Witnessing Light

“When you have indulged a lust, your wing drops off; you become lame, abandoned by a fantasy... People fancy they are enjoying themse...

Ya Allah! I'm unbearable. I did not pay my dues for being a human. You trusted me too much. O Allah! It were better that You had had my...

What could have caused your grip to weaken that allowed creation to be? How could a lover fall to his death from the arms of infinite stren...

Those given to Your love have no claims on life. Having eyes for You only, they have long forgotten themselves. In the tavern where...

Go and be kind, for time is aware of kindness ..

The job of one who is trying to love Allah is to bring you to the watering hole and then let you get back safely to your homes ..

Poetry of Imam Shafi'i {RahmatuLahi Alayhi} العِلم والذنوب قال الشافعي رحمه الله: كتب حَكيمٌ الى حَكِيم: يا أخي قد أوتِيتَ عِلماً, ف...

"It has been narrated that Caliph, Ali ibn abi Talib {Radi'Allahu Anhu} in the Iraqi city of Kufa saw a Jew walking with his chain...

Clean it up!  What? Your act!  Your online and your offline act!  Please! So you wonder why I am so vocal about cleanliness all of a s...

i wish i could get the vigor back to write on. but it so seems it is fading. owing to the time maybe... or maybe the pea brains that never ...

Umm Aban, daughter of al-Wazi ibn Zari narrated that her grandfather Zari al-Abdi, who was a member of the deputation of Abd al-Qays, said,...

I'm going to live in a world where the oceans are flying inside my mind, where waterfalls are flowing down my back, where I'm blee...

A collection of thoughts mimics every choice. A fleeting moment, a simple chance. There is only one line that streams across the mind. ...

It’s like a dead end you’ve come to. A wall, with the fingerprints of the dead, with the screams still etched on each brick. And you to...

"Even if man does not see, God sees." ~ Afrikan Proverb

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion."  - M...

Bringer of wine, pass around the cup and be lavish! for love that seemed easy at first turned out to be full of struggle. Ah, the blood...

As long as you have a contented heart, then you and one who owns everything are equal and the same.” -Imam al-Shafi

Be like a tall tree with high aims; if a stone is thrown at it, it simply lets its fruits drop..

Hassan Bin Thabit (Ra) poetry praising our beloved Prophet (Peace be upon him) wa ahsano minka lam tara qatto ayni wa akmalo minka lam ta...

"Oh Allah make us realise our faults, but don't make us a lesson for others." - Imam al Sharani

Ay chehra-e zeba-e tu rashk-e butan-e azari; Har chand wasfat mikunam dar husn-az-aan zebatari. Aafaq ra gar deedah am mehr-e butan warzee...

When you love someone for the sake of Allah, you want the best for them. It might not be what they exactly want, but it. ’s what they exactl...

اللهُمَّ لا سَهْلَ إلا مَا جَعَلتَهُ سَهْلا وَ أنتَ تَجْعَلُ الحزْنَ إذا شِئْتَ سَهْلا Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja’altahu sahla, wa anta...

I looked at all friends, and did not find a better friend than safeguarding the tongue. I thought about all dresses, but did not find a bett...

Oh Holy Prophet, would that your dog was called Jami You would call for your dog and I would come running. - Mawlana Jami Happy Eid e M...

‘Even though you’re not equipped, keep searching: equipment isn’t necessary on the way to the Lord. Whoever you see engaged in search, b...

Many have been led astray by the Qur’an: by clinging to that rope many have fallen into the well. There is no fault in the rope, O pervers...

Love is pouring tea of make believe Love is stirring my cup of storm, Pouring tea of make believe - That love can change my everything, ...

Would you that spangle of Existence spend About THE SECRET-quick about it, Friend! A Hair perhaps divides the False and True- And upon...

When the young traveler got off the boat, they saw that he looked wise, devout and humble that there was only one place at which he could po...

Equating the human soul with a bird is found in myth and mystical literature all over the world. From Hallaj to Sanai and Rumi, Persian myst...

“For a man would not hesitate to spend everything he had - if he only knew the secret of his own heart. If a man could grasp the bliss of hi...

‎"Let not your tongue mention the shame of another, For you yourself are covered in shame and all men have tongues. If your eye falls u...

I want union with Him and He wants separation; thus I leave what I want so that His wish comes true. - Al-Ghazzâlî1

When al-Hallâj was in prison, he was asked: “What is love?” He answered: “You will see it today and tomorrow and the day after tomorro...

"You are not aware of the consequences that would result (if you were granted what you desire) because what you seek might be to your ...

If you have the capacity to practice five things, you will never have to worry about being amongst the sinners again! A man came to Ibrah...

Maa’im be raah-e ‘eshq puyaan hame ‘omr Vasl-e to be jedd o jahd juyaan hame ‘omr Yek cheshm zadan khayaal-e to pish nazar Behtar ke jama...

“When you are walking in the street, do not keep turning to your right and left, but keep your eyes on the floor.” - Imām Abū Hanīfah (r)

To desire a thing is to desire the need for that thing.

“I seek refuge in Allah from knowledge that brings no wisdom, from a heart that lacks kindness, from desires that bring discontent, and from...

