Parting and Reunion (Fasl and Wasl)
In the language of Sufism, fasl (parting) denotes renunciation of the world and the Hereafter with respect to…
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In the language of Sufism, fasl (parting) denotes renunciation of the world and the Hereafter with respect to…
Altruism (i’thar), preferring others to oneself when doing a good deed, is, according to the moralists, giving precedence…
For Sufis, poverty means that an initiate claims possession of nothing and is freed from all kinds of…
Mahabba means fondness, tender and kind feelings, preference, and love. Love that affects and invades one’s feelings is…
Yaqin (certainty) means having no doubt about the truth of a matter and arriving at accurate, doubt-free knowledge…
For ordinary people, resignation means not objecting to what God has willed for them. For those with a…
Sufis use haya, which literally means shame, bashfulness, and refraining from saying or doing anything improper or indecent,…
Meaning true thought, true words and true actions, sidq is reflected in the life of a traveler on…
In the many dimensions of his lifetime of achievement, as well as in his personality and character, Bediuzzaman…