Wa SalaamWa Salaam******************A Muslim-American Journal****************** Articles
Spirituality: Pearls and Roses
2008-05-10 19:07:00 In today’s environment we increasingly find a new kind of believer. This believer is not religious and not exactly an atheist. They may or may not, however, be an agnostic but believe in something “greater than themselves”. This kind of believer is, for all intensive purposes, considered “spiritual”. Which essentially means that a person does ... More About: America , Movies , Religion , Entertainment , Culture
Wisdom and Intellect
2008-05-08 05:48:00 Recently, I have delved into the profound wisdom of Yus?f Balasa?uni (qs) taken from his masnavi entitled, Kutad?u Bilig or The Wisdom of Royal Glory. Yus?f the Kh??? ??jib (qs), an honorific which translates roughly to “Chancellor”, was an 11th century writer and poet; a contemporary to Mahmud al-Kashghari and is the author of the ... More About: Intellect
Nasreddin Hoja and The Spiritual Teacher
2008-05-01 06:51:00 A wizened sage, from beyond Ashsharq, a far-off Eastern land, had arrived in the village. His philosophical expositions were so abtruse and yet so tantalizing that the usual company in the teahouse soon became convinced that he could perhaps unveil for them the mysteries of life. Nasreddin Hoja listed to him for a while. ‘You know,’ ... More About: Religion , Humor , Travel , Spiritual , Teacher
Yursil: ?Being Spiritually Ambitious?
2008-05-01 05:55:00 Last week, I had the opportunity to discuss one popular Muslim blogger’s most recent post prior to its publishing. And at the time, when he shared the idea for the post, I thought it would be one of the most important blog topics of Rabi al-Thani 1429. And after reading the post, I realized just ... More About: Religion , Islam , Life , Blogger , Spirituality
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2008-04-29 07:00:00 BBC The demise of Turkey's pork butchers The role of Islam in Turkish society is a subject of continual debate. Secularists are protesting against what they see as the government's increasingly Islamic agenda, and as Sarah Rainsford found out, the latest battleground could be across the butcher' More About: Links , 2008
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2008-04-28 07:00:00 Zikr and Qasida (Apr '08) Audio of Zikr Brought to you by the Osmanli Naksibendi-Hakkani Tariqat under the direction of Shaykh Abdul Kerim al-Kibrisi with ijazaat and instruction from Maulana Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani More About: Links , 2008
Belief in God?s Prophets?
2008-04-28 05:55:00 The word Islam comes from the tri-literal root, S-L-M, root in the Arabic language. When trying to understand this concept, think of building blocks, and the tri-literal root is the foundation; the ground work of the word construct. This particular tri-literal root, S-L-M, literally means, among other things: purity, peace, submission and obedience. The religion of ... More About: Religion , God , Muslims , Belief
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2008-04-26 07:00:00 Muslim Leaders Debate Extremism This week young Muslim leaders from around the world gathered in Doha, the capitol of Qatar, for the Doha Debates. Hutbe: Good Manners, 'Adab' On the 26th of Rabi al-Awwal, 1428 Shaykh Abdul Kerim gave a hutbe on Manners and Adab at the Osmanli Naks-i'bendi Dergahi in New York More About: Links , 2008
Inheriting A Lifestyle of Islamic Chivalry
2008-04-25 08:11:00 What is chivalry? In the West we have a very narrow understanding of chivalry and what generally comes to the minds of most Americans when contemplating chivalry is: medieval knights, throwing your jacket over a puddle or some random act of kindness for a damsel in distress. All of which are about as likely to happen in ... More About: Religion , Islamic , Lifestyle , Culture , God
