UNIVERSAL REALIZATION

The Holy Qur'an says: "And We ransomed him with a Great sacrifice.” (37:107) Eid al-Adha is the day when Prophet Ibrahim (pea...

In one of my visits to al-Madina al-Munawwara, when I was honored to visit the graves of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) in the well-kn...

One of the most remarkable events of Islamic history where the peak of sincerity is revealed is the incident of Bibi Shutayta, a spiritual...

The Sacred Effusion is a commentary on Ziyarat ‘Ashura, one of the well-known ziyaaraat (recitals of salutation) that many of us frequently...

One of the beautiful Names of Allah is Sattar al-‘Uyub (One who frequently covers defects). This Name is revealed so brilliantly when our ac...

Six days of the Holy Month of Ramadhan have elapsed like a flash of light. Have we begun our self-purification or has the habit of procras...

He was known as Bahjat al-‘Aarifin (the splendor of the Gnostics) and profusely emanated the light of devotion, such that lovers throughout...

A sister is Islam wrote to me reminding me that calling Allah for other worldly matters is not abhorred, and hence we cannot take the verse ...

The Holy Prophet (s) was once asked, “Ayna Allah?” (Where is Allah?) , and he said “ ‘Inda al-munkasirati qulubuhum” (He is with those who h...

Surely al-Husayn is the lamp of guidance and the ship of salvation - The Holy Prophet (s). We herebey would like to announce that w e have ...

When prophet Musa (‘a) went to Mount Sinai and had a secret mutual conversation with Allah for thirty nights [ Wa waa‘adna Musa thalathina l...

There is well-known dictum that scholars of ethics and gnosis remind us- who have gone into the slumber of negligence and need to wake up: T...

‘ Ayyuha al-nas, innahu qad aqbala ilaykum shahr Allah bi al-barakati wa al-rahmati wa al-maghfira…’ (O people, Indeed the Month of Allah ha...

One of the excellent whisperings of Sha’ban reported to have been recited by all the Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) is the well-known al-Muna...

One of the thought provoking dictums of Imam ‘Ali (‘a) is al-mar’atu rayhana wa laysat bi qahramana (a woman is an aromatic plant and not a...