BASIC FACTS: Birth Name: Ahmed Raza Khan Born in: Barelvi Sharif, India Date of Birth: 10th Shawwal 1272 AH (or 14th June 1856)   IN DEPTH: Ala Hazrat's Blessed Birth   Imam Ahmed Raza Khan was born on a Monday, the 10th of Shawal 1272 A.H (14th June 1856), at the time of...

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Birth Name:Hazrat Rabia al-Adawiyya al-Qaysiyya Born in: between 95 and 99 Hijri. In Basra, Iraq. In depth: She was born between 95 and 99 Hijri in Basra, Iraq. Much of her early life is narrated by Farid al-Din Attar. Many spiritual stories are associated with her and it...

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Birth Name: Numan bin Thaabit bin Zuta bin Mah Born in: Kufa in Iraq in 80 A.H In depth: [Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz was extremely pious and disdainful of worldly luxuries. He preferred simplicity instead of the extravagance that had become a hallmark of the Umayyad...

Introduction The Naqshbandiya Tariqah is named after Hadrat Baha al-Din Naqshband (Radi Allahu Ta'ala anhu) (d. 791/1389)and  is a tariqah that is widely active throughout the world today. It is described as the 'Mother of all Tariqah's' by Shaykh Ahmad al-Faruqi al-Sirhindi...

Although the teaching of Sufism was passed down from the Beloved Prophet (Peace and Blessings Upon Him and his Family) via the chain of spiritual masters it was during the 12th century that different orders began to form for the purpose of teaching the methods of a particular murshid. These Sufi...

The personal touch is important in guidance of the Ummah. Mere book knowledge leads to varied translations and further division. A sick person needs both the physician and the prescription. Often he needs the Doctor more than the prescription. Unless there is a competent physician to administer...

Hazrat Shah Abdul Qadir Jilani "King of this world & Hereafter is Shah Abdul Qadir, Leader of the Children of Adam is Shah Abdul Qadir. The sun, moon, heavens, the Throne and the Pen, All receive their light from the heart of Shah Abdul Qadir." ~ Hazrat Shah...