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2008-04-24 07:00:00 NYT | Do Atheists Need a Church of Their Own The fastest-growing faith in America is no faith at all. And now some atheists think they need a church. Guardian | Turks revive glory of tulips from Istanbul ISTANBUL, April 21 (Reuters) - It's not the minarets, the sunsets or the Bosphorous views making Istanbul's April crowds coo with pleasure -- it is the tulips. All About Jazz | Yitzhak Yedid: Oud Bass Piano Trio Composer and pianist Yitzhak Yedid's new composition is an impressive attempt to weave current and traditional styles and influences into a cohesive contemporary work. More About: Links , 2008
Entry Into A Sufi Circle
2008-04-24 03:29:00 If you read, if you practice, you may qualify for a Sufi circle. If you only read, you will not. If you think you have had experiences upon which you can build, you may not qualify. Words alone do not communicate: there must be something prepared, of which the words are a hint. Practice alone does not ... More About: Truth , Religion , Life , Reading , Experience
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2008-04-23 07:00:00 Fikri Minince (Apr '08) Audio of Illahi?s Brought to you by the Osmanli Naksibendi-Hakkani Tariqat under the direction of Shaykh Abdul Kerim al-Kibrisi with ijazaat and instruction from Maulana Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani. First produced MP3, comments welcome! More About: Links , 2008
The Sagaciousness of Nasreddin Hoja
2008-04-22 17:39:00 Nasreddin Hoca is a a well known figure all throughout the Muslim World. He may be the most widely loved sufi shaykh that has ever existed. He lived during the Seljuk rule which spanned from China across Central Asia and the Middle East. Nasreddin Hoca is legendary and has been loved by Afghans, Persians, Turks ... More About: Religion , Humor , Civilization , Stories , Sufism
Traditional Islamic Music Sung at a Church
2008-04-21 13:18:00 Video (01:19) - “Sheikh Nazim” ilahi performed at a New York church by murids from the Osmanli Dergahi Video courtesy of nakshibendi.com More About: Religion , Islam , Church , Islamic , Music
Ahmed-i Da?i of Germiyan
2008-04-19 23:52:00 The Torture of the Beloved The torture of the beloved is no punishment at all Thank God for the faithfulness of your cruelty There are many beloveds with cypress-bodies, witch-eyes, and trouble-making brows But not one of them has been so enticing as you! If those thirst for the wine of you rubied lips gave one thousand lives One thousand lives for just the dregs- it ... More About: Culture , History , Poetry , Turkey
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2008-04-18 07:00:00 Ilahi Medley 'Apr 08 Audio of Illahi?s Brought to you by the Osmanli Naksibendi-Hakkani Tariqat under the direction of Shaykh Abdul Kerim al-Kibrisi with ijazaat and instruction from Maulana Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani More About: Links , 2008
He Who Knows Himself, Knows His Lord
2008-04-18 05:44:00 Today was an interesting day, it began for me a bit reluctantly because I left the window open and it was much colder in my bedroom than normal. But eventually, I prepared myself and quickly raced out of the bedroom to prepare for fajr, the morning prayers. When I left my apartment to catch the ... More About: Religion , Christian , Women , Life , Thoughts
Hazreti ?Amr ibn al-?As and The Expedition
2008-04-17 06:29:00 During the month of Rabi al-Awwal, the Holy Prophet (may Peace and Blessings be upon him) received word that Bedouins of the Bali and Quda’a tribes were gathering and steeling the herds that belonged to the people of Medina in the Wadi al-Qura (area between Medina and Syria). The tribesmen were attempting to push back the growing ... More About: Religion , Islam , History , Muslims , Biographies
Faith in God
2008-04-16 07:50:00 The word “Islam”, quite literally, means obedience to God . Therefore belief in God is the first and main article of the Islamic faith, as one must believe in God in order to be obedient. However, one cannot be obedient unless he or she can recognize who to be obedient to. Said differently, the servant cannot ... More About: Religion , Life , Faith , Allah
How Do Seekers Make Spiritual Progress?
