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Today's Mutasawwuf WomanToday's Mutasawwuf Woman as reflected in the Life of Samiha Ayverdi … Read More... The Life in Water“We made from water every living thing.” [Qur'an, The Prophets: 30) When a linguist was asked to define water, he asked for a few days’ time. He searched in numerous books, looked it up in scientific studies and tried to define water so many times… Read More... How to Apply Sufism in Ordinary Human LifeSufism is an inner journey. In Islamic Sufism, this journey is called “suluk”. The final destination in Islamic Sufism is the point where one realizes “The one, who knows himself (nafs) with nothingness, knows his Sustainer (Rabb) in existence.” (Hadith) Read More... Samiha AyverdiSamiha Ayverdi was born in Sehzadebasi, Istanbul in 1905. She pursued a private education after graduating from Suleymaniyye Inas Numune Secondary School in 1921. She taught herself French and became proficient in it. She also trained herself in fields of history, tasawwuf (sufism), philosophy and literature. However, the person who played the most significant role in her life was Kenan Rifai, a great contemplator and… Read More... Man and a Welcoming Attitudeİnsan (Man) and Hoşgörü (a Welcoming Attitude) The meaning of… Read More... Mysticism and Spiritual PathAccording to Ken’an Rifai, mysticism is a life experience, a line of thought that begins with humanity and evolves along with humanity existing independent of religion. The fact that it is always mentioned with religion is because religion needs mysticism to help interpreting, explaining and describing concepts.… Read More... Sema (Whirling)The dictionary meaning of “sema” is to hear in English. Our holly book Qur’an begins with the word ‘read’. When the reader is a “kamil” (mature, perfect) human resembling the “ney”(a reed flute especially played in Mevlevi music), who has abandoned all his desires and become the reflection of “Allah” (God) like a mirror as in Prophet Muhammad, the meaning of what is being read… Read More... KnowledgeKnowledge is to know your “nafs” (self), and then you will be able to comprehend Allah. Being in the side of application i.e. “marifet” (true talent), is to be thankful, patient and in constant state of accepting everything willingly thinking that they all come from Allah (“riza”).… Read More... Ahlak (Moral Virtues)Kenan-er Rifai has answered the question, ‘What is religion?’ as: ‘Religion is moral virtues.’ And he added; ‘Why are you surprised? Resulullah says that every religion has a morality and the morality of Islam is modesty and “adap” (good manners)’. When someone hostile to Islam asked the same question to our Prophet Mohammed, he answered: ‘Religion is moral virtues.’ Read More... |
