Jul 2017: Distinguished Deeds
Presence and sincerity with Shaikh Kabir, Ramadan reflections from Shaikha Camille, Kamran Sarwar on Imam Ali, upcoming events...
Jun 2017: Extraordinary Effort
Shaikh Kabir in Indonesia, Ramadan Name reflections and Mahmoud Mostafa on extraordinary effort...
May 2017: Faith & Enthusiasm
Highlighting the refugee crisis, reflections on faith & enthusiasm by Jeremy Henzell-Thomas and events in Indonesia...
Apr 2017: Courtesy of the Gnostic
April newsletter: the qualitative science of the heart, sema in Texas, and the courtesy of the gnostic with Rauf Sheikh
Jan 2017: Sufi Chivalry
January newsletter: reflections on Rumi as Pir, upcoming California retreat, Ghassan El Jabche on Sufi Chivalry, and more...
Dec 2016: Divine Names
December newsletter: an extract from Shaikh Kabir's book in progress, Moments with the Divine Names from Shaikha Camille, theme reflection by Shazreh Hussain and more...
Ya Jabbar, Ya Mutakabbir, Ya Wadud, Ya Hakim
Ya Jabbar, Ya Mutakabbir, Ya Wadud, Ya Hakim O You Who Compel Us towards ultimate greatness, You Who Are Supreme in knowing and love, You knit us together by bone and by vibration, restoring hearts and limbs that have been wounded. Sometimes we trip, and fall in our wanderings— bring us home to Your Love. [...]
Ya Salam, Ya Mumin, Ya Muhaymin
Ya Salam, Ya Mumin, Ya Muhaymin O You Who Are Eternal and Ever Present Peace, renew us with Your breath breathing us, that restores, that harmonizes all the parts of our being, that we might see afresh, Ya Mumin, Ya Muhaymin, O You Who Are the Inspirer and Preserver of Faith, the True Means of [...]
Ya Ahad, Ya Wahid, Ya Wadud
Ya Ahad, Ya Wahid, Ya Wadud O You Who Hear and Understand All Tongues forgive us, for all the moments of misspeaking, for taking another’s name in vain, for riling defenses. You have told us to speak only with the most beautiful urgings. From the depths of our souls we long to communicate with You [...]
Ya Khafid, Ya Rafi, Ya Wadud, Ya Karim
Ya Khafid, Ya Rafi, Ya Wadud, Ya Karim O You who bring us low, that You might exalt us within You— when we are exalted in this world, there is a danger— our self-consciousness may increase, and we may lose the palpable sense of Your Presence that inundates us when we are near, bowing in [...]