Ebrahim ibn Adham by Farid al-Din Attar Abu Eshaq Ebrahim ibn Adham, born in Balkh of pure Arab descent, is described in Sufi legend as a prince who renounced his kingdom (somewhat after the fashion of the Buddha) and wandered westwards to live a life of complete asceticism, earning his bread in Syria […]
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Saudi invites Iran for extraordinary Muslim summit
Saudi King Abdullah invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for an extraordinary summit of Muslim leaders to be held this month in the holy city of Mecca, state news agency SPA reported Sunday.
Rumi’s Ramadan Poem
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Every day during this month, Muslims around the world spend the daylight hours in a complete fast.
Attar: Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tazkarotol-Oulia) Part 5 : Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz
Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz by Farid al-Din Attar Abu ‘Ali al-Fozail ibn ‘Iyaz al-Talaqani was born in Khorasan, and in the beginning of his career he is said to have been a highwayman. After conversion he went to Kufa and later to Mecca, where he resided for many years and died in 187 […]
Attar: Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tazkarotol-Oulia) Part 4
Rabe’a al-Adawiya by Farid al-Din Attar Rabe’a bint Esma’il al-‘Adawiya, born in humble circumstances and sold into slavery as a child, later settled in Basra where she attained great fame as a saint and a preacher and was highly esteemed by many of her pious contemporaries.
Attar: Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tazkarotol-Oulia) Part 3
Habib al-Ajami Habib ibn Mohammad al-‘Ajami al-Basri, aPersian settled at Basra, was a noted traditionistwho transmitted from al-Hasan al-Basri, IbnSirin, and other authorities. His conversion froma life of ease and self-indulgence was broughtabout by al-Ha’an’s eloquence; he was a frequentattendant at his lectures, and became one of hisclosest associates.
Attar: Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tazkarotol-Oulia) Part 2
Malek ibn Dinar Malek ibn Dinar al-Sami was the son of a Persian slave from Sejestan (or Kabol) and became a disciple of Hasan of Basra. He is mentioned as a reliable traditionist, transmitting from such early authorities as Anas ibn Malek and Ibn Sirin. A noted early calligrapher of the Koran, he […]
Attar: Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tazkarotol-Oulia) Part 1
Hasan of Basra Al-Hasan ibn Abi ‘l Hasan al-Basri was born at Medina in 21 (642), the son of a slave captured in Maisan who afterwards became a client of the Prophet Mohammad’s secretary Zaid ibn Thabet.
Athletic, Muslim, Fashionable – a Tale of the Sports Hijab
Female Muslim athletes who observe a strict Islamic dress code sometimes face the question of whether they will be allowed to participate in major competitions — with their heads and most of their bodies covered. Now, one Iranian-Canadian woman is marketing a product to change that. It complies with the requirements of many major sports, […]
A Muslim Commentary on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Dignity, Difference And Divergence 9consider the UDHR to be Western and thus ‘parochial’ and exclusionary ofother cultures and societies.