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As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah “There is no good in a ruler whose religion does not rule him, and there is no good in an intelligent one whose intellect does not lead him, and there is no good in a scholar whose knowledge does not guide him, and there is…

Al Hikam of Ibn Ata ‘Illah: Part 2

(Continued from Part 1) You have not abandoned ignorance at all If you want something to take place in any moment Other than what Allah has manifested in it. You put off action until you have nothing else to do? That comes from foolishness of the lower self. Don’t ask Him to remove you from…

Fork In The Road

Time and time again we face having to make decisions in life. Some seem particularly important such as matters regarding marriage, moving house, going to university or deciding between a chocolate soufflé and pavlova for tonight’s dessert. And it is only at these times that we really feel the pressure of decision-making (perhaps not as…

Where True Strength Lies

When wronged by someone, it is our natural human instinct to react with anger, resentment and vengeance. I doubt that few of us would be able to deny this. If we are ill-treated, a surge of umbrage wells up within our souls ready to release itself like a volcanic eruption. Human nature. If someone injures…

Al Hikam of Ibn Ata ‘Illah: Part 1

A feeling of discouragement when you slip up, is a sure sign that you put your faith in deeds. Your desire to withdraw from everything when Allah has involved you in the world of means is a hidden appetite. Your desire for involvement with the world of means when Allah has withdrawn you from it…

Give Thought

Again the other day it was raining as I was coming home on the train, and I sat there gazing out at the fields from in between the raindrops that had settled on the windowpane. Stretching my arms, neck and back, I tried to shake off that ache I always get from sitting on these…