This made me think of Sheikh Dieye's (ra) visit to the Marcus Garvey school. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo-U...

Shaykh Paul Salahuddin Armstrong reflects on his visit to Michaela Community School in Wembley. Known for its exceptional teaching, strong culture, and remarkable outcomes, Michaela raises important questions: What does truly excellent education look like? What lessons can we take from the school?

Dr. Umar Faruq Abd Allah discusses Al-Ghazali’s subtle scholarship, his influence on Abdul Qadir al-Jilani, and Muslim history, recommending key books. He highlights overlooked Islamic contributions, urges writing accurate history, and expresses hope for the Muslim world despite current struggles.

Experience Falsa, an NYC-based Sufi music ensemble, on April 25, 2026, at 7 PM (doors 6 PM) at Bombyx, Florence. Tickets are $30-$40 in advance, $35-$45 at the door. Immerse in sacred sound blending Qawwali and transcultural jazz. More info

Bowl of Saki for December 10, 2025 AS THE ROSE BLOOMS AMIDST THORNS, SO GREAT SOULS SHINE OUT THROUGH ALL OPPOSITION. --Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti): There are two attitudes to take in the 2/ #Sufism #HazratInayatKhan #MurshidSam #SufiRuhaniat

Because True Prayers Fly… at the Sufi Shrine of Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya

Many deconstruction journeys embrace Jesus and Buddha but avoid Muhammad. This piece digs into why that silence matters and how Sufi wisdom exposes our blind spots. 👉 www.virginmonkboy.com/p/the-decons... #Deconstruction #Sufism #Interfaith #Spirituality #Islam #Rumi

The Conference of the Birds, written in twelfth-century Persia by Farid ud-Din Attar, is more than a lyrical pilgrimage; it is a relentless diagnostic of the human tendency to dress fear and vanity in the robes of truth. blakandblack.com/2025/12/05/t...

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party (1992) is the daily album for December 9, 2025. Listen now: https://nowplaying.quest/2025-12-09/ #NowPlayingQuest #NowPlaying #AlbumOfTheDay #Music #MusicSky #Qawwali #NusratFatehAliKhanParty #DevotionalSongs

🧪⚗️🔮🧙♂️📿☪️ #エリクサー Rašić, D. (2026). The Elixir: A Posthumanist Approach to Alchemy in Akbarian Sufism and Islam. Cambridge University Press. www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Prof. Abdullah Galadari explores death, barzakh, and resurrection in the Qur’an, weaving scripture, philosophy, and world traditions. A rich look at how sleep, dreams, and the rūḥ hint at deeper layers of life after life. Worth savoring with a dhikr-filled heart. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnJf...

Not every question is meant to be answered. Some are meant to be lived with until they reshape the one who asked. Whispers Beneath the Question Koans from Stoicism to Sufism.

For those who walk the inner path and wrestle with better questions: Whispers Beneath the Question — Koans from Stoicism to Sufism a.co/d/92gageo

#albumshuffle Day 381: Various - Eat The Dream: Gnawa Music From Essaouira [Sublime Frequencies, 2012] A blend of various field recordings from the streets of Morocco and Gnawa music performed in the home of Maleem Boubker Ghania in Essaouira in 1994 - mostly led by his sons Mamoud and Abdellah.

#DecemberDuets #MusicChallenge Day 6 - "The Face of Love" Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 🎤🤝🎤 Eddie Vedder 1995 Count me among the folks who knew nothing of the legendary South Asian musician or qawwali music in general prior to the DEAD MAN WALKING soundtrack and that Pearl Jam bump.

Me: The guy behind Sufism on Bluesky, and what I think about ICE's recent behavior toward immigrants.

This is the same talking point Sarah Hurwitz repeated last week. It’s lazy & demeaning to young people in general & young Jews in particular. It’s not 1985. Consider that Kids These Days may just disagree with you & not be brainwashed by TikTok or ignorant of Jewish history bsky.app/profile/mcop...

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened. — Montaigne

We see some Muslims on YouTube arguing that unless you support genocide by a lawbreaking Israeli leader and enabler of Hamas, you hate all Jews. You can be an Israeli supremacist or an Islamist supremacist, they say, and there is no alternative. Actually, atheism is sounding better and better.

Paul Salahuddin Armstrong explores a Qur'an verse that goes to the heart of what dawah truly means. Where does respect belong in calling people to God? A look at how our approach can either be narrow and dismissive or open-hearted and dignified.

Gnawa Blue Allstars: The Magic Garden 27/12/2025, Gnawa #Blues, Allstars fuse sacred Moroccan trance with blues, jazz, reggae & world rhythms Simo Lagnawi S.I.M.O the Ambassador of Gnawa Culture in Uk & charismatic creator , leader of Gnawa #Blues, All Stars, Simo, has been #…

Judge orders release of Mohammad Ali Dadfar, an Afghan immigrant detained by ICE who helped U.S. fight Taliban

Surah Insharah (Qur'an chapter 94) is part of the daily Naqshbandi Sufi reading. This Surah informs us that praise upon Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is ongoing in the highest levels of Jannah... Yet we have come to believe this is a bad thing!!!???? We need to wake up out of our ignorance. #sufism #muslimsky

Cairo resonates with Pakistani Qawwali | The Express Tribune Pakistan joined the 18th 'World Samaa International Festival for Chanting and Spiritual Music' in Egypt on Thursday as an honorary guest, marking a significant cultural presence at an event regarded as one of the region's most prominent…

#SeriesSpotlight: The SUNY Series in Islam focuses on the theology and philosophy of Islam, with a particular focus on Sufism, the mystical tradition of Islam. Browse books in the series at tinyurl.com/2ah8brfm. #ReadUP #islam

