Taking Meaning - Living Islam / Living Islam Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:17:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Rumi’s Revolution: Mawlana’s First Night of Dhikr-e Samâ’, Adapted from The Forty Rules of Love /rumis-revolution-mawlanas-first-night-of-dhikr-e-sama-adapted-from-the-forty-rules-of-love/ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 19:29:58 +0000 http://takingmeaning.com/?p=1136 The following account of Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi’s first night of dhikr-e samâ’ has been adapted from the novel “The Forty Rules of Love”, by Turkish author Elif Shafak. There are those who say that dancing is sacrilege. They think Allah gave us music—not only the music we make with our voices and instruments but the…

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]]> Waxing Lyrical: A Sister’s Story /waxing-lyrical-a-sisters-story/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:39:00 +0000 http://takingmeaning.com/?p=265 Have you ever wondered, when separated, which holds more truth: absence makes the heart grow fonder or out of sight, out of mind? The Prophet (saw) taught that maintaining our connection with family is part of noble behavior and of utmost importance. With an outstretched heart, here is a sister’s story of one attempt at…

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