What is a Sohbet? Shaykh Nazim al Haqqani explains the meaning of sohbet. The English language is often inadequate hen it comes to describing spiritual states of mind. Sohbet, in Sufism, is a spiritual transaction between teacher and student which relies on ancient oral storytelling traditions and practices. Mystical knowledge and Devotional Love is transmitted…
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Ask to Remain in Ramadhan’s Mercy Oceans After Ramadhan A talk by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim al Haqqani at the end of Ramadhan 1984 Now, Alhamdulillah, another night of Ramadhan has passed, and our egoes are saying, “One more (day) is gone, one more (day) is gone of Holy Ramadhan.” Our souls are crying, but our…
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Today is the anniversary of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim’s journey into eternal happiness. He left in 2014. During more than 30 years of following him, his horizon seemed to grow higher and further every day. One could not find the words to describe what he made us to witness about Allah, about his prophet and about…
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Talk by Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani ق in 1984 Who Is Son of Adam? Bismillahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim. La hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi-l Aliyy-ul Azeem. We are listening what coming from our Spiritual Central. Spiritual headquarters, what saying we are listening. Allah Almighty gives us ear for listening, giving eyes for looking, giving heart for…
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Maulana Shaykh Nazim al Haqqani said, one day in 1999: “The spirit of all acts of worship consists of three points: To keep your tongue from all prohibited speaking, speaking only good words, not bad. To keep your eyes from looking at prohibited things, dirty places and actions. To keep all your organs from prohibited…
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Words from Maulana Shaykh Nazim al Haqqani “We all know that the Lord of Heavens created four seasons on Earth, and of those seasons, spring is known for its rain; there is something very special and valuable about spring rain which falls in March, April and May. Yet the most precious month of spring is…
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