Off to RIS

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullaah,
 Inshaa’Allaah I’m off to RIS this week for the camp and conference. (www.revivingtheislamicspirit.com). Will post some reflections and highlights when I get back, beiznillaah.
Wassalamu Alaykum wa rahmatullaah

Damascus Dreams — “The Greatest Gift”

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullaah,
 Just wanted to forward your attention to an awesome blog:
damascusdreams.wordpress.com. Reflections of a very, very dear sister studying, seeking and struggling in Syria.
Check out the latest material:
“the greatest gift
Shaykh Abdul Ghani an-Nabulsi was a famous scholar and ‘man of Allah’ who lived in Damascus. The masjid where he used to teach and in which he is buried [...]

Trust not this world and its pleasures…

With the Name of Allaah… 
A poet said:
“Do you not see how the two renewables (night and day),
Wear us out, while we jest in secret and in public?
Trust not this world and its pleasures,
For it’s homes are not real homes.
And work for your benefit before your death.
And be not deceived by the [...]

Al-Hikam al-’Ataa’Iyyah – Commentary on No.1

Commentary on al-Hikam al-’Ataa’Iyya – No. 1
©Nuh Ha Mim Keller 2000
1. One of the signs of relying on deeds is loss of hope when a misstep occurs.
The sheikh begins his book with this key aphorism because it is of the adab or “proper way” of travelling the spiritual path to focus upon tawhid or the [...]

Excerpt: The Beauty of the Righteous and Ranks of the Elite

Iyyadh bin Ghanam narrated that God’s messenger (peace be upon him) said:   “I was informed by the heavenly hosts of angels that the most dignified among my  followers are people who rejoice in public when they ponder the vastness of  Allah’s all-encompassing mercy and compassion, and they weep privately when  they contemplate rigorous punishment He [...]

Discourse 32: On not sharing one’s love of Allah

With the Name of Allaah…
The Shaikh, AbdulQaadir al-Jilani (may Allah be well pleased with him, and grant him contentment) said:
You so often say: “No matter whom or what I love, my love does not last long. Something always comes between us, whether through absence or death or hostility, or, in the case of material objects, [...]

Dunyaa disappoints – by His Rahmah

With the Name of Allaah… 

Dunyaa disappoints – again and again. I put my trust in people… I expect that they will be there for me when I need them; but they’re not. I put my trust in my abilities… that I can manage when the going gets tough; but despite trying my hardest, I fail. [...]

How are you this morning?

With the Name of Allaah…
When we’re asked: ”How are you this morning?” … Standard answers: Okay, not too bad, alright, could be better, can’t complain (Shaykh Adhami once really ripped this last one apart… he was like damn right, you can’t complain! [paraphrase -- don't think the Shaykh actually said damn :-S]) If we’re smart, we say Alhamdulillaah… but how much do we truly *feel* [...]