Self-Confidence
Question: What is the believers’ version of the concept of self-confidence or self-esteem? Can we strike a balance…
Belief
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Believers Do Not Fall… No Matter How Shaken They May Be
Do not, then, be faint of heart, nor grieve, for you are always the superior side, if you…
How Finite Becomes Infinite
Followers of the Abrahamic religions-Muslims, Christians, and Jews in general-believe in an eternal life after death, in one…
Taqwa (Piety)
Taqwa is derived from wiqaya, which means self-defense and avoidance. Sufis define it as protecting oneself from God’s…
Translation of Sufi Poetry
The misunderstanding and the misconception by some Western readers that Sufi poetry is strongly tinged with sensuality and…
Because of me
Question: What are the matters that believers should always keep in mind with regard to the fact that…
Satan and His Contemporary Followers
Satan is a miserable and accursed one, who has fallen away from God’s Mercy, whose task is to…
Zuhd (Asceticism)
Zuhd, which literally means renouncing worldly pleasures and resisting carnal desires, is defined by Sufis as indifference to…
How do we distinguish between the desire to emulate and envy?
How do we distinguish between the desire to emulate and envy? What are your thoughts regarding the charities…
Towards Spelling Out Our Own Line of Thought
In the past, “Islam” used to come into our people’s minds first as far as “religion” was concerned,…
Raja (Hope or Expectation)
For a Sufi, Raja means waiting for that which he or she wholeheartedly desires to come into existence,…
Victory of the Spirit
Q: What is the meaning of “victory” for a believer, and how is it realized? Human life in…
Days of Depression and Our Atlas of Hope
Today, almost everybody speaks about “material welfare and comfort,” without seeing any values other than these, or rather without…
On Hibernation and Bedsores
You would have thought them awake though they were asleep. We caused them to turn over to the…
Time Management in the Life of the Prophet Muhammad
In the preface to his book The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, Michael…