Success Through Sincerity
February 17, 2010 by circlegroup
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Iklhas or Sincerity is the third talk in the 5 Sunday Series on Tasawwuf (2009-2010) and the Importance of a Guide. “Success Through Sincerity” is a dars by Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid, given on January 24th, 2010 at the zawiya of Shaykh Nooruddeen.
OPENING DU’A
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Falling in love…
February 20, 2009 by circlegroup
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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