2008-04-14 21:59:00 I was once sitting with a few murids in the company of our shaykh, when someone asked,“How do we make spiritual progress?”In that moment our shaykh offered a gem to each one of us, he gave us an invaluable lesson when he responded saying that sohbet is the means to spiritual progress. Sohbet is ... More About: Spiritual , Make , Progress
History, Reality and The Ottomans
2008-04-13 01:02:00 There are a number of views expressed by European travel writers on the Ottomans and the Ottoman territories. For example, a 16th century travel writer named Peter Gyllius, often cited by Edward Gibbon and other European historians of the late 18th and 19th centuries, is critical and negative toward the Ottoman capital of Istanbul. Today ... More About: Travel , History , Reality , Civilization
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2008-04-10 07:00:00 Ottoman Ilahi (Apr '08) Audio of Illahi?s Brought to you by the Osmanli Naksibendi-Hakkani Tariqat under the direction of Shaykh Abdul Kerim al-Kibrisi with ijazaat and instruction from Maulana Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani More About: Links , 2008
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2008-04-09 07:00:00 BBC NEWS | 'Ex-slave' takes Niger to court Ms Mani says the government continues to legitimise the practice of slavery through customary law, which discriminates against women in direct conflict with the constitution and criminal code. More About: Links , 2008
Foolish Speech
2008-04-07 22:34:00 These days I find the sohbet of my shaykh to be more important than I could have ever imagined. As the days and nights pass I am appreciating, more and more, the sentiments of the Qawwali, Ilahi, the traditional sufi poets and their diwan devoted to their beloved murshid. And as I continue to trip ... More About: Religion , Life , Thoughts , Speech
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2008-04-05 07:00:00 The Untold History of Post-Civil War 'Neoslavery' Talk of the Nation, March 25, 2008 · In Slavery by Another Name, Douglas Blackmon of the Wall Street Journal argues that slavery did not end in the United States with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862. He writes that it continued for another 80 year NYT | Students of Virginity There was a time when not having sex consumed a very small part of Janie Fredell?s life, but that, of course, was back in Colorado Springs. It seemed to Fredell that almost no one had sex in Colorado Springs. Her hometown was extremely conservative, and NYT | Old Ways Future of Farming STRYSZOW, Poland ?Depending on your point of view, Szczepan Master is either an incorrigible Luddite or a visionary. A small farmer, proud of his pure high-quality products, he works his land the way Polish farmers have for centuries. More About: Links
MashaAllah!
2008-04-04 06:58:00 namaz, originally uploaded by kapkara. More About: Religion , Turkey , Prayer , Namaz , Snow
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2008-03-21 06:00:00 Two killed in Yemen school attack Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh visits an injured schoolgirl after mortar rounds struck the courtyard of a school next to the U.S. embassy in Sanaa March 18, 2008 . According to media reports, the mortar attack took place near the U.S. embassy in Yemen Hamas, Fatah far apart as Yemen tries to mediate | Reuters GAZA, March 19 (Reuters) - Hamas voiced willingness on Wednesday to talk to Fatah as part of a Yemeni reconciliation initiative but said the secular faction must drop its demand the Islamist group first give up control of the Gaza Strip. More About: Links
Sultan Murat IV: Uyan Ey Gözlerim Gafletten Uyan
2008-03-21 01:45:00 Uyan ey gözlerim gafletten uyan Awake, mine eyes, from heedlessness! Uyan uykusu çok gözlerim uyan From your drowsiness, awake! Azrail?in kasd? canad?r inan? Know that the Angel of Death seeks your soul? Seherde uyan?rlar cumle kuslar At sunrise the birds waken with a tumult Dillü dillerince tesbihe ba?lar Touching the heart with their tongues, they begin to pray Tevhid eyler da?lar ta?lar a?açlar Mountains, stones, trees?all ... More About: Religion , Music , Culture , History , Poetry
Turkish Red Lentil Soup (Mercimek Çorbasi)
2008-03-20 07:31:00 Lentils are one of the blessed foods mentioned in the Qur’an al-kerim. And according to the Holy Prophet’s medicine (may Peace and Blessings be upon him), lentils ’soften the belly’ increasing ’sympathy and humility’. Red lentil soup is a Turkish favorite and is good to be served with bread prior to your main dish. In ... More About: Food , Turkey , Olive Oil , Quran , Soup
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More articles from this author:2008-03-20 06:00:00 Turkey's secular constitution | See you in court | Economist.com AUTOCRATIC regimes in the Muslim world often ban religious parties, which then go underground and turn violent. Turkey's Islamists have taken a different path. Despite being repeatedly outlawed and ejected from power, pious politicians have shunned violen More About: Links , 2008 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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