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“You should not neglect your time or use it haphazardly; on the contrary you should bring yourself to account, structure your litanies and other practices during each day and night, and assign to each period a fixed and specific function. This is how to bring out the spiritual blessing (baraka) in each period.

But if you leave yourself adrift, aimlessly wandering as cattle do, not knowing how to occupy yourself at every moment, your time will be lost. It is nothing other than your life, and you… Continue

All exaltation is for Allah alone
You are The One with no Beginning,
The Living with no End
Nothing happens except by Your will
All good is from You
All evil is from our own doing
Forgiveness and guidance we seek from You alone
And You bestow it to whomever You please

O Allah send salutations of peace and blessings upon Your final Messenger
the Mercy to the worlds
the best of creation
the most trustworthy
the intercessor
the Prophet Muhammad
who is Your beloved

The truest love that can be expe… Continue

Moses came to God and said,
O Holy One, teach me a way that I can remember you constantly.
Just repeat la ilaha ilallah - there is no Reality but the One Reality.
But O Holy One said Moses, all of your servants already say this during each cycle of prayer.
Just repeat la ilaha ilallah
Yes, said Moses, there really is no reality except you ... but still I long for some prayer or practice you could give that is especially for me.
Beloved Moses, if I would bring the seven levels of heaven and the s… Continue

I have a palace greater than my throne and wider than my footstole, more brilliant than the kingdom of Heaven, richer than all my jewels of Paradise. The ground upon which it sits is Faith. The Heavens up above it are Knowledge, it's sun is earning for me, it's moon the love for me, it's stars are thoughts, it's clouds are intelligence, it's rain is compassion, it's rivers are service, it's gardens are obedience, the fruit of it's trees are gentleness and it's rooms are favouring others above on… Continue