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To lift the burden

Date: April 27, 2025 5:48 pm Published By: To lift the burden Khwaja Abdul Khaliq al-Gijdivoniy (may God sanctify his innermost being), the eleventh Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain and the second of the ‘Khwajagan’ – the Masters of Wisdom of Central Asia, said the following:- “It is necessary to lift the burden from one’s fellow creatures, and this can only be… View Article

Although he is hiding himself

Date: January 26, 2025 5:49 am Published By: Although he is hiding himself Shaykh Abul Hasan al-Kharqani (may God sanctify his innermost being), the seventh Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, said:- “The Sufi is not the one who is always carrying the prayer rug, nor the one who is wearing patched clothes, nor the one who keeps certain customs and appearances, but… View Article

Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Gilani

Date: December 22, 2024 8:57 am Published By: Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Gilani Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Gilani related the following:- “A man came to Baghdad from Hamadan, called Yusef Hamadani. I heard he was the Qutb. He stayed at a Sufi Centre. When I heard about him, I went to the Centre, but did not find him. When I asked around, I was told… View Article

The one who fell in Love

Date: December 1, 2024 4:55 am Published By: The one who fell in Love Shaykh Abul Hasan al-Kharqani (may God sanctify his innermost being), the seventh Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, said:- “The one who fell in Love found Allah. And the one who found Allah, forgot his own self.”

Pervasiveness of Time and Place

Date: November 3, 2024 7:35 am Published By: Pervasiveness of Time and Place This story is about Shaykh Abu Yazid al-Bistami (may God sanctify his innermost being), also known as Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bistami or more commonly known as Bayazid al-Bistami, the sixth Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain:- The venerable Bayazid al-Bistami set out on the road from Bistam, at the beginning… View Article

Humility

Date: August 4, 2024 6:42 am Published By: Humility Jafar as-Sadiq (may God sanctify his innermost being), the fifth Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, said the following:- Humility embraces every precious and noble rank and highest position. If humility had a language which people understood, it would speak about the realities which are hidden in the outcomes of affairs. Humility is whatever… View Article