Reflections
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Having a Good Opinion of God
Al-Shaykh al-Akbar Muhyi al-Din Ibn ‘Arabi (God be pleased with him) said in his Wasaya (counsels) in the final volume of his al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya: Have a good opinion of your Lord in all situations and do not have a bad opinion of Him. With each breath you take you do not know if it is Continue reading
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The Driver of Felicity (Sa’iq al-Sa’ada)
Shaykh Ahmad Sukayrij al-Khazraji al-Tijani (God be pleased with him) said: And verily, the driver of felicity [Sa’iq al-Sa’ada] drives toward this sacred presence whomever is destined to be among its people; and the Divine repeller turns away from it whomever is not numbered among the company of its folk — those regarded with the Continue reading
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Salat al-Fatih is Muhammadan Tawajjuh
Ṣalāt al-Fātiḥ is not merely an ordinary formula of prayer upon the Prophet (God bless him and give him peace). It is a luminous chain bestowed by God upon the Hidden Pole (al-Qutb al-Maktūm), Shaykh Aḥmad al-Tijānī (God be pleased with him) through Divine inspiration and spiritual authorization from the Messenger of God (God bless Continue reading
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Don’t Tire Yourself Out Seeking Lofty Stations
My master, Sīdī Aḥmad al-Tijānī — may God be pleased with him — said: “What I sincerely advise you is this: all that you are enamored of in seeking sainthood and lofty stations will bring you nothing but weariness. You shall gain nothing of substance thereby. For indeed, all affairs are in the Hand of Continue reading
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Seeking God, Not Experiences
My master, Sīdī Aḥmad al-Tijānī — may God be pleased with him — said: “What I sincerely advise you is this: all that you are enamored of in seeking sainthood and lofty stations will bring you nothing but weariness. You shall gain nothing of substance thereby. For indeed, all affairs are in the hand of Continue reading
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