Istighraq (Immersion)
Literally meaning absorption, diving into, becoming deeply involved in, istighraq (immersion) denotes transportation by joy, oblivion of the…
Belief
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The Travelers of Light
The travelers of light have always endeavored to surpass mere corporeality. Their attitude has always manifested in a…
Minorities Opposing Oppression: Hanukah and Jihad
In Arabic, the word Jihad is a noun meaning the activity of “striving and/or persevering.” According to Prophet…
Taqwa
Question: What does taqwa mean and what needs to be done to achieve it? Taqwa is having the…
Ightirab – Doubled Separation
Ightirab (doubled separation) is a feeling resembling that which arises from falling into error after reform, or night…
Another Eclipse Is Over
Never despair, keep your willpower alive If you can, be a source of hope for all Our society…
Religious Values and Public Service
Religion has been an important part of human civilization. Anthropologists have theorized that after hunter-gatherers settled down and…
Love and Obedience
Question: “Love should be learned from Satan and obedience from Adam.” What does this statement, which is originally…
Ghurba (Separation)
Literally meaning the state of being a foreigner, homelessness, loneliness, separation, and being a stranger in one’s own…
Religion and Science as One
“On some evenings we would attend faculty parties,” she said. “It was a heady atmosphere, as we spent…
Nobody Can Be Religious for Another Person – I Had to Affirm That for Myself
Religion today is not perceived as it was in the past. This is true throughout the world, but…
Being on the Way: A Bouquet of Thoughts on the Path to the Divine
If these guides happen to be the experienced, knowledgeable, and conscientious masters of that field, then, without any…
We Are Not Spectators: A Christian Perspective
In a letter to G-20 leaders in 2013 Pope Francis stated, “It is regrettable that, from the very…
To Reach “The Emerald Hills of The Heart”
Question: What are the pathways to better experience and benefit from journeying into the horizons of our spirituality,…
Chaos and Flourishing Hopes
None of us are willing to remain in the period to which we belong; we use our imagination,…