This is one of the most beautiful Qasidas I learned at the Rihla. It is a poem that was written by Imam Al Haddad (May God grant him peace in his grave and honor him with Paradise).
Chorus:
*My Lord’s knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
Qad Kafaani ‘Ilmu Rabbi
Min su Alee Wakhtiyaari
For my du’a and my [...]
Enough with these pessimistic posts. After midterms I have stuff planned. I think I want to change the entire layout of this place. I want to start a series of posts quoting from Rabia Al Adawiyah.
I read part of her bio one day when I was down…and I was completely in awe.
You [...]
This year has been the roughest year of my life. I am going to post up things that I have learned, and here is something that I have thought about:
We never lose anything. Many people become distressed because they think that they have lost a loved one, (either through death, mental illness, physical illness, broken [...]
The goal of the seeker on the path to God is to eliminate his own ego–his own selfness. How does he do this? He becomes so lost in love with God that he loses his sense of self. Keep in mind this hadith:
“My slave does not draw near to Me with anything I love more than [...]