Early days on Bluesky I had launched Rumi Quote series but got distracted. I think now is time to resume it. Let's have a first.👇 #Rumi #Poetry #Mindfulness #Spiritual #Wisdom

“The polish for a mirror is patience. Be patient, until the dark clouds are dispersed from your mirror.” #Rumi We often look outside for validation or blame. Rumi reminds us that the work is internal. What "dark cloud" of impatience or judgment is currently obscuring your inner peace? #Poetry

This quote speaks to the Sufi concept of the heart as a mirror. The goal of life is to continuously polish this mirror so it can purely reflect the Divine light (or, for a secular audience, your true self). The "dark clouds" are our attachments, ego, and negative habits. The polishing agent?👇

Not hustle or aggression, but patience and perseverance in self-correction. (From the works of Dr Haidar Bagir; interpretations on the purification of the heart.) The patience and perseverance game, do you agree if I say that it's all about mental strength?👇 #Sufism #RumiQuotes #MentalStrength

But it's a hard game to win as mental strength is built over time. Like me, struggling with instant gratification is a constant fight throughout my life. At times I win, at times I lose. What about you? What are you struggling with in the patience and perseverance game? #Rumi #SelfImprovement

On the Urs of Hazrat Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi, Sufinama honors his ocean of divine love and timeless verses guiding seekers toward truth, unity and devotion. #sufinama | #sufism | #sufi | #sufipoetry | #shahniyaz | #shahniyazbarelvi | #bareilly | #ursmubarak |

I walked into a Muslim prayer room thinking my piety would shine. Instead I found devotion that shattered the cartoon faith I inherited. Humility has a way of rearranging the soul. virginmonkboy.com/p/when-my-pi... #Interfaith #Islam #Sufism #Spirituality #Deconstruction #FaithJourney #Mysticism

Revisiting this book. "Learning to Live from Rumi - Fragments of Soul-Illuminating Poetry" by Indonesian author Dr Haidar Bagir. Memory. Those LRT rides to and from work, book in hand. Fascinated by Rumi's words, making those trips a time for quiet thoughts. Feels like it was yesterday.👇 #Rumi

In the long term this is what will kill what's left of America's miniscule credibility in MENA: US-backed ceasefires are when the Arab ceases and Israel continues to fire. And this is not a Trump problem, but a bipartisan problem. This "ceasefire" was achieved by the previous president.

After Rumi: The Mevlevis and Their World by @eliasj.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/after-rumi - very interesting to hear about the family dynamics -- it was tough being Rumi's son!

Poet Yahia Lababidi's review of the challenge to old US Labor grip: a regeneration of foundational moral solidarity? Yahia & JVL help make a bridge. 'No neutrals there': How US labor built Israel and ignored Palestine www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/no-n...

Being of Service to Others ~~~~~~~ “You must improve yourself on a higher level if you are to be able to help people, and not just weep over them.” ~ Idries Shah, Knowing How to Know: A Practical Philosophy in the Sufi Tradition. www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...

Two minds, one truth. By Humaira Ahad On a warm afternoon in Damascus, in a small room filled with manuscripts and the scent of musk, Muḥyi al-Din Ibn Arabi bent over a wooden desk and began to write.

“There are two modes of knowledge, through argument and experience. Argument brings conclusions and compels us to concede them, but it does not cause certainty nor remove doubts in order that the mind may remain at rest in truth, unless this is provided by experience.” ~ Roger Bacon.

Source: Roger Bacon, Opus Maius (1268). Quoted in Idries Shah's The Sufis. Image: Argument over a Card Game / Jan Steen (1625/1626–1679) / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain.

The MAGAs who suddenly pretend to care about African Christians being killed in Nigeria are the same ones who openly ridicule Black Christians being murdered by police in America & celebrate Latino Christians being rounded up, tortured, & deported from America So let's talk Facts on Nigeria: 1/3

The first time terrorists used planes to attack Americans wasn’t on 9/11 or at Pearl Harbor. It was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 when white supremacists flew a dozen planes to drop turpentine or nitroglycerin bombs on Black Americans. Viola Fletcher was there. www.qasimrashid.com/p/viola-flet...

In today’s guest post, Tim Whitaker shares about his conservative Christian upbringing & how he came to understand lies told to him about Islam. I’m proud to publish this piece & show that, as friends of different faiths, we can stand united & protect one another’s humanity and right to worship

How do I respond to the increasing vile, hateful threats I receive on a regular basis? Islam’s spiritual and historical legacy offers clear guidance. Read more in my latest post on Islam Today.

History reminder: the Prophet invited Christians to worship inside his mosque. Meanwhile, Christian nationalists are harassing Muslims simply for existing in public spaces. I launched Islam Today to push back with truth while corporate media ignores the rise in anti-Muslim hate entirely. Read now:

Anne Frank & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were born in 1929. Viola Fletcher, who just died this week, was already 15 when they were born. But while we were just with Ms. Fletcher days ago, Anne Frank & Dr King are portrayed as ancient history. Remember, "The past is never dead. It's not even past.”

Loot from #MESA2025 - the bottom two were actually free, as presses were finding ways to give away display copies while offering free shipping on discounted online orders

A short thread on why some Christians love Jews so much they want them to move elsewhere.

Positive news about Vahid Abedini ...

Ranveer Singh's 'Ishq Jalakar - Karvaan' isn't just a song, it's a 65-year-old Qawwali classic reborn! Support us for FREE or in more direct ways: linkin.bio/theomenmedia #Dhurandar #IshqJalakarKarvaan #RanveerSingh #AdityaDhar #BollywoodMusic #NewRelease #Qawwali #SaReGaMaMusic