Rajab Mubarak!

BismillahirRahmanirRahim,
As’Salaam wa Aleykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatahu
We have just entered into the Holy month of Rajab. The month of Rajab is known to us as the first of the three holy months. It is known as the ‘month of Allah’. The Prophet(ASWS) is saying, ‘Rajab is the month of Allah, Sha’ban is my month, and [...]

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PEACE COMES WITH SUBMISSION

BismillahirRahmanirRahim

PEACE COMES WITH SUBMISSION
Juma Khutba given by Sheykh Abdul Kerim el-Hakkani el-Kibrisi
Friday 18 Jumad al-Ahir, 1427
July 14, 2006
Osmanli Naks-i’bendi Hakkani Dergah, Siddiki Center, New York.
Medet Ya Seyyidi Ya Sultanul Awliya, Medet.
Inna ad-dina indallahu Islam. Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) is saying to
us, “There is only one (religion) accepted in the Divine Presence.
Islam. Don’t come to My [...]

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Our Shepherd

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Bismillah-hir-Rahman-nir-Rahim

As’Salaam wa Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatahu,
Peace and Blessings on All of you who read this message. Welcome to those who enter, and Farewell to those who leave! These are the words of my Sheykh Abdul-Kerim Effendi, and I share them with you.
Allah emanat Olunuz,
Biz Osmanliyiz! Pek Sanliyiz!

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Hidden Sweetness

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(Mevlana Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks)
There’s hidden sweetness
in the stomach’s emptiness.
We are lutes, no more, no less.
If the soundbox is stuffed full of anything, no music.
If the brain and the belly are burning clean with fasting,
every moment a new song comes [...]

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Mevlana

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Fatih

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The Most Beautiful Man in the World

Sultan-ul-Awliya
- (Spring 2006)

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Secret Knowledge

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Abu Huraira (ra) said:
I have learned directly from Allah’s messenger (saw) and I have memorized prophetic sayings and acquired knowledge that can fill five large bags. By now, I have opened and shared with you only two of them.
If I were to open the third bag, and should you hear what [...]

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Quest for the Seal

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(Abu Tufail Amir bin Wailah narrated that Salman al-Farsi (ra) said) -
I come from the city of Jai (in Isfahan, Persia). One day, Almighty Allah inspired my heart to ponder the question, `Who created the heavens and the earth?’
Hence, prompted by such concerns and inner quest, I sought an old man I [...]

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