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Dunya and Religion

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Taher Siddiqui

shaykh i am in a really big dilemma/ situation.. i am a hafiz ul quran and i have this desire of being an aalim of the deen. i have this oppurtunity of doing an aalim course however my parents are trying to talk me out of it… Continue reading →

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What did the Prophet (saw) do in Mount Hira?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

What exactly did our Prophet (saw) do in Mount Hira? I know he used to meditate, etc. but what form did this meditation take? Considering he spent days there, this profoundly affected him. Are there any actual accounts of the actual practices he performed there? … Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: Please pray for our family

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Myself my husband and my children have had to move away from Muslims and our Faith is suffering. It is hard to maintain ours and our childrens’ spirituality… Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: Helpless in Worldly Hell

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I am suffering from huge depression and loneliness due to my husband haram demands. I’m living in a prison… Continue reading →

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A Few Years Away From Dunya

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

I wanted to ask, is it permissible to abandon Dunya/Worldy, materialistic life for a few years and retreat to an empty quarter only to praise Allah… Continue reading →

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Seclusion

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Taher Siddiqui

AM I ALLOWED TO PERFORM SECLUSION (3 months – 5 years) BY MYSELF , OR DO I NEED PERMISSION FROM SHAYKH NAZIM UL HAQQANI. I AM CURRENTLY 17 YEARS OF AGE AND LIVE IN US, BUT I WANT TO INSHALLAH VISIT BELOVED SHAYKH NEXT YEAR. Continue reading →

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SECLUSION (CHILLA)

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

i just wanted to know the benifits of seclusion/chilla which the awliyya used to do and people also do now
the chillla of hizb ul bahr Continue reading →

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Dream: restaurant & du`a
Rêve: Restaurant et Du’a

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Dr. Abdul Karim

I saw a dream today morning that I am in a restaurant with many people around and all of a sudden i cry and go to a corner, raise my hand and pray to Allah for something specific I desperate need.[fr]j’ai fait un rêve ce matin que j’étais dans un restaurant avec beaucoup de gens. Soudainement je me suis mis à pleurer et je suis allé dans un coin,…[/fr] Continue reading →

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Rêve: Restaurant et Du’a

Dream: Shaykh Nazim gives me a test
Rêve : Shaykh Nazim m’a testé

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

I was standing across the road from my theater standing with a family dressed in the colonial…[fr]Je me trouvais debout, de l’autre côté de la rue, en face de mon théâtre et se tenait debout avec moi une famille vêtue d’un style de l’époque coloniale…[/fr] Continue reading →

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Rêve : Shaykh Nazim m’a testé