It is said about Sufi Saint Junaid that while teaching his students at a congregation he was bitten by a scorpion. When the students wanted to kill the scorpion, the Saint forbade them, saying: “Do not kill the scorpion, which has followed only its inherent nature. As human beings, let us follow our own compassionate…
Man forms his future by his actions, his every good or bad action spreads its vibrations and becomes known throughout the universe. By Hazrat Inayat Khan According to the ideas of the mystics the world in which we make our life is an Akasha, and Akasha means capacity. It is pictured by them as a…
Islam has a pluralist vision with a variety of faiths coexisting with each other. By Adnan Adil The Quran, the foundation of Islam, envisions a society in which all people could freely express and practise their respective faiths and where believers in Islam and non-believers, live together. The Quran does not preach coercion or eliminating…
Failure means that there has been lack of self-control, whether it is a failure in affairs or in health. By Hazrat Inayat Khan The control of the self means the control of everything. What does it mean when we see a person fail time after time, or another person succeed time after time? It is…
By Seyyed Hossein Nasr “Today everyone cries for peace but peace is never achieved, precisely because it is metaphysically absurd to expect a civilization that has forgotten God to possess peace. Peace in the human order results from peace with God and also with nature. It is the result of the equilibrium and harmony which…
By Mohammed Aslum Thoughts are Dreams For, Words are its manifestations TRUTH is the ACTION Past is a Fact Future is a Fiction TRUTH is the Present What we had is Legacy What we may get is expectancy TRUTH is WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW Where we come from is Origin Where we are heading…
Saifuddin began a practice, which he continues till today every time he goes back to his village for a vacation. Once a week, he invites half a dozen or so very poor people to his home, for a meal with his family. By A Staff Writer There are many things that I have learnt over…
My cheerfulness comes from my family. I come from a small village, not a big city, and our way of life is more jovial. I have been confronted by many difficult circumstances throughout the course of my life and my country is going through a critical period. But I laugh often and my laughter is…
The consciousness of correcting one’s faults is the only secret of success. By Sufi Inayat Khan Man does not like to admit his wrong attitude to himself. He is afraid of his own faults. But the man who looks his own error in the eye, the man who criticizes himself, has no time to criticize…
To reach a high station with God, we need to evaluate on a daily basis, not just our actions, but feelings and thoughts as well. By Sadia Dehlvi Describing the day of reckoning, the Quran says, “Your soul is sufficient as a reckoner against you this day.” While we are alive, we collect and benefit…
