“The Qasidat al-Burda and the Shari`a” Part 1: Imam al-Busiri writes in the section on the Prophet’s jihad and bravery in the Qasidat al-Burda (‘Ode of the Prophetic Mantle’) as follows: أحل أمته حرز ملته He lodged his nation (umma) in the fort of his religion. كالليث حل مع الأشبال في اجم Like a lion … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tasawwuf
Information, articles and posts on the unique body of Islamic spiritual Literature and mystical psychology.
Umm Harun and Sulayman al-Darani
Abu Sulayman al-Darani and Umm Harun_ A Conversation on Death Abu Sulayman al-Darani [d.205/830][i] – a great devout/ascetic (zahid) and early salaf – once asked Umm Harun (an extremely pious woman) whether she liked death: Abu Sulayman : Do you love death? ([أ تحبين الموت؟] / a tuhibbina al-mawta). Umm Harun : I do not. … Continue reading
Imam Ibn al-Qayyim and Tazkiyah
al-Hafiz Ibn al-Qayyim on Tazkiyat al-Nufus *** The noble faqih, one of the masters of the science of Hadith in Sham al-Hafiz Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote the following: تزكية النفوس مسلم إلى الرسل وإنما بعثهم الله لهذه التزكية وولاهم إياها وجعلها على أيديهم دعوة وتعليما وبيانا وإرشادا لا خلقا … Continue reading
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