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• The True Richness

  
  ibn ayyub — Authority: 106
  by Shaykh Abû Ammâr Yasir al-Qadhî Many people mistakenly assume that true wealth and real treasure is that of money. It is indeed true that wealth is a great blessing from Allah which He bestows upon His servants. And the one who earns it purely, and spends it properly, and gives it to those that deserve it, ...
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• Don’t give me back…

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
            “Don’t give me back to my old companions. No friend but you. Inside you I rest from wanting. Don’t let me be that selfishness again."   Unseen Rain. Quatrains of Rumi. By John Moyne and Coleman ...
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• Sufis and Jesus

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  Christianity is rooted in the belief that Jesus is the Son of God, so is Islam’s version of Christ a source of tension, or a way of building bridges between the world’s two largest faiths? The Sufi philosopher al-Ghazali described Jesus as "the prophet of the soul" and the Sufi master Ibn Arabi called him "the ...
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• Sufism

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  “The basis of Sufism is consideration of the hearts and feelings of others. If you haven’t the will to gladden someone’s heart, then at least beware lest you hurt someone’s heart, for on our path, no sin exists but this.” Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, Master of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order. sufism tasawwuf ...
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• Arabic Traces In Ridges of Sand By Mustapha Marrouchi

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  Posted on 07 December 2009 by Sailanmuslim For the uninitiated, the flowing of lines and seemingly idiosyncratic spattering of dots and dashes that characterize the Arabic script can appear an inscrutable enigma. That it is a cursive system with few clues as to exactly where discrete elements find their ...
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• Understanding Islam by Frithjof Schuon

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  A short piece from a classic book that introduces the Sufi understanding of Islam, with thanks to the friend who sent it to me. — Surah al-Fatihah (The Opening Chapter of the Qur’an) “That which opens” (the Qur’an) has a capital importance, for it constitutes the unanimous prayer of Islam. It is ...
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• Three Books on Sufism

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  You can read these books online. The titles are: Ikmalush Shiyam Description : Ikmalush Shiyam (Perfection of Morals) is a treatise for the Muhibbeen (Lovers of Allah). Although every Mu’min is a Lover of Allah, this treatise is largely directed to the attention of the Muhibbeen who are conscious of ...
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• Sufism. An Article

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  The author has named it "Sufism, the other face of Islam". Unfortunately, when we speak of Islam, many are reminded of Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, terrorism, bigotry, oppression of women. But not all of Islam is the case (not all Basques are ETA). There is a large moderate Islam, and within it, a current ...
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• GLOSSARY OF SUFISM 12. Muraaqabah

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  المراقبة Watchfulness ( muraaqabah ) "Watchfulness" is the servants perpetual concious condition in which Allah is instructed [of everything], or the one who respects Gods rights ( huquuq Alllah ) secretely and openly, keeping pure from all illusion, sincere in his veneration ( ihtiraam ). She is ...
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• Love

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  “You will not arrive at a satisfactory state in religion unless you treat all creations with reverence and do not disdain any being as long as God has created it.” Ibn Al-Arabi sufism tasawwuf sufi poems sufi masters
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• Turkey to honor Persian poet Mowlavi

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  Turkey is planning to hold a ceremony in commemoration of the world-renowned Persian poet Mowlavi in his eternal resting place in Konya. The 10-day event will include mystic musical performances and various symposiums about the Sufi poet. Visitors will also have the chance to watch Whirling Dervishes dancing ...
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• Solitude and Isolation

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  "There’s a difference between solitude and isolation," Sister Charlene said. "True solitude puts you more in touch. Part of the contemplative life is to be for goodness, in whatever form it takes. Every religion has a contemplative tradition — Islam, Sufism. If we ever meet on the contemplative level, if we can ...
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• Sufism Books

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  More E-Books you can find at the "PEARLS OF WISDOM" Section (left bottom side of this blog) TITLES: Sufis of Sindh Dr. Motilal Jotwani (1986) Early Turkish Mystics in Turkish Literature (2006) Memed Faud Koprula Discourses of Rumi (It is What It is - Fihi Ma Fihi) (1999-2000) A. J. Arberry The ...
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• New E-Book added to Pearls of Wisdom Section

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  DOCTRINE OF THE ONENESS OF BEING, by William C. Chittick " Ebnol-Arabi [sic], known as the "Greatest Master", was the most influential of all those Sufis who employed the language of philosophy to express the teacings of Islam. Born in Murcia in Muslim Spain in 560/1165, he exhibited his outstanding spiritual ...
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• The paradox of the duty of perfection in the doctrine of Ibn Arabi

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  Claude Addas Laqad khalaqnā-l insān fī ahsanī taqwīm (Q. 95:4). This Quranic verse which affirms that God created man with the most perfect stature is echoed – at least in one of its meanings – in a hadīth according to which God created Adam according to His form (alā sūratihi) .[ 1 ] The affixed ...
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• Sufis have no interest to be respected, praised, served or in money minting

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  Mahroof Shah Qayshari, Junayd, Ghazali, Ibn Arabi, Sirhindi and other great masters of Sufism have always been critical of corruptions in Sufi practice at the hands of ignorant dervishes, addicts, madmen, occultists, guardians of the shrines, so-called peers posing as Sufi masters and libertine pseudoSufis. ...
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• Ode Ibn Arabi

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  O Marvel! a garden amidst the flames. My heart has become capable of every form: it is a pasture for gazelles and a convent for Christian monks, and a temple for idols and the pilgrims Kaaba, and the tables of the Torah and the book of the Quran. I follow the religion of Love: whatever way Loves camels ...
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• The Tree of Being

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  THE TREE OF BEING by Ibn Arabi interpreted by Tosun Bayra. The Tree of Being (Shajarat al-Kawn) is a treatise written by Ibn Arabi (1165-1240), one of the greatest figures in both Islamic and universal mysticism. He wrote close to five hundred books and manuscripts. Many of them are short, but some, like Fusus al ...
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• “Mirage Landscapes”

  
  ~:: MARYAM ::~ Tasawwuf Blog — Authority: 127
  Press preview: Thursday December 3, 2009 3 pm Opening Reception: Sunday December 6, 2009 2 – 5 PM Exhibition Dates: Friday December 4, 2009 – Sunday January 24, 2010 Crossing Art is pleased to announce the opening of Mirage Landscapes: Paintings by Fareen Butt. The Mirage Series is a collection of ...
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• Turkish Religious Music

  
  Abdur Rahman's Corner — Authority: 99
  Peace, one and all… Here are some beautiful religious songs from Turkey, from a number of different traditions.  Enjoy and may Allah bless all who pass by… Sedat Ucan: Ilanim Var Sedat Ucan: Aglaya Aglaya Dondum Mevlana Gibi Eyvallah Sahim Eyvallah Ma’as salama, Abdur Rahman
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