Author Archives: Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

About Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

Mahmoud Shelton studied at the University of Edinburgh before taking a degree in Medieval Studies at Stanford University. Shelton is the author of Alchemy in Middle Earth: The Significance of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, The Balance of George Lucas' Star Wars, and numerous articles. He is also a contributor to The Royal Book of Spiritual Chivalry and The Sufi Science of Self-Realization. Contributions by Mahmoud Shelton * Chivalry of the Night and Day * Alchemy in Middle Earth * contributor, The Royal Book of Spiritual Chivalry

guru nanak

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

i have asked this qeustion before but have never got a responce,was guru nanak a muslim,has mawlana shaykh nazim ever taked about guru nanak..thank you Continue reading →

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Teach your Children Swimming, Archery, and Horsemanship

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

I’m having intention to go and serve in the army as a reservist for a couple of months InshaAllah… Continue reading →

Posted in Sunnah | Tagged adults, archery, armies, army, army reserves, ashes, battlefight, body, children, chivalry, command, discipline, domain, ego, fight, gaze, greater jihad, harm, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, jihad, knight, knighthood, lesser jihad, manhood, marriage, mind, ride, Rijalullah, Sayyidina `Umar ibn al-Khattab (r), serve, soul, spirit, spiritual authority, subordinate, Sunnah, supererogatory worship, swim, teach, tradition, weapons | Comments Off

Islam’s contribution to the field of Psychology

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

am InshaAllah going to study Psychology in my higher studies… Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged contribution, Counselling Psychology, heart, help, higher studies, Islam, istikhara, lata'if, layers, misunderstood, psychology, science, soul, spirit, spirituality, subconscious, ummah | Comments Off

Ruby gemstone

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

qI was wondering what is the spiritual significance of the ruby gemstone? Once, I saw S. Ibrahim (as.) in a dream and he gave me 2 similar perfectly cutted rubies… Continue reading →

Posted in Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged ego, gem, gemstone, jewel, khalilullah, mysteries, Prophet Abraham, reality, ring, ruby, Sayyidina Ibrahim, Sayyidina Muhyidin ibn `Arabi, spiritual significance, stones, submit, tyrant, Universal Soul | Comments Off

Zoroaster was Prophet?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

My family before being Shiite was Zoroastrian, today, I am Sunni, but so far raises something I doubt… Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged ayatollahs, doubt, element, family, fire, ishraq, Islam, Majus, People of the Book, Persia, Persian civilization, Persian kings, Prophet, royal, Shi`a, Shiite, Sufism, Sunni, Sunni belief, water, Zoroaster, Zoroastrian | Comments Off

Avatar Meherbaba

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

Does Moulana believe if he is the avatar of the age.?… Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged avatar, Buddha, Hinduism, Islam, kingdom, kingdom of heaven on earth, manifestation, Meher Baba, Prophet Jesus, Prophet Muhammad (s), Sayyidina `Isa, servanthood, weakness | Comments Off

Black Stone

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

I don’t have any knowledge of the Black stone at the Kaba… Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged A;-Amin, Abu Qubays, akhira, allegiance, Ark of the Covenant, baya`, Baytullah, black sins, Black Stone, caliphate, circumambulate, connection, Day of Promises, dunya, ears, eyes, heart, Holy Grail, House of Allah, Imam Mahdi, Ka`aba, kiss, knowledge, mountain, Noah's Flood, promises, Quraysh tribe, record, rukn, safekeeping, Sahaba, sakhrat ul-amana, Sayyidina `Umar al-Farooq, Sayyidina Abu Bakr, Sayyidina Ibrahim, Sayyidina Isma`il, Sayyidina Muhammad (s), Sayyidina Nuh, significance, spiritual connection, stone of trusts, Tabut, trustworthy, white | Comments Off

Was Prophet Dhul-Kifl possibly The Great Buddha ?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

Recently e.shaykh has been answering questions regarding prophets in India… Continue reading →

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Bhakti and Sufism

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

The Sufi adopted Monism and wifely devotion from the Vaishnava Vedantic school and Bhakti and Yogic practices… Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: Martial art using Ki

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

I started a few months ago a fighting sport called Aikido. There are some people on youtube that throw people without touching them on the floor and make them jump around using Ki. Continue reading →

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