Falling in love…

Falling in love is one beautiful realities of Sufism and there are many ‘love stories’ among the shuyukh. Four of my personal experiences with this unique and pure love involve, of course, my beloved Shaykh Hazrat Azad Rasool of N.Delhi.   The story of our meeting and our 30+ years together will be the subject and foundation of an upcoming publication (book).  Another story is about my relationship with Shaykh Ahmed Kuftaro , the Grand Mufti of Syria; which, insh’Allah will be detailed at a later time; Dede Effendim Sulieman Loras Chelbi, the shaykh of the Mevlevi in Konya , a man of such sweetness and simple love that I found myself always with tears in my eyes when in his presence. His words to me and his adab remains a daily guide to a character one aspires to have. Finally is a simple but beautiful story about the honor I had to sit at the feet of Hazrati Shaykh Osaman Sirrajuddin,  a Naqshbandi who held me in the firm grip of love and blessed me with the strength to rise to new challenges. Read more