Never be without remembrance of Him,
for His remembrance
gives strength and wings
to the bird of the Spirit.
If that objective of yours
is fully realized, that is
“Light upon Light”…
– Jelaluddin Rumi
Archive for the ‘Dhikr’ Category
Never be without remembrance of Him
Posted in Dhikr, Rumi on August 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Forgetting the remembrance of Allah is a death to their hearts
Posted in Arabic, Dhikr, Poetry on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
فنسيان ذكر الله موت قلوبهم**** واجسامهم قبل القبور قبور
Forgetting the remembrance of Allah is a death to their hearts
And their bodies are the graves before graves
Laa tatruk al dhikr…
Posted in Arabic, Dhikr, Ibn Atallah, Quotes, Reminders on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
يقول سيدي ابن عطاء الله السكندري : لا تترك الذكر لعدم حضورك مع الله فيه فغفلتك عن وجود ذكره أشد من غفلتك مع وجود ذكره . فعسى أن ينقلك من ذكر مع وجود غفلة إلى ذكر مع وجود يقظة ومن ذكر مع وجود يقظة إلى ذكر مع وجود حضور ومن ذكر مع وجود حضور إلى [...]
The best of your works
Posted in Dhikr, Hadith on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Shall I not tell you of the best of your works, the purest of them in the eyes of your Master, the highest in raising your rank, better than giving gold and silver, and better for you than to meet your enemy and smite their necks, and they smite yours?” They said, “This—what is it, [...]
With all his heart
Posted in Dhikr, Quotes on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
He who remembers Allah with all his heart will find that everything other than Allah will leave his heart.
[Yahya bin Mu'adh]
Purification is half of eemaan [23]
Posted in Dhikr, Hadith, Imam Nawawi's Arba'een, Quran, Sabr, tagged charity, Dhikr, Hadith, iman, light, proof, purification, Quran, sabr, salah on February 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
On the authority of Abu Malik al-Harith bin ‘Asim al-Ash’ari, radiyallahu ‘anhu, who said:
The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, said:
“Purification is half of iman [...]
Renew your hearts
Posted in Dhikr, Quotes on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yahyâ ibn Mu‘âdh ( rahimahullâh) said:
“Renew your hearts with the remembrance of Allâh because it rushes into forgetfulness.”
Advice
Posted in Dhikr, Quotes on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A man once asked Abu Al-Darda – radiyaAllahu ‘anhu- for advice. He said:
Remember Allah in good times and He will mention you in hard times. When you remember those who have passed away, consider yourself like one of them. And when you think of involving yourself in some worldly matter, consider first what it will [...]
