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.
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Removing the Doubts and Answering the Questions (part 4)
In the Name of God the Compassionate the Merciful What is the Guardianship? Most disputes and civil wars among Muslims are rooted in different and conflicting interpretations of meaning “Guardianship”.
Removing the Doubts and Answering the Questions (part 4)
In the Name of God the Compassionate the Merciful What is the Guardianship? Most disputes and civil wars among Muslims are rooted in different and conflicting interpretations of meaning “Guardianship”.
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 […]
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM (Part 4)
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM by Edward FitzGerald 31 Into this Universe, and why not knowing, Nor whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing: And out of it, as Wind along the Waste, I know not whither, willy-nilly blowing.
Removing the Doubts and Answering the Questions (part 3)
Answering a question In reply to the question asked by our readers whether the articles issued in “Removing the Doubts and Answering the Questions” are the website manager’s ideas or the Sufi masters’ visions:
Removing the Doubts and Answering the Questions (part 3)
Answering a question In reply to the question asked by our readers whether the articles issued in “Removing the Doubts and Answering the Questions” are the website manager’s ideas or the Sufi masters’ visions:
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM (Part 3)
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM 1by Edward FitzGerald 21 And this delightful Herb whose tender Green Fledges the River’s Lip on which we lean —
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM (Part 1 )
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM 1by Edward FitzGerald1AWAKE! For Morning in the Bowl of Night Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight: