Meeting with His Eminence al-Sayyid Shaykh Adnan Kabbani-March 2013
In March of 2013 while visiting Mawlana Shaykh Nazim in Cyprus, Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin had the opportunity to greet His Eminence al-Sayyid Shaykh Adnan Kabbani, a Khalifa of our GrandShaykh … Continue reading
Shah Mardan: The City of Knowledge By Sultan ul-Awliya Mawlana Shaykh Nazim al-Qubrusi an-Naqshbandi
Shaykh Nazim’s Sohbet during Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin’s visit in Mar’13: Translation: Marhaba O our glorious son! May you give Nur to Islam. May your Nur increase. Let us trade. We need … Continue reading
The Illustrious Lineage of Khwaja Baha al-Din Shah Naqshband Bukhari (qad)
The venerable Imam of the Naqshbandi Way, Khwaja Baha al-Din Shah Naqshband Bukhari (qad) was a descendant of the Golden Chain of Imams from the Ahl al-Bayt of the Prophet … Continue reading
Political View of the Original Freemasons of Basra: Ikhwan al‑Safa wa Khullan al‑Wafa wa Ahl al‑Hamd wa Abna’ al‑Majd or “Brethren of Purity”
The ‘Ikhwan al‑Safa wa Khullan al‑Wafa wa Ahl al‑Hamd wa Abna’ al‑Majd‘ (the Brethern of Purity, Faithful Friends, the Men of Justice and Sons of Praiseworthy Conduct) were an ancient Sufic Arabic … Continue reading
Sir Richard Burton: “Sufi-ism [was] the Eastern parent of Freemasonry.”
According to Sir Richard Burton, “Sufi-ism [was] the Eastern parent of Freemasonry.” (See, F. Hitchman, Burton, Volume 1, p. 286). Robert Graves claimed that Freemasonry first began as a … Continue reading