But lend me your attention. Do you see something *blatantly* messed up about our world? Or do you see it flourishing, as we are the most advanced civilization? There’s truth in both, but to which side are the scales tipping most? An Arab poet said that we are living in […]
We have an essence in us, a purity that is of Divine nature. When we get rid of earthly distractions, limitations and the fakery that we impose on ourselves, we have a deeper sense of self that is closer to the absolute Truth. When people know themselves, they recognize it […]
I watched a lecture by HamzaYusuf ; he used an analogy on our current world state in reference to the cosmos that furthered my understanding of the concept of oneness, and how each one of us inevitably affects the other. The Ocean, in traditional cosmology is referred to as consciousness […]
The goal of the inward life in #Islam is to reach the #Divine as both the #transcendent and the imminent. It is to gain a #vision of #God as the #reality beyond all determination and at the same time of the #world as “plunged in God”. It is to see […]
Humility, a rare trait to encounter. The #modern #world is a world of the #self. Everything you see out there is calling to the self, whispering constantly. You’re number #one, you’re the most important thing in the world. You only live once, get what you can… while you can. And […]
I fell in love with Islam in one morning, it was 6.00 am when instead of practicing meditation on my yoga mat I practiced on my prayer mat. It was an unusual and an unexpected behaviour. A behaviour that hasn’t visited in more than a decade. Praise be to The […]
Reflections from Imam Al Ghazali’s book – “Revival of Islamic Sciences’ Self-knowledge begins with the awareness/ recognition of one’s innate attributes: beastial, angelic, irrational & lustful to name a few. Al-Ghazali writes that knowledge can either be innate or acquired. He divides acquired #knowledge into phenomenal (material world) and #spiritual […]
