In Ottoman schools every child was evaluated and trained in regards to his or her skills. They were not given the same courses. The interior of an Ottoman madrassah. The inscription on the walls reads: “Here no fish is forced to fly, no bird is asked to swim”.
The Invitation It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a […]
Al-Batin The Hidden Exalted and Glorious He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Manifest (adh-dhahir), and the concealed (al-batin), and He is the All-Knower of every thing. (57:3) One of His 99 names is Allah, the Hidden One, or the Concealed […]
He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him), and He is the All-Knower of every thing. (57:3) This name is an attribute of Allah meaning the Manifest. […]
Once upon a time here was a happy couple. In their union reigned love, real one. In the morning when they used to get up, they kissed each other’s hand. They were having breakfast together, they used to pour the tea to each other and they were asking each other how they had slept, if they had some nice dreams. […]
The Islamic world respects and reveres Jesus (Isa), peace be upon him. He is considered one of the greatest of God’s messengers to mankind, a prophet full of might and power. This is reflected in the fact that he is clearly a significant figure in the Qur’an, appearing in 93 […]
Why cling to one life till it is soiled and ragged? The sun dies and dies squandering a hundred lived every instant. God has decreed life for you and He will give another and another and another. Rumi Mathnawi V. 411-414 ***** The night of December 17th, is the […]
Tonight, 12th day of Rabi’ al Awwal, we celebrate the Mawlid. Maulana, q.a.s., used to say: “Mawlid an-Nabawi Shariff has in it what other months don’t have, there is a movement. People are on the alert – it is called ‘tayaqquz‘. They are waiting wakefully: “What is there? From where […]