Category Archives: Tasawwuf Essentials

Attaining Wilayah

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Islamic Spirituality

وَالَّذينَ جـٰهَدوا فينا لَنَهدِيَنَّهُم سُبُلَنا ۚ وَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ لَمَعَ المُحسِنينَ “We shall guide those who strive in Our cause to the paths leading straight to Us. Surely God is with those who do good.” (Surah Al-Ankaboot 29:69) Reality of Allazeena Jaahadu … Continue reading →

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Treasuring the Noor of Allah swt

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Islamic Spirituality

[Following is a transcription(not word-by-word) of the talk delivered by Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed db 29th August, 2014 – listen to the audio] فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ “…indeed I am near.” [2:186] Allah (swt), in Quran, gave us a tremendous gift. He announced … Continue reading →

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Retaining the Blessings of Sohbah

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Islamic Spirituality

[Following are some rough notes that were taken during the CII Tazkiya Talk by Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed db on 29th March, 2012. NOT a transcription] قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا [Surah Al-Shams 91:9-10] سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ … Continue reading →

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On Wuqoof-e-Qalbi(Vigilance of the heart)

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Islamic Spirituality

[Following has been inspired from an awesome talk by Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed db explaining ‘Wuqoof-e-Qalb’i given in Chicago, US on 01-11-2003. It is a small excerpt from the talk, not a word-word transcription] وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ … Continue reading →

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Concept of Asma-ul-Husna

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Islamic Spirituality

[Following are highlights of a CII tazkiya talk delivered on 08-04-2010 by Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed db on, ‘The Concept of Asma-ul-Husna – the 99 Names of Allah swt” ] Tazkya Talk Flyer ->  [To listen to Shaykh’s Tazkya Talk every Thursday 10:10pm pst [Click … Continue reading →

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Dawaah by Addressing the Heart

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Islamic Spirituality

[Inspired from CII talk delivered by Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed on the 24th of November, 2011] Dowload original talk here وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَى تَنْفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ [51:55] سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ [37:180-182] I … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Three Types of Nafs

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Islamic Spirituality

CII talk delivered by Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed. 18-11-10 [Question 1 of 3] Q1: Can you please explain the different types of nafs, nafs-e-ammara, nafs-e-lawwama and nafs-e-mutmainna. A: In the Quran-e-Kareem the word nafs is used in two ways. 1. First way that the wordnafs is … Continue reading →

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On Shaykh-Murid Relationship [Q&A Session: 18-11-10]

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Islamic Spirituality

CII talk delivered by Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed db on 18-11-10 [Question 2 of 3] Q.2: I have been bayt to an elderly shaykh for sometime now (a few years). I was regular in my zikr and azkar, used to attend … Continue reading →

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Striving to become people of Effort

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Islamic Spirituality

Transcript(not word by word) of a CII talk given by Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed db on 1st Feb, 2010. Tazkya Talk Flyer ->  [To listen to Shaykh’s Tazkya Talk every Thursday 10:10pm [Click here] Download original talk here وَالَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِلَّهِ [2:165] … Continue reading →

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Retaining our Spirituality after Ramadan

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Islamic Spirituality

إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ [5:27] سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ [37:180-182] Alhamdulillah, All of us recently completed the Fasting & the Month of Ramadan. However whenever a person completes a task, … Continue reading →

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