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The Heart like a Mountain

Date: June 17, 2023 7:06 am Published By: The Heart like a Mountain Khwaja Arif ar-Rivgari (may God sanctify his innermost being), the twelfth Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain and the third of the ‘Khwajagan’ – the Masters of Wisdom of Central Asia, said, “There are three kinds of hearts: the heart like a mountain, which nothing can move; the heart like… View Article

A Meeting with Khwaja Abdul Khaliq

Date: May 13, 2023 5:26 am Published By: A Meeting with Khwaja Abdul Khaliq On the day of Ashura, a large congregation was listening to Khwaja Abdul Khaliq al-Gijdivoniy (may God sanctify his innermost being), the eleventh Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, who was giving a sermon about esoteric knowledge. A young man wearing a tattered cloak, with a prayer rug on… View Article

One Great Saint meeting another Great Saint

Date: April 27, 2023 3:47 am Published By: One Great Saint meeting another Great Saint Shaykh Khwaja Abu Yaqub Yusef al-Hamadani (may God sanctify his innermost being), the ninth Sheikh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain and also the first of the ‘Khwajagan’ – the Masters of Wisdom of Central Asia, said the following:- Ibn Hajar al-Haythami records in his book ‘Al-Fatawa al-Hadithiyya’ that… View Article

8. Stories and Sayings of Shaykh Abu Ali al-Farmadi

Date: March 11, 2023 11:28 am Published By: Shaykh Ali al-Farmadi Shaykh Abu Ali al-Farmadi (may God sanctify his innermost being), the eighth Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, said the following:- “Whoever pretends he can hear, yet cannot hear the glorification of birds, trees and the wind, is not telling the truth.”

To make a human being happy

Date: February 15, 2023 7:16 pm Published By: To make a human being happy Shaykh Abul Hasan al-Kharqani (may God sanctify his innermost being), the seventh Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, said:- “A scholar wakes up in the morning and seeks how to increase knowledge. A pious person wakes up and seeks how to increase his faith. But Abul Hasan looks for… View Article

The Blacksmith of my Soul

Date: January 12, 2023 2:57 pm Published By: The Blacksmith of my Soul 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, is the sixth Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, said the following:- “For twelve years I was the blacksmith of my soul. I thrust my soul into… View Article