The parrot in a cage In the world vision of Sufis, and in particular in the work of the great Sufi mystic Sohravardi, the soul of a human being is compared with a bird living in a cage, a magnificent parrot from the Indies, the native land of parrots. Why this comparison? The soul, […]
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Congratulation for the raising of the prophet Mohammad peace be upon him to his honest followers
“Thou! who believe in the book, we sent to you the representative and the prophet of God, to state to you what you conceal of the divine book. The prophet elected by God grants to you a book named Quran, to guide you. One who follows him, will be prosperous, lucky is the one who […]
The Relationship between the Mathnawi and the Qur’an
Every inch of the Mathnawi reveals that Jalal-al-Din Rumi, the ardent mystic, was deeply attached to the Qur’an. In the Mathnawi as a whole, there are more than two thousand instances in which the verses of the Qur’an have been cited or meanings and words derived from it. Perhaps only Abu-Hamid al-Ghazzali’s Revival of […]
Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed NurUddin N`iamatullah-E-Wali
Hazrat Sayed NurUddin Shah Ni’amatullah-E-Wali ,1330-143 also spelled as Ne’matollah, Ni’matallah and Ni’mat Allah, was an Islamic scholar and a sufi poet from the 14th and 15th centuries. Descended from Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq, Ni’amatullah was the Qutb of a sufi order after his master Sheikh Abd-allah Yafae. Today there is a Sufi order […]
Abu Yazid al-Bistami (May Allah Be Well Pleased With Him)
Tomb of Bayazid Bastami in Bastam near Shahroud. “I have planted love in my heart and shall not be distracted until Judgment Day. You have wounded my heart when You came near me. My desire grows, my love is bursting. He has poured me a sip to drink. He has quickened my heart with the […]
Sufi Nematollahi Gobnabadi
Mahan-Kerman Hazrat Seyed Nourod-din Shah Nematollah Vali is considered the greatest Sufi master and one of the most elequent Iranian poets of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries A.D. In Sufism he belonged to the Ma’rufi Order and was a disciple of Sheikh Abdullah Yafei, who died in Mecca in 768 A.H. (1362 A.D.).
Sufism – What is it?
Sufism (Sufism) may be best described as a mystical practice that emphasizes certain unique rituals for guiding spiritual seekers into a direct encounter with God.
Observations on the Meaning of Bay’at
HU 121 Observations on the Meaning of Bay’at ( Bai’at )Hajj Dr. NourAli Tabandeh (Majzoub Alishah)1Bay’at literally means buying and selling, and comes from the word bay‘,although it pertains to a specific type of buying and selling.
Shi‘ism, Sufism and Gnosticism
Shi‘ism, Sufism and Gnosticism1Dr. Hajj Nour Ali Tabandeh“My Lord! Expand my breast for me, and make easy for me my work, and loosen theknot of my tongue that they may understand my speech.”2Concerning Shi‘ism and Sufism—two words denoting the same realitycontemporary scholars, especially Westerners, have made many mistakes.
Koran’s Constant Oration: For Fulfillment of Moral Excellence
His Excellency Hajj Dr. NourAli Tabandeh Majzoub AlishahThere are numerous ways of utilizing water, for instance, drinking and washing.