Category: The Jewelled Garden

For more about the Persian Sufi Shaikh Abu Saeed Abul Khair, see this earlier post. Beloved, make contentment my wealth,Your Love, the joy of my heart.Let this creature of Yours Continue Reading →

Shaikh Abul Hassan Kharaqani (963 – 1033 CE) was one of the most highly regarded Sufis of any age, coming from the region of Khorasan in Persia. The poems he Continue Reading →

Rabia al Adawiyya (714? — 801 CE) was born in Basra, Iraq, and therefore is sometimes called Rabia al Basri. She came from a very poor family, and became an Continue Reading →

Uwais al Qarani was a Yemeni contemporary and devotee of the Prophet Mohammed – arguably his most devoted student, and yet they never met in person. The Prophet knew of Continue Reading →

For more about the Turkish poet and mystic Yunus Emre, see this earlier post. Hear me, dear friends: Love resembles the sun.The heart that feels no love Is nothing more than stone. Continue Reading →

The following brief poem by Sheikh Abu Saeed Abil Khair speaks of the moment of annihilation – meaning not some mythological ending of creation but the destruction every created being Continue Reading →

Shaikh Abu Saeed Abul Khair (967 – 1049 CE) was an influential poet and Sufi mystic of Persia. He was born in the province of Khorasan, and lived most of Continue Reading →

Narrated ‘Abdullah: I visited Allah’s Apostle while he was suffering from a high fever. I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! You have a high fever.” He said, “Yes, I have as Continue Reading →

The Guru Granth Sahib is the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, but to the believers it is more than a collection of holy texts; it is considered a living, enduring Continue Reading →