Real knowledge
is the result
of paying attention!

Without customers,
goods
are wasted!

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.

“Each of you is a shepherd! And each of you is responsible for his/her flock!” (Hadith of Muhammad ﷺ in Sahih Bukhari and most of the major well-authenticated collections) كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ

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.

“O you human being, what has deluded you into neglecting your Infinitely Generous Lord-Sustainer?” (Qur’an, Surat al-Infitar 82:6) يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنْسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ

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.

“Wherever you turn, there is the Face of God” (Qur’an Baqara 2:115)

Qur’an: Fa-aynama tuwallu fa-thumma wajhullah (So wherever you turn, there is the face of God!) Calligrapherd by the master calligrapher, İsmail Hakkı Altunbezer (1873-1946) , whose signature is at the bottom left of the calligraphy.

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.

If you want presence,
Hafez,
don’t be absent
from Him!

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.

Rumi
I want a heart
whose chest
has been sliced up,
deeply cut,
by separation,

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.

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 many of his Facebook postings on Islam and Sufism. All translations are done by Abdul Haqq Godlas unless otherwise noted.

The cure
for those
who are suffering
is La ilaha ill Allah!

 

“God is benevolent to His devoted servants. He bestows sustenance to whomever He wills. He is omnipotent and exalted.” (Qur’an Surat al-Shura 42:19) اللَّهُ لَطِيفٌ بِعِبَادِهِ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُ Allah latifun bi-‘ibadihi yarzuqu man yasha’u wa-huwa l-qawi al-‘aziz