Mushahada (Observation)
Mushahada (observation) means using insight to see in Divine Acts the Divine Names that give existence to them,…
Belief
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Repairing the Stronghold of Faith
Question: Bediuzzaman says that the stronghold of faith has been damaged for years. What needs to be done…
Mukashafa (Disclosure)
Mukashafa (derived from kashf, meaning discovering or unveiling) denotes that the Divine mysteries will be disclosed to those…
How Is Baby Affected If The Parents’ Blood Types Do Not Match?
Happy start Your blood type is one of the least important matters in your life unless you are…
Talwin and Tamkin (Coloring and Self-Possession)
Meaning coloring, taking on a color, painting, and presenting different views, talwin (coloring) in the Sufi language is…
Surur (Rejoicing)
Meaning joy and delight, surur (rejoicing) is a kind of contentment that embraces a person from both within…
Waqt (Time)
In the language of Islamic Sufism, waqt (time) denotes the time when the Divine gifts pour on a…
Prejudice and Ways to Avoid It in Education
Prejudices are attitudes that may lead to the stereotyping of and discrimination against certain groups, usually minorities. Psychologists…
Istighraq (Immersion)
Literally meaning absorption, diving into, becoming deeply involved in, istighraq (immersion) denotes transportation by joy, oblivion of the…
Sincerity
“Always intend to earn God’s good pleasure when performing your deeds, for God accepts deeds that are done…
Ightirab – Doubled Separation
Ightirab (doubled separation) is a feeling resembling that which arises from falling into error after reform, or night…
Ghurba (Separation)
Literally meaning the state of being a foreigner, homelessness, loneliness, separation, and being a stranger in one’s own…
Wresting Jihad from the Jihadists
I departed Brussels a few days before the March 22, 2016, attacks which killed over thirty people, injured…
Spring’s Ballad
When the time is due, you will see that a new spring has come. Roses bloom, nightingales sing,…
Muslims, We Have to Critically Review Our Understanding of Islam
I share profound frustration with a billion-and-a-half Muslims around the world at the fact that such groups commit…