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Loving the Prophet, Blogging and Music
2009-04-17 17:49:00 Blogging! As some of you know, I am a musician of sorts, coming from a long line of musicians in my family. So I’ve started to make records again and will eventually write, arrange, produce and record a number of songs and some specifically for the readers of this blog. I’ve been blogging for some time ... More About: Family , Music , Life , Children , God
Shaykh Abdul Kerim Leads Prayer At Washington Monument
2009-03-28 23:01:00 View more scenes from this momentous occasion at yursil.com Posted in Events , Prayer, Religion , Video Tagged: Islam , Naqshbandi, Shaykh Abdul-Kerim, Washington D.C., Washington Monument
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2009-03-24 08:00:00 The History of the Turks The Turks came from Central Asia. They came from Erganakon. The Turks are the most rooted nation on the face of the earth. They are coming from the son of Nuh (aleyhi salam), the one that went to Central Asia. After they came out from the ship he went to Central Asia. Nuh (as) had three sons. Sam, Ham and Yafes. Yafes went to Central Asia, stayed there and children came from him. The Turkic nations are coming from the generations of Yafes. All Turks are coming from him. Course to teach imams about cohesion | The Guardian The one-year diploma in contextual Islamic studies and leadership is aimed at helping imams to be more responsive to the values and needs of British-born Muslims and better placed to deal with issues of cohesion, doctrinal radicalism and exclusion. More About: Links
Shaykh Abdul Kerim al-Kibrisi Sohbet ? Mawlid 2009
2009-03-24 06:35:00 Posted in Religion Tagged: 2009, Islam , Mawlid, Muhammad , Prophet , Shaykh Abdul-Kerim, Sohbet, Sufism
Remembering Çanakkale (Dardanelles)
2009-03-19 20:30:00 Today we should remember those Muslims who fought hard to save and protect the Ottoman Sultan in March 1915. Just a few months before my very own grandfather was born, thousands of miles away there was a battle on famous straight separating Europe and Asia in an area known as Çanakkale. We are going to spend ... More About: World War I , Religion , Turkey
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2009-03-19 08:00:00 Turkey warns US on Armenian genocide resolution - International Herald Tribune ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey's foreign minister says a resolution by the U.S. Congress calling killings by Ottoman Turks genocide could harm his country's efforts to improve ties with Armenia. More About: Links
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2009-03-18 08:00:00 Creator wants to forgive His creatures, by Sheikh Abdul Kerim Kibrisi ... Today?s people have no shame, and they are not shy. They do everything openly. They say, ?I don?t care. I have no fear.? It?s not a matter of being afraid or not. A wrong action should be hidden, not announced. You shouldn?t have done it, but if you did, cover it, be discreet. More About: Links
An American Spiritual Tradition
2009-03-16 21:54:00 Marc Manley wrote an interesting blog post a few weeks back, where he asked the question, “[N]ow that Islam has arrived on America ?s shores, what will its spiritual tradition look like?” For me, there is a very easy answer: The Osmanli Naks-i’bendi Sufi Association. There is not much more to it. Really, for me its that simple. ... More About: Religion , Lifestyle , Tradition , Blogs
Which One is A Holy Gathering?
2009-03-15 08:19:00 Gathering A Gathering B I keep getting these emails from a certain school in Queens. They are having classes at a reduced rate, mashaAllah! A few years back I invested in these and other classes for myself and my family. If you are wondering the results well, lets just say that I would not be ... More About: Religion , Islam , Education , Thoughts , Learning
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2009-03-15 08:00:00 Sheikh Maulana Nazim Awarded Highest Royal Title by Sultan in Malaysia "In celebration of the Silver Jubilee of the Sultan of Perak Darul Ridwan Malaysia, Sultan Aslan is presenting a medal to Haji Baha?uddin Adil Efendi. Baha?uddin Efendi is receiving the medal on behalf of his father, Sheikh Maulana Nazim el Hakkani el Kibrisi. This medal is only given to members of the Sultan?s family, meaning that Sheikh Maulana is a member of the royal family." -Yursil More About: Links
Shaykh Abdul Kerim al-Kibrisi Sohbet ? March 2009
2009-03-15 07:40:00 Shaykh Abdul Kerim al-Kibrisi Sohbet gives sohbet at the Osmanli Naksi-i’bendi Dergah for General Zikr on the Holy Month of Rabi?Awwal 1430 (March 2009). (Sydney Center , NY) “Shaykh Effendi is saying people are learning about Islam through the internet in Firawnic rooms. They discuss fatwas but they don?t know the basics of the religion. Muslims ... More About: Video , Religion , Events , New York
Nasreddin Hoja and the Beggar
2009-03-02 02:46:00 One day Nasreddin Hoja repaired tiles on the roof of his house. While Nasreddin was working on the roof, a stranger knocked at the door. What do you want? Nasreddin Hoja shouted out. Come down, replied stranger, so I can tell you. Its important. Nasreddin Hoja had been working in the Sun all day but still he slowly ... More About: Humor , Story , Beggar , Fable
Comments
2009-02-23 08:25:00 Selam alaykum. This blog has been around for a good number of years and I’ve received a good deal of comments over the years. Some good and some bad, the bad comments are partly the reason that I developed the comment policy. But over the past few months I have taken some time off of ... More About: Life , Blogs , Comments
