Shaykh Shahabuddin Suhrawardi on Adab-Behaviour towards Ulema, Shuyukh, the Travellers and the Dwellers
The honoring of ulama and of shuyukh is a great right, the non-performance whereof is exceeding disobedience as is stated in the hadith: “Whoever does not perform the shaikh‘s rights is defective in the performance of God’s rights.”… Every society,
Shaykh Shahabuddin Suhrawardi on Adab-Behaviour towards Ulema, Shuyukh, the Travellers and the Dwellers
The honoring of ulama and of shuyukh is a great right, the non-performance whereof is exceeding disobedience as is stated in the hadith: “Whoever does not perform the shaikh‘s rights is defective in the performance of God’s rights.”… Every society,
Shaykh Shahabuddin Suhrawardi on Ilm-Knowledge and Aql-Intellect
He knows not that outside their ’aql is another ’aql… Excerpt Awarif ul Ma’arif, Shahabuddin Suhrawardi (Baghdad 1144-1234), Translated Arabic to Persian by Mahmud B. Ali Al-Kashani. Translated from Persian to English by H. Wilberforce Clarke (Calcutta, 1891), Sh.Muhammad Ashraf, 1991, Lahore, p.93-95
Shaykh Shahabuddin Suhrawardi on Ilm-Knowledge and Aql-Intellect
He knows not that outside their ’aql is another ’aql… Excerpt Awarif ul Ma’arif, Shahabuddin Suhrawardi (Baghdad 1144-1234), Translated Arabic to Persian by Mahmud B. Ali Al-Kashani. Translated from Persian to English by H. Wilberforce Clarke (Calcutta, 1891), Sh.Muhammad Ashraf, 1991, Lahore, p.93-95
Shi’i Sunni Correspondence: Seeking Permission to Argue & Accepting the Challenge
Shaykh Salim al-Bishri al-Maliki (b.1832, Egypt), Shaykh al-Islam and head of the scholars in Egypt..studied at Al-Azhar and led it twice..from 1900 to 1904 and…from 1909 to 1916. Sayyid ‘Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din (b.1872, Lebanon), related to Imam Musa ibn
Shi’i Sunni Correspondence: Seeking Permission to Argue & Accepting the Challenge
Shaykh Salim al-Bishri al-Maliki (b.1832, Egypt), Shaykh al-Islam and head of the scholars in Egypt..studied at Al-Azhar and led it twice..from 1900 to 1904 and…from 1909 to 1916. Sayyid ‘Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din (b.1872, Lebanon), related to Imam Musa ibn
Devotional Music & the Indo-Pak Subcontinent
The Chishti Order is famous for its emphasis on love, tolerance, openness and ecstasy. The Order traces its origins through various saints all the way to Ali and Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be Upon him) himself. Sama or Qawwali is
Devotional Music & the Indo-Pak Subcontinent
The Chishti Order is famous for its emphasis on love, tolerance, openness and ecstasy. The Order traces its origins through various saints all the way to Ali and Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be Upon him) himself. Sama or Qawwali is
Nahj-ul-Balagha and Ibn Taymiya
But I heard my teacher, al-’Imam al-’Allamah Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah say: “Nahj-ul-Balagha is not al-Sayyid al-Radi’s product. What in this book is the utterance of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib(as) is known, and whatever is from al-Radi that is
Nahj-ul-Balagha and Ibn Taymiya
But I heard my teacher, al-’Imam al-’Allamah Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah say: “Nahj-ul-Balagha is not al-Sayyid al-Radi’s product. What in this book is the utterance of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib(as) is known, and whatever is from al-Radi that is
Prophets, the Goal of Religion and Diverse Paradigms of Perfection
The prophetic inheritances define the various modes of authentic experience and knowledge of God. In other words, to attain to true knowledge, one must know God according to a certain paradigm of human perfection defined by a specific prophet. Excerpt:
Prophets, the Goal of Religion and Diverse Paradigms of Perfection
The prophetic inheritances define the various modes of authentic experience and knowledge of God. In other words, to attain to true knowledge, one must know God according to a certain paradigm of human perfection defined by a specific prophet. Excerpt:
The Cosmos [ghayr, tajalli] and the Imaginal Reality [barzakh](not “imaginary”)
A commonly given example of an imaginal reality is a mirror image… Excerpt: Imaginal Worlds: Ibn Arabi and the Problem of Religious Diversity, William C. Chittick, Suhail Academy, Lahore, 2001, p.24 -26 What then is the cosmos? It is the
The Cosmos [ghayr, tajalli] and the Imaginal Reality [barzakh](not “imaginary”)
A commonly given example of an imaginal reality is a mirror image… Excerpt: Imaginal Worlds: Ibn Arabi and the Problem of Religious Diversity, William C. Chittick, Suhail Academy, Lahore, 2001, p.24 -26 What then is the cosmos? It is the
Festivity: Circular Movements, Rhymes and Spirituality
It is said that while the Sufi saints and faquirs performed the sama dance, their followers grinded the bhang, and took to dancing after drinking bhangura — a delicious nectar prepared from the mixture of the bhang, fruit juice and
Festivity: Circular Movements, Rhymes and Spirituality
It is said that while the Sufi saints and faquirs performed the sama dance, their followers grinded the bhang, and took to dancing after drinking bhangura — a delicious nectar prepared from the mixture of the bhang, fruit juice and
Shehnai: A Part of the Naubat – Traditional Ensemble – of Nine Instruments
shehnai, double-reed conical oboe of North India. The shehnai is made of wood, except for a flaring metal bell attached to the bottom of the instrument, and measures about 12–20 inches (30–50 cm) in length, with six to eight keyless
Shehnai: A Part of the Naubat – Traditional Ensemble – of Nine Instruments
shehnai, double-reed conical oboe of North India. The shehnai is made of wood, except for a flaring metal bell attached to the bottom of the instrument, and measures about 12–20 inches (30–50 cm) in length, with six to eight keyless
“Dar al-Taqreeb al-Madhahib al-Islamiyyah” and al-Azhar University on Shi’a and Sunni
Islam does not require a Muslim to follow a particular Madh’hab (school of thought). Rather, we say: every Muslim has the right to follow one of the schools of thought which has been correctly narrated and its verdicts have been
“Dar al-Taqreeb al-Madhahib al-Islamiyyah” and al-Azhar University on Shi’a and Sunni
Islam does not require a Muslim to follow a particular Madh’hab (school of thought). Rather, we say: every Muslim has the right to follow one of the schools of thought which has been correctly narrated and its verdicts have been
