Reflection

Different states have different outcomes.       This accounts for the variety of types of action (9) Withdraw the heart into the arena of reflection – nothing helps the heart more than that! (12) [Al-Hikam of Ibn Ata’ Illah As-Sakandari]

Be like a Bee

Twas said to us ‘be like a bee, Who lightly treads and goes with ease, Who purely gives and so receives.’ In peace he comes, and gently leaves In one of his lessons Sayyidi al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him)[1] called us to reflect upon the following beautiful hadith, narrated by Imam Ahmad on…

Righteous Interaction

The words of our great teacher: أحب الصالحين ولست منهم لعلي أن أنال بهم شفاعة وأكره من تجارته المعاصي ولو كنا سواء في البضاعة I love the righteous, although I’m not of them Perhaps i shall receive intercession through them And I hate he who deals/trades in sins although we are equal in our trade/product…

Treasure Chest

I recently stumbled upon the following website: http://bewley.virtualave.net/ . Its a collection of all the translations Sr Aisha Bewley has done on a number of the classical texts (including Ibn Ata’ Illah’s Hikam with commentary by Ibn Ajiba http://bewley.virtualave.net/hikam.html) . There are some incredible works here masha’allah including brilliant translations to the hadith collections – such…

Saintly Character

“He is a man whose secret is as his open, and his words are as his actions” If he orders people to a good, he was the most vigorous of them in pursuing it And if he forbade people from an evil, he was the strictest in avoiding it I saw him needless from what…

Children

Here’s a thought: Perhaps the reason a child’s ability to learn is so astounding is because of the purity of their hearts, innocence behind their motives, determination to learn and understand, and love of the learning process – oh and of course the good teachers who genuinely care for their education (usually their parents)! If…

50 of the most handy tips!

Originally posted on TwistedSifter:
  Life hacks are little ways to make our lives easier. These low-budget tips and trick can help you organize and de-clutter space; prolong and preserve your products; or teach you something (e.g., tie a full Windsor) that you simply did not know before. Most of these came from a great…

How you know your fruit is organic

How you know the date your eating is organic: when you find a living worm inside it … and yes, I filmed it too (to prove it was still alive:  [youtube:=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX_XO7-u-7I&feature=youtube_gdata_player] You’re welcome! (Anyone who no longer wants there dates, Im more than happy to take them off you!)

Honeycomb

Imam Ghazali tells a story of a man walking in the jungle. A roaring lion ran towards him and the man ran as fast as he could to escape from it. He noticed a well in front of him and he jumped inside hoping to escape from the lion. As he was falling inside the…