salamu` alaykum
My eyes gaze upon them in splendid awe,
How rarely does one witness such a site,
Seeing their nur brings to light all of my flaws,
And annihilates the selfs might. (Ibn Ahmad)
(courtesy of Al Kashif)
Shuyukh of the Shadhili Darqawi Order:
Starting from left to right grouped in bunches:
One:
1. Shaykh Ahmad `Alawi 2. al-Arif al-Shaikh Abdul Rahman al-Shaghuri [...]
salamu `alaykum
Please look forward to English translations of the following, which will be provided on this blog, God willing:
(1) Title
“The obligations required of one on the Ashrafiyya path”
Description
A brief work by Maulana Ashraf `Ali Thanawi, originally entitled Haqiqat al Tariqat, wherein he lists the duties to be performed on entering the spiritual path and also [...]
She came at dawn – that heart-taker of fevered lovers.
She said, “Oh heavy load on my thoughts!
Shame on you! I look in your direction,
but you’ve turned your eyes toward others!”
We’ve run in love’s path all our life,
we’ve tried hard for union all our life.
A glimpse of Your image is better for the gaze
than the [...]
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Hakim al Ummat Maulana Ashraf `Ali Thanawi (Allah be well-pleased with him) related in Maqalat Sufiyah the statement of Sayyidi Shibil (Allah sanctify his secret) that:
“Istiqamat is to conceptualize every (present) moment as that of Qiyamat, meaning that thinking of each moment as such will bring about steadfastness (istiqama) in ones state and actions.” [...]
salamu `alaykum
The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said:
“Do not curse my companions. If any of you were to spend the weight of Uhud in gold, it still would not reach the measure (mudd) of one of them nor even one-half of it.”
(Bukhari, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah from Abi Sa`id, [...]
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Courtesy of our dear Br. Amir (www.mujahideenryder.net) :
Also:
Finally:
Wasalam
Salman
salamu `alaykum
Whenever I would ask someone regarding Shaykh Shukri of Damascus the reply I would recieve almost immediately and foremost was that “He is one of the biggest awliya alive.” I do not recall a single person stating otherwise when I inquired about him. He took over from the late [...]
