Reflections on Sufi Wisdom, Living Tradition, and Present-Day Concerns
Exploring the lives of Sufi masters, sacred translations, Tasawwuf, history, and the social and cultural expressions born from centuries of spiritual devotion.
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The Bay’ah: A Prophetic Sunna
One of the main principles of Sufism is for the murid to give a pledge to his shaykh that he will be an obedient slave of Allah Most High, that…
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What The Seeker Needs
by Muhiyy ad-Din Ibn ‘Arabi Kitab Kunh Ma La Budda Minhu Lil-Murid | (translated by Tosun Bayrak) Bismi‘llah ir-rahman ir-rahim (In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate) All…
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Al-Murid As-Sadiq The True Murid
How the Faqir Sits Between the Hands of his Guide Bismi‘llah ir-rahman ir-rahim (In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate) Beloved, after Allah has revealed to you your…
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The Burden of Proof in God’s Law: Why Permissibility Is the Default
When I tell someone “Actually that’s not forbidden by God” and the poor thing says: “But you haven’t provided evidence from the Quran and Sunnah!”: As for interpretations of the…
