I dedicate this site to the followers of the path of 'ishq / or ashk [in Turkish] who partake of the illuminated sparks and flashes that have come through the souls of Sufis such as Ahmad al-Ghazali and Fakhruddin 'Iraqi.
We place the rose between us and drink in the gaze in the beauty.
Ahmad Ghazali transmitted this hadith qudsi (sacred hadith of the words of God):
"The wisdom of my creating you
is to see My vision on the mirror of your spirit,
and My love in your heart."
(quoted in Schimmel, Mystical Dimensions of Islam [1985: 295])
The link below takes you to the Brittannica where today I enjoyed their brief article on Malamatiyya -- Sufis who "ignoble" themselves so as to have no basis of claiming or bragging of saintly status.
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/ig/topic/
About Me
- Talat Halman
- I research, teach and write about religion. I am a Sufi Muslim living in an Interspiritual context. I seek, as Meher Baba advocated, to bring all religions "together like beads on a string." I aspire to the Chado (Way of Tea) values of Harmony (Wa), Respect (Kei), Purity (Sei), and Tranquility (Jaku) taught by Sen no Rikyu. I carry a "spiritual visa" to visit many communities of worship & celebration, and observe & participate in contemplations, & commemorations of the divine and sacred. My watchword and guiding compass that navigates this website are these words from my teacher Sherif Baba: "Whoever follows the human being finds the Beauty. Our purpose is human being, to live the depth of a human being." May we be like the crescent moon, renewing, rejeuvenating and resurrecting in regular rotation. Like the full moon, may our hearts expand with universal kindness. Like the stars may our thoughts shine from the mind of God. Like the earth, may our bodies turn in beauty and grace. Like Mary ('alayha as-salaam) may we pray with pure hearts and clear meditation. SubhanAllah, Al-Hamdu li-llah, Allahu Akbar.