Sheikh Maulana w/ Mevlevi Hat
2009-02-23 08:04:00 (video courtesy of Nakshibendi.com) Selam alaykum. Yes its been a while and all is well alhamdulillah. I’m noticing that although I have not posted in several months readership has doubled subhanAllah! Thank you all for supporting this blog may Allah Almighty bless you and keep you all. Recently, I was looking for some videos to post and ... More About: Video , Religion , Maulana , Sufism
The Osmanli Naks-i?bendi Dergah
2008-10-17 16:04:00 I thought this photograph was absolutely breath taking. You may find more photographs of the Osmanli Naks-i’bendi Dergahi at yursil.com. Posted in Art, Life , Religion , Sufism Tagged: dervish, farm, Mountains , New York , Photography, saint, Sufi, Work
The Osmanli Naks-i?bendi Dergah
2008-10-17 16:04:00 I thought this photograph was absolutely breath taking. You may find more photographs of the Osmanli Naks-i’bendi Dergahi at yursil.com. Posted in Art, Life , Religion , Sufism Tagged: dervish, farm, Mountains , New York , Photography, saint, Sufi, Work
How Do Jews Pray (Part 2)
2008-10-12 19:19:00 hat-tip: Chajms Sicht Posted in Prayer , Religion Tagged: God , Jews , Worship
How Do Jews Pray (Part 2)
2008-10-12 19:19:00 hat-tip: Chajms Sicht Posted in Prayer , Religion Tagged: God , Jews , Worship
Ramadan Dinner @ Columbia University
2008-09-17 06:50:00 Once again, the Osmanli Naksibendi Tarikat is hosting an iftar/supper at Columbia University during Ramadan. Last year it was a SMASH-HIT! People, Muslim and non-Muslim alike were talking about it long after Ramadan had passed. For some it was a moment to break their fast with more than the 3 other Muslims they know on campus. ... More About: Food , Events , Culture , New York
Ramadan Dinner @ Columbia University
2008-09-17 06:50:00 Once again, the Osmanli Naksibendi Tarikat is hosting an iftar/supper at Columbia University during Ramadan. Last year it was a SMASH-HIT! People, Muslim and non-Muslim alike were talking about it long after Ramadan had passed. For some it was a moment to break their fast with more than the 3 other Muslims they know on campus. ... More About: Food , Events , Culture , New York
Being A Better Muslim; A Better Mu?min; A Better Man Pt. 1
2008-09-09 02:16:00 Ramadan kerim; Ramadan mubarak all. Its good to be writing again and it is only because of a simple yet profound realization that I find myself with the inspiration to write anything at all. That realization coming through so many ways but they all begin with a sohbet. The sohbet of our Shaykh, Abdul Kerim ... More About: Religion , Family , Life , Lifestyle , Children
Being A Better Muslim; A Better Mu?min; A Better Man Pt. 1
2008-09-09 02:16:00 Ramadan kerim; Ramadan mubarak all. Its good to be writing again and it is only because of a simple yet profound realization that I find myself with the inspiration to write anything at all. That realization coming through so many ways but they all begin with a sohbet. The sohbet of our Shaykh, Abdul Kerim ... More About: Religion , Family , Life , Lifestyle , Children
The Prince and the Handmaid
2008-09-08 23:39:00 Ramadan kerim everyone! Yesterday, I was talking to a family member on the phone and they were continuously saying inshaAllah, inshaAllah; God willing, to almost everything we spoke about. Overtime our conversation came to a close, but when I got off the phone the phrase, inshaAllah played over and over again in my mind. And ... More About: Life , Heaven , Thoughts , Prince , Rumi
The Prince and the Handmaid
2008-09-08 23:39:00 Ramadan kerim everyone! Yesterday, I was talking to a family member on the phone and they were continuously saying inshaAllah, inshaAllah; God willing, to almost everything we spoke about. Overtime our conversation came to a close, but when I got off the phone the phrase, inshaAllah played over and over again in my mind. And ... More About: Life , Heaven , Thoughts , Prince , Rumi
Over 40 Days Since My Last Post
2008-07-21 18:16:00 BismillaharRahmanirRahim Selam alaykum all! Someone has brought to my attention that it has been over 40 days since my last post. And this has been the longest stint that I have withheld a post from this blog since 2005. But as it were, I just don’t have much to say. Before I had a shaykh, I ... More About: Life , Faith , Journal , Blogging , Post
Over 40 Days Since My Last Post
2008-07-21 18:16:00 BismillaharRahmanirRahim Selam alaykum all! Someone has brought to my attention that it has been over 40 days since my last post. And this has been the longest stint that I have withheld a post from this blog since 2005. But as it were, I just don’t have much to say. Before I had a shaykh, I ... More About: Life , Faith , Journal , Blogging , Post
Selam Alaykum! How is it Going?
2008-06-05 08:28:00 BismillaharRahmanirRahim Selam Alaykum! How is everyone? I have received a few letters and some casual comments from friends wondering about the activity on this blog or about me in general. So I just wanted to reach out to the readers of this blog and let you know that everything is alright, I’m fine, just working on ... More About: Life , Blogs
Selam Alaykum! How is it Going?
2008-06-05 08:28:00 BismillaharRahmanirRahim Selam Alaykum! How is everyone? I have received a few letters and some casual comments from friends wondering about the activity on this blog or about me in general. So I just wanted to reach out to the readers of this blog and let you know that everything is alright, I’m fine, just working on ... More About: Life , Blogs
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