By Mehdi Hasan The Guardian – The death sentence given to Youcef Nadarkhani in Iran is an affront to universal moral values and a disservice to Muslims.
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Masnavi e Manavi : The Three Fishes
Book 4.Story V. The Three Fishes This story, which is taken from the book of Kalila and Damnah,1 is as follows. There was in a secluded place a lake, which was fed by a running stream, and in this lake were three fishes, one very wise,
SALMAN FARSI
According to the investigations and researches of the Arab historians, Salman was born in or around the year 568 A.D., in a small town in Persia called Jiyye.
Observations on the Meaning of Bay’at
HU121Hajj Dr. NoorAli Tabandeh (Majzoub ‘Alishah)[1]Bay’at literally means buying and selling, and comes from the word bay‘, although it pertains to a specific type of buying and selling. In the Qur’an, the following verse is specifically about bay’at, in which God says:(Verily, Allah has purchased from the faithful their selves and their properties, and […]
A summary of the Faithful’s Attributes (of Salih’s Advice)
In conclusion, in order that the attention of the reader may be increased, I shall write, as a summary of what has been written so far, the attributes and morals of a true believer – who is more rare than the “red sulphur” (Kibrit –i ahmar) – all of which are taken from […]
31st Qutb His Holiness Mast Ali Shah Shirvani
Allah’s countenance, source of referral for the worshippers of God, The voyager in Divine Pure Seas, His honorable name Haj Zain al Abedin and his spiritual title <<Mast Ali Shah>>.
quotes of Junayd al-Baghdadi
AL-JUNAYD AL-BAGHDADIby Sh. G. F. HaddadAl-Junayd ibn Muhammad ibn al-Junayd, Abu al-Qasim al-Qawariri al-Khazzaz al-Nahawandi al-Baghdadi al-Shafi`i (d. 298). The Imam of the World in his time, shaykh of the Sufis and “Diadem of the Knowers,” he accompanied his maternal uncle Sari al-Saqati, al-Harith al-Muhasibi, and others.
Junayd of Baghdad
Junayd of Baghdad was one of the most famous of the early Persian Muslim mystics, or Sufis, of Islam and is a central figure in the golden chain of many Sufi orders.
What is Sufism?
Sufism has come to mean a wide range of beliefs that center on the quest for personal enlightenment in the union with God. Sufis are sometimes described as the mystics of Islam, but Sufism fits awkwardly in the categories of religions.
30th Qutb His Holiness Majzoub Ali Shah Hamedani the 1st
The obvious unique and the right straight way, His Holiness Majzoub Ali Shah Hamedani. His noble name Mohammad Jaffer and he was from the Karaghuzelou tribe from the Ozbaklou clan.