If you count the bountiful gifts of Allah, you will never be able to [completely] number them: for Allah is Infinitely Forgiving, infinitely Merciful. (Qur’an Surat al-Nahl 16:18) وَإِن تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّـهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ wa-in ta’uddu ni’matallahi, la tuhsuha, innallaha la-ghafurun rahim. Calligraphy by Hamid Aytaç

I’ve gotten permission from Dr. Alan Godlas (Abdul Haqq), who is a professor at the University of Georgia for Islamic and Sufi studies, to repost his Facebook postings on Islam and Sufism. All translations are done by Abdul Haqq Godlas unless otherwise noted.