Tag Archives: self-improvement

Prayer Request: Purification of heart

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Imam Wissam

Ya Sayyidi please pray for me as I am a very weak servant. I am Baya from past five years but still unable to do Rabita with Maulana Sheikh Nazim even in Dhikr. Continue reading →

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Dream: Feeling Possessed

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I’ve had several similar dreams, where I feel possessed by something, one dream I am in a masjid and man is reading his salaah, in a very aggressive way. … Continue reading →

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How to increase ihsan?

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I ask this as I dreamt that Maulana said to come and see him when my ihsan has improved… Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: Need help for improvement

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I have a problem, whenever I want to wake up for fajr, I end up sleeping late for no reason… Continue reading →

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Fana Fillah and Baqabillah

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Kindly give me some information about these two stages. Continue reading →

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