After anecdotes of the man, in the time of ‘Omar, who mistook his eyelash for the new moon, of one who stole a snake and got bitten by it, and of ‘Isa’s foolish disciple who besought the Lord to teach him the spell whereby he raised the dead, comes the following story. A certain Sufi, […]
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Nepal
Nepal officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia. It has a population of 26.4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area. Bordering China in the north and India in the south, east, and west, it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state. Nepal does […]
Sufis’ Shrines (Sheikh Safi al-din)
Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil Built between the beginning of the 16thcentury and the end of the 18th century, this place of spiritual retreat in the Sufi tradition uses Iranian traditional architectural forms to maximize use of available space to accommodate a variety of functions (including a library, a mosque, a […]
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“I follow the Way of Love,and where Love’s caravan takes its path,there is my religion, my faith.”
The way of Sufi (Part Five)
A Little Technique One can easily imagine that the awakening of the sixth sense is far from being immediate. Noticing its first fleeting appearance, then mastering and using it, takes long years of spiritual practice articulated around some very old techniques that are to be found under various names in all mystic schools, from Indian […]
Muslim Saints and Mystics Episodes from the Tadhkirat al-Auliya’ (Memorial of the Saints) by Farid al-Din Attar(Part One)
The Birth of Jesus Christ (AS) (Part Two)
The Sufi’s Path: Mevlevi Order (Part Three)
Mevlevi Order What is Çelebi?Çelebi is the title given to the Mevlevi leaders. Among Anatolian people Çelebi also means gentleman, well-mannered and courteous. After Mevlana’s death his pupil Husameddin Çelebi was offered the post. Later it became a tradition to select a post Çelebi among the male members of Mevlana’s family. The current Çelebi, Faruk […]
The experience and doctrine of love in ibn ‘Arabi’ (Part Three)
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