Rumi says: On the day I die, don’t weep. Don’t say she’s gone/he’s gone. Death has nothing to do with going away. The moon sets and the sun sets, but they’re not gone. Death is a coming together. The human seed goes down into the ground like a bucket,
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Rumi: Why should I fear? When was I less by dying?
Who is Moulana Rumi? Moulana Jalaleddin Rumi is a 13th century Muslim saint and Iranian mystic known throughout the world for his exquisite poems and words of wisdom, which have been translated into many languages. Rumi, as he is known in the west, is the best selling poet in […]
Tafsir Al-Mizan : Allamah Tabatabai – Chapter 2. Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Verses 47-48
يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّي فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ {47} وَاتَّقُواْ يَوْمًا لاَّ تَجْزِي نَفْسٌ عَن نَّفْسٍ شَيْئًا وَلاَ يُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا شَفَاعَةٌ وَلاَ يُؤْخَذُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَلاَ هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ {48} {47} O Children of Israel! call to mind My favor which I bestowed on you and that I made you […]
Hafiz Memorial Day (October 12): Mystical Quotes of Hafiz of Shiraz
No one can keep us from carrying God Wherever we go. * Join me in the pure atmosphere of gratitude For life. *
Shams al-Din Hafez Shirazi: Great Poet of Persia
Preface Khajeh Shams al-Din Mohammad Hafez Shirazi, the shining star of the rich Persian literature, was born in Shiraz in around 720/1320. He presented his great Gnostic and poetic services to the Persian literature and Iranian culture during the 77 years of his prolific life.
Rumi Commemoration Day
Come, come, whoever you are. Wonderer, worshipper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vow a thousand times. Come, yet again, come, come… -Rumi (Also known as Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi) Mevlana Celaddiin-i Rumi is a 13th century Muslim saint and […]
Golestan Of Saadi : CHAPTER I – The Manners Of Kings ( Story 10-11-12 )
CHAPTER I – THE MANNERS OF KINGS Story 10 I was constantly engaged in prayer, at the head of the prophet Yahia’s tomb in the cathedral mosque of Damascus, when one of the Arab kings, notorious for his injustice, happened to arrive on a pilgrimage to it, who offered his supplications and asked […]
Attar: Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tazkarotol-Oulia) Part 6-Section 2: Ebrahim ibn Adham
Ebrahim ibn Adham by Farid al-Din Attar Anecdotes of Ebrahim ibn Adham One day Ebrahim ibn Adham was asked, “What befell you, that you quit your kingdom?”
Libya interior minister quits after Sufi shrine attacks
Libya’s interior minister has quit in the wake of a series of attacks on Sufi Muslim shrines and other violence that has rocked the country.
Great Poet And Sufi, Sheikh Asadolah Izadghoshasb “Darvish Nasir Ali”
Known by other Nimatullahi Gonabadi Sufis 1, as “Darvish Naser Ali”, Shaikh Asadolah Izadghoshasb was born in 1262 in Gholpayeghan, Iran.