasing to Allah, beneficial to the body and soul or it isn't. (more)

Among the Traits of a True Murid

At this week's Latifiya Sidna mentioned among the traits of the true traveler is not keeping the company of wrong-doers. (more)

Why Resist?

Sidna mentioned that when the murid finds that things are just not going his way in the the world it may just be that Allah is turning him away from everything besides Him. (more)

The Hal and the Shaykh

I've observed that poor mu'amalah with Allah and his servants results in a poor hal. (more)