Witnessing Light

Lost in myself I reappeared I know not where a drop that rose from the sea and fell and dissolved again; a shadow that stretched itself o...

cold dark nites, stars twinklin in the dark sheet.. the dim falme of the candle, its existance in this cold wind.. where has all my restlesn...

"...And Allah is not unaware of what you do." (Surah Al-Baqarah, Chapter 2, Ayah 74)

This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First, to let go of life. In the end, to take a ste...

My self revolted against me, and I thought I was either going to die, or end my own life. Either way, someone I deeply care about would not ...

Sooner or Later, we all have to wake up ...

O Allah! Bestow complete blessings and perfect peace on Sayyidina Muhammad and for his sake may all our difficulties be removed, all calamit...

Don’t place too much emphasis on what you see with these eyes

Qul lan yuseebana illa ma katab Allahu lana huwa mawlana wal Allahi fal ya tawakkal almuminoona. Say, "Never will we be struck except ...

“By the soul and the proportion and order given to it, and its inspiration as to its wrong and its right; Truly he succeeds who purifies it,...

Our hearts are drunk with a beauty, our eyes could never see!!

"Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestow...

ربِّ زِدْنِي عِلْماً Rabbi Zidni 'ilma 'My Lord! Increase me in knowledge' (20:114)

Oh my dear God! I just had a realization - for a certain billionth time!

Secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.

When you enter the Room of Now, do close the Door of Past behind you. If not, you will be consumed, and the Corridors of Future will be anni...

When the first man was complete he was asked to look over his right shoulder. There were three lights. He asked the first light its name and...

For anyone whose soul is brushed in the slightest with the poetry of Rumi, love and poetry become inseparable after that beautiful accident....

I appeal to the goodness in you to let goodness prevail. You must acknowledge the progress you have made on your path - do not allow it to b...

I wish to be liberated from non-listeners.

"Sawaal ban to sahee, mein teray jawaab mein hoon!" . . .. "Well, go on, become a question! I am awaiting to be the answer!...

Never sell your soul to the Devil!

Body aches and pains, especially in the neck, shoulder and back Feeling of deep inner sadness for no apparent reason Crying for no apparent ...

Âyam be sar-e-kûye to pûyân pûyân Rukhsâr be âb-e-dîde shûyân shûyân Bîchâre rah-e wasl-e to jûyân jûyân Jân mîdeham o nâm-e to gûyân gûyân ...

What is the root of all conflict? Love? Money? Desire...? No! The root of all conflict is "me." The root of all conflict and e...

"You may attempt to do 100 things in this world, only Love will give you release from the bondage of yourself." - Jami (Sufi) If I...

The point is to remind us that we are free. And we are truly free when we are free of the entity that truly enslaves us: a sleeping mind

Imam al-Qastalani narrates in his Mawahib Ladunniyyah that when Nabi Muhammad( s.a.w.) died, his daughter, Sayyidah Fatimah (r.a.) took sand...

Ay dust hejaab-e to kasi nist to'i Andar rah-e to khaar o khasi nist to'i Goftam keh be ma'shuq rasam yaa narasam Az to bar ma...

Nothing left to hide, not anymore, so empty tonight is my heart's core; My sweetest dream a nightmare has become, I see no hope for the...

The following quotations of the scholars of Shariah regarding the precedence of the knowledge and science of Tasawwuf (Purification of the S...

Come and rest in my lap my child, No fear, no sadness here resides… This is and end much waited, No more tears for these eyes… Let me sing...

I'm not a loner. I just like to be alone when I am sad, and I am sad all the time.

the tearful eye, the noisy spirit are not enough, the accusation of hidden love is not enough, lets go today in the bazaar in chains, let...

"A woman's heart should be so lost in God, that a man must seek Him in order to find her" -anon.

I love... Waking up to your name Hearing your voice Feeling your body against mine Sensing your quiet demeanor Seeing your beautiful eyes ...

Sometimes in the night, I feel so strange, Nothing seems right I feel afraid, So I turn on all the lights I feel alone, And I stare with tr...

Knowledge exists potentially in the human soul like the seed in the soil; by learning the potential becomes actual." — Imam Al Ghazal...

Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star. - Confucius

Could one not imagine oneself in a state which compares to being awake, just as wakefulness compares to being asleep? Being awake would be l...

No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance. - Confucius

I slip in and out of the Sea at night with this Amazed soul I have. I am like a magnificent, magic ocean turtle Who sets aside his vast win...

Burning, burning, I drift and tread. Love spattered my body with blood. I'm not in my senses nor mad, Come, see what love has done to me...

When it seems That I will fall And everything Feels so wrong When I’m just Too weak within Lord your love Makes me strong..

Hide me as a secret that will never shine on lips like my words.

I envy the sand that met his feet I’m jealous of honey he tasted sweet Of birds that hovered above his head Of spiders who spun their sacred...

Last night I lost my grip on reality and welcomed insanity. Love saw me and said, I showed up. Wipe your tears and be silent. I said, O Love...

Love’s fire, for a lifetime, burned my heart and soul until the Beloved taught me the way of the lover. Love’s jealousy gave me no chance t...

Deficiency in the hope for Divine Forgiveness when error and sin are committedis a sign of reliance on one's virtuous deeds. In every si...

Hazrat Ali (RTA) narrated from The Prophet (SAW)[ peace be upon him]: The Arch Angel Gabriel said to me: “Love whom you would for you shall ...

BismillahirRahmanirRahim Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi, radhiAllahu anh, in Mabda wa Ma'ad "You may know that the obligation to the Shaykh ...

BismillahirRahmanirRahim “O people, by Allâh I have visited kings. I went to Caesar, Chosroes and the Negus, but by Allâh I never saw a king...

Friend! Nobody veils you, but yourself. In your path there is no thorn or weed, but yourself. You said: Shall I reach the Beloved or not?...

Life is an invitation; it asks to be discovered by the one who lives it. Often, I say to myself, "Go ahead and explore what you're...

Listen for the stream that tells you one thing. Die on this bank. Begin in me the way of rivers with the sea --Rumi I wonder from these thou...

This being human is a guest-house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpe...

Come closer so I can hear you breathe, the rhythm of your existence ever so sweet. Whirl in this melody, you are heavens treat, deep in my h...

The source of belief, is love. The source of proof, is doubt. Oh Lord, let love be sufficient for me, and make me not of those who require p...

My Master taught me a lesson: “Any moment you are negligent in remembrance of God is a moment spent in denial of God.” - Sultan Bahu , from ...

I have always known that at last I would take this road, but yesterday I did not know that it would be today. - Narihira (9th century Japan)...

I'm drowning in this, Falling apart in the mist, I'd rather see you one more time then die, I'd love to see you smile, To see th...

I am on a journey of love I am on a journey of love The journey that I am on has said to gain a lover Oh lovers let me find this supreme lov...

The butterfly throws itself into the burning fire If you must love, then you will need that much courage At each step, the heart is pushed t...

Like a quiet river, this song-of-mine is so deep and so silent and so wise, that I can only speak of it with my eyes.” —Heather K. O’Hara

Peace be unto thee, stranger, enter and be not afraid. I have left the gate open and thou art welcome to my home. There is room in my house ...