Nashuhee Uskudari and three levels in tasawwuf
Nashuhee Uskudari was one the awliyas of Istanbul, in the 17th century. He belonged to the order of the Halwatiyya. He was born in Uskudar district of Istanbul in either 1647 or 1648 and passed away 1718. From early age, his father showed special care for his education, he attended madrasa and studied tafsir, hadith […]
Sura An-Nasr : Ultimate attitude after victory
Although this sura has been revealed in Mecca it is considered as Madani, since it has been revealed after the conquest of Mecca. The word nasr is interpreted as “Allah’s(j.j) succour, assistance to Muslims”. According to many scholars, this is the last revealed sura in Holy Quran. When comes the Help of Allah, and Victory, […]
Hikmah of Harams and Halals in food culture according to Islam
In today’s world, food safety has become a major concern for all humans regardless of their ethnic or spiritual background. Everyday we read or witness news about dangers of industrialized food. Islam places a serious emphasis over what a Muslim can eat or can not eat. According to Islamic aqeedah, it is our duty to […]
Belam : A portrait of a sycophant character from Quran
In the following sura an example of a character is given to us: Relate to them the story of the man to whom We sent Our signs, but he passed them by: so Satan followed him up, and he went astray. If it had been Our will, We should have elevated him with Our signs; […]
Personal Counseling from Prophet Muhammad(sav)
One day a stranger came nearby Prophet Muhammad(sav) and asked him “I have some questions for you regarding this world and life after”. He replied : “Ask whatever you want” After that, the following dialogue took place between the stranger and Rasulullah(sav) Man: I want to be the richest among the men Rasulullah(sav) : Only […]
Types of Shirk : To be or not to be a true Muwaheed
Among Muslim scholars, shirk is considered as the greatest sin and there are many types of it according to Islamic aqeedah. Shirk is against the very nature of Islamic aqeedah, tahweed, which is uniqueness and oneness of Allah(j.j) Apart from some nations whom consider their history and their secular system above everything, we don’t see […]
Mushahadee : Observing with the heart
Mushahadee is a tasawwuf concept that is related with an special stage for the “areef” ones. The areef is the one who is occupied with knowing himself to know more about Allah(j.j) in better way. Naturally, this doesn’t mean about “self-actualization”, since tasawwuf studies is exempt from such egoistic and narcissistic terms. A sufi doesn’t […]
Ibrahim Haqqi : An awliya from Erzurum
Ibrahim Haqqi was born in Erzurum in the year of 1703. In his own words he describes his early life as “For twenty-five years I worked hard to study “ilm” and I’ve been in love with Allah since forgetting about the whole world and its affairs and thus I became an areef. Then I left […]
Sura Al-Lail : The sagacity in contraries
Sura Al-Lail is the 92nd sura of Holy Quran and has been revealed in Mecca. In this sura, polar opposite concepts are emphasized to indicate mankind about their trade on this planet and what would be the possible consequences of such trade and results of religious “deeds”. Here, Allah(j.j) oaths to night and day and […]
Non-Linearity of End Times Concept in Islamic Aqeedah
Many belief systems rely on attracting followers by foreshadowing upcoming events and relish in being harbinger of eschatological happenings since humankind is naturally and ever-presently is interested in “knowing and/or predicting the future”. Today, many charlatans are regarded as “futurologists” and we watch documentaries about them, how in their twisted lunacy and haze, they “predicted” […]