Islam Image Quotes-IQ2: Sincerity
If I had to choose the one phrase out of all of Shaikh Husain's "oft-repeated phrases" that I hear the most, it could be this one. Such a simple statement – in theory - but in practice… Whatever you do,…
Inspiration Plus Angle
He’s lost some weight, our boy. Earlier, I had been trying for some time to get him to drink – he doesn’t drink easily. I approached, as usual, head-on from the front – and then I remembered: “This is how…
Capture Your Beloved’s Heart, O Seeker
After recognizing the benefit of the companionship of a shaykh [i] who is connected to the Prophet (pbuh) by the transmission of his Light; a noble guide who lives by both sharī’ah [ii] and Truth – for the sincere murīd…
Pantun Al-Qur’an, by Shaikh Husain: The Challenge
In The Diwan of Shaikh Husain Ash-Shadhili Ad-Darqawi, a diwan of three languages: Arabic, Indonesian and English, the pantun Al-Qur’an stands alone in one language only: Indonesian. This eloquent pantun [i] is a poem based on the Noble Qur’an, the…
Mulai Baca: Syaikh Husain Asy-Syadhili Ad-Darqawi
These wise words have been extracted in their original language, Bahasa Indonesia from The Sunday Series: Majlis Tafsir Al-Qur’an with Shaikh Husain at the Foundation of The Happy Heart Zawiyah in Parung, Indonesia. The Pantun Al-Qur'an is from ilham (inspiration)…
Sufism and the Real Seeker: By Shaikh Husain Ash-Shadhili
Shaikh Husain is among those who aim for the essence. As long as I have had the honor of knowing this noble man - before he received his Shadhili-Darqawi idhn from Shaykh Fattah in 1998 (he also received idhn in the…
Love Manifest: The Fireworks of Duality
By Shaikh Husain Ash-Shadili Ad-Darqawi Shaikh Husain’s original poem was written in Bahasa Indonesia. If you would like to view it, you can find it here. From His manifested love, A display of duality, Sparks, Two flames: Subjugation (qahar) and…
Bunga Api Keduaan
Oleh Syaikh Husain Asy-Syadili Ad-Darqawi Shaikh Husain's original poem was written in Bahasa Indonesia, as you see here. If you would like to view an English version of this poem, you can find it here. Dari pengejawantahan Cinta ini, Tercetuslah…
It is Easy for a Person
It is easy for a Person... "It is easy for a person to acknowledge: 'There is no god but Allah,' and to say it. What is difficult is to say: '...and Muhammad (pbuh) is His prophet,' and to acknowledge it…
Rights: I Owe yoU?
Rights: Do I Owe You or Do You Owe Me? One thing I’ve noticed: many of the young people who grew up living Islam close to the shaikh seem wise beyond their years. One afternoon, on the way to the…