Isolation (Tajrid)
Literally meaning to separate, abstract, peel away, or to isolate oneself from every occupation and engagement, tajrid (isolation)…
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Literally meaning to separate, abstract, peel away, or to isolate oneself from every occupation and engagement, tajrid (isolation)…
The worst thing about cancer they don’t tell you? The aftermath. The shock waves. It’s surviving the quick…
Fana (annihilation), which is the opposite of permanence, has connections with some of the other concepts in Sufism.…
Ma’rifa is a special knowledge that is acquired through reflective thought, sincere endeavor, using one’s conscience and inquiring…
It was finally the weekend! After my long mathematics presentation, I came home to watch my favorite tv…
For nearly a century, chlorine has been used to disinfect drinking water. The use of chlorine in water…
Have you ever seen a rainbow? Until recently, I had looked at many rainbows, but had never truly…
Mushahada (observation) means using insight to see in Divine Acts the Divine Names that give existence to them,…
The unity underlying nature manifests itself in many different forms. Sometimes various “things” work towards accomplishing only one…
Facts and knowledge, truth and belief, philosophy and faith, science and religion – these are all about guiding…
As one of the most spectacular religious assemblies in the world, the annual Muslim hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca…
Literally meaning perception, intelligence, discretion, evidence, and witness, insight (basira) is defined as having an eye of the…
What exactly is it that inspires us, say, to write a beautiful poem or an article, or the…
Society is built on institutions; this is an inescapable fact. According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, an institution is “a…
Question: God Almighty has graced us with a great deal of possibilities to serve humanity. What would you…