RAMAZAN MUBARAK!

BismillahirRahmanirRahim
As-Selam Aleykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatahu
Ramazan Mubarak! May Allah grant all of us closeness to Him and His Beloveds in this month. For the sake of His most Beloved One in Divine Presence.
Ameen.
——— Welcome to you! ———-

 

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Sheykh Abdul-Kerim at Prayer Vigil in Washington D.C.

BismillahirRahmanir Rahim
Peace and Blessings on the Holy Prophet, his Family and Companions
“Follow those who ask you no fee and who are rightly guided”
- [Sura Yasin: 21]
Holy Prophet (s) said “When you pass by the Gardens of Paradise sit in them”.A companion asked, “What is a Garden from Paradise, O Messenger of Allah?”The Holy Prophet answered, [...]

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Textiles of the Ottoman Empire

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Encountered this – a snapshot of embroidery in the Ottoman Empire :
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Turkish textiles & embroideries were immensely influential not only in those regions that were a part of the Ottoman empire, but further afield as well. The range of embroidery was considerable, and worked not just by professionals but domestically ; that is [...]

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Dogbreeds of the Ottoman Empire

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Our Sheykh Effendi is giving the importance to the value of workdogs. (Sheykh Effendi has a family of Kangals, who are a proud breed which are fiercely loyal, and devoted servants to their master) – This is posted up on our Dergah wall upstate:

I picked this up on my travels as well – Here is [...]

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New Ottomans

BismillahirRahmanirRahim,
Selam Aleykum,
I’ve added a new section called – “Biz Osmanliyiz” or “We are Ottomans” which again you can access from the top menu. The new page features an introduction to who the Ottomans were, taken from a sohbet given by our Sheykh Effendi, and the high manner in which we must regard them. Included there [...]

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