Date: July 3, 2025 5:48 amPublished By:sufiadmin
Ashura is derived from the Arabic words asha nura (the nun was removed to connect the words), which means to live a ‘light filled day’. It is also derived from ashara, which means ten. It will occur on Sunday 6th July this year. In Islamic tradition, Ashura means, “for the person who respects and honours… View Article
Date: June 29, 2025 5:03 amPublished By:sufiadmin
Thursday, 26th June is the first day of the New Islamic Year (1444 A.H.) and the first day of the Month of Muharram. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said the following about these Holy Days:- “Whoever fasts the last day of the year and then the first day of the new year, it’s… View Article
Date: December 7, 2024 6:15 amPublished By:sufiadmin
Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, an internationally renowned Naqshbandi spiritual Master, who spent his life spreading the Sufi teachings of love, peace, tolerance and respect, has passed away on 4th December, 2024. After over fifty years of training with the greatest Saints of his time, he was a Sufi Shaykh of the highest degree. Shaykh Hisham… View Article
Date: November 10, 2024 6:57 amPublished By:sufiadmin
“. . . here in the final resting place of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, and the 800th anniversary of his birth, I must confess I am rather fascinated by the fact that there are so many people in the West who are drawn to his work. I cannot help but ask myself what it is that… View Article
Date: October 28, 2023 5:58 amPublished By:sufiadmin
Cambridge Muslim College, as part of its Online Learning Platform, is offering a course on:- ‘What is Sufism? A Guide to the History, Teachings & Debates of Islamic Spirituality’, presented by Mariam Sheibani. The link to this course is:- https://cambridgemuslimcollege.teachable.com/
Date: May 27, 2023 4:17 pmPublished By:sufiadmin
This video, narrated by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, visits the sacred burial chapels and sites of seven of the Khwajagan, the Masters of Wisdom of Central Asia, of the Naqshbandi Golden Chain:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpJud3mfNmI
