Muraqaba (meditation)

World is an artwork of magic What to say, what this world of ours is? Our creation is a clay toy, And this entire world is a toy of clay Explanation This world is nothing more than an artwork of illusive magic. It casts such an enchanting spell that ma

In 1965, when the war between India and Pakistan was raging and the All India Radio was making tall claims of targeting Karachi, they even announced that the Lalukhait Airport has been destroyed. People were really scared and puzzle. I asked Qalander B

The whole universe is a staged drama. On this stage one actor is the mother, another is a child, another, a friend, an enemy, a sinner or one of purity. In reality, these are the different countenances of the actors working on the stage. When one actor

One way a human can live life is to live every moment of it entrapped in limited senses. The second way of living life is for a person to live free of the limitations of senses though living within them. Feelings of grief and sorrow do not affect such

God’s way of thinking is to serve his creatures, and He does not expect any reward for it. When a person adopts this way of thinking intentionally that he will serve creatures in all circumstances, then the Qalander consciousness transfers to him. Many

When Qalander Baba Auliya used to work in the monthly Naqqad, it became my routine to go to Qalander Baba Auliya in his office in the evening and would escort him to my but near Rattan Talab, all friends would gather there and a meeting would take plac

Adab: Protocol. Etiquette, Respect. Ahlul Bayt: The Quranic (Koranic) term for the immediate family of Prophet Muhammad (PBHU). Usually meant for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), His daughter Fatima Zehra, her husband Imam Ali and their two sons Imam Hasan al-

Author: Grand Sufi Master Hazrat Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi Translated from Urdu by Akhlaq Azeemi     How to Behold Allah’s Tajalli in the Night of Power The holy Qur’an states in Chapter 2, Verse 185: شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِيَ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ

The flames of fire are of two types. With one type of flame everything becomes ashes, while the other type of flame gives life to everything. When the son of Adam develops himself with the light of goodness, then these bursting flames become a garden o

Do not hold expectations regarding anyone, for if one has no expectations, then he will never become hopeless. Expectations should be minimal and such that they can be easily fulfilled.

Hypocrisy develops in the dissembling, fraudulent and selfish person. The suggestions of the demon of evil penetrate him. As a result, the person whom the angels adore, ends up under the control of others after becoming unaware of himself.

Thought is the name of the information that brings us closer to life at every moment. From birth to old age all the activities of life move on the current of thought. Sometimes we get information that we are a child, then we receive information that we

The waves that work in the conscious mind are triangular in shape whereas those that work in the subconscious mind are circular. The movement of earth depends on two types of motion. The motion on one side is called linear movement, and the motion on t

Just like all other Prophets before hint, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) also devised a system of prayers based on Divine Commandments. This system was devised so that people of all levels of society and ability could perform it and because of that could

All the creatures in this colourful world are like a family. Even if is on this planet in the Milky Way or if it is a species of people living on distant planets, only one blood is circulating in all of them. Their creation came about according to one

In the Spirits of humans there exists a light, which as far as its boundary is concerned, is limitless. If we were to attempt to put a boundary on it then virtually the entire universe has to be included as well. This particular light covers every piec

When we see someone performing Muraqaba, it seems as if that person is simply sitting in one posture with his eyes closed. That refers to the physical side of it as how to sit and how the surroundings should be. The real aspect of Muraqaba is its menta

It is a saying of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) that there are some people among the bondsmen of God who are not martyred, whom God will elevate on Judgment Day to such a great degree that the prophets and martyrs will envy them their degree and status.

Humankind lives its life based on big and small pieces of thought. To maintain physical growth, the appetite is one of the requirements of the disposition. This requirement comes to our mind in the form of thought, and under the influence of this thoug

If you commit sin, then do not delay repenting of your sin. Ask for pardon by expressing regret, lowliness, and submissiveness and by worshipping before God. By repenting of sin and begging forgiveness of God your soul will be enlightened. And the hear