Jun 2016: Seekers of Beauty
June newsletter: refreshing our understanding of the principles and values of Sufism, Yasmin Babiker on seeking beauty, and upcoming events...
May 2016: The Living Tradition
May newsletter: launching our Living Tradition blog on Patheos, Rahima McCullough on manifesting our latent qualities, new talks, poetry and more...
April 2016: A New Era
News from Shaikh Kabir's recent India trip, reflections on Nur, upcoming eCourse on Sufi Stories, and lots of UK events for your diaries...
The Foundations of Heartfulness in Islam
The purpose of human life can be stated as: to attain the knowledge of Reality. Everything that is given to human beings through revelation is to guide us to knowing our true selves and through our selves to attain the knowledge of all the dimensions of reality. We are in the process of becoming the non-judging, objective witness, al Shahid. . .
March: Joyous Disciplines
March newsletter: The Joyous Disciplines of Dervishood, visiting Chishti saints in India, and upcoming events in London...
February: De-Programming
February newsletter: how to de-programme, studying Women of Sufism, sohbet with Abdul Hayy...
January: Path of the Saints
HAPPY NEW YEAR and welcome to the new monthly newsletter where we will share the latest news, articles and messages from our teachers and international community. How do we follow the path of the saints in these times? And exploring the joyous disciplines of dervishood. . .
Nov 2015
Reflection on October’s theme: Begin with contentment (Rida); then follow the Heart. As-Sadiq relates that the Messenger said, 'The world is a series of changes in fortune: such benefit you may draw from it comes to you despite your frailty, and what is to your disadvantage will afflict you without you being able to ward [...]
Oct 2015
Reflection on September’s theme: The false self (nafs) will never be satisfied; so strive with God to be near to Him. For most of our lives we live with our self (nafs) in charge, calling out to God whenever the nafs gets a bit shaken. It is when we fall and get broken that we [...]
Sep 2015
Reflection on August’s theme: The more the mind and heart become still, the more we can trust in God. The state of my mind has always been quite frenetic. Over the years I have struggled with presence and meditation. It always seems that the quieter I try to become, the more active my mind becomes. [...]