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January 2017

January 19, 2017

Spiritual Wisdom In A Treasure The Burglars Left Behind

In the heap of objects strewn across the dining room floor, I spotted a sterling...

January 13, 2017

The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and His Battles, Then and Now

Dearest M, My heart is heavy as I write this. Not because of anything between...

December 2016

December 27, 2016

America of the Heart: Whitman and Rumi

As we enter deeper into the introspection of the winter months and America continues to...

December 12, 2016

Before the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) Became the Messenger

Dearest M, I’ve been thinking about something you said: “Islam began as something strange and...

November 2016

November 27, 2016

Interfaith Friendships – Not Just for Christmas

“All the heart wants is expanding friendship,” says Rumi.[1] Last week it was National Inter...

November 24, 2016

Guests of Love: Leonard Cohen and the Sufis (Part 2)

One of the greatest musical performances I have ever witnessed was one wet summer evening...

November 10, 2016

On Animal Companions

Dearest M, Before I came to Islam, the only story I’d ever heard about...

November 03, 2016

Lessons on living from my late uncle

Turning on a tune by Egyptian legend Abdel Halim Hafez, my sister Mandy handed her...

October 2016

October 21, 2016

Feminine Symbols in Islam

Islam and the Divine Feminine? Really? Yes, as improbable as it may seem,...

October 12, 2016

Embracing Presence in the Chapel

The theme for our service this morning is “Embracing Presence”. Two questions arise from this:...

October 03, 2016

Coming home to the heart

Dearest M, Expatriates are supposed to fall into one of three categories: missionary, mercenary or...

September 2016

September 15, 2016

Forgiving my reflection

Sufi stories and poetry often allude to mirrors. Not the ones that immediately come to...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

Finding Guidance in Dreams

My dearest M, There’s the Hadith that says, “Anyone who sees me in a...

August 22, 2016

A smile’s worth

He smiled at me, revealing a row of impeccable pearly white teeth. I’m not normally...

August 16, 2016

Turning to the Quran: Reflections on Learning to Whirl

When we think of a whirling dervish, we might automatically think of somebody in...

August 08, 2016

On Learning to Listen

I was pacing the uptown side of Prince Street station, waiting for the R train....

July 2016

July 26, 2016

Opening the Door to Surrender

Each time I open the door to leave my apartment, I recite three poignant yet...

July 21, 2016

If You Only Knew This About The Prophet

This is the fifth in my series of 11 Love Letters to the Prophet...

July 17, 2016

The Greater Jihad, the Struggle against the Ego

Shaikh Kabir Helminski Islam, from the beginning, has been a form of concentrated spiritual...

July 14, 2016

Winnie-the-Pooh and the 99 Names of Allah

One of my sweetest childhood memories is of my father in his armchair, me in...

July 05, 2016

Is Love Shelved Under “L”?

My heart knocked against my ribs as I took the stairs two at a time....

July 01, 2016

My Times With Rumi

My first encounter with Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi was many years ago in Boise, Idaho....

June 2016

June 27, 2016

The night of a thousand months

In the name of God, the Infinitely Compassionate, the Infinitely Merciful We sent it (the...

June 17, 2016

The Saints: Reviving Hearts

The word “saint” seems to have accumulated some negative associations in the West. When we...

June 14, 2016

Bringing Ali Back Home

Entering the Kentucky Exposition Hall for the Islamic funeral service of Muhammad Ali, one of...

June 04, 2016

Sitting with Holy Women

We sat in our circle in a bright hall, the sunbeams highlighting dust motes in...

May 2016

May 30, 2016

Of Saints and Matchmakers

As I was growing up, Islam’s benevolent female saints existed in my imagination as otherworldly...

May 20, 2016

Making Love: Leonard Cohen and the Sufis

My journey to Islam started with Leonard Cohen. In his album, Recent Songs, Cohen writes...

May 07, 2016

On Beauty and Doing Love

I have been fortunate at certain times of my life to have been instructed by...

May 03, 2016

How I Fell in Love with the Prophet

I knew very little about the Prophet (peace be upon him) before coming to Islam....