Category: The Jewelled Garden

As mentioned in previous posts, here and here, the hadith are reports of doings and sayings collected from the life of the prophet Mohammed. The Messenger of God said to Continue Reading →

The following is one of the Hadith from the Muslim religion; these ‘traditions’, reporting the words and actions of the Prophet Mohammed, are a valuable form of guidance to the Continue Reading →

In the religion of Islam there exists a large body of ‘accounts’ – words, actions and even moments of silent approval from the Prophet Mohammed, which are called hadith These Continue Reading →

Israel ben Eliezer (ca. 1690-1760 CE) was a Jewish rabbi, mystic and healer, widely known as the ‘Baal Shem Tov’, meaning the ‘Master of the Good Name,’ and is considered Continue Reading →

Shah Niaz (1743-1834 CE) was born in Sirhind, in the Punjab, and moved at an early age to Delhi with his family. He inherited a spiritual orientation from his family, Continue Reading →

Here are two short verses from the revered Kashmiri mystic and poet Nuruddin Rishi. For more about him, see this earlier post. The ego is the knotted wood of the Continue Reading →

The following poem by the Turkish poet and mystic Yunus Emre is addressed especially to the learned and pious, to whom the challenge to ‘identify Man as God’ would be Continue Reading →

The following poem is by the medieval Jewish poet Yehuda Halevi. For more about him, see this earlier post. His Thresholds Seek the Lord and His thresholds, my soul:     offer your Continue Reading →

Here are two verses from the highly respected patron saint of Kashmir, Nuruddin Rishi. For more about him, see this earlier post. Remove the rust from your heart as if Continue Reading →

The following verses are from the Intimate Conversations of Khwajah Abdullah Ansari. For more about him and this work, see this previous post. O God,When I look upon you,I see Continue Reading →