Words of wisdom: Be with Allah - B­­­­y Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi To all people involved in the Syrian and Arab revolutions; to politi...

Shaykh Abuu Said Abi'l Khayr: Chun Khak Shudi khake tura khak shudam Chun khake tura khak shudam pak shudam because you became dust...

Be Choosy Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “A man follows his friend’s religion. So each of you should consider whom he mak...

Rumi says: sohbate Ashiq to ra Ashiq konad Sohbate Fasiq tora Fasiq Konad Sohbate marde Khoda Mardat Konad Sohbate har na saza Sardat ...

why not love before we die cause the death of love is a lie love is life, and life cant die death is departure, of love and lie

Ah! what to say about love today it is a day that we must delay love is to love the loved and pray oh my beloved, what do thy say?

BismillahirRahmanirRahim Riyad us Saliheen – 665 Ibn ‘Umar said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him pe...

I was born in every century This century I am born again Every century I left a sign This century I sign again I came and held the Trut...

The intellectual is always showing off the lover is always getting lost. The intellectual runs away, afraid of drowning; the whole busine...

The pious Maliki scholar Abdur Rahman al-Akhdari who died in the 10 century A.H mentions in his famous work known as al-Akhdari : Prayer ...

"We wait in the darkness of a dying world. We sense in our souls what we can see in the ecosystem, that something is over. What can we ...

The Seal of Prophets, Sayyidina Muhammad, peace be upon him, imparted this good advice to mankind: "If you awaken in the morning and fi...

"It has been narrated that Caliph, Ali ibn abi Talib {Radi'Allahu Anhu} in the Iraqi city of Kufa saw a Jew walking with his chain ...

يروى عن الصحابي الجليل أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : ( أَكْثِرُوا ذِكْرَ اللهِ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا : مَجْنُونٌ...

Poetry of Imam Shafi'i {RahmatuLahi Alayhi} العِلم والذنوب قال الشافعي رحمه الله: كتب حَكيمٌ الى حَكِيم: يا أخي قد أوتِيتَ عِلماً, فل...

O fool, do something, so you won't just stand there looking dumb. If you are not traveling and on the road, how can you call yourself ...

✦ Secret Devotion ✦ It is reported that Shurayh the Judge used to have a house in... which he would spend time alone on Fridays; no one knew...

Do not question He who is beyond reason, for you will not be content with the answer.

Saadi in his book "Rose Garden": Last night a bird cried out till dawn, ravishing my mind, my patience, my strength, my thoughts. ...

“Every day we slaughter our finest impulses. That is why we get a heartache when we read those lines written by the hand of a master and rec...

My Dear Son, If you understand this tradition, there is no need for too much knowledge. There is also another story to meditate and reflect...

O Allåh! O You who are the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, In You I establish my protection: shelter me with the shielding, protective suf...

Mad Hatter: Have I gone mad? Alice: I am afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are. -A...

Ibn Umar: Rasoolullah (SAW) turned to me and said: “Be in this life like a stranger or a traveler.” Whenever Ibn Umar narrated this to his s...

Dare to catch fire; Become a believer in spontaneous combustion; Stop caring whether 'they' notice, or applaud or turn their backs. ...

أنا محمّدي ما حييت فإن أمت

"There is neither happiness nor unhappiness in this world; there is only the comparison of one state with another. Only a man who has f...

Imam Muslim narrates from Jarir ibn Abdullah (Allah be pleased with him) who says: ”Iasked Allah's Messenger about the sudden glance on ...

The least likely of your sincere falsehoods is your words: ‘I am a Sufi!’ Contention - Sheikh Abdul Hakim Murad :)

"A tree lives for thousands of years by maintaining a very simple and inexpensive yet totally inspiring existence." A small seed, ...

I try and I try and I try. But I can't get no satisfaction.

Bumbled he, the humble bee, Over roses very thorny, With sweet cargo upon his knee, ...In a poem oh so corny. -- A. Powette

‎'Ask in order to understand, and do not ask in order to find fault, for surely the ignorant man who wants to learn resembles a man of k...

"What's really unbearable is the eternal mediocre shame of some people; and the lack of bravery which marks them; their prudence; t...

Trust in Allah, but tie your camel -Hazrat Muhammad S.A.W

" Few individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone can be credited wit...

wisdom beyond widom: think like an adult and feel like a child..

Luqman al Hakeem said to his son: “O my son! I have never regretted because of keeping silent. If words are silver, silence is golden.”

“God is with the broken-hearted. When your heart breaks, it’s a good thing – the breaking of the heart is what opens it up to the light of A...

Ruin is the road to transformation. From the movie 'Eat Pray Love'

Only a true believer fears hypocrisy whereas the hypocrite himself feels safe from it. - Hasan al-Basri

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "A person is on the religion of their close friends, so be careful of whose close company you kee...

“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.” "Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a m...

‎'Tell me, friend, which place you want me to take you to - I want to go to the city of the Messenger, in search of the Station of Radia...

"And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits (of your toil), but give glad tiding...

All the languages you know have their source in Allah. A yearning to be with those who speak your tongue/s is just a shadow, not a soul nece...

Ha-Ya-Ya = (a doubly imperfect verb) To live, be alive, be ashamed, spend (the night) awake, fertilize the earth, keep anyone alive; spare a...