Every first of the month the Mullah would cross the border with thirty donkeys with two bails of straw on each. Each time the custom person would ask the Mullah’s profession and the Mullah would reply, “I am an honest smuggler.” So each time The Mullah, his donkeys and the […]
If you are seeking, seek us with joy, for we live in the kingdom of joy. Do not give your heart to anything else but to the love of those who are clear joy. Do not stray into the neighborhood of despair. For there are hopes: they are real, they […]
A stream, from its source in far-off mountains, passing through every kind and description of countryside, at last reached the sands of the desert. Just as it had crossed every other barrier, the stream tried to cross this one, but it found that as fast as it ran into the […]
A man of understanding spoke to the tea merchants and tea drinkers. “The one who tastes, knows. The one who tastes not, knows not. Don’t speak of a heavenly beverage; offer it at your banquets and say nothing. Those who like it will ask for more; those who don’t, aren’t […]
Al-Aziz The Exalted in Might Exalted and Glorious Then know that Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. (2:209) Truly Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. (2:220) But men have a degree of responsibility over them. And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. (2:228) And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Able of Retribution. (3:4) Verily, Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. […]
For those who see only God, their vision Is pure, and not a doubt remains. Even if our world is turned upside down and blown over by the wind, If you are doubtless, you won’t lose a thing. All this eating and sleeping has made you ignorant and […]
Once Mullah Nasruddin was shopping in a village. He left his donkey on the street and went into a shop to purchase something. When he came out he was furious. Someone has painted his donkey completely red, bright red. So he was furious and he inquired, “Who has done this? […]
If you listen with the ear of the heart, if you look with the eye of heart, if you speak with the tongue of the heart, you will find out that there is not a second voice, another option. You will never be uncertain what to choose, you will be […]
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 belly are burning clean with fasting, every moment a new song comes out of the fire. When you fast, good habits gather […]
Today is the last Friday of the holy month of Shaban. The Sermon Given By the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) On the Last Friday of Sha’ban on the Reception of the Month of Ramadhan “O People! “Indeed ahead of you is the blessed month of Allah. A month of blessing, mercy and […]