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Ebook: The Discourses of Rumi

Ebook: The Discourses of Rumi

Free PDF download From http://www.omphaloskepsis.com “Recognized as perhaps the greatest mystical poet of Islam, Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) communicated something through his writing that has attracted spiritual seekers from almost every religion in the world, for hundreds of years. Primarily famous for his poetry, Rumi has also left another manuscript that is not so well known – the collection of discourses given at the gatherings with his students. It Is What It Is (Fihi ma Fihi) is considered by some…

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Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada

Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada

Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada, is someone I have known for the better part of 25 years, he is a dear friend to my father and I have had immense love and respect for him ever since. A no nonsense man and a very principled man. His sermons are a reflection of this and never once have I heard a speech from him that was not relevant to the conditions in which, we as Muslims, find ourselves in. From the…

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Int. Herald & Tribune: Looking for converts to Islam

Int. Herald & Tribune: Looking for converts to Islam

From: Looking for converts to Islam By Sarah Lyall The New York Times THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2006 LONDON When he converted to Islam six years ago, Nicholas Lock, now 24, said he faced two immediate difficulties. One was the aggressive skepticism of his father, an English professor and Oxford graduate who mockingly asked, “Do we have a convert on our hands?” and then proceeded to cook pork for dinner – bacon, sausages, chops – every night for a week. The…

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