The Ransom for Creation Every time you inhale With the intention of reciting Salutations and praise  For the Prophet, Lo, that l...

Unravelling That Evil Knot You need a little knowledge To know you own none of your own, You need a little good manners To know...

What Have I Done? The minister sitting behind his minimalist desk, The drone-pilot fingering the fire button, The fat cats purrin...

Wearing the Rain I wear the rain like a dress, And I drink the golden Sun From a cup of love. Whither the worry for tomorrow...

The Further Prophet Oh Prophet of God, Oh Muhammad, the Flag of Guidance, Oh Muhammad, the Key to the Garden, Verily, ...

The Month of Sinners. Do you know that this blessed month of Ramadan is the month of us sinners? Oh yeah. Well, it is also a month for ...

I asked a friend of mine recently,  "Have you read Shaykh Abdul Qader Geylani?*  (*a famous Sufi Grandshaykh of the Syariat (the Law...

Why I Read I read to sooth my nerves, Tossed about like a ship in a storm, I seek a quiet harbour full of divine words, Stories o...

A Bouquet of Salawat I wanted to present the Prophet  With a gift of a smile, So I smiled at my father, I wanted to present the Prophe...

The Daughters of Eve First I knew the Daughters of Eve As the ones of great love, mercy and benevolence,  Tireless in love, uncon...

Brotherhood of the Living and the Dead They found religion, They found brotherhood, But they denounce brotherhood Betwe...

Kun-Faya Kun  ("Be", and it is!) No kites in the sky, No ships in the sea, No books for the wise, No potions for ...