Exalted Status of Righteous Monarchy and Kingship in the Qur’an and the Sunnah by Dr. GF Haddad
…Allah (SWT) praised monarchy and kingship by making it one of the greatest gifts He gave to a Prophet, making it synonymous with prophethood itself in the verse {And Allah … Continue reading
Naqshbandi Gulbang i-Muhammadi (S)
“Allah, Allah, may our evenings be good; may good be unfolded to us; may evil be repelled from us; may our enemies and adversaries be subjugated; may the benevolent aid … Continue reading
King and Country The Hashemite Solution for Iraq By Bernard Lewis and R. James Woolsey
October 29th, 2003 Following the recent passage of the Security Council resolution on Iraq, the key issue continues to be how quickly to move toward sovereignty and democracy for a … Continue reading
ABC News: Cypriot Leading Figure of Islam’s Sufi Branch Dies
The Associated Press May 7, 2014, 9:21 AM NICOSIA, Cyprus — Sheikh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani, a leading figure of Sufism, the mystical branch of the Islamic faith, died … Continue reading
Statement of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (alaihi salam) Regarding the Ark of the Covenant
“…With me is the Sword of the Messenger of Allah, prayers and salutations be upon him, with me is the Flag of the Messenger, his Coat of Arms, his Pennon, and his … Continue reading
The Manifestation of Sound on the Physical Sphere- The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan
Hazrat Inayat Khan was a Shaykh of the Chishti Sufi Order. His spiritual lineage (Silsila), as compiled by Pir Zia Inayat Khan, follows a traditional lineage from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, through Abu … Continue reading
The Golden Chain: Shrines of the Venerable Khwaja Baha al-Din Shah Naqshband’s Illustrious Forefathers
Originally constructed by Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid (d. 809), the golden dome above the tomb (later constructed) is decorated with 7777 solid gold bricks. The two minarets are decorated 3000 solid … 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
The Merit of Mawlid an-Nabi (S) over Laylat al-Qadr & the Eidain By Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin
“The rank of the night of Jum’ah is even higher than Laylatul Qadr. The reason for this is that it was on this night that Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) … Continue reading
His Holiness Qutb-ul Aqtaab Naqib Al Ashraaf Syed Abd ar-Rahman al-Qadri al Gillani (1841–1927)
His holiness Qutb-ul Aqtaab Naqib Al Ashraaf Syed Abd ar-Rahman al-Qadri al Gillani (1841–1927) was the first Prime Minister of Iraq, and its head of state. He is 15th direct descendant of Abdul Qadir … Continue reading
Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin 