Dedicated to my late father, Abdul Hameed, who has passed away this last Thursday, February 10th, 2022 (Rajab 9, 1443). Allah has called His servant back to Him; “Indeed...

The Munajat of Imam ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ع is one of the most trembling supplications, and is recommended to be recited during Ramadan. Munajat is a type of whispering,...

Our Nature of Death – The Nature of our World This world is characterized by falling away. Everyday we get closer to that day of inevitability. Every day is a...

https://youtu.be/OVhmiub0ads Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, in his masterful lecture, Imam Malik – Abdal Hakim Murad: Paradigms of Leadership, provides an in-depth summary of the intricacies of hadith and Shari’ah. And while...

https://youtu.be/rN5P754QKOg Below is the introduction to the remembrance of death from the Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din (11 C.E.) of Imam al-Ghazali, translated by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad and read and explained...

Continuing from the previous post, Enlightenment By Means Of The Return to Oneness, summarizing some of Murata’s writings in Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light, the underlying cosmic nature of worship can...

Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light investigates the 1400 year tradition of Islam in China, and how through mutual cooperation between Islam and the Three Classics (Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism) commonalities on...

With the syllable Om as their sole support, the wise person attains that which is peaceful, un-ageing, deathless, fearless, The Supreme. Atharva Veda, Prasna Upanishad 5.7 NOTE: This series on...

NOTE: This series on the system of chakras is meant to provide an analysis through the spiritual lens of Islam, which is rooted in the purifying principle of One. It...

One who constantly meditates upon this chakra attains a peaceful mind. One becomes very knowledgeable and fluent in speech. One attains the power to see the past, present, and future....

This heart lotus is like a wish fulfilling tree. Whoever meditates upon anahata becomes capable of protection and destruction, like Shiva himself…One who activates anahata becomes most lovable to everybody....

At the base of the naval lies manipura, shining with the brightness of a heavy rain cloud. Shat Chakra Nirupanam – Schlokas 19 NOTE: This series on the system of...

One who meditates on swadhisthana gains mastery over their internal enemies (false identifications) and all other Doshas (unique physical and mental constitutions and life energies)…such a person becomes a lord...

Having meditated on this [mūlādhāra], which shines within the cavity of the root chakra with the brilliance of ten million suns; He becomes the lord of speech, a king among...

NOTE: This series on the system of chakras is meant to provide an analysis through the spiritual lens of Islam, which is rooted in the purifying principle of One. It is...