3 causes of heedlessness
Shaytaan uses one tool to enter a person into sin - that tool is ghaflat. Ghaflat can be translated as negligence, heedlessness or being unmindful of...
What is a Khanqah and what do we do there?
Shaykh Maulana Maseehullah Khan رحمة الله عليه once addressed His murideen with regards to those staying in the khanqah. Before we go into the...
What is ‘Tasawwuf’?
Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyya رحمة الله عليه mentions in the book Aap Beti that He was once asked, "What is tasawwuf?" The questioner may have expected...
Keep your Imaan strong
To become a believer who is sincere and firm in faith, we must correct our internal environment first. Remember the whole world has not...
The scholar and the 10 barrels of wine
A Buzurg from our Akaabireen, Shaykh Abul Hasan Noori رحمة الله عليه, was once walking by the seashore, when he saw 10 barrels of...
What causes us to show off?
As a result of insincerity, diseases such as riya/showing off will enter the heart of a man. His gaze is no longer on Allah,...
The tranquility of the Heart
By Shaykh Yunus Patel رحمة الله عليه
Like the needle of the compass faces north when at rest, the heart of the Mu’min/believer faces in the...
Lessons from the life of Sh. Yunus Patel (RA): Contentment with...
In tassawuf, once a person reaches a high level of akhlaqe hameedah/praiseworthy qualities, then they reach the stage of contentment with decree. In Arabic,...
The heat of Love
Love is the main force that will cause us to move in the obedience of Allah, but the heat of this love has to...
Unexplained sadness and its possible causes
A saalik/seeker should not worry too much about emotions. Sometimes a saalik will feel unmoved during a dua. Other times, he will feel as...