Article Summary: How to understand the temporality of the world, the certainty of death, and how to prepare oneself by aspiring to mutu qabla an tamutu: to die before dying. Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi
When we take a short voyage to a place where we are going to stay a few days, we take the trouble to reserve our seat on the airplane, to reserve our room in a hotel. We inquire about the conditions … more
Article Summary: A guide to beautification of the self through the opposition of these attributes. Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi
To clean the nafs – the lower self – of the sixty-eight blemishes listed below is the beginning of good adab, which is the greater part of Islam and of Sufism.
‘Ujb - pride in your spiritual … more
Article Summary: A brief biography of the founder of the Halveti-Jerrahi Order. Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi
May His Secret Be Sanctified
The originator of the line of Jerrahiyyah of the order of Khalwatiyyah is Pir Nureddin al-Jerrahi, may his soul be sanctified. His honorable father was Sayyid ` … more
Article Summary: Advice on how to live in accordance with Islam, how to separate oneself from the world while still living actively, and how to acquire true knowledge through experience.Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi
My dear Children, there are only two steps. If you could take them you will reach to Truth. If you could take a step with your heart and with your soul away from the world, and even away from your … more
Article Summary: A list of 54 qualities, behaviors, and actions that a dervish should aspire to. Translated from "Ziynet-ul Kulub" by Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak Al-Jerrahi
A dervish has faith in Allah, loves and prays to the Creator, and is compassionate to the Creation.
A lover believes in the last Prophet, Hd. Muhammad Mustafa (saws). The … more
Article Summary: Three types of energy that form the underpinnings of beautful and correct human behavior if they are used correctly, and the value of muhajdah. Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi
This path is the path of tazkiyat al-qalb – purification of the heart from the filth of disharmony, excess, the unlawful, immoral sins, and the beautification and the illumination of the … more