Maqamats, Sacred Geometry and the Celestial Worlds
For years I have tried to understand what the maqams are (or maqamats, known as nawbas in Morocco) and I hope these few words here don’t confuse…
November 2011
Sending good for the morrow
Allah says in Surah Hashr; ‘O ye who believe! fear Allah, and let every soul look to what (provision) he has sent forth for the…
Three ingredients for a successful life
Allah made the human family as one people; from the very beginning of creation. And with this came common beliefs and practices throughout the ages….
The turban tradition in Islam
ALLAHUMMA salli ‘ala sahibi al-taj, goes a famous Yemeni prayer — “Our Lord, bless the Owner of the Crown!” The “crown” is the turban, and…