Category: The Jewelled Garden

Usman al Hiri (844 – 910 CE) was a renowned Persian Sufi master born in Rayy. He studied with Hafs al Haddad in Nishapur, and is known to have visited Continue Reading →

Travellers on the spiritual path such as Junaid Baghdadi know that their personal efforts, although indispensable, have less importance than the compassion of God. Junaid said: Whatever I gained spiritually Continue Reading →

The Persian Sufi and poet commonly known as Fariduddin Attar had a profound effect on the development of Sufism, and it was his use of a particular poetic form that Continue Reading →

For more about the Andalusian Sufi Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi (1165 – 1240 CE) see this earlier post. My heart wears all forms: For gazelles it is an open field,for monks Continue Reading →

For some information about the influential Sufi Junaid Baghdadi, see this earlier post. Junaid Baghdadi said that one day a beggar came to his door. He was so robust, said Continue Reading →

For a little more about this dervish and revered Psshto poet, see this earlier post. Sow flowers to make a garden bloom around you,The thorns you sow will prick your Continue Reading →

Junaid Baghdadi (830? – 910 CE) was a Persian mystic and Sufi saint who taught all his life in Baghdad. He had a deep influence upon the development of Sufi Continue Reading →

Muktabai was a 13th c. CE mystic and poet of Maharashtra. She is considered a saint of the Varkari movement, within the Hindu Bhakti tradition, as is her older brother, Continue Reading →

Yusuf bin Husain was a 9th c. CE Sufi, perhaps from Persia, but little is known of his life. He is said to have studied with the Egyptian Sufi Dhul-Nun. Continue Reading →

The Prophet Muhammed said : “Be mindful of God, and you will find God in front of you. Acknowledge God in ease, and God will acknowledge you in distress. And Continue Reading →